The following article is a guest post by Maren Strandevold, an energy lawyer and an associate at the international commercial law firm Haynes and Boone. In response to the recent offshore wind announcement by the UK’s Prime Minister, Maren Strandevold discusses the need for adequate funding allocate
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Lundin Energy Norway for a well located in the North Sea offshore Norway.
Last week, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) working group presented a draft text where it agreed further measures to cut ship emissions. However, the text has sparked criticism by various NGOs and maritime organisations and has been described as unambitious and vague.
British armed forces have taken control of the oil tanker Nave Andromeda after seven stowaways reportedly hijacked the vessel in the English Channel over the weekend. The Liberian-flagged tanker arrived into UK waters on Sunday from Lagos, where the stowaways allegedly boarded the vessel. The crew i
Turkey stated that there is a possibility that it would cooperate with foreign companies to develop its massive discovery in the Black Sea.
New Zealand is imposing stricter rules for the export of live animals by ship following a fatal incident involving a livestock carrier.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a well located in the Barents Sea off Norway.
Karoon Gas has received approval from a Brazilian regulator to take over the Baúna field offshore Brazil with completion expected at the end of the month.
United States President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden locked up horns in the final presidential debate over completely different visions on the future of the country’s fossil fuels industry.
BW Offshore has decided to place its subsidiary which owns the FPSO Umoroa in New Zealand in liquidation to avoid further accumulation of losses following the permit operator’s insolvency.
Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP), a Danish-Swedish joint venture port operator, revealed it would join the application for the EU funding for CO2 capture project on Amager Bakke.
Japanese-owned car import vessel Metis Leader has been arrested in Australia on the grounds of overdue crew changes. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said a number of seafarers on the Panamanian-flagged vessel had been working aboard the vessel in excess of the 11 months, the ma
In September, China’s President Xi Jinping pledged before the UN General Assembly to make China carbon neutral by 2060. This is a bold goal for the world’s largest polluter at a time when the nation is planning to develop nearly 150 gigawatts worth of coal power plants. The momentum is building for
The investigation into the fire on board Maersk Honam boxship by the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) of Singapore has shown that it is highly likely that the fire originated from the decomposition of dangerous cargo generating intense heat. Maersk Honam was hit by a major fire in March
