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Shell pauses Gulf of Mexico drilling, transfers personnel to shore due to hurricane forecast
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Shell pauses Gulf of Mexico drilling, transfers personnel to shore due to hurricane forecast

UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has paused certain drilling operations and began transferring non-essential personnel to shore from its Gulf of Mexico assets amid disturbance likely to become a hurricane. Shell reported on Monday, November 4, that it had started transferring non-essential person

about 1 year ago
A panel session at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 in Amsterdam
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OEEC 2024: A lot to talk about

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In a little more than five years, renewable energy targets set for 2030 will come knocking on the door. Whether they will be reached, missed or overshot, depends on multiple factors, most of which concern policymakers and the energy sector itself. At the end of 2023, the EU increased the binding ren

about 2 years ago
Sleipner field in North Sea; Credit: Øyvind Gravås and Bo B. Randulff/Equinor
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Update: North Sea platform still offline after smoke incident

Equinor has confirmed that the production at an unmanned production platform on a gas field in the North Sea offshore Norway remains shut in, following the appearance of smoke, with no impact on committed gas exports currently anticipated.

about 2 years ago
Sleipner assets; Source: Øyvind Gravås and Bo B. Randulff/Equinor
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Smoke incident leads to gas production shutdown at North Sea platform

Equinor has confirmed the appearance of smoke at an unmanned production platform deployed at a gas field in the North Sea off the coast of Norway. As a result, the production was interrupted to carry out the required checks.

about 2 years ago
MMMCZCS survey: Majority of maritime community willing to work with ammonia-fueled vessels
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MMMCZCS survey: Majority of maritime community willing to work with ammonia-fueled vessels

While the implementation of ammonia as a marine fuel is expected to be technologically feasible as early as 2025-2026, its toxic nature requires the maritime industry to develop new approaches to safety. However, the majority of maritime community members are willing to sail on or work with ammonia-

about 2 years ago
The backs of a man and a woman holding onto a railing on a platform
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Equinor’s zero-accident vision on the right track, but more work needed to reduce injuries

Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has shared the safety results for the third quarter of 2024, noting an uptick in safety, paired with a slight increase in the total number of injuries towards the end of the quarter.

about 2 years ago
Illustration; Source: Energinet
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Nordic TSO quartet takes steps to bolster security cooperation

Four transmission system operators (TSOs) of the Nordic region have decided to take measures into their own hands and strengthen their cooperation amid rising geopolitical tensions and ongoing Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Gaza conflicts.

about 2 years ago
Firefighting operation related to the stricken Annika oil tanker in the Baltic Sea; Source: Die Seenotretter - DGzRS
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Black smoke billows out as fire burns at oil tanker off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast

A seven-member crew has been evacuated and taken ashore after a fire broke out in the engine room of an oil tanker off the coast of Germany, however, efforts continue to put out the blaze.

about 2 years ago
World Maritime Day
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World Maritime Day 2024: steering toward a safer future amid rapid maritime transformations

As the maritime community prepares to navigate the waters of change, 2024’s World Maritime Day, celebrated on September 26, has brought the theme “Navigating the future: safety first” to the forefront, spotlighting the significance of safety at sea in an era of considerable transformations and new r

about 2 years ago
Bideford Dolphin semi-submersible rig; Source: Dolphin Drilling
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Fatal rig dismantling incident throws health, safety, and environmental perils at recycling yards into stark relief

A tragic accident recently claimed the life of one worker and put nine more directly in the path of danger due to gas exposure at a shipyard, where a 1975-built semi-submersible drilling rig was being taken apart for recycling purposes.

about 2 years ago
DNV certifies explosion-proof version of Norsepower’s rotor sails
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DNV certifies explosion-proof version of Norsepower’s rotor sails

DNV has issued a type approval design certificate (TADC) to Norsepower for its explosion-proof (EX) version of the 28m x 4m Norsepower Rotor Sail (NPRS).

about 2 years ago
Real urgency to protect subsea infrastructure as world not looking bright, Dutch say
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Real urgency to protect subsea infrastructure as world not looking bright, Dutch say

Subsea infrastructure is critical to the energy security in Europe and with the world not looking so bright there is a real urgency to get something going to protect this infrastructure, but the solution is not easy to find, panelists said at a discussion on seabed security organized by IRO, the Ass

about 2 years ago
HVDC cable from each converter station two pairs of HVDC cables, one positive and one negative, will connect to a remote station. The cables will run underground from the converter stations to the coa
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Fears over national security threaten to nip UK – France subsea interconnector in the bud

As the proximity to a naval base stokes defense and national security concerns, will the Ministry of Defence’s objection be the final nail in the coffin for this bi-directional green electric power link?

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Duch-Norwegian firm SolarDuck unveiled that the Teal offshore photovoltaic (OFPV) demonstration plant in Tokyo Bay, Japan, endured its first severe weather test.
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SolarDuck’s Tokyo Bay floating solar plant stands strong in the face of severe weather

Dutch-Norwegian firm SolarDuck unveiled that the Teal offshore photovoltaic (OFPV) demonstration plant in Tokyo Bay, Japan, had endured its first severe weather test. Typhoon Ampil passed near Tokyo on Friday, August 16, bringing high winds and heavy rain. According to SolarDuck, this demonstrates t

about 2 years ago