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  • USA: Sandia Re-Evaluates Vertical Axis Wind Turbines

    31 July 2012
    Research & Development

    Sandia National Laboratories’ wind energy researchers are re-evaluating vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) to help solve some of the problems of generating energy from offshore breezes. Though VAWTs have been around since the earliest days of wind energy research at Sandia and elsewhere, VAWT architecture could transform offshore wind technology. The economics of offshore windpower […]

  • $18.4 billion gas project’s life on the line – Court ruling poses a threat to US LNG infrastructure buildout, developer says

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

    A court ruling is said to have put a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project at Texas’ Port of Brownsville in danger by revoking the reauthorization granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

  • Oil & gas alongside green and low-carbon energy: Will such a compass lead the world astray or steer it in the right direction?

    4 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Transition

    Should the world aim for a balancing act to satisfy both energy security and green future aspirations or pick just one?

  • Trio to create ‘world class’ OSV company in Norway

    6 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    A new offshore supply vessel company with a fleet of 154 vessels will be formed in Norway following a combination of three companies, Farstad Shipping, Solstad Offshore and Deep Sea Supply.  According to Farstad’s Oslo Stock Exchange filing on Monday, its stakeholders have agreed a plan for its financial restructuring, which will be followed by work to […]

  • ‘First-ever’ blue bond in MENA region sees light of day

    26 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Dubai-based terminal operator DP World has issued a staggering $100 million blue bond, becoming the first company in the Middle East to mark this ‘milestone’. According to DP World, the blue bond will aim to fund environmentally friendly projects across marine transportation, port infrastructure, marine pollution, and nature and water-positive initiatives A blue bond is […]

  • Industry bodies pitch ‘pooled compliance’ as part of simplified global GHG fuel standard

    20 November 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) have submitted a joint proposal to the shipping industry’s global regulator, the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO), for a Global GHG Fuel Standard (GFS). The proposal, set to be discussed at the next round of IMO negotiations in March 2024, sets out […]

  • Amazon, IKEA and other major retailers launch zero-emission shipping tender

    14 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration

    Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), a non-profit organisation that includes major retail brands, has launched a Request for Proposals (RfP) for 600,000 twenty-foot containers (TEUs) over a three-year period on ocean vessels powered by zero-emission fuels.

  • U.S. judge quashes Gulf of Mexico oil & gas lease sale due to climate impact

    28 January 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    U.S. judge has invalidated the results of an offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico held by the Biden administration in 2021.

  • Royal Caribbean unveils Destination Net Zero strategy

    29 October 2021
    Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    American cruise holding company Royal Caribbean Group announced a giant step on its sustainability journey — Destination Net Zero, a comprehensive decarbonization strategy that includes pledging to establish science-based targets (SBT) and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

  • Microsoft and C4IR Ocean join forces to save the ocean

    23 September 2020
    Collaboration, Environment, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology, Vision

    The Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Ocean (C4IR Ocean) is working to promote a sustainable ocean and is partnering with Microsoft to develop technology-based solutions to improve ocean health. Aker and the World Economic Forum are behind C4IR Ocean, which is part of a global network of 10 Centers for the Fourth […]

  • Six Shipping Carriers Participate in Port of Los Angeles Environmental Ship Index (USA)

    9 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Six shipping carriers have become the inaugural participants in the Port of Los Angeles Environmental Ship Index (ESI), an international clean air program that rewards ocean carriers for bringing their newest and cleanest vessels to the Port. Developed through the International Association of Ports & Harbors’ World Ports Climate Initiative, the ESI program is the […]

  • Trump picks ex-Navy Seal to lead Department of Interior

    16 December 2016

    U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has nominated Ryan Zinke, an ex-Navy Seal and current Congressman from Montana to lead the Department of Interior. If approved by the Senate, Zinke will be responsible for the management of public lands, water, wildlife, energy resources, conservation, restoration, development, lease sales, including offshore and onshore oil and gas leases. The […]

  • Germany: Port of Hamburg Welcomes LNG-Powered Ship for First Time

    22 June 2012

    At the Überseebrücke pier, the Port of Hamburg has for the first time been able to welcome an LNG-fuelled ship. The KV BARENTSHAV belongs to the Norwegian Coastguard fleet, and is deployed on fisheries controls, sea rescue, policing, Customs inspections and environmental checks within Norwegian territorial waters. The speciality of the ship is its environmentally […]

  • Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Plans Challenged by Environmental Groups

    20 December 2013

     A research report released by environmental groups confirms there is no evidence that Virginia-based Dominion Resources has secured major financial backing for its plan to export fracked Appalachian gas to Asia through a terminal on Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay. Opponents of the plan simultaneously warned potential investors that the Cove Point liquefied gas export project—estimated to […]

  • Energy Skills Scotland Announced with Double Funding

    10 May 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital

      A doubling of planned funding to improve oil and gas training facilities and develop other energy sector skills courses has been announced by the First Minister. Led by Skills Development Scotland and located at Robert Gordon University, Energy Skills Scotland (ESS) is being backed by an investment package worth £6.5 million – double the […]

  • Offshore Energy 2019: It’s a wrap!

    8 October 2019

    This was the live blog of Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) 2019 taking place on 8 & 9 October. Europe’s leading gathering of the entire offshore energy industry. Read all the highlights of these days.

  • Will a net-zero dash enable the UK to reap more benefits?

    10 October 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    New poll shows the majority of British people are in favor of hastening the UK’s net-zero aspirations, thus, more green policies are seen as a safe bet for winning incoming elections.

  • First oil gushes out of BP’s giant new offshore platform in Azerbaijan

    18 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    BP has started oil production from its new 48-slot production, drilling, and quarters platform in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Azerbaijan.

  • Dredging Today Conference Kicks Off Today

    9 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Our first Dredging Today Conference (DTC) is starting today at Amsterdam RAI Convention Center, under the theme ‘Changing Climate, Resilient Business’. The two-day event, collocated with the Offshore Energy and Exhibition Conference (OEEC), will gather expert conference speakers and panelists to discuss how the world in which the dredging industry operates is changing. Climate change, […]

  • Germany: First LNG-Powered Ship Arrives in Port of Hamburg

    22 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    At the Überseebrücke pier, the Port of Hamburg has for the first time been able to welcome an LNG-fuelled ship. The KV BARENTSHAV belongs to the Norwegian Coastguard fleet, and is deployed on fisheries controls, sea rescue, policing, Customs inspections and environmental checks within Norwegian territorial waters. The speciality of the ship is its environmentally […]

  • China Paying High Toll for Shipping Emissions

    30 October 2014

    China’s largely unregulated ports and shipping system generate significant air pollution that imposes a huge health and environmental burden and contribute to the country’s over 1 million pollution-related deaths each year,  the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) said in a report. China is now home to seven of the globe’s top ten busiest ports and […]

  • Greenpeace blocks BP’s headquarters on Looney’s first day as new boss

    5 February 2020

    Greenpeace activists have delivered hundreds of solar panels and blocked an entrance to BP’s headquarters in London on Bernard Looney’s first day in the office as the company’s new CEO. 

  • With $28 billion in the bag, Shell’s 2023 profit attests to oil & gas price slump and LNG trading upturn

    1 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Transition

    Shell’s annual profit in 2023 took a tumble, dropping by 30% on a year-over-year basis, compared to its highest-ever annual profit, which came to almost $40 billion in 2022.

  • Nordic Roadmap: Immediate government action needed to close fuel transition cost gap

    4 December 2024
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    The Nordic Roadmap project has unpacked the Fuel Transition Roadmap for Nordic Shipping, a “comprehensive” report that urges Nordic ministers to take immediate action to support the maritime industry in achieving its environmental goals by closing the cost gap associated with the fuel transition. As informed, the document’s findings and recommendations, submitted on December 3, […]

  • Energy through knowledge

    8 August 2019

    Oil, gas, offshore wind and marine energy, all will play their part in the future of energy. Offshore Energy 2019 gives the energy transition a home and this will be felt in the conference program.