European shipping emissions surged last year to their ‘highest’ level since official monitoring began back in 2018, fresh data published by the EU’s Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. According to the EU MRV (monitoring, reporting and verification) system, which measures emissions from ships of 5,
Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP30, which opens next week in Belém, Brazil, nearly 100 members of the global scientific community, including representatives from the Union of Concerned Scientists, have signed on to a letter calling on global leaders to limit a ‘dangerous expansion” of b
The European Commission has adopted the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) which sets out a common approach to boost investments in renewable and low-carbon fuels focusing on waterborne and aviation transport.
The UK National Grid is about to begin a marine survey of a damaged section of an interconnector between France and the UK that has been operating since 1986. The survey of the IFA 2000 submarine cable is scheduled to begin today, November 5, approximately 3 nautical miles offshore Folkestone, Kent,
Ten yet-to-be-delivered 24,212 TEU liquefied natural (LNG) dual-fuel vessels will be added to the French flag, French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group revealed.
The Clean Arctic Alliance has welcomed the Nordic Council’s adoption of a resolution concerning polar fuels, which calls on Nordic governments to craft and implement a regulation that would mandate the application of cleaner, marine fuels that could cut black carbon emissions whilst operating in the
Britain’s trade body for the offshore energy industry, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), has disclosed the results of its survey, which indicate that the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) needs to be tweaked from next year to unlock investments in the offshore energy arena.
ECSA European Shipowners and Airlines for Europe (A4E) have once again urged the European Commission (EC) as well as national governments to “ensure bold action“ to speed up the availability of affordable clean maritime and aviation fuels and support production in Europe. As ECSA has reiterated in i
As the United States (U.S.) has set its cap on growing its liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, multiple steps are being taken to shake off the regulatory shackles impeding the LNG export boom. The latest such move is encapsulated in a proposed bill aimed at accelerating the federal approval proces
FortisBC has secured the endorsement from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), an independent regulatory body regulating BC’s energy utilities, basic automobile insurance rates, and intra-provincial pipeline rates, for the proposed storage expansion of its existing liquefied natural gas
The Marine Energy Taskforce (MET), a 12-month initiative commissioned by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), has entered its second phase following a meeting in Cardiff. Launched in June by UK Energy Minister Michael Shanks, the MET is tasked with developing recommendations a
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has secured a drilling permit for operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be done with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling contractor.
The Government of the Canary Islands has declared the DESALIFE project a strategic initiative for the region, recognizing it as a “highly innovative and sustainable project, with strong strategic relevance and proven technical feasibility.” According to Ocean Oasis, this recognition marks a mileston
As energy security concerns continue to run the show, Great Britain’s regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), has called on oil and gas operators to join forces and bolster well interventions and development drilling activities to revive shut-in wells to sustain domestic oil and gas pr
