The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions has awarded funding for a research project that will seek to optimise non-toxic coatings for control of biofouling and corrosion on marine energy devices and facilities.
UK-based renewable energy technology company WITT has secured a £350,000 contract with the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) to develop energy harvesting technology for the subsea environment.
As the shipping industry marks this year’s Day of the Seafarer, hundreds of thousands of seafarers continue to face challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with regard to repatriation, shore leave, and medical support. “After a year of seafarer mistreatment by governments and ineffective lob
Swedish-Israeli company Eco Wave Power has started collecting wave data offshore Porto for its planned wave energy project in the northwest region of Portugal.
Brazil’s National Petroleum, Gas, and Biofuels Agency (ANP) has approved PetroRio’s revised development plan of the Frade field offshore Brazil.
The European Commission and the Waterborne Technology Platform signed a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) for a Co-Programmed Partnership under the framework of Horizon Europe. The partnership aims to accelerate the transformation of waterborne transport to eliminate all harmful environmental emissions
Following reports that Keppel and Sembcorp Marine are in talks to merge their offshore and marine businesses, the two players have now inked non-binding agreements.
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland told Congress that the Biden administration currently has no plan to permanently ban new oil and gas drilling on federal land.
Neptune Energy is planning to test an additional prospect in a North Sea licence where its large Dugong offshore discovery is located.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) announced it was conducting research throughout 2021 into how Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oils (VLSFOs) behave if spilled into the Australian marine environment. The purpose of the study is to develop national arrangements, policies and principles for the ma
An EU law intended to drive the uptake of clean fuels by ships will actually lock in the use of fossil fuels for decades, Transport & Environment (T&E) said citing a leaked proposal of a law mandating ships to progressively switch to sustainable marine fuels. Specifically, the current draft would le
Seven oil and gas companies have been offered four production licences located offshore Norway as part of the country’s 25th Licensing Round.
UK’s Oil and Gas Authority has issued an updated guidance on flaring and venting, which sets out a tougher approach to driving reductions.
Ocean Energy Europe has presented the European Commission with a study that outlines the financial, technical and regulatory aspects of 17 wave and tidal projects that could hit the waters by the end of 2025, with recommendations for action at the EU level to ensure their delivery.
