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Norway goes on oil & gas spree and gives its blessing to projects worth over $18.5 billion

Norway has greenlighted 19 oil and gas projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) with invest...

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Welsh marine energy sector breaks record with €120M investment over last year

The Marine Energy Wales annual State of the Sector Report has highlighted the progress and achieveme...

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  • Outlook & Strategy
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Aker BP cleared to dispatch Saipem rig for drilling ops in North Sea

Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Saipem’s rigs for operations on a...

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Thumbs-up for Aker BP to dispatch Noble rig for North Sea ops

Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Noble’s rigs for operations...

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Tidal stream energy can serve as ‘effective complement’ to wider UK’s net zero and energy security efforts, report finds

The report on the potential of tidal stream energy to support sustainable growth in the UK, publishe...

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Carbon storage license award seen as ‘significant milestone’ for UK CCS project

Synergia Energy has been awarded a license under the North Sea Transition Authority’s first carbon s...

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  • Carbon Capture Usage & Storage
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After Liberia’s accession to Hong Hong Convention the treaty can now enter into force

Shortly after Bangladesh, Liberia has acceded to the Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environme...

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  • Rules & Regulation
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Canada launches task force to seize Bay of Fundy’s tidal energy potential

The government of Canada has established a task force on sustainable tidal energy to explore issues ...

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EU clamps down on ship-to-ship transfers breaching Russian oil import ban

In a bid to tighten the enforcement of existing sanctions against Russia, the European Union has imp...

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  • Green Marine
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EU urges IMO to set net-zero emissions target for 2050

The European Union (EU) has put forward an ambitious proposal to achieve net-zero emissions in the s...

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  • Green Marine
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Revamping overlooked emissions contributor to imbue energy transition with greener vigour

There are some components in the energy industry, which are being largely overlooked during the tran...

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  • Transition
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Bay du Nord oil project’s court saga draws to a close but will there be an encore?

Will this be the end of legal scrutiny and attempts to overturn the government’s approval for the gi...

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Oman sees signing of two new green hydrogen project agreements

Hydrom, a subsidiary of Energy Development Oman SAOC (EDO), has entered two new agreements awarding ...

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  • Business Developments & Projects
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Longboat and Japan’s JAPEX weeks away from bringing new Norwegian player to life

Longboat Energy and JAPEX are expected to complete all the steps for the creation of their Norwegian...

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If UK bans new oil & gas exploration licences, what energy games are left to be played?

Is the saga about the Labour Party’s plans for the UK’s oil and gas industry reaching a softer stanc...

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  • Exploration & Production
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European Commission formally adopts rules on renewable hydrogen

The European Commission (EC) has formally published the two delegated acts outlining detailed rules ...

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  • Regulation & Policy
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South Africa, Netherlands and Denmark team up on $1bln green hydrogen fund

Governments of South Africa, the Netherlands and Denmark have concluded a Heads of Agreement (HoA) w...

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Marine Energy Wales: The Infrastructure (Wales) Bill will be transformative for marine energy

The recently introduced Infrastructure (Wales) Bill, which includes a new unified consenting process...

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EBRD launches green maritime program in Türkiye

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a program to modernise the ...

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Norway’s gas output nosedives while oil grows

Norway’s gas output has fallen below the one recorded during the month before, last year, and ...

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UN adopts historic High Seas Treaty

The UN’s 193 member states adopted a legally binding marine biodiversity agreement on Monday followi...

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Greenpeace blocks Equinor's tanker in Norway

A small group of Greenpeace Nordic activists has taken action to prevent a tanker carrying potential...

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  • Environment
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Neptune cleared to deploy Odfjell Drilling-managed rig for ops in North Sea

Neptune Energy has received consent to use an Odfjell Drilling-managed semi-submersible rig for dril...

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Go-ahead for Norwegian oil & gas firm to kick off drilling ops with Transocean rig

OKEA has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in t...

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In focus: Transitioning to low-carbon energy future through green hydrogen corridors

This time last year, the world, especially Europe, was busy as popcorn on a skillet trying to secure...

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