Marine Insurance – Offshore Energy
- Norwegian operator criticised over vaccine mandate plans for offshore workers January 20, 2022Norway's Industri Energi, representing offshore oil and gas workers, has criticised Aker BP’s process to introduce a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for its offshore employees from February .....
- US intends to accelerate growth of clean energy January 17, 2022The US government has outlined a range of measures intended to accelerate the growth of clean energy on the US power grid, including what will be the largest-ever sale of offshore wind leases ....
- Shell cancels seismic survey off South African coast January 11, 2022Royal Dutch Shell has cancelled its contract with Shearwater GeoServices for the use of the seismic vessel Amazon Warrior (IMO 9662394) off the coast of South Africa. The company recently .....
- Workers evacuated from FLNG as mains power remains offline December 8, 2021Shell Australia has evacuated 150 non-essential workers from the FLNG Prelude (IMO 9648714) as the operator struggled to restore power that knocked out operations following a fire on December 2nd ....
- UK North Sea workers set to strike this week December 6, 2021Around 300 workers of Ponticelli UK and Semco Maritime employed on TotalEnergies’ North Sea assets in the UK are set to strike this week amid a dispute over changes to their terms and ....
- Shell closes Prelude FLNG after fire December 6, 2021Energy giant Shell has shut down its Prelude (IMO 9648714) floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility off Western Australia because of a fire on December 3rd. The FLNG, located at ....
- Two more offshore wind service vessels for Edda Wind December 2, 2021Following the receipt of equipment orders for four offshore wind service vessels in May 2020, MacGregor, part of Helsinki-listed Cargotec, said that it had received an order to supply two more ....
- US approves another commercial-scale offshore wind project November 26, 2021The US has approved the construction and operations of the South Fork offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, becoming the second commercial-scale wind project to receive federal ....
- Global offshore energy insurance sees growth in premiums November 24, 2021A fragile balance between low claims levels and a low premium base in the global offshore energy insurance sector was continuing, according to the recently released IUMI Stats. The offshore ....
- Wind turbine co Vestas hit by cyber-attack November 23, 2021Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems A/S has confirmed that last week it was hit by a cyber-attack. The Danish company said that data was compromised, but that there were no signs that turbines .....