
This article is written by Gavin Allwright, Secretary General – International Windship Association When taking time to reflect on the past year, I would argue that 2023 was the year in which our industry took the gloves off and got down to business when it came to decarbonization. At COP28 in Decemb

Australia’s government has been urged to target new gas supply to avoid forecast shortages and ease cost-of-living pressures.

Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) has allocated €3.53 billion for the country’s hydrogen importing mechanism, H2Global Foundation, to fund future auctions for renewable hydrogen and its derivatives. On February 12, H2Global issued a statement saying that BMWK

Woodside has tucked a social impact assessment approval under its belt for its deepwater oil project in the Perdido basin in the Gulf of Mexico.

Vår Energi has drilled two wildcat wells in the North Sea, using one of Odfjell Drilling-managed semi-submersible rigs.

The Biden administration’s imposed pause on pending approvals of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports is seen as a controversial move, which has brought the strife between Big Oil and climate campaigners to the fore.

Norwegian authorities have handed out a drilling permit for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway, which is expected to be spud this month using one of Odfjell Drilling-managed semi-submersible rigs.

Essar Group’s EET Hydrogen, formerly Vertex Hydrogen, has signed a statement of principles with the UK Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for its flagship HPP1 low-carbon hydrogen plant in Ellesmere, entering final negotiations concerning the project, with a final decision expe

Germany and Algeria have signed a declaration of intent to establish a bilateral hydrogen task force as part of their energy partnership. Furthermore, there are plans for a hydrogen pilot plant installation. According to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), the

Terna and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have inked a deal for the final tranche of the €1.9 billion financing for the Tyrrhenian Link.

Tower Resources has secured a license extension of the first exploration period of a production-sharing contract (PSC) related to an asset offshore Cameroon.

Greece and Saudi Arabia have officially established a special purpose company for exploring the feasibility of an electricity interconnector between the two countries. The special purpose company Saudi Greek Interconnection was established by the Greek electricity grid operator Independent Power Tra

The European Council and Parliament reached a provision deal on Tuesday, February 6, on the ‘net-zero industry act’ (NZIA), a regulation that establishes a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem. The regulation aims at boosting the indus

The first flight model of the European next-generation rocket Ariane 6’s upper stage has been loaded onto Canopée, the world’s first wind-powered hybrid industrial cargo ship.