The UK government is planning to open the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme for renewable energy projects in December 2021. The fourth CfD round aims to increase the capacity of renewable energy from the 5.8 GW achieved in the last round to 12 GW, with three pots established
Dubai-based port developer DP World is finally ready to start the Banana port development along 37km coastline of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Dutch government has granted a consortium that includes oil majors Shell and ExxonMobil around $2.4 billion in subsidies for what will be one of the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the world.
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved the drilling of the Kanga-1 offshore well by SapuraOMV.
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is offering to slash the compensation bill for Ever Given’s March grounding in the waterway from $900 million to $600 million, according to the canal’s chairman Osama Rabie. While speaking to a local television channel MBC Masr, Rabie is quoted as saying by Bloomberg,
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RenewableUK has urged the UK government to commit to specific deployment targets for marine energy, renewable hydrogen, and floating and onshore wind in the run-up to the COP26 climate change summit in November.
Canadian offshore petroleum regulator has fined Suncor Energy and Transocean over an unauthorized fluid discharge from a rig back in 2018.
After prohibiting crew change for seafarers with recent travel history to COVID-stricken India, Singapore has announced similar measures for those arriving from countries surrounding India.
The Government of Canada has awarded funding to Marine Renewables Canada to support the work of the country’s experts participating in the development of international standards for marine renewable energy.
The BW Offshore-owned FPSO Umuroa has been disconnected from the Tui field, located offshore New Zealand, after spending 14 years there.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted MOL Norge a drilling permit for an appraisal well in the North Sea.
A court in Egypt has rejected the appeal made by Shoei Kisen Kaisha, the owner of Ever Given, for the release of the containership and return to its country of origin.
The Irish government has allocated €2.88 million for a project that aims to develop a prototype subsea robotic drilling system for the offshore wind sector, amongst others. Mincon Group and its partners Subsea Micropiles, the National University of Ireland and the University of Limerick will design
