The Danish Energy Agency has received two applications in the tender for permits to explore and use the subsurface for CO2 storage in three coastal areas in Denmark, launched at the beginning of 2025. The tender, opened on January 9, covers three areas near the Danish coast – Jammerbugt, Lisa and In
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has handed out its third liquefied natural gas (LNG) approval since President Donal J. Trump returned to the White House, enabling more time to start LNG exports from the Golden Pass LNG terminal (GPX) export project in Sabine Pass, Texas.
The European Commission is pushing for a workforce shift as part of its Clean Industrial Deal, encouraging offshore oil and gas workers to transition into renewables, mainly offshore wind and ocean energy. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen said: “Here we need your input. For example, on how
Following the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)’s late February announcement regarding new tariffs on Chinese-built vessels, shipowners and charterers have scrambled to assess the fallout as concerns over rising transport costs and potential trade route disruptions mount. “Amer
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy is inviting interested parties to apply for CO2 storage exploration licenses related to one area on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), representing the eighth time such acreage is announced on NCS. The announcement was made on March 5 for the area that comprises
Chevron has been given a 30-day deadline to bring a wind-down of its crude oil production and exports in Venezuela to an end, as its previous license has been revoked by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Speaking to the US Congress, President Donald Trump proposed a ‘sweeping’ plan to revive US shipbuilding, pledging renewed efforts to strengthen both military and commercial vessel production. Framing the initiative as both an economic imperative and a national security priority, against the backdro
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has unveiled a concept design for a multi-megawatt cluster of wave energy converters (WECs), aiming to improve efficiency and lower costs in offshore renewable energy. The design explores clustering multiple wave energy devices into a single moored and electrically connect
After a new hydrocarbon discovery at a prospect off the coast of Norway, which was drilled with a semi-submersible rig owned by Odfjell Drilling, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has disclosed more information about the latest gas/condensate find in the Norwegian Sea.
Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has launched a new licensing round encompassing offshore and onshore blocks to attract investments in the country’s oil and gas production and exploration.
Given the worldwide spike in total demand for natural gas, Houston-headquartered NextDecade is contemplating further capacity expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal at the Port of Brownsville, Texas.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is (re)gaining regulatory support in the United States, with the country’s Department of Energy (DOE) having removed the barriers standing in the way of using LNG as a marine fuel to power ships. As informed, the Department of Energy’s oversight was withdrawn under the Na
PRIO has received the go-ahead from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Ibama) for its offshore drilling plans in the Campos Basin, Espírito Santo. A sixth-generation semi-submersible drilling rig will carry out the planned six-well drilling program off the co
A drillship from Ventura Offshore Midco, a subsidiary of the Brazilian deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore, has been cleared to carry on with activities off the coast of Brazil in the wake of a suspension.
