Poland’s Parliamentary Commission for Energy, Climate and State Assets has completed the first reading of the draft offshore wind bill. The draft bill supporting the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea was adopted by the Council of Ministers at the end of November and shortly after
Forty-five IMO Member States and one Associate Member, Hong Kong, have now designated seafarers as key workers, a key step in resolving the ongoing crew change crisis. Key worker designation is essential to exempt these professionals from specific COVID-related travel restrictions, allowing them to
Shareholders from Cenovus Energy and Husky Energy have voted to support the previously announced plan to combine the two companies.
The Netherlands and Denmark have signed an Agreement of Intent (AoI) to together explore opportunities for an offshore energy hub in the North Sea. Under the deal, TenneT, Gasunie and Energinet will carry out further research on the development of the joint energy hub for connecting offshore wind fa
Following a historic vote in parliament, the Norwegian Government on Tuesday announced its funding decision for the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project in Norway. The project will enable the shipping, reception, and sequestration of CO2 in geological strata in the Northern North Sea, a
Norway’s Equinor has to account for deficiencies that the country’s offshore safety authority has found on about two-thirds of its E&P activities.
Denmark and Germany have entered into an agreement to strengthen their cooperation on offshore wind and innovative energy hubs. The agreement is the starting point for further cooperation to explore the design of possible joint projects, and in this context, cooperation on the energy hubs in the Nor
Jersey Oil & Gas has identified a new prospect in the UK North Sea after a subsurface evaluation with plans to carry out a drilling campaign from 2022.
Brazilian prosecutors have filed a civil lawsuit against Maersk, alleging corruption schemes in relation to securing shipping contracts with Petrobras.
The risk of shippers evading the EU carbon market is minimal, as it would not be cost-effective, a study by Brussels-based environmental NGO Transport and Environment shows. In 2019, the European Union committed in its European Green Deal to extend the European emissions trading system (ETS) to the
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has granted permission for Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd offshore wind projects. The decisions come after the assessment of the supplementary environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for the two wind farms. The go-ahead allows Vattenfall to start the pro
German LNG Terminal has received the decision from the German regulatory authority, Bundesnetzagentur, granting it exemption from network access and tariff regulation.
The UK government will end direct support for the fossil fuels energy sector overseas as it works to support the sector’s transition to low-carbon energy.
Houston-based Pilot LNG has filed all relevant documentation with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to initiate the waterway suitability assessment (WSA) process for its proposed Galveston LNG bunker port (GLBP) project.
