The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted OMV a drilling permit for a well in the North Sea offshore Norway.
Norway’s PSA has given Equinor consent to use a Floatel International-owned accommodation rig on the Martin Linge field off Norway.
Due to challenges faced in constructing the hull and equipment for the Johan Castberg FPSO, the project is now about a year behind schedule.
Oil and gas giant Equinor has concluded the drilling of a wildcat well in the Barents Sea, but the well is dry.
IMO’s working group has agreed on a set of draft guidelines to support mandatory measures approved by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to cut the carbon footprint of all ships.
The shipping industry must reach zero emissions by 2050, and to get there zero-emission ships must become the dominant and competitive choice by 2030, an op-ed signed by big industry names insists. This means that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) would need to step up and revise its dec
The discussion on carbon pricing in the maritime industry is heating up, as industry stakeholders urge for a market-based measure to finally incentivize the sector’s decarbonization journey. In a nutshell, carbon pricing would impose a cost on emitting greenhouse gases (GHGs), pushing the sector to
Three Norwegian unions broke off negotiations with the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association and will be heading to mediation.
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has given Equinor a notice of an order after two cases of exposure to carcinogenic asbestos fibres.
On May 18, Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) hosted by the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) published its annual progress report compiling data from twelve major shipowners which operate a total of 3439 vessels.
ExxonMobil is working to resolve technical challenges and design issues on its Liza Destiny FPSO as it awaits the arrival of a key component.
An investigation has been launched into a serious lifting incident with a personal injury on Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup project in Norway.
Global transport activity will more than double by 2050, and traffic emissions will rise by 16% compared to 2015 – even if existing commitments to decarbonise transport are fully implemented, the International Transport Forum (ITF) predicts. According to ITF Transport Outlook 2021, any currently exp
The introduction of the IMO rules last year to reduce ship sulphur emissions has resulted in a significant hike in operational expenditure for ship managers, with the use of low and very low sulphur fuel potentially resulting in system and engine damage, according to a recent webinar.
