In the aftermath of COP27, many argue that very little progress was made on the phasing out of fossil fuels.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released its final 2022 Scoping Plan, the state’s five-year roadmap for achieving its climate goals, which mandates, among other things, that at least 25% of ships in California waters will need to use green hydrogen fuel cell electric propulsion by 2045
BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipping association, has adopted a CII Operations Clause for Time Charter Parties which aims to help the industry implement new carbon intensity requirements from the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The regulations on the carbon intensity of inter
The UK offshore industry will be “hit hard” by the recent tax changes on oil and gas production, which threaten to drive out investors and drive up imports, leaving consumers increasingly exposed to global shortages, UK’s representative body for the offshore energy industry Offshore Energies UK (OEU
UK’s Unite the union has confirmed that around 146 offshore workers have opted to take strike action due to a dispute over pay and benefits.
Following a drone attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, the U.S. Central Command has put the blame on Iran.
Greek shipowner Safe Bulkers has placed an order for additional Alfa Laval PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning systems bringing the number of vessels to be fitted with the systems to 25. The company has just installed its 21st PureSOx scrubber, and four more retrofits are scheduled through the first half o
TotalEnergies and Eni are gearing up to launch exploration activities in an offshore block located in the Lebanese waters.
Europe, China and US could decarbonise 84% of global shipping emissions and bypass the “ineffective” International Maritime Organization (IMO), a new study published by green group Transport and Environment (T&E) shows.
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has granted oil and gas development company Orcadian Energy a one-year extension for license P2244, which contains the Pilot oilfield. The Second Term of the license was due to expire at the end of this November and has now been extended to the end of Novemb
Norway’s safety regulator is investigating an incident involving “serious personal injury” on a jack-up rig, working in the North Sea.
UK regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has launched an investigation into an operator suspected of breaching one of its license conditions. The investigation will look into whether the licensee conducted a well test without consent and failed to provide timely notification of the complet
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has warned that the windfall ‘supertax’ proposal risks driving out oil and gas investments from the UK waters.
The only way to lower greenhouse gas emissions in shipping and entice companies to set zero-emission targets in the sector is by setting an end date for fossil fuels in the shipping industry through a global regulation, Maersk’s Chief Advisor for Green Transition Concepción Boo Arias said. “It is ve
