On 9 March 2021, Singapore ratified the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation.
Petrodec has reactivated Haeva jack-up rig to DNV standards and the unit is now reporting for duty as the company’s second decommissioning vessel.
Port of London Authority (PLA) has established a new test site for novel energy-generating technologies that will be powered by the tides of River Thames.
New Zealand Oil & Gas (NZOG) has relinquished the Toroa petroleum exploration permit, the final permit located outside of the Taranaki Basin.
Subsea power interconnection project between the island of Crete and mainland Greece (Attica region) has secured a €200 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). IPTO’s Ariadne Interconnection signed the new loan deal, which comes with an option of extending the funding by additional €10
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has given Seadrill two orders and a decision on a coercive fine after serious breaches of the regulations.
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has revealed that it will launch a review of the federal oil and gas leasing program on Thursday, 25 March, via a virtual forum.
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has secured a $3.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office to build, test, and operate a modular current energy converter.
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved the development plan for Northern Lights, the storage part of the Longship carbon capture and storage project.
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Vineyard Wind 1 project in Massachusetts and has thus put the offshore wind farm one step away from completing the federal permitting process. The only thing now left before const
Samsung Heavy will have to pay $411 million to rig owner Stena Drilling after losing a dispute related to the termination of a rig construction contract.
Cyprus, Israel and Greece on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in relation to the EuroAsia Interconnector project. The EuroAsia Interconnector is a multi-terminal VSC-HVDC scheme which will connect Israel, Cyprus and Greece (Crete), and will comprise converter stations with
Irish hydrokinetic turbine developer GKinetic Energy has been granted patent protection for its technology in Canada.
Australia’s offshore energy regulator NOPSEMA has accepted Santos’ proposal to acquire a 3D marine seismic survey in the Bedout Sub-basin on the central North West Shelf called the Archer 3D MSS. The Archer 3D MSS is located within exploration permit areas WA-437-P and WA-541-P, and surrounding wate
