Despite repeated calls for accountability concerning a number of accidents reported on board South Korean vessels sent for breaking in South Asia, the country’s shipowners continue offloading their end-of-life assets to cash buyers and circumventing international environmental safety stipulations. A
Some five days after taking the final investment decision (FID), Northern Lights joint venture (JV) partners Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies have submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) to the Norwegian Ministry of Energy for the expansion of the namesake CO2 transport and storage de
Shortly after a liquified natural gas (LNG) project got picked to get millions in support from the Canadian government, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has set the wheels in motion to kick off a public comment period on proposed amendments to the decision statement for the project’s fl
With forecasts indicating that the United Kingdom (UK) will need billions of oil and gas barrels by 2050 amidst the ongoing economic challenges and energy market headwinds and tailwinds, Britain’s trade body for the offshore energy industry, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), has outlined in its new repor
A 42-meter-long geophysical survey vessel owned by Fugro that ran aground in Italy on Saturday, March 22, had been safely brought to port, the Dutch company reported. The Fugro Mercator ran aground on the north coast of Elba, Italy, when it went looking for shelter due to deteriorating weather condi
Northern Lights joint venture (JV) partners Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies have made a final investment decision (FID) to progress phase two of the namesake CO2 transport and storage development. This will increase the project’s transport and storage capacity from 1.5 million to over 5 million ton
The Danish Energy Agency has received applications from 16 companies in the call for its third fund for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, with DKK 28.7 billion (around $4.1 billion) available to help Denmark in its path to climate neutrality. The CCS Fund will cover the costs of capture, tr
Belgian NGO Shipbreaking Platform has called on the European Commission to take measures that will end the “dumping” of toxic ships and boost capacity for sustainable ship recycling.
An Allseas vessel has commenced offshore works for the first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Netherlands with an unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey along the pipeline route, seen as one of several important pre-lay activities before pipeline installation. Allseas’ purpose-buil
Future fuels and harbor charge points have found themselves at the heart of the UK’s new major plan to decarbonize its fleet by 2050 while simultaneously supporting coastal economies. In a March 25, 2025 statement, British Maritime Minister Mike Kane unveiled the government’s new ambition pertaining
The Canadian government has handpicked Cedar LNG, a partnership between the Haisla Nation and Canadian energy infrastructure player Pembina Pipeline Corporation, to be on the receiving end of millions in support for a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) (FLNG) facility.
Stena Drilling has welcomed the award of an Abate (P) notation, which DNV has now bestowed upon another one of its drillships following the rig owner’s addition of multiple technical and operational measures for the rig to cut its fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Houston-headquartered energy player NextDecade Corporation has cheered the revised court judgment regarding its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. The decision is perceived to remove the question mark hanging over the construction of this LNG project, whic
U.S. Secretary of Energy has now given its blessing for a proposed multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Louisiana, operated by Venture Global, an American producer of LNG sourced from North American basins.
