The Danish government has identified areas in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea suitable for the development of the energy island projects. Back in June, Denmark approved the development of the two energy islands, one in the North Sea and one in the Baltic Sea, with a combined capacity of 5 GW. Both
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety agency for the life extension of the Tune and Tune Sør developments located in the North Sea.
The Clean Arctic Alliance slammed the decision by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to approve a ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic (HFO), saying that it would leave the Arctic, its Indigenous communities and its wildlife facing the risk of a HFO spill for anothe
Repsol Sinopec has received approval from the UK authorities for preparation work scopes relating to the decommissioning of the Fulmar and Auk North installations.
Norwegian offshore safety agency has found nonconformities following audits of the Equinor-operated Johan Castberg and Kristin projects in Norway.
Oil and gas company Talos Energy was the high bidder on two deepwater blocks in the recent Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Federal Lease Sale 256, held on 18 November.
FPSO owner BW Offshore has reached an agreement with the government of New Zealand to cover the costs of continued operations of the stranded FPSO Umuroa.
In a last-ditch effort to open up more acreage for offshore drilling, the Trump administration proposed to loosen Obama-era safety regulations for the oil industry in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska.
Lithuanian Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas and Flemish Minister of Energy Zuhal Demir signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 19 November, agreeing to promote renewable energy and identify joint opportunities, especially in offshore wind in the Baltic Sea. Under the MOU, Lithuania and
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wells in the North Sea off Norway.
Brussels-based industry body Ocean Energy Europe has welcomed the new European strategy for offshore renewables as an important step towards scaling up a brand-new European industry, while calling for swift, concrete implementation of the strategy’s actions.
The European Commission has presented the EU Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy which sets a goal of reaching 40 GW of installed capacity for ocean energy, and other emerging technologies like floating wind and solar, by 2050.
The California State Lands Commission is reviewing two floating offshore wind applications for the use of land for demonstration projects in the Pacific Ocean. This concerns the construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of two projects that would be located in state waters off the co
The European Commission presented the EU Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy today, 19 November, which sets a target for 300 GW of offshore wind by 2050, confirming the reports over the past several days. The strategy, part of the EU Green Deal, also sets out a goal for 40 GW of ocean energy and othe
