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Maersk Integrator; Source: Maersk MOL
Regulation & Policy

MOL Norge gets drilling permit for North Sea well

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted MOL Norge a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea offshore Norway.

about 5 years ago
A photo illustration showing CorPower C3 device deployment at EMEC Scapa Flow site (Courtesy of Green Marine)
Regulation & Policy

Industry report calls for streamlining of consents for ocean energy

Deploying ocean energy at scale requires simpler, faster consenting processes that are informed by the latest environmental research, according to a new report launched by sectoral advisory group ETIP Ocean.

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about 5 years ago
Ingrid Sølvberg; Source: NPD
Regulation & Policy

NPD reveals new executive team

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has revealed almost its entire new set of level-two executives with ten of eleven now in place.

about 5 years ago
Fenja project - Neptune
Regulation & Policy

Audit finds improvement points for Neptune at Fenja project

Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has found a couple of improvements points at Neptune Energy’s Fenja project development located offshore Norway.

about 5 years ago
Golden Opal
Regulation & Policy

BIMCO: 47% of all dry bulkers delivered in 2020 fitted with scrubbers

Some 47% of all newly built dry bulkers delivered in 2020 are fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems, known as scrubbers, data from BIMCO shows. Interest in scrubbers peaked in 2018 and 2019 ahead of the implementation of the IMO 2020 sulphur cap that entered into force in January 2020. Bulk carri

about 5 years ago
Offshore wind turbines
Regulation & Policy

Saint-Brieuc OWF cleared of all appeals in France

The Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project is now free from any appeals before the French courts, according to an update from Ailes Marines on 3 December. The appeal had been filed by the Association for the Protection of the Sites of Erquy and Surrounding Sites (ASPE), Erquy Environnement and others, r

about 5 years ago
Kitack Lim
Regulation & Policy

UN adopts resolution on key worker status of seafarers

The United Nations has adopted a resolution that calls on its members to designate seafarers and other marine personnel as key workers and implement relevant measures to allow stranded seafarers to be repatriated and others to join ships. The UN pointed to the need for an urgent and concrete respons

about 5 years ago
Illustration/Hornsea One offshore wind farm (Photo courtesy of Ørsted)
Regulation & Policy

Ørsted to fight Danish taxation of its UK offshore wind farms

The Danish Tax Agency has decided to tax Ørsted’s Walney Extension and Hornsea One offshore wind farms in the UK and the developer has now announced an appeal to this decision to the Danish Tax Appeals Agency. Namely, Ørsted received an administrative decision on 1 December for the tax years 2015 an

about 5 years ago
Harrier (ex-Tide Carrier)
Regulation & Policy

Norwegian shipowner sentenced for involvement in Harrier’s scrapping case

Norwegian shipowner Georg Eide has been sentenced for having aided Singapore-based cash buyer Wirana Shipping in an attempt to export barge carrier Harrier (ex-Tide Carrier) to a scrapyard in Pakistan back in 2017. A district court in Sunnhordland, Norway convicted the shipowner to six months in pri

about 5 years ago
A photo of the proposed Morlais Demonstration Zone (Courtesy of Menter Môn)
Regulation & Policy

Public inquiry into Morlais tidal demonstration zone begins

A public planning inquiry into the Anglesey tidal stream energy project has been launched as part of the process to secure the permission for the scheme.

about 5 years ago
A photo illustration for cardinal buoy at Billia Croo and wildlife observations point (Courtesy of EMEC)
Regulation & Policy

UK launches innovation challenge to grow offshore renewables sector

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), together with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), have invited innovators to identify how marine geospatial data can be used to find suitable sites for offshore wind, and tidal and wave energy infrastructure.

about 5 years ago
Illustration (Courtesy of Andrew Pearson/ABPmer)
Regulation & Policy

ABPmer to perform ecological surveys for Welsh tidal lagoon project

UK-based marine consultancy ABPmer has been commissioned to lead a range of ecological surveys in outer Dee Estuary in North Wales as part of the proposed tidal lagoon project for the area.

about 5 years ago
Transocean Enabler rig - Equinor
Regulation & Policy

Equinor gearing up for fresh Barents Sea well

Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety authority to drill an exploration well in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Enabler rig.

about 5 years ago
shipping
Regulation & Policy

SSY: IMO measures fail to speed up global fleet rejuvenation

The new IMO measures addressing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) have been met with a lot of criticism from the industry as they are likely to slow down the demolition of older, less-efficient ships until they enter into force. To remind, the 75th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Com

about 5 years ago