Scottish company Flex Marine Power has been awarded significant funding from the UK government’s Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF) to further develop and demonstrate its low-cost tidal energy turbine.
Greenpeace activists have disembarked Shell’s oil platform at the port of Haugesund in Norway after 13 days of occupation and a journey of almost 4,000 kilometers from the Canary Islands, with no arrests having taken place. Four activists boarded the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO
The representatives of the UK tidal stream industry have met with Graham Stuart, the minister of the newly launched department for energy security and net zero, to discuss the role of tidal energy in the country’s secure and cost-effective transition to net zero.
Voyage optimization can reduce emissions by 7.3% and extend CII compliance by up to three years, according to the findings of a study conducted by maritime software and data analysis expert NAPA and classification society ClassNK with Marubeni Corporation. The joint research was carried out using NA
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway.
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has officially opened the second phase of the Johan Sverdrup field located in the North Sea offshore Norway, following the start of production in December 2022. Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland made the official opening on 13 February
Saipem has entered into two new credit facilities totalling around €860 million with a pool of leading national and international banks.
Houston-based oil and gas company Talos Energy has completed the acquisition of EnVen Energy Corporation, a private operator in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico, for $1.1 billion. The announcement comes five days after Talos Energy received stockholder approval for the acquisition. With the complet
The number of wind-installed vessels is set to double in the next twelve months, according to estimates from the International Windship Association (IWSA). At the moment, the wind-assisted cargo capacity is standing at 1.4 million dwt with 22 large ships installed, 2 wind-ready ships, and a further
The European Commission has proposed detailed rules to define what constitutes renewable hydrogen in the European Union (EU), with the adoption of two delegated acts required under the Renewable Energy Directive. The acts are part of a EU regulatory framework for hydrogen which includes energy infra
Around 300 construction members of Stork Technical Services UK will be balloted on strike action over rotas and pay on more than 30 offshore installations in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), UK’s Unite the union reported. The offshore dispute is centered on working rotas and Stork rates of pay faili
Swiss-based container shipping major MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has accepted a proposal to jointly fund a settlement with claimants relating to the 2021 Orange County pipeline oil spill. The oil spill resulted in the discharge of approximately 25,000 gallons of crude oil in October 2021 duri
More than 700 offshore members at Bilfinger UK Limited are set to be balloted on strike action in a dispute over pay, says Unite the union.
UK’s Unite the union has confirmed that nearly 100 Odfjell offshore drillers have backed strike action in a dispute over rotas and pay.
