10000 results found for 'fire'

10000 results found for 'fire'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • Edison shakes hands with Knutsen for new LNG vessel to be built by Hanwha Ocean

    9 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Asian shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean will construct a new vessel for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG), with a capacity of 174,000 cubic meters at Geoje (Okpo), in South Korea, thanks to a deal Norway’s Edison made with shipowner Knutsen OAS Shipping.

  • Wave and tidal energy to reach $1.85B by 2032, commercial deployment by 2031, report finds

    18 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Technology, Transition, Vision

    The wave and tidal energy market is projected to grow to $1.85 billion by 2032, with ocean-based renewable power expected to move beyond pilot installations and enter early commercial deployment by 2031, according to a report by market research firm DataM Intelligence. The global wave and tidal energy market reached $983.11 million in 2024 and will […]

  • UK oil & gas consolidation continues: Serica makes move on Spirit Energy’s North Sea assets

    16 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy has taken another consolidation step on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) by striking a deal to acquire the oil and gas portfolio of Spirit Energy Limited and its affiliates for an upfront consideration of £57 million (around $74 million).

  • Port of Antwerp Hit by Fire

    13 August 2018

    Fire erupts at nickel ore warehouse at Port of Antwerp, Belgium.

  • Fire Aboard USS Nimitz

    14 June 2013

      A fire occurred aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the ship’s electrical equipment while the ship was underway in the Indian Ocean within U.S. 7th Fleet’s operating area June 7. No Sailors were injured during the event or the response, and the ship and embarked air wing remain operable and in […]

  • Shell and Equinor breathe life into UK North Sea’s ‘largest’ independent oil & gas producer

    1 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Adura, an incorporated joint venture (IJV) between the UK’s Shell and Norway’s Equinor, has been born, combining the two energy heavyweights’ offshore oil and gas operations on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

  • Fire aboard Freedom of the Seas

    23 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    A fire broke out in a mechanical space on board Royal Caribbean’s cruise ship Freedom of the Seas on Wednesday, as it was about to enter Falmouth, Jamaica. As informed, the fire was contained and  extinguished shortly after and one crew member was treated for a first-degree burn, Royal Caribbean said. “All guests onboard Freedom of the […]

  • New Sand for Fire Island

    29 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a joint state-federal effort to address coastal erosion and improve coastal resilience on Fire Island in the Town of Islip. “This project will strengthen Fire Island’s natural defense to protect its coastline and keep residents safer and better prepared for the next extreme weather event,” Governor Cuomo said. Suffolk […]

  • Report: Five hurt in Socar platform fire

    23 October 2014

    A fire broke out today on a Socar-operated platform in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan, Trend news agency has reported. According to the Azeri news agency, twelve crewmembers fell into the sea and a vessel by the Ministry of Emergency Situations is working to recover them. Trend further said that five people were injured and were […]

  • Fire shuts Troll B

    3 September 2014

    A fire broke out aboard the Statoil-operated Troll B platform, offshore Norway, on Monday, September 1. According to the Norwegian news website Aftenbladet.no, smoke entered the room after a switch on a platform in the North Sea caught fire. Production was immediately shut. The Stavanger-based website quoted a Statoil spokesperson who said that no injuries […]

  • Five Dead in Fire at Gadani Shipbreaking Yard

    9 January 2017

    At least five workers lost their lives and three to eight were reported missing after a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier ignited at Pakistan’s Gadani shipbreaking yard, according to NGO Shipbreaking Platform. The LPG carrier reportedly caught fire due to the presence of foam inside the ship, Dawn news reports. This was the same vessel which suffered a fire […]

  • Cosco Boxship Hit by a Fire

    7 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    A fire broke out on board Cosco Pacific, off Indian coast.

  • AIDAprima Hit by Fire in Shipyard

    12 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    A small fire broke out in the rear part of the newbuild AIDAprima cruise ship, owned by cruise line company AIDA Cruises, in the evening hours of January 11, the cruise liner has confirmed in a statement to World Maritime News. AIDA Cruises said that the fire on board the vessel, being built at Mitsubishi Yard in Nagasaki, […]

  • Fire damages destroyer at Ingalls

    24 May 2006

    A fire aboard a destroyer being built at a Mississippi shipyard could further delay completion of the ship, which was damaged last August by Hurricane Katrina. The fire broke out on the morning of May 20 aboard the destroyer Truxtun at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems

  • Egypt: Offshore rig on fire

    23 March 2015

    A fire broke out on an offshore platform in Egypt today, spurring a crew evacuation, Aswat Masriya, an Egyptian news website has reported. The news website, citing sources in the country’s petroleum ministry, has said that the fire has been localized and isolated from the rest of the rig. The fire reportedly broke out in the engine […]

  • USCG Investigating Insignia Fire

    14 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Coast Guard assembled a joint investigative team with the National Transportation Safety Board and is sending four marine safety professionals from Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico and the Cruise Ship and Investigation National Centers of Expertise, to investigate Thursday’s fire on the cruise ship Insignia in St. Lucia that claimed three […]

  • Fire devastates ONGC platform

    28 July 2005

    Three people were killed and 45 were missing after a major fire broke out at one of ONGC

  • Vessel catches fire in Aqaba

    12 July 2006

    A ship loaded with 4,200 tonnes of liquid gas caught fire Thursday morning while docking at the temper platform in Aqaba port, according to official sources.

  • Presidential yacht catches fire

    15 January 2006

    THE PRESIDENTIAL yacht, BRP Ang Pangulo, caught fire while undergoing repairs at a shipyard in Bauan town, Batangas province, some 146 kilometers south of Manila, a spokesman for the Philippine Navy said Monday.

  • Europe urged to step-up its renewable hydrogen game

    8 December 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Technology, Transition

    The Renewable Hydrogen Coalition (RHC), as the voice of the value chain, encompassing renewable energy suppliers, start-ups, investors, and industrial offtakers dedicated to making Europe the global leader in renewable hydrogen solutions, has called on the European decision-making realms and leaders to scale up incentives, funding opportunities, and market fundamentals for clean technology, especially the landscape surrounding hydrogen made from renewable sources.  

  • Double win for Equinor in North Sea as two gas and condensate discoveries spring up

    5 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norway’s state-owned oil and gas giant Equinor has made two new discoveries of gas and condensate in the Sleipner area of the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which it describes as its largest finds so far this year. The company claims that these discoveries can be developed for the European market through existing infrastructure.

  • Orbital Marine Power gets €8M investment boost for tidal energy development

    10 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Scottish renewable energy company Orbital Marine Power has secured a £7 million (around €8 million) investment to support its international commercial tidal stream projects, following new tidal energy licenses in Canada. Venture-focused investment firm PXN Ventures, the combined VC arm of Praetura Ventures and Par Equity, has joined existing shareholders, including Scottish Enterprise, to invest in […]

  • Fire aboard Freedom of the Seas

    23 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    A fire broke out in a mechanical space on board Royal Caribbean’s cruise ship Freedom of the Seas on Wednesday, as it was about to enter Falmouth, Jamaica. As informed, the fire was contained and  extinguished shortly after and one crew member was treated for a first-degree burn, Royal Caribbean said. “All guests onboard Freedom of the […]

  • North Energy CEO fired

    1 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    North Energy ASA, a Norwegian oil & gas exploration company,  has fired its CEO Erik Karlstrøm. The company has said that Karlstrøm has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect. Providing rationale for the move, the company said that “Karlstrøm no longer has the trust of the Board.” Erik Karlstrøm has been the CEO of North Energy […]

  • Fire Island Dredging Resumes

    26 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    H&L Contracting resumed dredging operations at Watch Hill on Fire Island this week, according to the National Park Service. The project, aimed at maintaining safe, public access to marina and docking facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy, was stalled in early January due to severe winter weather and extensive ice in the Great South Bay. Dredging efforts […]