Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has visited the Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex, located in Bolshoi Kamen, Primorsky Territory, taking part in the naming ceremony of two reinforced ice-class carriers. The first vessel, the shuttle tanker, built by the order of Rosnefteflot, was named after the Soviet
The Government of Kenya and the African Union have proclaimed that climate change is the single greatest challenge facing humanity which demands urgent and concerted action from all nations to lower emissions and reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. During the inaugural Af
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has underlined the importance of the coexistence of multiple energy industries on the NCS.
A new report from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) puts emphasis on the need for new gas supply as potential blackouts loom on the horizon.
Norwegian offshore safety regulator, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), is changing its name to the Norwegian Ocean Industry Safety Authority (Noisa).
G20 leaders have decided to accelerate efforts to triple total renewable energy capacity and underscore the global need for over $4 trillion of annual investments until 2030, endorsing recommendations from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) for global renewable energy adoption. In a d
Following a military operation, Ukraine has brought back into its fold platforms in the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea.
Workers at three of Chevron’s LNG projects embarked on Protected Industrial Action, taking part in rolling stoppages, bans, and limitations.
“It’s official, the tidal stream energy market has taken off with 11 companies awarded the contracts for difference,” said Mor Energy, a QED Naval subsidiary company, which has been supported in the latest UK renewables auction round along with Spanish-based Magallanes Renovables which also welcomed
A recent analysis by UK-based maritime consultancy UMAS has shed light on the alignment of the Revised IMO GHG Strategy with science-based targets, which will require a strong and rapid response from national and regional governments as well as corporations alike. Failure to do so could relegate the
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is launching a global ABS Electrification Center in Singapore to support maritime decarbonization projects. The center will be comprised of ABS engineers and technical specialists, providing support to a range of electrification projects for shipowners, shipyard
A coalition of 20 African nations has thrown their weight behind the Nairobi Declaration, advocating for a global carbon levy on shipping. The declaration was adopted at the Africa Climate Summit held in Nairobi last week, and it calls for new global taxes to fund climate change action and adaptatio
Weening the world off fossil fuels and developing clean alternatives was bound to be hard even in perfect circumstances, but the latest global developments are bringing into question if any of the current efforts to decarbonize and reach net zero are even achievable in the given time-frames. Case in
Industry associations, research centers and supported developers have all unanimously welcomed the results of the latest renewables auction in the UK – where 53MW of tidal stream projects won contracts – deeming the outcome a ‘resounding vote of confidence’ in the increasingly mature tidal energy se
