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Posted: over 3 years ago

Equinor gets permit for fresh North Sea wildcat

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a well located i...

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  • Authorities & Government
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World first for Tasik Subsea DSV with ABS Covid-19 safety notation

Tasik Subsea DP3 dive support vessel Southern Star is the first ship in the world to receive IDM-A (...

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  • Safety
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Aker BP cleared to use Maersk rig on Tambar

Aker BP has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator to use the Maersk In...

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  • Authorities & Government
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Failure to comply with new environmental rules will pose ‘a huge business risk’

With the increasing pressure for shipowners to sharpen their environmental performance, driven by IM...

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  • Regulation & Policy
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Worker dies on Seadrill drillship in Gulf of Mexico

An incident on board a Seadrill-owned drillship working for Kosmos Energy in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico...

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  • Safety
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Beach cleared for Otway Basin seabed survey

Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has ...

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  • Rules & Regulation
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Court adds BPC as respondent to application by environmentalists

A court in the Bahamas has decided to add Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) as a respondent to an appl...

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  • Authorities & Government
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Ithaca shuts down North Sea platform over Covid-19 outbreak

Production on the Ithaca Energy-operated platform located in the North Sea has been shut down due to...

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  • Exploration & Production
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ICS urges govts to prioritize vaccination of seafarers and maritime workers

The International Chamber of Shipping is calling on governments to put seafarers and frontline marit...

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  • Human Capital
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Two offshore workers charged over Gulf of Mexico oil spills

Two Fieldwood Energy workers have been indicted for allegedly allowing crude oil spills from Gulf of...

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  • Authorities & Government
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Industry heavyweights join forces to accelerate development of solid oxide fuel cells

Alfa Laval, DTU Energy, Haldor Topsoe, Svitzer and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon...

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  • Collaboration
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Gibson: Up to 40% of VLCC fleet could be scrubber fitted by the end of 2021

Despite a massive drop in premium earnings for ships fitted with scrubbers during 2020, the scope fo...

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  • Vessels
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Former Petrofac exec pleads guilty in bribery case

A former executive at Petrofac has pleaded guilty to bribery offences related to contract awards to ...

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  • Authorities & Government
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MPA Singapore: SafeEntry@Sea protocols take effect

On 15 January 2021, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) officially introduced new req...

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  • Rules & Regulation
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NGO Shipbreaking: Beaching of ships in Bangladesh continues to claim lives

At least five workers have lost their lives while dismantling out of service ships at shipbreaking f...

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  • Human Capital
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Lundin set to drill North Sea well

Norway’s offshore safety regulator has given Lundin consent for exploration drilling of an off...

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  • Exploration & Production
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MSC joins the Hydrogen Council to help accelerate shipping’s decarbonization

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has joined the Hydrogen Council, as a steering member to foster...

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  • Research & Development
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Woodside gets go-ahead for two offshore developments

Woodside has received approval from the country’s regulator for the Greater Western Flank 3 an...

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  • Business Developments & Projects
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Final stages of Buchan Alpha decommissioning completed

John Lawrie Decom, a metal recycling specialist, has completed the final stages of the Buchan Alpha ...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Canada greenlights three offshore drilling projects

The Government of Canada has allowed for three offshore exploration drilling projects operated by BH...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Turkey imposes harsher maritime pollution fines

Turkey has increased the levels of maritime pollution fines raising them by 9.11 %, according to the...

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  • Authorities & Government
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Chrysaor granted permits for two North Sea wells

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Chrysaor drilling permits for two wells locate...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Oil industry scolds Norway's plan to increase carbon tax

The Government of Norway has revealed plans to increase its national tax on carbon dioxide (CO2) emi...

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  • Authorities & Government
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Beach files seismic plan for Prion

ASX-listed Beach Energy, as the operator of retention leases T/RL2, T/RL4 and T/RL5 in the Commonwea...

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  • Exploration & Production
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DoE consolidates short-term, long-term LNG export permits

The United States Department of Energy has issued a policy removing the requirement for separate sho...

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  • Regulation & Policy
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