McDermott has won a pre front-end engineering design (FEED) contract from Tata Steel B.V. for the Enhancing Value by Emissions Reuse and Emission Storage (EVEREST) Project. Specifically, Tata Steel has launched the preparatory plans for a project to capture CO2 from its blast furnaces in IJmuiden, t
The world’s largest container shipping company Maersk is likely to opt for a zero-emission alternative to fossil fuels rather than choosing LNG as a bridging fuel for the company’s fleet. “We don’t believe that LNG will play a big role for us as a transition fuel, because it is still a fossil fuel a
Equinor is ready to drill two wells in the North Sea offshore Norway following the receipt of approvals and permits from the Norwegian authorities.
Global CO2 emissions will continue to rise and track fleet growth, a new analysis by Swedish big data firm Marine Benchmark shows.
Ithaca Energy is moving forward with its plans to develop the Abigail field, located in the UK North Sea as a subsea tie-back.
The European Commission has seen progress in the safety of offshore oil and gas operations following the implementation of the safety directive.
Oil and gas major Shell has partnered with marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity to combine expertise and assets to execute multiclient seep hunting projects. The companies believe that combination of Shell’s specialist seep hunting expertise and Ocean Infinity’s ‘Armada’ fleet of robotic ships, will
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved a number of measures aimed at cutting the shipping sector’s carbon emissions in the next decade. The measures adopted at the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) taking place virtually from 16-20 November included amendments
Classification and technical advisory body ABS has recently published the ‘Guide for Subsea Mining’. The guide details Class requirements for the design, construction, installation as well as survey of mobile offshore mining units. It comes as global interest in resources on the sea floor grows to s
Norwegian shipowner Grieg Star has set up a separate company, named Grieg Edge, to drive innovations within sustainable maritime services.
Japanese engineering major Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is set to issue a $239 million (JPY 25 billion) green bond on November 24 as it aims to raise funds to support the decarbonization challenge. MHI revealed its green bond issuance plans at the end of October saying the funds raised would ta
Eighteen offshore wind companies, transmission system operators and environmental NGOs have launched a new coalition dedicated to ensuring that Europe delivers its planned expansion of offshore wind energy while preserving nature and marine ecosystems. The aim of the Offshore Energy and Nature Coali
The Gothenburg Port Authority wants to cut carbon emissions at the port by promoting the use of greener construction equipment and methods in future construction projects. The port announced plans to include new procurement stipulations for selected contracts in order to cut carbon emissions at the
Energy and commodity pricing service Argus has agreed to share its database of ammonia terminals with DNV GL’s Alternative Fuel Insight online platform, a website that provides information about and promotes the use of alternative fuels.
