The EU has allocated close to €720 million from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the investments in power transmission infrastructure in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The decision follows joint application made earlier this year by transmission system operators from Poland and the t
Ahead of the UK’s exit from the EU Customs union, the country’s government has launched a £200 million ($258 million) fund to enable ports to build new facilities and prepare for life outside the EU.
Aker BP is now ready to start production from Phase 1 of its operated Ærfugl gas and condensate field development located in the Norwegian Sea.
Lebanese public prosecutors have asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of cargo vessel Rhosus, from which a shipment of ammonium nitrate was confiscated back in 2013, Reuters reported citing Lebanese NNA news agency. Boris Prokoshev has been identified as the capt
U.S. Department of Commerce is awarding a $2.166 million grant to support the development of the offshore wind industry in Maine. The grant, awarded by the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), will be used to develop a roadmap for establishing an offshore wind industry in this U.S
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been hit by cyber attack that has taken out a number of its web-based services.
The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program has selected 16 marine energy technology developers for testing and technical support. The developers and researchers, selected in the first Request for Technical Support (RFTS) launched earlier in 2020, will be granted
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden have signed a joint declaration to cooperate on and accelerate the build-out of offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea. High-level representatives of the eight Baltic Sea countries and the European Commission signed the decl
Aa of 1 October 2020, seafarers in the United Kingdom will be receiving a minimum wage — pay protection equal to every other sector.
Oil major ConocoPhillips has secured consent to start up the Tor II field facilities located in the North Sea offshore Norway.
ExxonMobil has made its final investment decision to proceed with the Payara field offshore development in Guyana after receiving government approvals.
Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the West Hercules rig.
The Maritime Union of Australia is planning to offer a peace deal to Patrick Terminals and stop industrial action at the company’s container terminals in exchange for a one-year extension of the existing workplace agreement. The duo is set to appear today in a conciliation hearing of the Fair Work C
A draft offshore wind bill in Lithuania that recently began its journey through the system to get approved is now before the Lithuanian parliament (the Seimas), which is considering its amendments to the current laws that would set up conditions for the development of offshore wind projects in the B
