A recent independent ecotoxicity study undertaken in accordance with the IMO GESAMP guidelines has given open-loop scrubbers the all-clear, the Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) said.
Norwegian offshore safety regulator has carried out an audit of Aker BP and its planning for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea.
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.
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has given Equinor a notice of an order after two cases of exposure to carcinogenic asbestos fibres.
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has agreed to initiate new measures to detect and report containers lost at sea, which may enhance their positioning, tracking and recovery.
An investigation has been launched into a serious lifting incident with a personal injury on Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup project in Norway.
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.
Lingering fears, worries, and doubts about the ongoing crew change situation continue to dominate the sentiments among seafarers, according to the Seafarers Happiness Index latest report. The issue of how seafarers will be vaccinated also came to the fore and is likely to be a long-running concern u
A wide-ranging human rights checklist has been issued to business enterprises engaged with the maritime industry to protect seafarers stranded on ships due to new COVID-19 variants and government-imposed travel restrictions.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted MOL Norge a drilling permit for an appraisal well in the North Sea.
Offshore rig owner Seadrill Limited has revealed that a termination notice has been received for the West Mira rig from Wintershall Dea.
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has launched an investigation into an oil spilt from Equinor’s Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea.
BW Offshore has decided to recycle its laid-up FPSO Berge Helene despite previous plans to use it on a project development located in Brazil.
