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  • EWEA Calls for Construction of 500 MW OWF in Poland

    8 December 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Europe must tear down the barriers that are hindering the free flow of electricity and drastically increase interconnection to push Member States toward an Energy Union, according to a paper released by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). EWEA has today published a position paper that outlines the wind industry’s vision of an Energy Union […]

  • AMCS: Premier Puts Miner’s Interests Over GBR

    19 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has condemned as a totally unacceptable reported plans by Premier Newman to pay for unneeded assets that will damage the Great Barrier Reef. The Newman Government is expected to announce that they will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to assist in the construction of the rail line for […]

  • Ten places to keep an eye on for offshore wind

    28 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Over the past few years, and especially in 2020, new geographical areas have been getting onto the offshore wind map and are likely to have their first projects up and running in the next decade, or the time leading up to 2050 – when renewable energy and other energy transition developments should be majorly contributing […]

  • USA: 75.8 Pct of North Carolinians Support Offshore Wind Energy

    6 March 2013
    Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    North Carolinians overwhelmingly support the increased use of clean energy sources like solar or wind energy, according to poll results released on February 28 by the NC Sustainable Energy Association. A recent statewide public opinion survey conducted by Fallon Research found that 75.7% of Republicans, 89% of Democrats, and 81.6% of Independents (82.6% overall) said […]

  • Indonesia: Problems With Flooding in Jakarta Continues

    23 July 2010

    The city administration’s failure to overhaul the city’s poor sewerage and drainage systems has resulted in the rising phenomenon of localized flooding across the city. Some spots along Jl. RE Martadinata, Jl. Yos Sudarso, and Jl. Lodan Ancol, all in North Jakarta, are perennially flooded even during the dry season. They are located in the […]

  • UN: No progress on accessing ‘ticking bomb’ FSO off Yemen

    14 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Safety, Vessels

    The international efforts carried out over the past year to assess the risk of a massive oil leak or explosion from the Safer, a stricken FSO moored off the coast of Yemen, have been largely unsuccessful. The condition of the floating storage and offloading unit, which is anchored 60 km north of the port of Hodeidah, […]

  • CPS Report: “Renewable Energy ‒ the Most Expensive Domestic Policy Disaster in Modern British History”

    19 March 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    A new report, published by the UK Centre for Policy Studies, claims that renewable energy policy is the most expensive domestic policy disaster in modern British history.  Read the official press release below: In a new report Central Planning with Market Features: how renewable subsidies destroyed the UK electricity market, published Wednesday 18 March, Rupert Darwall shows that […]

  • ‘World’s longest and deepest’ €2.4 billion subsea green electricity interconnector given a go at Mediterranean energy map metamorphosis

    23 September 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    A multi-billion-euro underwater high voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector project, envisioned to link Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, will connect the green electricity transmission dots for the Cyprus-Greece-Israel triangle, bringing together game-changing low-carbon and clean energy bonds in the transition to a net zero ecosystem.

  • Ireland looks to fully divest from fossil fuels

    30 January 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Technology

    The Irish Parliament has passed the legislation to stop investing in fossil fuels from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF).

  • Snam secures stake in OLT LNG terminal

    23 September 2019
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Italian natural gas transmission system operator Snam inked the deal with its compatriot regional utility, Iren, to acquire a 49.07 percent stake in the OLT Offshore LNG Toscana terminal off the Italian coast between Livorno and Pisa.

  • Statoil Ranked 4th Most Sustainable Corporation by Corporate Knights

    27 January 2014

    Corporate Knights has ranked Statoil number four, and the number-one energy company, on the Global 100 list of the world’s most sustainable corporations. The announcement was made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week. The Canadian media company made its list from an initial group of 4,000 publicly traded companies. These were […]

  • Oman, Hormuz Straits Designated as Extended Risk Zone

    13 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    International Bargaining Forum designated the waterways as Temporary Extended Risk Zone following recent attacks.

  • Hillary Clinton stands against Arctic drilling

    19 August 2015

    Hillary Clinton, a Democratic candidate for the President of the United States, has expressed her concern over plans to drill for oil in the Arctic.  “The Arctic is a unique treasure,” Hillary Clinton said in a tweet that came one day after Obama’s administration allowed Shell to drill into oil-bearing zones in the Chukchi Sea, offshore Alaska. The previous […]

  • ICS, IMO to Discuss Sustainability and Shipping in Arctic

    31 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Rules & Regulation

    At a major Summit in Oslo on 5 June, the Board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is meeting with political leaders from major shipping nations and the Secretary General of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) to discuss sustainability and shipping in the Arctic. The objective is to create a dynamic arena […]

  • New President at the Helm of BIMCO

    3 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, has been appointed the new president of the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), the largest international shipping association representing shipowners. His term will last for the next two years. In his accession speech at BIMCO’s AGM in Edinburgh, Louis-Dreyfus described BIMCO as “the global association that should be closest […]

  • Drewry: Iran Deal Could Ease Container Woes

    7 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    With container traffic in slowdown in most areas of the world, the lifting of Iranian sanctions does at least offer a ray of hope to carriers, according to global shipping consultancy Drewry. Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama secured the support of enough Democratic senators to ensure the Iran nuclear deal put together in July will […]

  • Energinet and Evida tasked with owning and operating Danish hydrogen infrastructure

    29 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    The Danish government has selected state-owned companies Energinet and Evida to own and operate the backbone of the country’s future hydrogen infrastructure. On 23 May, the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities revealed the agreement signed by the government and supporting political parties, providing a roadmap for the Danish transmission system operator Energinet and […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Industry of Strategic National Importance, Says Secretary of State

    14 June 2012
    Authorities & Government

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind energy industry, has welcomed a strong endorsement of the key role being played by the sector in delivering a secure supply of clean electricity to British households and industry. Edward Davey, the Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change was speaking at […]

  • Elsevier Releases Seven Books on Renewables

    5 August 2014

    Elsevier, a provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced the publication of seven new books on renewable energy. The list includes: Renewable Energy Systems: A Smart Energy Systems Approach to the Choice and Modeling of 100% Renewable Solutions by Henrik Lund Renewable Energy Integration: Practical Management of Variability, Uncertainty, and Flexibility […]

  • U.S. should develop more oil & natural gas, poll shows

    28 July 2014

    Large majorities of registered voters, both Republican and Democrat, support producing more oil and natural gas in the U.S. and say they would be more likely to vote for candidates who support development, according to a national poll by API. “American voters want more oil and natural gas produced here at home but do not […]

  • PIRA: Asian Spot LNG Prices Fall, Opportunities for Flexible Buyers Rise

    24 April 2014

    PIRA Energy Group reports that as Asian LNG spot prices come down, opportunities are going up for flexible buyers. In North America, Canadian exports will play a vital role in determining gas supply available for U.S. storage refills in the months ahead. In Europe, Russian gas marketers are quietly selling more gas to Europe than […]

  • Switzerland: General Counsel of Transocean Resigns

    24 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Transocean Ltd. announced that on October 23, 2012, Nick Deeming notified Transocean Ltd. of his resignation as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary for personal reasons. The company expresses its gratitude to Mr. Deeming for his service. Effective immediately, Mr. Deeming’s responsibilities as General Counsel will be assumed by Michael F. Munro, […]

  • Study Says U.S. and Canadian Gas Vehicle Markets See Increased Demand

    25 May 2012

    A recently completed analysis of the U.S. and Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Market found that while there are cost and infrastructure challenges to the broader use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) vehicles, demand for natural gas vehicles has increased. Using 2009 numbers, it was found that the amount of natural gas […]

  • GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA Reassure OW Commitment

    9 January 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    During a meeting with economic and political stakeholders in the French regions of Haute-Normandie and Picardie, GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA have reaffirmed their ambitions to develop innovative, concerted and local environmentally friendly offshore wind projects at the sites of Le Tréport (Haute-Normandie – 500 MW) and the islands of Yeu and […]

  • Oil & Gas UK: Industry desperate for tax regime changes

    13 January 2015

    Seeing Brent crude oil falling below $50 a barrel, Oil & Gas UK, an industry body representing offshore oil and gas companies in the UK, has called for major tax cuts, saying that the industry cannot carry the burden of the current tax levels, at these oil prices.     Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas […]