Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed into law a bill authorizing the development of offshore wind farms, a statement said late on Friday, a bid…
Portugal Selects Four Offshore Wind Farm Sites Ahead of Auction
Portugal's government has approved four areas in the Atlantic Ocean where offshore wind farms can be installed, moving a step closer to launching the first licensing auction of offshore capacity…
Technical Issue Shuts Down BP’s Caspian Sea Gas Platform
BP said on Friday it had suspended the work of its Shah Deniz Alfa (SDA) platform after detecting a technical issue at the subsea gas condensate export line between…
Kazakhstan Orders Kashagan Oil Field Operator to Pay $6.6M Fine
A court in Kazakhstan has fined the operator of the giant Kashagan oilfield 3.5 billion tenge ($6.64 million) for environmental violations, such as excessive gas flaring…
NextGeo Scoops $27.8M for North Sea Offshore Wind Surveys
Marine geosciences and offshore construction support services firm Next Geosolutions has been hired by TenneT under a $27.8 million contract to conduct an unexploded…
Shell Brings Whale Platform On Stream in US Gulf of Mexico
Oil and gas major Shell has started the production at its deepwater Whale floating production facility in the Gulf of Mexico.The Whale production facility is in…
Connectors Facilitate Camera System for BBC Underwater TV Series
Teledyne Impulse-PDM supplied its Omicron optical fiber connectors to BBC Studios for use in its upcoming underwater natural history series, set to air in 2026. Filming required custom-built camera technology designed to capture
There’s Plenty More “Fish” in the Sea
This week at Marine Technology News...One of the earliest documented examples of biomimicry is attributed to Leonardo da Vinci when he studied fish to help conceptualize a submarine.The latest case of studying
OP/ED: When it Comes to Offshore Energy, Be Careful What You Wish For
You just might get it.In the waning days of the Biden administration, the executive orders and such that get announced seemingly on a daily basis signal countless…
Denmark Invites Bids for Offshore CO2 Exploration and Storage Licenses
The Danish Energy Agency has launched the fourth licensing round for exploration and CO2 storage in three areas near the Danish coast.The licensing round for exploration…
UK Fines CNOOC $150K for Breach of Venting Consent at Buzzard Field
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has imposed a penalty of $154,000 on CNOOC Petroleum Europe for venting without consent at its Buzzard field, 60 miles north-east of Aberdeen…
TotalEnergies to Start Exploration Drilling Off Suriname from May
TotalEnergies will start drilling an exploration well on Suriname's Block 64, the company's country manager Artur Nunes da Silva said on Wednesday, adding final…
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