Oil and gas company Wellesley Petroleum has drilled a dry well north of the Gjøa field offshore Norway.
The British government has set a goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and electrification of oil and gas platforms on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) should play an important role in efforts to achieve this target.
Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Equinor consent to use Askeladd Phase 1 facilities on the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.
Telus and the government of Canada will deploy a submarine fibre-optic cable between Sept-Îles and the Gaspésie region. The Communications and information technology company and Canada will invest $15 million into this new link. This connection will improve the reliability and security of telecommun
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to include greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector into the EU’s emissions trading scheme from January 1, 2022. MEPs backed a -40% greenhouse gas efficiency target for shipping companies, to be reached gradually by 2030, as part of the revision of t
U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent oil ban on offshore drilling in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina is a last-ditch effort to swing votes in his favour ahead of November elections and get some environmentalist voters to switch from his Democrat opponent Joe Biden.
The Master and Chief Engineer of the Singapore-flagged log carrier MV Funing have been sentenced and fined after admitting charges relating to the grounding of the ship at the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand, in July this year.
Turkey is bringing in another drillship for operations in the Black Sea only weeks after announcing a giant gas discovery in the area.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Neptune Energy for well 6406/12-G-1 H located in the Norwegian Sea.
The World Shipping Council has raised serious concerns for maritime trade and global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if the EU expands its Emissions Trading System (ETS) to include international shipping. In July, the European Parliament’s environment committee voted to include CO2 emissi
The Government of Ceará has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China’s Mingyang Smart Energy to develop an ”offshore wind complex” in this Brazilian state. The MoU was signed by Ceará’s Governor Camilo Santana and Mingyang’s Vice President Larry Wang. No further details were given on the term
The US Water Power Technologies Office has opened the 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC) for applications. MECC enables diverse teams of students to get real-world experience exploring marine energy solutions for the blue economy. The competition is specifically open to undergraduate a
The Japanese Coast Guard has decided to suspend the extensive search for the crew of livestock carrier Gulf Livestock 1, which is believed to have sunk in the East China Sea last week.
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and the Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) have approved two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) that will make nearly $6 million available to support offshore wind and other clean energy projects. Under the agreements, New Jersey’s Clean Energy Pro
