Captain of the fire-stricken feeder, which was carrying Nitric Acid and other chemicals before it sank off Colombo, Sri Lanka, two weeks ago, has been released on bail after appearing in the High Court of Sri Lanka, operator of the vessel confirmed. As informed, the Russian skipper of the X-Press Pe
Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has joined a study with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) to explore the use of ammonia as an alternative marine fuel. The joint study will cover green ammonia production and supply, ammonia bunkering process, and potential issues
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has set out plans to issue a funding opportunity announcement in summer 2021 to support open water research and development (R&D) at the PacWave South test site.
The Norwegian offshore safety body Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has issued an order to KCA Deutag Drilling following a serious personal injury incident on the Askeladden jack-up rig.
The in-depth investigation into the acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) by Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings (HHIH) remains stopped in the EU. Based on the official information on the EU Commission’s website, the provisional deadline for the completion of the probe was sto
Norwegian engineering company TECO 2030 has urged the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to recognize the role carbon capture will play in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping, as not enough vessels will undergo fuel switches to meet the climate targets.
The international efforts carried out over the past year to assess the risk of a massive oil leak or explosion from the Safer, a stricken FSO moored off the coast of Yemen, have been largely unsuccessful. The condition of the floating storage and offloading unit, which is anchored 60 km north of the
Australian offshore regulator NOPSEMA has started an assessment of Santos’ recently submitted environmental plan for the drilling of up to 12 wells in the Bedout basin located offshore Australia.
Sri Lankan authorities have filed a claim with the operator of the ill-fated feeder X-Press Pearl seeking $40 million to compensate for the environmental damages caused by the ship’s sinking. An interim claim has been lodged with Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, according to Sri Lanka’s Ports and Sh
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has made a minor oil discovery near the Visund field in the North Sea offshore Norway.
As the energy transition is unravelling, the industry is paving the way to net-zero by pushing for further emission cuts and new fuels and vessels.
Shipping association representatives from G7 countries along with Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa have created a new shipping association, M7 with the first meeting organized by the UK Chamber of Shipping.
An Aker Solutions manager in Malaysia has been charged due to allegations that he had submitted false documents in dealings with state-owned energy giant Petronas, Reuters reports. The case comes amid investigations by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) into whether the Norwegian compan
Australia is about to see its largest-ever wave of offshore wells that reach the end of their producing life & need to be decommissioned, Rystad says.
