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  • Volvo race leader due to sail into city today

    1 December 2005

    Having twice broken the world speed record, the leading ABN-Amro One yacht in the Volvo Ocean Race is expected to make a spectacular finish in Cape Town today at 12.30pm.

  • TotalEnergies and Shell’s offshore drilling plans at risk as court throws a spanner in the works

    15 August 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    As oil and gas exploration off South Africa’s coast continues to garner attention, the offshore drilling activities planned by two energy giants, France’s TotalEnergies and the UK-based Shell, have hit a snag, with the Western Cape High Court opting to set aside the South African government’s decision to grant environmental authorization for offshore drilling in Block 5/6/7, along the southwest coast.

  • Africa Energy renews exploration right for block off South Africa

    26 February 2018

    Africa Energy Corp. has received notice from the Petroleum Agency of South Africa granting a two-year renewal of the exploration right for Block 2B offshore South Africa.

  • UAE: Rakken Commits to Protect Natural Environment During Al Marjan Island’s Land Reclamation Works

    20 June 2010

    Property developer Rakeen has had an ecological challenge on its hands to complete the majority of the infrastructure work for the man…   [mappress] Source: constructionweekonline, June 20, 2010;

  • Pacific leaders vow to transition away from fossil fuels but ‘loopholes and weasel words’ weaken commitment

    20 November 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    While calling for a transition away from coal, oil & gas, Pacific leaders’ final text did not explicitly mention extraction and production.

  • Another ‘critical’ step taken to get FPSO ready for first gas in 2025

    31 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Norway’s FPSO operator BW Offshore has disclosed further progress in the integration and commissioning of its newbuild floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is on track to start work at a giant field off the coast of Australia in the first quarter of 2025. According to BW Offshore, the FPSO BW Opal, destined […]

  • Woodside CEO: LNG shortage looms unless no new investment decisions taken

    4 April 2017

    The liquefied natural gas (LNG) market is heading toward a supply shortage unless investment decisions in new production projects are taken soon, Peter Coleman, Chief Executive of Australian LNG player Woodside said on Tuesday. “We are meeting at a time of transition for gas. There is an abundance of gas globally and it is understandable buyers […]

  • Environment Minister Karen Ellemann anounces new location for test center (Denmark)

    31 May 2010
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance

    After a long debate, the Environment Minister Karen Ellemann has announced that is has now been decided that the test center with 250 meter high wind turbines is to be located in Østerild in Thy. The purpose of the new test center is to test the future’s offshore wind turbines with a height of up […]

  • RenewableUK on Galloper OWF: Getting Projects Actually Built Can’t Be Taken for Granted

    13 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    RenewableUK has commented on RWE’s announcement that it does not intend to continue with the development of its 340MW Galloper offshore wind farm project in its current form. RenewableUK’s Chief Executive, Maria McCaffery, said: “Offshore wind projects stopping unnecessarily should be a matter of concern for Government. RWE’s announcement shows that getting projects actually built can’t […]

  • Hijacked cargo ship freed

    29 November 2005

    Nairobi – Somali gunmen have released a freighter they seized last month during a surge of brazen attacks on vessels in the pirate-infested waters off the coast of lawless Somalia, says a maritime official on Wednesday.

  • First steps being taken to bring UK’s fifth subsea electricity superhighway to life

    20 May 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    The UK National Grid and SSEN Transmission have set into motion the first steps for the development of Eastern Green Link (EGL5), the UK’s fifth subsea electricity superhighway that would connect Scotland and England, by launching a public consultation. The partners opened a stage 1 (non-statutory) consultation on May 13, set to close on June […]

  • Oil leak threatens bird sanctuary and Ibiza beaches

    16 July 2007

    Oil leaking from a sunken ship has broken through floating barriers off the Balearic island of Ibiza, threatening a series of tiny islands that make up a protected bird sanctuary, officials said yesterday.

  • Seadrill rigs rake in $361 million in extension deals

    23 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Seadrill has won contract extensions with a total value of approximately $361 million in aggregate for three jack-up rigs in the Middle East.

  • Samsung Heavy expects fewer ship orders

    3 January 2007

    Samsung Heavy Industries, the world’s third-largest shipyard, said Tuesday that orders this year for its vessels and offshore platforms may fall as much as 21 percent as demand weakens from three consecutive years of records.

  • Spanish police arrest galleon plunderers

    6 February 2006

    Spanish police have broken up a ring of undersea looters who have spent the last two years allegedly plundering the archaeological treasures of Spanish galleons and other historic ships that sank off the coast of southern Spain.

  • Port of Durban Grinds to a Halt, Three Ships Grounded

    10 October 2017

    Three vessels have run aground in the Port of Durban, South Africa, amid heavy weather that has resulted in the suspension of all vessel movements in the port, Transnet National Ports Authority informed. MSC Ines containership, owned by Switzerland-based MSC container line, is said to be among the affected vessels as it has drifted into the […]

  • Destin Declares Force Majeure Due to Tropical Storm Karen. BP Evacuates Workers

    4 October 2013

    Destin Pipeline Co. has declared force majeure due to its unability to provide transportation services from its offshore Receipt Points because of Tropical Storm Karen in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. “Tulsa Control Center(TCC) will be contacting offshore production platforms to coordinate shut down with facilities,” Destin said. Destin’s onshore Receipt and Delivery Points will remain in operation. […]

  • BIMCO: Trade War Has Taken Its Toll on US Soya Bean Exports

    30 November 2018

    U.S. soya bean exports marked a 43 percent drop year-on-year during the first twelve weeks of the 2018/19 marketing year.

  • Maldives: 34.5 million euro loan taken for harbor development, Boskalis already contracted

    26 November 2009
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The government of Maldives has obtained a loan of 34.5 million Euro from a Dutch bank to develop harbors in three islands… Source: Miadhu News, November 26, 2009

  • Man hurt after crane topples over

    9 March 2007

    A man has suffered a broken leg and chest injuries after a 50-tonne crane he was driving toppled over onto its side as it was lifting a boat. The incident occurred at a private boatyard in East Street at the Camber docks in Portsmouth on Friday.

  • Hurricane Chris pushes BP to move rig away from Canadian well

    12 July 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Oil major BP has moved the West Aquarius drilling rig from its well located offshore Canada due to Hurricane Chris. 

  • MacArthur says her record will go

    26 November 2007

    Dame Ellen MacArthur believes her solo round-the-world record will be broken by one of two Frenchmen this winter. Francis Joyon, 51, set sail from Brest last Friday in an attempt to regain the record taken from him by MacArthur in February 2005.

  • BC Ferries’ third LNG-vessel arrives in B.C.

    8 June 2017
    Vessels

    BC Ferries’ Salish Raven, the third and final Salish Class LNG-fueled vessel arrived in British Columbia on Wednesday following a 41-day journey from Remontowa Shipbuilding in Gdansk, Poland.

  • Bahri Rakes In on Larger Fleet, Better TCE Rates

    10 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) reported SAR 399 million (USD 106.4m) net profit for the three months ended March 31, a 104.5% increase compared to the SAR 195 million net profit for the same period in 2014. Compared to SAR 124.3m net profit in the last quarter of 2014, Bahri improved its Q1 […]

  • Xodus Names Social Impact Specialist

    24 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Xodus Group has appointed Karen Nash as a new social impact specialist. Karen Nash, who will be based in the company’s London office, will be responsible for developing and enhancing social performance, including social impact assessment and management approaches, stakeholder engagement and community development and partnership. With more than 24 years of experience, Nash joins […]