
As crews began returning to U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore facilities on Thursday following Hurricane Zeta, companies are feeling this year’s repeated oil and gas production halts.

Hurricane Zeta has forced oil and gas operators in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to shut-in two-thirds of oil production in the region.

Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia have partnered to advance offshore wind projects in the region and promote the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic United States as a hub for offshore wind energy and industry. The creation of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Regional Transformative Partnership for Offsho

Operators have shut-in nearly half of oil production and over 55 per cent of gas production from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico due to the Hurricane Zeta.

A crew member from an offshore support vessel died after the vessel collided with an oil platform offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.

Oil and gas operators are evacuating their offshore personnel from facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as Zeta nears hurricane strength.

On 26 October, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), and the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum, representing America’s latest attempt to increase economic

Australia’s Palaszczuk Government has announced plans to invest AU$21 million ($14.9 million) over two years to revitalise Queensland’s shipping industry.

Equinor has received a notification of order from the country’s offshore safety watchdog after an audit found serious breaches on the Grane field.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Lundin Energy Norway for a well located in the North Sea offshore Norway.

Last week, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) working group presented a draft text where it agreed further measures to cut ship emissions. However, the text has sparked criticism by various NGOs and maritime organisations and has been described as unambitious and vague.

Turkey stated that there is a possibility that it would cooperate with foreign companies to develop its massive discovery in the Black Sea.

New Zealand is imposing stricter rules for the export of live animals by ship following a fatal incident involving a livestock carrier.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a well located in the Barents Sea off Norway.