On 15 January 2021, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) officially introduced new requirements for shore-based personnel boarding ships in an effort to improve the safety of maritime operations.
At least five workers have lost their lives while dismantling out of service ships at shipbreaking facilities in Bangladesh in the final quarter of 2020, the latest quarterly report from the NGO Shipbreaking Platform shows. Two workers fell to their deaths while dismantling two different vessels. In
Norway’s offshore safety regulator has given Lundin consent for exploration drilling of an offshore well using the West Bollsta rig.
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has joined the Hydrogen Council, as a steering member to foster cross-sector collaboration that will accelerate research and development related to clean hydrogen derived fuels and solutions. The Hydrogen Council is a global CEO-led initiative that brings togethe
Woodside has received approval from the country’s regulator for the Greater Western Flank 3 and Lambert Deep development drilling and subsea installation.
John Lawrie Decom, a metal recycling specialist, has completed the final stages of the Buchan Alpha decommissioning project in the UK.
The Government of Canada has allowed for three offshore exploration drilling projects operated by BHP, Equinor, and Chevron to proceed.
Turkey has increased the levels of maritime pollution fines raising them by 9.11 %, according to the Standard Club. Environmental pollution fines are revised annually and declared in the Official Gazette for the respective year. The fines relate to pollution caused by cargo ships and other naval ves
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Chrysaor drilling permits for two wells located in the North Sea offshore Norway.
The Government of Norway has revealed plans to increase its national tax on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions more than threefold by 2030 to help it reach its climate goals.
ASX-listed Beach Energy, as the operator of retention leases T/RL2, T/RL4 and T/RL5 in the Commonwealth waters of Bass Strait, is proposing to undertake the Prion 3D marine seismic survey over these leases. The purpose of the Prion 3D survey is to acquire geophysical data to gain deeper knowledge of
The United States Department of Energy has issued a policy removing the requirement for separate short-term LNG export authorization.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued its most severe banning to date to the master and operator of the Marshall Islands-flagged livestock carrier, Barkly Pearl last night. As informed, the Barkly Pearl was initially spotted on November 3rd, 2020 travelling through Australia’s northern
ConocoPhillips has received consent from the Norwegian offshore safety watchdog for remote operation of a North Sea platform.
