Marine Insurance – Offshore Energy
- Equinor North Sea platform temporarily closed after electrical fire November 6, 2026Norway’s Equinor has shut down production at its Visund oil and gas platform in the North Sea following a fire in an electrical switchboard room at around 11:00 local time on ....
- Bodies found in Prospector 5 jack-up rig October 30, 2026Three bodies have been found inside the wreck of Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 jack-up rig (IMO 8771813), which sank off Gabon on October 24th (IMN October 27th). Search and ....
- Borr drilling rig sinks off Gabon October 27, 2026One person was confirmed dead and four were still missing after Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 (IMO 8771813) rig sank late on October 24th off the coast of ....
- US DoJ asks Maryland District Court to remand second offshore wind approval October 27, 2026While the Trump administration heads towards its final two years in power, under the threat of losing control of one or both Houses of Congress, its war against offshore wind ....
- New Zealand opens first round for offshore energy feasibility permits October 27, 2026New Zealand has opened its first round for offshore renewable energy feasibility permit applications, just a few weeks after it completed the enabling ....
- Floating offshore wind capacity continues to grow October 22, 2026Despite the offshore wind industry grappling with mounting challenges, not least the fact the President Trump hates it, as well as soaring capital costs and supply chain bottlenecks the ....
- German war crime charge for Ukrainian army officer re Nord Stream attack October 20, 2026A Ukrainian army officer, identified as 50-year-old Serhii K, who is suspected of being a protagonist in the sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022, is standing trial in ....
- Markel Insurance names two senior marine & energy executives October 16, 2026Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc, has appointed Josephine Stroud as Head of Energy Liability and Jenny McFarlane as Senior Underwriter for Marine ....
- New Zealand invests NZ$20m in new offshore gas projects October 2, 2026New Zealand has released a new round of funding targeting offshore exploration projects. Resources Minister Shane Jones and Associate Finance Minister Chris Bishop this week announced ....
- IUMI 2026: Offshore energy insurance market faces growing profitability pressures September 25, 2026The global offshore energy insurance market remained challenging in 2025, with premium growth largely reflecting currency movements (particularly the weakening of the US dollar) and changes in...