Norway has recorded a high level of exploration activity in the first half of 2022, which has led to six discoveries so far.
Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) of Spain has drafted a plan for four aid programs totaling €200 million, designed to boost investment in pilot projects, test platforms, and port infrastructure for marine renewable energy.
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline has resumed gas transmission from Russia to Europe after ten days of being shut down due to annual maintenance works. Both lines of the gas pipeline system were shut down on 11 July for routine maintenance works, including testing of mechanical elements and automation syst
The €2.8 billion NeuConnect project, the first ever energy link between the UK and Germany, has reached financial close, allowing work to begin later this year.
Japan’s energy player Inpex has signed a statement of commitment to a net zero emissions future with the government of Australia’s Northern Territory, the location of the Ichthys LNG project’s gas liquefaction plant.
Prior to any efficiency modifications, more than 75% of the fleet — bulkers, tankers and containerships — will not be compliant with the Energy Efficiency Existing Index (EEXI) that will enter into force in 2023, according to Joey Daly, Cargo Analyst at VesselsValue.
Ocean Sun has signed an agreement to license its proprietary floating solar technology to developer Sunneng Technology for the construction of a 0.5MWp offshore floating solar pilot connected to a wind turbine in Haiyang, China.
“MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on” has been selected as the upcoming theme for the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2023 World Maritime Theme, which will culminate in a World Maritime Day celebration on 28 September next year.
The Norwegian offshore safety regulator followed up an audit of Equinor’s platform in the North Sea with an order to the operator.
The algorithm underpinning Signal Ocean’s estimates of vessel CO2 emissions has been verified as meeting IMO guidelines by classification society DNV.
Equinor has secured a permit from the country’s authorities to drill two wells in the North Sea off Norway, using one of Transocean’s rigs.
One of the leading tidal energy experts in UK, Jeremy Smith from the Scottish company QED Naval, has urged the UK government to give the tidal sector dramatically more financial support in order to improve the resilience of the country’s clean energy systems.
Afentra plc has inked a deal with Croatia’s INA-Industrija Nafte to acquire the latter’s interests in two blocks offshore Angola.
French tech company for PEM electrolysis Elogen said that its project has been selected by the European Commission as part of the Hydrogen IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest).
