The offshore energy industry is facing an ever-increasing energy skills gap regarding workers spearheading the transition to green sources.
Ulrik Uhrenfeldt Andersen, the CEO of Golden Ocean Group, revealed his decision to step down from the position after leading the company through a period of immense growth and environmental transformation. GOGL’s board has appointed Lars-Christian Svensen, Golden Ocean’s Chief Commercial Officer, to
The UK’s Unite the union has secured – what it deems as – a recognition deal with CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited (CNOOC).
Subsea 7 has launched applications for its two-year engineering graduate program for next year which takes place in the French capital. According to Subsea 7, the Graduate Engineer Development Scheme (GEDS) involves both on and off-the-job development and exposes graduates to a variety of engineerin
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Day for Women in Maritime is celebrated annually on the 18th of May and aims to honour women in the industry and encourage recruitment, retention and continued employment in the sector. This is the second International Day for Women in Mari
In a surprising turn of events, the Supervisory Board of Belgian tanker major Euronav NV has announced the departure of CEO Hugo De Stoop with immediate effect, citing mutual agreement. The company said in a press release that the majority of the Supervisory Board supported the decision. The move co
The Philippines and Indonesia, which are home to just under 21% of the world’s crew members, are taking action to support their seafarers in developing modern skill sets as shipping decarbonizes. With 252,392 of the world’s seafarers, 13.3% of global crew members, calling the Philippines home, the c
The Board of Directors of the Italian energy giant Eni has appointed Claudio Descalzi as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for his fourth term and has named the members of the board committees. In this role, Descalzi is responsible for the management of the company, with the exception of specific respon
NKT’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alexander Kara has decided to leave the company and is being replaced from within. The announcement comes shortly after the company revealed it was planning new investments in additional production capacity and capabilities. According to NKT, Kara has decided to l
Six crew members, who were kidnapped by pirates from Monjasa Reformer, an oil and chemical tanker, in the Gulf of Guinea in late March have been rescued from an undisclosed location in Nigeria, as confirmed by the ship’s owner, Monjasa, on Monday. The Danish-owned vessel was seized on March 25 by a
The Blue Cluster in Belgium, an organization established to promote the development of innovative economic activities at sea, has appointed Piet Opstaele as its new chief executive officer.
The Mission to Seafarers has published the latest Seafarers Happiness Index report for Q1 2023, revealing a decline in overall happiness levels among seafarers during the first three months of the year. The Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) report covers ten key questions that provide insights into th
Norwegian regulator has launched an investigation into an incident, which led to an injury, on an Equinor-operated platform in the North Sea.
OEUK’s survey shows that the majority of MPs believe the UK can achieve its net-zero goals by collaborating with the oil and gas industry.
