Friday, November 22, 2024

Environmental Management News

Green Marine Grows Offshore Fleet

The solutions provider of the offshore renewable industry, Green Marine has expanded its fleet by recently purchasing a Damen Twin Axe 26m long CTV named the “Green Storm”.The…

Ørsted Hires Focus Consultants on Sustainable East Coast Offshore Hub

Focus Consultants has been appointed to deliver sustainability services for a new East Coast Hub for the offshore wind giant, Ørsted, which is currently building the biggest…

MOL Announces Three Initiatives on Global Warming

Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has  announced its support for three initiatives to address the issue of global warming. The initiatives include supporting…

New Hires Boost RCG US Team

The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG), has announced the appointment of several new hires in its New York office to support the accelerating offshore wind market in the…

Payne Named Chevron HS&E VP

Chevron Corporation named David Payne corporate vice president of Health, Environment and Safety, effective May 1, 2018. Payne is currently vice president of Chevron’s Drilling and Completions organization.

BSM Mexico Quality Certified

Buque Pemex Reforma (Photo: BSM)

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) Mexico has been awarded the Certificates ISO 9001:2015 - Quality Management Systems, ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental Management Systems…

Qatargas wins Sword and Globe of Honour Awards

For the third consecutive year, Qatargas’ Shipping Department has been awarded the Sword and Globe of Honour awards from the world renowned British Safety Council. health…

BP Scraps Australian south coast Drill Plan

Cites project costs as reason for withdrawal; decision in line with move away from risky drilling. Oil major BP has scrapped plans to drill for oil and gas off the southern…

ExxonMobil Invests $15 Mln in Austin Energy Institute

ExxonMobil announced that it will invest $15 million as a leadership member of the University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute to pursue technologies to help meet growing…

BSEE, USCG on Sharing Information, Jt Ops

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Brian Salerno and U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Paul Thomas participated in a luncheon panel discussion today…

BSEE to Perform Risk-based Inspections

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has launched a pilot Risk-Based Inspection Program in an effort to improve its focus on offshore oil and gas facilities…

Australia Rejects BP Exploration Plan

An Australian regulator rejected an application from BP Plc to explore for oil off the coast of Southern Australia, saying the energy major's proposal failed to meet environmental standards.

BV's New Academy to Meet Increased Verification Demand

Leading classification society Bureau Veritas has opened a Verification Academy which will help it to meet increasing demand for verification in the EU and globally and to cement its leadership in verification.

Labor Support for Moratorium Puts Jobs at Risk

The Western Australian Labor Party is jeopardizing jobs and investment in the State’s oil and gas industry by supporting calls for a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing.

ExxonMobil's License for EON Reality

ExxonMobil Research Qatar (EMRQ) today announced that ExxonMobil has awarded a global commercial license for Immersive 3D Operator Training Simulator technology to co-developer EON Reality Inc.

BSEE Dir. Salerno to Address Offshore Technology Conference

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Brian Salerno will be traveling to Houston for the 2015 Offshore Technology Center May4-7 at NRG Park. The…

Gazprom Saves RUB 7 bln on Lower Energy Consumption

At meeting of the Gazprom Coordinating Committee for Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency that took place at the Gazprom headquarters under the chairmanship of Vitaly Markelov…

NOIA: Safety is First Priority Offshore

Randall Luthi

National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) president Randall Luthi joined American Petroleum Institute (API) president and CEO Jack Gerard and International Association…

BSEE Issues Alert on DP System Failure

Dynamic positioning system failures on offshore supply vessels engage in oil and gas operations in the U.S. The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)…

ALMACO Group Earns ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 Certifications

Photo courtesy of ALMACO Group

ALMACO Group has received multi-site certifications for ISO 14001:2004, for implementation of Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and OHSAS 18001:2007, for developing…