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Authorities & Government, Certification & Classification, Human Capital, Regulation & policy, Rules & Regulation
The United Nations has adopted a resolution that calls on its members to designate seafarers and other marine personnel as key workers and implement relevant measures to allow stranded seafarers to be repatriated and others to join ships. The UN pointed to the need for an urgent and concrete response from all stakeholders, including the […]
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Authorities & Government, Collaboration, Environment, Research & Development, Technology
Smart Ocean has won SFI-status by the Research Council of Norway. The centre will run for eight years with a total budget of close to NOK 300 million. The Smart Ocean concept consist of 20 partners from across the entire value chain. This includes operators, service and technology providers, universities, research institutes and public entities. […]
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Innogy is planning to commence stakeholder and community consultations for the Dublin Array offshore wind project in Ireland early this autumn. The wind farm is currently in the development phase, and data gathering will continue until the summer to refresh the environmental reporting and project design, innogy said. Ecological surveys are also underway in the […]
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Preliminary agreements to ensure the grid connection for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project in France and the Baltic Eagle and Wikinger Süd projects in Germany have been concluded, Iberdrola said. For Saint-Brieuc, a preliminary agreement has been concluded with grid operator RTE to ensure the grid connection will be available in the second quarter of […]
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ECOFIN has moved the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) to the EU white list.
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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has been selected as the preferred supplier for the Groix & Belle-Île floating offshore wind project in France. MHI Vestas will provide its 9.5MW units, which means that the number of offshore wind turbines at the demonstration project will be reduced from four to three. “Installing the 9.5 MW machine for […]
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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has been selected as the preferred supplier for the Groix & Belle-Île floating offshore wind project in France. MHI Vestas will provide its 9.5MW units, which means that the number of offshore wind turbines at the demonstration project will be reduced from four to three. “Installing the 9.5 MW machine for […]
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Sparrows Group has been awarded approved supplier status by Saudi Arabia’s national oil company Saudi Aramco.
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Europa Oil & Gas is working to bring its Inishkea prospects located in the Slyne Basin offshore Ireland to drill-ready status with a target of 2019 while at the same time relinquishing another licensing option located in the same basin.
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Authorities & Government, Business & Finance
Bay State Wind, a proposed 400-800MW offshore wind project off Massachusetts, has been designated as a covered project under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41).
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In a recent ruling, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service determined the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) qualifies as a tax-exempt political subdivision of the State of Alaska under new and more stringent proposed IRS regulations.
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Workers represented by Scotland’s biggest offshore trade union Unite have ‘overwhelmingly’ voted to reject a no-change pay and conditions offer from their employers, the union reported on Thursday. Unite, along with the GMB union, is seeking a wage increase for offshore members, along with improved sick pay and paid travel time. Members of Unite were […]
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Jamaica could become a hub for the purchase and redistribution of LNG in the region, according to the country’s minister of science, energy and technology, Andrew Wheatley.
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Sri Lanka’s national ICT solutions provider, Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) has gained full landing status of SEA-ME-WE 5 cable station in Matara, Sri Lanka. The SEA-ME-WE 5 submarine cable has been designed with the upgradable 100Gbps technology, enabling an initial system capacity of 24Tbps per second on 3 fibre pairs. The cable will link […]
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While the low oil and gas prices have been bad news for almost everybody in the business of selling oil and oilfield services, there might be a niche sector that could benefit – decommissioning. According to a recent report by Douglas-Westwood, an energy intelligence group, there is a big opportunity for the companies specializing in […]
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Business & Finance, Project & Tenders
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer has urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to release the draft report and immediately thereafter hold public community forums regarding their plans for the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) project. “The Army Corps should release the draft plan and engage with the community ASAP. Public meetings will allow […]
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Oslo-based benchmarking and market intelligence platform for containerized ocean freight Xeneta is proposing a radical solution in container shipping – the commoditization of containerized freight. With ultra-low container rates, multiple operators being on the brink of bankruptcy, and adversarial relationships developing between those shipping goods and the carriers, Xeneta believes the entire container industry must evolve. […]
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India’s shipbuilding industry has received an infrastructure status as the country’s Ministry of Finance has placed the shipyards on its Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure in an effort to support indigenous vessels program. With this move, the country’s shipyards will be eligible to receive long-term financing at lower rates, with private shipyards, L&T Shipbuilding, Reliance Defence and Engineering […]
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Hurricane Energy’s Lancaster asset, located west of Shetland, has received an oil field status. The UK-based oil and gas exploration company, said on Thursday that the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) had agreed to the company’s request for a field determination area for Lancaster. According to Hurricane, the OGA has granted the company’s discovery oil […]
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The International Seabed Authority (ISA) General Assembly on July 14th approved the World Ocean Council (WOC) as an official Observer. Established by the Law of the Sea treaty, the ISA is the intergovernmental body which organizes, regulates and controls all mineral-related activities in the international seabed area of the world. With formal ISA Observer status, […]
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With over 70GW planned to come online over the next ten years, offshore wind continues to show exceptional potential and offers some of the best industry growth prospects against a backdrop of maturing onshore developments in the EU. Indeed, the extreme weather conditions offer higher wind speeds, allowing turbines to produce more electricity than onshore, […]
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Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance
TPSMI has completed TOTAL EP Diving Safety Management Systems audit to reach approved supplier status. The audit took place towards the end of 2014 and was conducted at the TPSMI’ Africa head office in Congo, where a full review of the processes, facilities and staff competencies was carried out. The 75,000 square foot industrial unit […]
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a Decree which confirms the international status of all Russian ports, including those residing in the territory of the Republic of Crimea. Medvedev said that now border and customs procedures for arriving foreign vessels will be much more facilitated, eliminating the need for any additional permits and approvals. This […]
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The Port of Felixstowe has become the first UK port to receive full Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status.The AEO initiative was introduced by the European Commission through the Union Customs Code to help simplify customs procedures and secure international supply chains. Commenting on the accreditation, Clemence Cheng, Chief Executive Officer of Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited, […]
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RWE Innogy UK continues to lead the development and construction of Galloper Offshore Wind Farm after agreeing exit arrangements with SSE. Along with this announcement, the company has provided a short update on the project’s status. The project is progressing along the existing timeline, with new strategic equity partners being sought. Good progress is being […]
