UK-headquartered oil and gas exploration and production company Trinity Exploration & Production has restarted production from one of its platforms at an oil field offshore Trinidad following a shutdown that was caused by a fire incident. Trinity revealed on 12 April that it had shut down production
The oil-chemical tanker Success 9, which went missing last week after being boarded by unidentified persons, has been located and its crew is reported to be safe. The Singapore-flagged tanker was boarded at about 10 pm (Singapore time) on April 10, about 300 nautical miles (556km) off the coast of A
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.
The U.S. Coast Guard has performed an evacuation via helicopter of a 69-year-old captain from an oil tanker 218 miles offshore Alabama.
Following a competitive tender process, Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant Petronas has awarded Drilling Systems, part of 3t Energy Group, a contract for the provision of its learning technology. Under the contract award, Drilling Systems will provide its Drill the Well on Simulator (DWOS) solution
Elegant Exit Company (EEC), a sustainable ship recycling startup, is on a mission to change the ship recycling industry by converting old ships into green steel. The Drachten-based company was launched in 2020 with plans to own a fleet of end-of-life ships that will be operated until their planned r
The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Supply has approved Energinet’s application for the replacement of a submarine cable that passes across Øresund connecting Denmark and Sweden. With the approval in place, Energinet can now begin the project to replace System 2 on the 400 kV cable connection
A very large crude carrier the Nautica, bought last month by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) from Euronav, as part of UNDP’s coordinated operation to remove oil from decaying FSO Safer, has set sail from Zhoushan, China heading for the Red Sea. The Nautica was in drydock in Zhoushan, China for r
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Legal Committee has highlighted the risks and consequences of ship-to-ship transfers in the open ocean and the methods used to obscure ship identities. At its 110th session in London, the committee was informed that a fleet of between 300 to 600 tanker
What should organisations and energy players do to prevent offshore accidents to ensure the security and stability of the energy supply?
Portugal is the latest country to accede to IMO’s Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. The convention covers the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of ships, and preparation for ship recycling to facilitate safe and environmentally sound recyc
The chemical tanker Monjasa Reformer, which went missing for days after getting boarded by pirates on Saturday, March 25, some 140 nautical miles West of Port Pointe-Noire, DR Congo, has been located. Based on an update from the British-French naval maritime response center Maritime Domain Awareness
A chemical tanker Monjasa Reformer was boarded by pirates on Saturday, March 25, some 140 nautical miles West of Port Pointe-Noire, DR Congo. A group of five pirates approached the tanker in a skiff before boarding it, the British-French naval maritime response center Maritime Domain Awareness for T
The object that was found adjacent to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline last week has been salvaged, the Danish Energy Agency has confirmed. The salvage, which was carried out at a water depth of 73 meters, was completed on 28 March. According to the Danish Defense, investigations indicate that the object
