Marine Insurance – Offshore Energy

• Greenpeace UK fined £80,000 over oil rig protests July 9, 2020
  The highest Scottish court has fined Greenpeace UK £80,000 for interfering with the operations of the Transocean floater Paul B Loyd Jr. in the North Sea in June 2019 (IMN June 11th 2019) ....
• Gulf of Mexico energy production to resume June 10, 2020
  Energy companies with rigs in the Gulf of Mexico have begun preparing to resume oil and gas production after Tropical Storm Cristobal passed through, bringing high winds and heavy rains ….
• Cristobal slows as it hits Louisiana, bringing rain and high winds June 9, 2020
  Tropical Storm Cristobal slowed its advance through the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday June 7th, causing a coastal storm surge, high winds and rain in southeast Louisiana before making ….
• Production turned off at oil platforms as Cristobal threatens June 5, 2020
  BP has begun to turn off production at three platforms in the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is evacuating workers because of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which has been forecast to hit ….
• Covid-19 spreads to multiple offshore installations in Brazil June 4, 2020
  Norway’s Equinor ASA and Anglo-French firm Perenco are two of at least five oil producers that have registered coronavirus cases among employees or contractors at facilities off the coast ….
• Skuld agrees sale of Lloyd’s Syndicate 1897 to RiverStone June 3, 2020
  Norwegian marine insurer Skuld has reached an agreement with legacy provider RiverStone for the sale of Skuld Lloyd’s Syndicate 1897, which was placed into run-off in July 2019 ….
• Liebherr says broken crane hook from third party caused crane collapse in Rostock May 12, 2020
  An accident during an overload test of a crane at a Liebherr yard in Rostock, Germany on May 2nd, which led to the crane's collapse, was the result a broken crane hook provided by ….
• Oil & Gas unions in UK call for government support April 30, 2020
  The offshore oil and gas unions in the UK have launched a campaign to petition the UK government for direct support for the UK North Sea oil sector. The Offshore Co-ordinating Group ….
• Greenpeace claims win as OMV abandons New Zealand drilling plans April 30, 2020
  Greenpeace has claimed an environmental success after Austria-based oil and gas company OMV decided to postpone its drilling plans offshore of New Zealand ….
• Covid-19 is delaying safety work across oil and gas sector April 29, 2020
  The Covid-19 pandemic was delaying vital maintenance across the oil and natural gas industries in Europe and North America, reports Bloomberg. Restrictions on the numbers of contractors ….