757 oil slicks, covering 1.9 million hectares in the Mediterranean Sea, have been identified between July 2020 – January 2024.
One often overlooked contributor to a ship’s fuel efficiency and total emissions is the impact of biofouling.
After hitting another snag due to a court-ordered temporary halt of operations, a gas project in the North Sea is awaiting outcome of court hearing.
Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean has been appointed to perform a 120-day recycling campaign on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) for an international operator. The campaign is divided into five sub-campaigns, each addressing specific tasks crucial for the decommissioning process, includi
DEME Group has launched what is said to be the world’s largest fallpipe vessel, set to be prepared for green methanol and the first dual-fuel fallpipe vessel in the industry. Princess of Belgium, Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, officially named the new fallpipe vessel Yellowstone in Zeebrugge, B
U.S. technology company Oceaneering has carried out a pipeline inspection industrial pilot using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for TotalEnergies, as part of the French energy giant’s ambition to become a net-zero company. The North Sea pilot using the Freedom AUV saw the inspection of over
Preparations are currently underway for a CO2 injection test at a carbon capture and storage (CCS) license in the North Sea that encompasses the “UK’s largest depleted gas field”. Perenco UK and Carbon Catalyst Limited secured a license to progress their Poseidon CCS project at the Leman gas fields
A number of companies from the industry have joined forces in a project to investigate the effects of subsea electricity cables on marine wildlife, expected to contribute to developing environmentally friendly power cable systems. The FlatEMF project, being undertaken by 50Hertz, EirGrid, Europacabl
The UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has revealed its intention to introduce a levy on carbon storage licenses in the future, once the carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry begins operating on a more self-sustaining basis. The NSTA ran a call for evidence between December 4, 2023, and
One of the largest construction support vessels (CSVs) in Solstad Offshore’s fleet is set to receive an energy-efficient upgrade said to allow “dramatic energy savings”. Kongsberg Maritime has been appointed to upgrade the Normand Sentinel from AZP 120 CP mechanical thruster to RD-AZ2600 rim-drive a
The UK will fail to achieve a “just and fair” energy transition by 2030 unless there is urgent alignment across the political spectrum to sustain offshore energy industry jobs, supply chain investments and the economic contribution of the workforce, a new report by Robert Gordon University (RGU) sta
Jan De Nul has ordered a new XL cable-laying vessel (CLV), identical to the Fleeming Jenkin ordered at a Chinese shipyard last year. With a cable-carrying capacity of 28,000 tonnes, the vessels are said to be the largest capacity CLVs in the world. Like Fleeming Jenkin, the new vessel will be 215 me
North Sea Transition Authority has spotlighted up to £3 billion ($3.76 bln) of emissions reduction schemes proposed by North Sea companies.
Equinor has been served with a notice of order by Norway’s offshore safety regulator after a probe into an incident.
