Earlier this week, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) jointly published the COVID-19 EU guidance for cruise ships.
A geotechnical survey will be carried out in the Irish Sea to provide site investigation information to facilitate the development of the Arklow Bank Wind Park. Weather depending, survey work should start in either late August or early September 2020 and wrap up by the end of November 2020. The loca
The IMO 2020 sulphur cap, mandating the switch for all ships to use fuels with a maximum 0.5% sulphur content as of January 1, 2020, except for those equipped with scrubbers, has been the driving force for change in the shipping industry over the past couple of years. The implementation of the regul
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wells located in the Norwegian Sea.
Driven by the impending IMO 2020 sulphur cap, the scrubber market was in the middle of a historic boom in 2019, with strong prospects expected in 2020. However, the coronavirus pandemic changed everything for many industries, including the exhaust gas cleaning segment. “The coronavirus turned our wo
Seven months into the implementation of the IMO 2020 sulphur cap, which shaped a monumental shift for the shipping industry to less-polluting fuels, the issues with regard to the quality of bunkers persis, despite being sidetracked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking in a recent webinar hosted by Cap
UK authorities have approved Shell’s decommissioning plan for the Brent Alpha jacket, located in the UK sector of the North Sea.
Aker BP has received safety consents from the Norwegian offshore safety watchdog to use two rigs for production drilling on two fields offshore Norway.
The increase in metal mining needed to address the transition to renewable energy is drawing increasing attention and has led to a proposal to identify critical minerals for energy security options and identify sourcing challenges. There is an elemental strain between the need to scale up ocean-base
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has further extended a ‘No Sail Order” for cruise ships through 30 September 2020.
BP’s environment plan for the Ironbark-1 exploration well has been approved by the Australian offshore regulator, NOPSEMA, and BP is preparing to drill the well in October 2020.
Marine survey for the NO-UK submarine fibre cable between Newcastle and Stavanger is now underway. The vessel Fugro Galaxy has started survey operations in the North Sea. The survey will gather the sea-bed data required to finalise the marine route and selection of the appropriate cable types. This
UK-based Deltic Energy, previously known as Cluff Natural Resources, has received and unequivocally rejected a takeover offer from the compatriot oil & gas investment firm Reabold Resources.
The UK High Court ruled on Monday, July 13, that the widow, whose husband lost his life while dismantling a supertanker in Bangladesh in 2018, can pursue a negligence claim against Maran (UK) Limited, a British company involved in the ship’s sale. The court said that Maran (UK) arguably owed a duty
