Neptune Energy has received consent to use an Odfjell Drilling-managed semi-submersible rig for drilling activities in the North Sea.
OKEA has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea.
Norwegian offshore safety regulator has carried out an audit of COSL Drilling and its management of helideck operations on one of its rigs.
Norwegian regulator has carried out an audit of Odfjell’s management of the working environment and helideck operations on a semi-sub rig.
The lifetime fuel costs of meeting key European decarbonisation targets for shipping through the LNG pathway are expected to be roughly half that of the methanol or ammonia pathways, according to the findings of a new analysis from the SEA-LNG coalition. The multi-sector coalition promotes the comme
Human rights and environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are urging UNDP to ensure the clean and safe recycling of the decaying floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel Safer, moored offshore Yemen, that is threatening to cause a massive oil spill. In a letter addressed to UNDP, the
The Ports of Stockholm and the Freeport of Riga Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on a joint application for EU funding to reduce the impact of port activities on the environment. The partnership aims to enable further development of passenger terminals in the two cap
Toxic air pollutants from cruise ships around ports are higher than pre-pandemic levels, leading to increased air pollution in Europe’s port cities, a new Transport & Environment study shows. The study indicates that despite introducing the UN shipping body’s sulphur cap in 2020, Europe’s 218 cruise
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Transocean’s rigs on a block located in the Norwegian Sea.
Classification society DNV has verified the safety of all aspects of Project Greensand’s CO2 storage in the North Sea. Project Greensand includes capturing CO2 at an INEOS Oxide site in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, which is transported cross-border and stored in the Nini field in the Danish North Sea. The
Ships’ emissions of metals and hazardous substances pose a significant threat to the marine environment, warns a new study conducted by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. The research found that water discharged from ships’ scrubbers, designed to clean exhaust gases, accounted for over 90%
Bangladesh has granted approval for the implementation of the Hong Kong Convention on the safe recycling of ships and offshore assets. This landmark decision positions Bangladesh as the second sub-continent recycling destination, following India, to ratify the convention. Following extensive and sus
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for two wells in the North Sea off Norway.
Equinor has completed the drilling of a wildcat well near the Troll field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea but failed to find hydrocarbons.
