Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has decided to resume the license processing of the application for the development of a 1.4 GW overseas interconnector between Norway and the UK after the processing was put on hold back in 2020. In a letter dated 25 March 2020, the Norwegian ministry infor
Norwegian regulator has conducted an audit of the management of emergency preparedness and helidecks at Equinor’s two North Sea platforms.
The North Sea Chapter of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) is calling on the Scottish and UK Governments and the oil and gas industry to cooperate to better effect and ensure the sector takes a balanced, long-term approach to the energy transition. The move comes in respon
The court hearing for the controversial Bay du Nord offshore oil project was expected to kick off last week, however, this was not the case. What does this mean for the project? Is the hearing cancelled or just postponed until a later date?
German liner company Hapag-Lloyd has launched the retrofitting program of 100 ships with new propellers and bulbous bows. The move is aimed at reducing the ships’ greenhouse gas emissions and help Hapag-Lloyd meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) target of reducing CO2 emissions by 40
The UK National Grid’s subsea electricity interconnectors achieved a record in January with more power being imported in and exported out of the UK than ever. The five interconnectors, which connect Great Britain with France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway, transported almost 12 per cent more p
Aker BP has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway.
The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Supply has granted the country’s first-ever permits for full-scale CO2 storage in the North Sea. In the first round of tenders for storing CO2 in the Danish North Sea, three permits have been awarded, two to TotalEnergies EP Danmark, and one to a consortium
Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné, has visited the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique, where the Mozambique LNG project is located, to review the security and humanitarian situation. On 2 February, TotalEnergies informed that Pouyanné visited the Afungi industrial site, the resett
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has issued the first industrial operating license for NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC), an equal joint venture between NEOM, ACWA Power, and Air Products, based in Oxagon. When complete, NGHC is expected to be the largest at-scale green hyd
Spanish renewable energy group Iberdrola has been awarded its first floating solar power project in France, to be developed at Alsace region located in northeastern part of the country.
Norway’s offshore safety regulator is awaiting a response from Equinor regarding the way the identified nonconformities will be sorted out.
Limerick City and County Council has granted planning permission to local clean energy developer GKinetic to deploy three of its hydrokinetic turbines just upstream of Thomond Weir in the heart of Limerick City in Ireland.
Shell recorded the highest-ever profit of nearly $40 billion in 2022, which has come under fire from NGOs and environmentalists.
