Customs officers have found around 500 kilograms of cocaine on board a bulker that recently arrived in the Port of Hamburg.
After considering the consequences of the COVID-19 global pandemic on oil prices and African economies, the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons (MMH) of Equatorial Guinea has signed a ministerial order granting oil and gas companies a two-year extension on their exploration programmes.
Australian authorities have detained a bulker identified as African Heron for carrying high sulfur fuel oil. “The vessel was found to have non-compliant fuel oil on board with sulphur content above 0.5%. This is not permitted under the carriage ban on non-compliant fuel in Annex VI of MARPOL that ca
Repsol has made two significant offshore oil discoveries in Mexico’s deepwater with its Polok-1 and Chinwol-1 exploration wells in Block 29 in the Salina Basin.
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) closed the application period for the Hollandse Kust (noord) Wind Farm Zone tender on 30 April. Several developers have applied for a permit to build and operate an offshore wind farm in the zone without a government subsidy. RVO will now assess the applicatio
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has proposed a two-step approach to the new EU Transport Strategy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for production drilling and completion on the Nova field using the West Mira drilling rig.
A maritime industry consortium and the existing syndicate of banks of shipbuilder Royal IHC, including the three major Dutch banks, have reached a heads of agreement for the acquisition and refinancing of IHC Merwede Holding B.V.
The Norwegian Government has decided to make oil production cuts in an attempt to more rapidly stabilise the oil market.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) revealed it would provide further financial support to the maritime industry in the wake of the global COVID-19 outbreak.
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved Beach Energy’s plan for a geophysical and geotechnical seabed assessment on the Trefoil offshore field.
Oil and gas company Spirit Energy has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea using the Leiv Eiriksson drilling rig.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has introduced a ten-point action plan to help industries involved in the movement of goods keep free-flowing trade afloat during the COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath.
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved Inpex’s plan for significant modifications on the Ichthys LNG project off Australia.
