A court in the Bahamas has decided to add Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) as a respondent to an application brought by environmental groups.
The Greek wind energy association ELETAEN has launched public consultation for a legislative framework for the development of offshore wind in Greece. The consultation period will run until 1 February and is part of the implementation of the project “Necessary legislative adjustments to promote offs
Scotland has unveiled plans to establish a new model of greenports focused on inclusive growth, fair work practices and delivering a net-zero economy.
The Biden administration has opted to temporarily suspend oil and gas leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters while it evaluates the legal and policy implications of the program.
On 21 January, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) granted an electricity production permit and issued an electricity production license to Vattenfall for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Denmark. The permit is valid for 25 years from the time when the first electricity is delivered from the offsh
UK oil and gas company Serica Energy has received a renewed license and secondary sanctions assurance from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) relating to the North Sea Rhum field in which the company has a 50 per cent interest.
Germany saw 32 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 219 MW connected to the grid in 2020, with no new wind turbines erected in the second half of the year, according to the figures published by Deutsche WindGuard on 21 January. In total, 1,501 offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 7,7
The US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have agreed to a framework for coordination in regulating renewable energy activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) clarifi
U.S. President Joe Biden has announced America would return to the international Paris Agreement to fight climate change.
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a ship involved in building the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, as the Trump administration sought to raise pressure on the project on its last day in office.
The International Chamber of Shipping is calling on governments to put seafarers and frontline maritime shore workers at the head of the vaccine queue and to designate seafarers as keyworkers, to avoid a repeat of the 2020 ‘crew change crisis’. ICS is demanding that governments, who are once again r
Two Fieldwood Energy workers have been indicted for allegedly allowing crude oil spills from Gulf of Mexico platforms to avoid shutdowns.
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered 61 production licences on the Norwegian continental shelf in the APA 2020 to 30 companies.
Singapore has become one of the first nations to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations of frontline maritime personnel as part of its national vaccination strategy to protect frontline personnel. Under the Sea – Air Vaccination Exercise (SAVE), over 10,000 frontline maritime personnel are expected to be
