Synergia Energy has been awarded a license under the North Sea Transition Authority’s first carbon storage licensing round, which it sees as an important step for its carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
Shortly after Bangladesh, Liberia has acceded to the Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships enabling the treaty to finally enter into force. The Hong Kong Convention aims to ensure that ships when being recycled after reaching the end of their operational live
The government of Canada has established a task force on sustainable tidal energy to explore issues and opportunities associated with the deployment of tidal energy projects in the Bay of Fundy.
In a bid to tighten the enforcement of existing sanctions against Russia, the European Union has implemented a comprehensive 11th package of measures, including significant restrictions on ship-to-ship transfers. The new regulations, adopted by the Council, aim to curb circumvention tactics employed
The European Union (EU) has put forward an ambitious proposal to achieve net-zero emissions in the shipping sector by 2050. On 21 June 2023, the EU Delegation to the UN, together with Denmark, Palau and Samoa, and with the participation of Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General and ASG of the C
There are some components in the energy industry, which are being largely overlooked during the transition to low-carbon and green sources.
Will this be the end of legal scrutiny and attempts to overturn the government’s approval for the giant $12-billion project?
Hydrom, a subsidiary of Energy Development Oman SAOC (EDO), has entered two new agreements awarding green hydrogen projects in Oman. The agreements were signed with the winning bidders of round 1 of the Oman green hydrogen auction process during an event organised by Hydrom. This auction process pro
Longboat Energy and JAPEX are expected to complete all the steps for the creation of their Norwegian joint venture (JV) by mid-July 2023.
Is the saga about the Labour Party’s plans for the UK’s oil and gas industry reaching a softer stance while plans for renewables remain firm?
The European Commission (EC) has formally published the two delegated acts outlining detailed rules on the EU definition of renewable hydrogen. The first act defines under which conditions hydrogen, hydrogen-based fuels or other energy carriers can be considered as renewable fuels of non-biological
Governments of South Africa, the Netherlands and Denmark have concluded a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with the intention to launch a new SA-H2 Fund, an innovative blended finance fund that will facilitate and accelerate the development of a green hydrogen sector and circular economy in South Africa. Th
The recently introduced Infrastructure (Wales) Bill, which includes a new unified consenting process for significant projects in Wales – both on land and in the sea – has been characterised as transformative for marine energy. The Infrastructure (Wales) Bill was introduced on 12 June as an important
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a program to modernise the maritime sector in Türkiye, facilitating green investments and climate mitigation technologies that aim to accelerate the country’s shift to a low-carbon economy.
