BOEM has made adjustments to the limit of liability for oil spills in the federal waters from offshore facilities.
DNV has launched Emissions Connect, an emissions data verification engine and data management platform, designed to help the maritime industry accurately assess and work with emissions data. “Reducing emissions and reporting on progress is becoming increasingly important for the maritime industry an
The European Parliament formally approved on Tuesday the new EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) law, earmarking around EUR 2 billion of the revenues of the Innovation Fund for the maritime sector. European Community Shipowners Association (ECSA) welcomed the move, saying that the deal will mark a tur
Thirteen Filipino seafarers have made it home after more than five months aboard an abandoned livestock carrier ship, the Yangtze Harmony, following an intervention from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). The ship’s owners abandoned the vessel and its crew after the ship was ar
Wintershall Dea has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea.
The UK government is seeking views on introducing contracts for difference (CfD) reforms, which could reward applicants for including wider benefits their projects could bring when submitting price bids to government for their low-carbon electricity.
Two multi-purpose interconnector projects that were supposed to link the UK and Norway have been deemed unable to meet the eligibility criteria and have therefore been paused, according to UK energy market regulator Ofgem.
The G7 Ministers on Climate, Energy, and Environment have called for the shipping industry to achieve GHG-zero emissions by 2050. The goal is much more ambitious that the current one set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under which the shipping industry aims to reduce its emissions b
Zenith Energy is working on getting its hands on a production sharing contract (PSC) for a block containing an oilfield off Benin.
Recent report about the impact of oil spills on UK waters is bound to spur further calls to end offshore drilling while targeting the Rosebank project.
Onboard carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (OCCUS) has emerged as one of the promising short-term measures shipping can implement for existing vessels to cut carbon emissions. According to a new report by Lloyd’s Register, OCCUS has a high technology readiness level, however, its investment re
The Supreme Court of Korea has rejected GTT’s appeal filed in December 2022 against the decision of the Seoul High Court, confirming the company’s obligation to separate, in whole or in part, the technology license and the technical assistance if requested by the Korean shipyards. GTT acknowledged t
Wintershall Dea has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Alaska Gasline Development Corporation’s (AGDC) proposed Alaska LNG project. On 13 April, the U.S. DOE issued a document approving exports of LNG from the proposed Alaska project to non-free trade agreement
