A range of factors have impacted the offshore oil and gas markets over the year so far but the signals are broadly positive, with Clarksons Offshore Index hitting 99 points, only two down on the 101 notched up in 2014.
The US offshore wind landscape took a big step forward in early July when the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) granted an approval to developer Ørsted to begin construction on Ocean Wind 1.