The number of seafarers requiring repatriation after finishing their contracts has declined from around 400,000 in September 2020 to around 200,000 as of March 2021, with a similar number waiting to join ships. The figures are derived from collective industry analysis, according to the International
Norway’s regulator Petroleum Safety Authority has granted OMV consent to drill an exploration well in the North Sea, using Maersk Drilling’s jack-up rig.
Norwegian offshore safety authority has found serious breaches of regulations on a Valaris rig following an investigation of an incident from 2020.
NOPSEMA has accepted an environment plan by Santos for the Van Gogh field infill development phase II (VGID2) installation off Australia.
PSE Kinsale Energy is preparing for the decommissioning campaign of its Kinsale area gas field located in the Celtic Sea off Ireland.
Since January 1, 2020, the number of scrubber-fitted ships has nearly doubled from 2,011 ships to 3,935 by March 1, 2021, data from BIMCO shows. Scrubbers have been a very attractive solution for meeting the IMO 2020 regulation on cutting the sulphur content in marine fuel, especially for bigger ves
A Milan court has acquitted Shell and Eni in a corruption case related to a $1.3 billion worth acquisition of an oilfield off Nigeria about a decade ago.
Norway’s safety watchdog has completed its investigation of an incident on the Seadrill-operated West Bollsta rig when a riser joint dropped during lifting.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wintershall Dea Norge a drilling permit for an appraisal well located in the Norwegian Sea.
Vår Energi has received consent from the Norwegian offshore authority to use the subsea facilities on the Marulk field beyond their original operating life.
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has released new-generation classification rules for wind propulsion systems that are expected to help support and drive the development of zero-carbon propulsion options for modern ships.
Italy’s oil and gas company Eni and Russia’s Novatek will start drilling an exploration well in waters offshore Montenegro later this month.
Tullow Oil and partners have renewed the petroleum agreement for the Orinduik block, offshore Guyana with plans to select drilling targets later this year.
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released the report of its panel investigation into a fatality aboard Renaissance Offshore’s Eugene Island 331 B platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
