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Greenpeace loses the battle against Arctic oil drilling

After the environmental groups Greenpeace and Nature and Youth taken legal action against the Norwegian government in an attempt to stop oil drilling in Norway’s Arctic waters back in 2018, an Oslo appeals court recently approved Norway’s plans for more oil exploration in the Arctic.

That means that Greenpeace lost the battle of stopping Norway from granting permission for oil drilling exploration in the Arctic sea.

According to Reuters, appeals court, in a unanimous verdict officially accepted...

https://safety4sea.com/greenpeace-loses-the-battle-against-arctic-oil-drilling/

NYK, Van Oord ink MoU to boost Japan’s wind power

The shipping lines Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) along with the European expert in the wind power, Van Oord shake their hands and inked a MoU in order to jointly own and operate offshore wind installation vessels under the Japanese flag. Specifically, both sides goal to begin operations using a jack up vessel in Japan until 2022, the earliest.

The above-mentioned vessel will have a crane capacity of more than 1,000 mt as it will be cable of installing wind turbines’ latest generation.

Moreover, the...

https://safety4sea.com/nyk-van-oord-ink-mou-to-boost-japans-wind-power/

Norway awards 69 offshore production licenses

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced that offered 69 production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf, to in total 28 oil and gas companies under the Award in Pre-Defined Areas 2019 (APA 2019). For the records, the first licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) took place back in 1965.

Namely, 33 of the licences are located in the North Sea, 23 in the Norwegian Sea and 13 in the Barents Sea.

 I am proud to offer 69 new production licenses in this year’s...

https://safety4sea.com/norway-awards-69-offshore-production-licenses/

Petronas puts fire under control in gas pipeline

The Malaysian energy company Petronas announced that a pipe rupture and a fire incident unexpectedly occurred at the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP). According to the company, the incidents took place early in the morning, at 1:59 AM, approximately 4 km from Long Selulong, Ulu Baram, Miri.

Petronas managed to put the fire under control, while it is still closely monitoring the situation in order to avoid such incidents.

The company immediately informed the authorities of the whole situation, as...

https://safety4sea.com/petronas-puts-fire-under-control-in-gas-pipeline/

Shell makes gas discovery offshore Australia

Shell officially informed that made a “significant gas and condensate discovery” during its exploration in the Browse Basin off the North West Coast of Western Australia. Specifically, the discovery came when drilling in the Bratwurst-1 exploration well.

Shell’s environment plan for the drilling was submitted back in January 2019 while eventually gained permit in May 2019.

According to the company, the drilling of the Bratwurst-1 exploration well within title AC/P64 was completed a few weeks ago,...

https://safety4sea.com/shell-makes-gas-discovery-offshore-australia/

Mammoet and Port of Coeymans partner on offshore wind project

Mammoet and Port of Coeymans Marine Terminal signed an agreement to boost New York State’s growing commitment to offshore wind development, enabling the Mammoet’s have access to the marine terminal on the Hudson River, located 100 miles north of New York City.

It is worth mentioning that the heavy lifting company Mammoet and the owned by Carver companies Port of Coeyman, have already collaborated in the past to attain several local projects. For instance, the Willis Avenue Bridge development and...

https://safety4sea.com/mammoet-and-port-of-coeymans-partner-on-offshore-wind-project/

Watch: First hydrogen offshore platform pilot explained

The first offshore green hydrogen plant created by the Neptune Energy, located in the Dutch field of the North Sea, includes three energy systems in one platform; offshore wind, offshore gas, and hydrogen. The following video explains how the project will be progressed, keeping in mind that it is the first project of its kind in the sector.

Neptune’s Q13a-A platform will be equipped with a megawatt electrolyser inside a sea container, located near the Dutch coast. The platform is the first fully...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-first-hydrogen-offshore-platform-pilot-explained/

California coalition to reach min 10GW of offshore wind by 2040

The Offshore Wind California coalition (OWC), urged California to aim towards reaching a minimum of 10GW of offshore wind by 2040, to provide jobs, generate growth and meet the state’s goal to 100% renewable power by 2045.

California is a large potential market for offshore wind due to its ambitious clean energy policies and economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals.

The coalition supports that California is ideally located to become the next investment hot spot for the US offshore wind...

https://safety4sea.com/california-coalition-to-reach-min-10gw-of-offshore-wind-by-2040/

French partners hold ceremony for the construction of Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project

French EDF Renewables and Enbridge conducted a ceremony highlighting the beginning of the construction on the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in France. The 480MW wind farm will be equipped with 80 GE Haliade 150-6MW turbines manufactured in France and is planned to begin operations in 2022.

Eolien Maritime France (EMF), a joint initiative between EDF Renouvelables and Enbridge, is constructing the Saint-Nazaire project approximately 12km off the coast of Loire-Atlantique.

Moreover, Atlantique...

https://safety4sea.com/french-partners-hold-ceremony-for-the-construction-of-saint-nazaire-offshore-wind-project/

Watch: Production starts from Utgard field

Equinor began production from the Utgard field, a cross border gas and condensate field in the North Sea with two wells; one on the UK side and one on the Norwegian side. The Utgard field will provide high value and low carbon intensity barrels.

During 1982 the field was firstly discovered and although several times interested parties thought of developing it, they didn’t proceed. However, in 2016, Equinor acquired the U.K. share of the discovery aiming to the field’s further development.

Namely,...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-production-starts-from-utgard-field/

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