
Among numerous energy transition initiatives, the ones that stood out the most this week were enacted by governments which truly do have the power to bring about the long-overdue upgrade to our energy landscape.

The world is moving away from fossil fuels and so is the maritime industry. Ports — being an important maritime segment — are facing significant changes. For the German port sector, the transformation is seen as a mammoth task that lies ahead.

As the Netherlands paces towards fulfilling its ambition of becoming climate-neutral by 2050, its energy system is undergoing substantial change with an increasing share of renewable energy. Surplus electricity produced by offshore wind and other renewables can be used to meet the growing demand for

U.S. LNG exporter Cheniere said it has appointed the new chief accounting officer.

Following a profit warning in late January, Saipem has revealed details about its revised strategic plan for the 2022-2025 period.

Seplat Energy has inked an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of ExxonMobil’s Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited.

Swedish-Israeli company Eco Wave Power has welcomed the ambassador of Portugal to Israel Jorge Cabral on a site visit to the EWP-EDF One wave energy project being developed in Israel.

A proposal for £7 billion tidal lagoon project, to be developed by private sector off the coast of Conwy and Denbighshire in North Wales, has received unanimous ‘support in principle’ from Denbighshire County Council.

Classification society Korea Register (KR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with STX Energy Solution (STX ES) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to work together on the technology standardization and commercialization of solid oxide fuel cells.

Subsea and offshore drilling services provider Mermaid Maritime has established an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary in Thailand focused primarily on offshore and onshore decommissioning.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has warned of supply chain disruption should the free movement of Ukrainian and Russian seafarers be impeded.

USAID has engaged ICEM to support Korean company Ingine in obtaining environmental permits for wave energy project in Vietnam.

U.S. LNG infrastructure company Sempra has joined the Carbon Neutral Coalition (CNC) as a senior advisory board member to work on the CCUS framework.

Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit, part of the DIV Group, has started construction of a zero-emission passenger ship with electric propulsion.