A ferry operated by Finnish company Viking Line has run aground in the Åland Islands waters between Finland and Sweden, Finnish authorities said.
Oil and gas company Wellesley Petroleum has drilled a dry well north of the Gjøa field offshore Norway.
Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Equinor consent to use Askeladd Phase 1 facilities on the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to include greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector into the EU’s emissions trading scheme from January 1, 2022. MEPs backed a -40% greenhouse gas efficiency target for shipping companies, to be reached gradually by 2030, as part of the revision of t
Turkey is bringing in another drillship for operations in the Black Sea only weeks after announcing a giant gas discovery in the area.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Neptune Energy for well 6406/12-G-1 H located in the Norwegian Sea.
The World Shipping Council has raised serious concerns for maritime trade and global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if the EU expands its Emissions Trading System (ETS) to include international shipping. In July, the European Parliament’s environment committee voted to include CO2 emissi
Saipem and Snam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on new energy transition technologies, green hydrogen development, and CO2 capture and reuse.
The Board of Directors of FSL Trust Management Pte, as trustee-manager Singapore-based First Ship Lease Trust, said it has successfully settled a legal dispute with Danish shipping company TORM.
Innovo has been selected as one of 15 companies to participate in Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme. The programme, delivered by Enterprise Europe Network, will span activities from September 2020 to July 2021. It will focus on surface and underwater marine robotics systems and tech
Canada’s ocean tech company Kraken Robotics has recently secured contracts with Royal Danish Navy and Polish Navy. The Royal Danish Navy deal will see Kraken supply mine-hunting sonar equipment. Specifically, Kraken will deliver its KATFISH towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar, Tentacle Winch and Autonomo
Premier Oil and Spirit Energy have added a total of 14 new blocks to their UK North Sea portfolio in OGA’s 32nd Offshore Licensing Round.
Crown Estate Scotland is awarding £500,000 for the development of the local offshore wind market. The funds comprise £300,000 for Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) projects and £200,000 for environmental research. The awarding of SOWEC funding will be linked to criteria which include ali
The UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has offered for award 113 licence areas over 259 blocks or part-blocks to 65 companies in the latest offshore licensing round.
