Two workers were evacuated on Tuesday from Equinor’s Statfjord B platform offshore Norway after being exposed to smoke following a short circuit in a switchboard room.
A survey made by the Norwegian statistics bureau SSB revealed that oil and gas investment in Norway will rise more this year and decline less in 2021 than predicted a few months ago.
The Crown Estate has awarded Blue Gem Wind with seabed rights to develop the 96 MW Erebus project, Wales’ first floating offshore wind farm. The Agreement for Lease will allow the joint venture between Simply Blue Energy and Total to progress with environmental assessments and surveys, and seek plan
The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) for continued cooperation in the areas of offshore oil and gas, offshore wind energy, and seabed minerals.
The U.S. government is considering changes to policies for oil companies operating in the offshore Gulf of Mexico that might allow existing platforms to lengthen extensions to remote wells, Reuters claimed.
The United States has seized fuel from four oil tankers reportedly carrying fuel shipments from Iran destined for Venezuela, the U.S. Justice Department said. The fuel was allegedly shipped by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), designated by the U.S. as a foreign terrorist organization. T
A new guide that aims to provide both port and shipping sectors with practical guidance on how to facilitate Just In Time Arrivals (JIT) has been released.
Equinor has received safety consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the Deepsea Atlantic rig on the Gullfaks field located offshore Norway.
Bahamas Petroleum Company has been granted an interim force majeure extension to the second exploration period for its southern licences in The Bahamas
Hermitage Offshore and 28 subsidiaries have filed for voluntary Chapter 11 petitions amid global oil slump and coronavirus pandemic.
Germany’s customs and police officers have seized around 1.5 tonnes of cocaine discovered on board a container vessel at the Port of Hamburg, a spokesperson for the Customs Office in Hamburg confirmed to Offshore Energy.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wellesley Petroleum a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.
Mauritius’ Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after Wakashio, a Japanese bulker that ran aground off the coast of the island nation, began spilling oil.
The Federal Court of Australia has handed a major legal victory to ten Australian seafarers who undertook a two-month sit-in to prevent their vessel, the MV Portland, from being replaced by foreign flag-of-convenience ships crewed by exploited workers.
