The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled with French container shipping major CMA CGM over claims of violations of EPA’s vessel general permit issued under the Clean Water Act. Under the terms of the settlements, CMA CGM will pay $165,000 in penalties for claims of violations by fo
The German Environmental Aid (Deutsche Umwelthilfe – DUH) has filed a lawsuit against the operation of the LNG terminal ship Neptune in Lubmin on the Baltic Sea as it considers it illegal. With the lawsuit at the Federal Administrative Court, the DUH is demanding that Deutsche ReGas revoke the licen
Norwegian regulator has given Equinor its consent to use a COSL Drilling-owned rig for production drilling at a field in the North Sea.
Aker Solutions, Subsea 7 and SLB have obtained all required regulatory approvals from competition authorities for the establishment of a subsea joint venture (JV). “We are now a big step closer to day 1 for the coming world-class subsea company Aker Solutions are establishing together with SLB and S
Our news this week reflect the increasing activities in vessel decarbonisation and emission cutting in the oil and gas sector as offshore renewable energy continues to broaden both its geographical and technological reach and green hydrogen attracts new firm commitments. With new, more ambitious cor
Romania’s National Agency for Mineral Resources has endorsed the development plan for a massive deepwater natural gas project in the Black Sea.
OMV has secured a drilling permit from Norway’s authorities for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea, using one of Transocean’s rigs.
Operations at the Port of Gibraltar have ground to a halt following a bunker fuel spill from a ship anchored in the Bay of Gibraltar. The spill occurred during a ship-to-ship refueling operation involving the Panama-flagged LPG tanker Gas Venus, at approximately 8:22 a.m. on Tuesday morning. As info
The US DOE’s WPTO and MSRDC have opened a $1.2 million funding opportunity to support promising, potentially high-impact water power research ideas from minority-serving colleges and universities.
After several days of deliberation, it has been concluded that Eemshaven will serve as the designated Port of Refuge for the distressed freighter Fremantle Highway. The decision was made by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management as Eemshaven is the most suitable port due to its clos
18 energy trade groups have called on the Biden administration to finalise a new five-year programme for federal offshore leasing.
Philippine government departments are working on updating the offshore wind and floating solar guidelines so they would become components of the next year’s National Expenditure Program (NEP).
The wind-assisted propulsion sector has experienced remarkable growth and continued momentum during the first half of 2023, with significant advancements reshaping the maritime industry. During this period the sector has seen five new installations, the delivery of six wind-ready vessels, and boasts
The company operating the Hibernia platform off the coast of St. John’s has pled guilty in relation to the 2019 oil spill from this platform.
