Following reviews of injuries sustained during swing rope transfers at offshore installations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has made several recommendations for oil and gas operators and contractors, in a bid to avoid such incide
Maritime services company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is developing an IT platform that will cover the entire compliance process with the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) set to be introduced in 2024, the company said. The platform will focus on handling compliance, data collection and ve
The British Ports Association (BPA) has mapped out some of the most important pieces of legislation and regulation that affect ports and rated their suitability to the industry. The regulatory assessment identified 140 regulations, codes, and laws that affect ports. According to BPA, 12% of these we
India is ramping up efforts aimed at modernizing its fleet and is reviewing the requirements of the registration and operation of ships to ensure the quality of the Indian flag. As a result, the country is withdrawing trading licenses to all tankers that are 25 years old or above, the country’s Dire
The U.S. ports are expected to build out nearly $50 billion in green infrastructure over the next decade – and hydrogen is set to play a significant role in the industry’s plans, a recent survey from the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) shows. The survey covered AAPA’s membership and
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) issued a refusal of access direction notice on Monday to the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Kymea II from Australian ports for 90 days. AMSA said that the notice followed months of sub-standard performance from the ship’s operator, MSC Shipmanagem
The EU has adopted a new package of sanctions against Russia and its supporters in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The tenth package of sanctions is being adopted as the world marks one year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is targeting 121 entities and individuals. The pa
Neptune Energy, Sval Energi and Storegga have submitted an application for a CO2 storage project in the Norwegian North Sea which has the potential to store up to 225 million tonnes of CO2. The application was submitted to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy following the announcement of
Following a review of the circumstances surrounding an injury, BSEE has revealed multiple recommendations for oil and gas operators and contractors.
BOEM has published a final notice to hold the next offshore oil and gas lease sale for acreage in the Gulf of Mexico in March 2023.
SBM Offshore is working on several FPSO projects and two of these vessels are expected to achieve the first oil this year.
In response to the expected strengthening of decarbonization goals for the shipping industry, South Korea has released a strategy aiming to decarbonize its shipping industry by 2050. The strategy is being released ahead of the anticipated 80th meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (
Cheniere Energy Partners, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, has initiated permitting process for the expansion of LNG export capacity at the Sabine Pass terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Cheniere announced on 23 February that the pre-filing review process has been initiated under the Nat
Norwegian offshore safety regulator has finished investigating gas leaks on one of the Equinor-operated platforms located in the North Sea.
