Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has wrapped up its investigation into a well control incident that occurred on a semi-submersible rig working in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. This incident is classified as being in the company’s highest category of severity.
Two American defense companies have entered into a strategic agreement to build a high-tech “wall of steel” in the Gulf of America to support oil & gas and commercial shipping operations. The partnership between South Carolina-headquartered marine autonomy specialist Janus Marine & Defense and New M
U.S.-headquartered oil major ExxonMobil has deployed marine safety technology from Sentinel Proactive to safeguard a subsea pipeline system off the coast of Guyana to which its “first major offshore project in the Stabroek Block” is connected. ExxonMobil Guyana’s Liza development is connected to the
As the offshore energy sector continued to navigate the energy transition and technological development, but also uncertainty, 2025 saw continued shifts in policy, investment, and project development across the global energy landscape. To mark the year’s end, the Offshore Energy editorial team looks
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has opened its second carbon storage licensing round, offering 14 locations offshore Scotland and England for exploration and appraisal, with the stores offering up to 2 gigatons of additional CO2 storage capacity. The round, opened today, December 9, offers
Malaysia’s Velesto Energy has joined forces with the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to bring a new project into play as a structured framework aimed to strengthen safety readiness across the oil and gas industry’s contractor and vendor ecosystem.
While pinpointing the primary source, Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has shared its findings regarding a recent investigation into an incident at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on Melkøya island in Northern Norway.
France-based classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), together with thirty European companies from the French and wider nuclear and maritime sectors, has formally signed a cooperation declaration aimed at speeding up nuclear applications in the maritime industry. Formally named the “Declaration o
The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective’s (Weco) Kaizen 2.0 wave energy prototype underwent testing in the North Sea last week, marking an important phase in the company’s ongoing development process. According to the team, preparations for the test were thorough, with favorable weather conditions, a
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri has launched its first underwater drone system for the protection of critical underwater infrastructure in both civil needs and defense and security applications. The DEEP platform consists of a network of underwater sensors for early warning, a command and con
Ten workers have lost their lives and several have sustained injuries in a fire at a floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Indonesia.
Bechtel Energy, an American engineering, procurement, construction, and project management player, has shed light on a fatal incident in which three workers lost their lives and two were injured while working on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal under development in the Lone Star State,
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released updated guidance on the installation of fuel cells on ships.
Following an internal investigation of an accident at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has introduced measures to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
