Over the past decade, the gas and oil industry has been on quite a journey, and those who have the responsibility of securing the labour required to ensure efficient operations are maintained have been on an especially challenging rollercoaster. There haven’t only been significant upheavals industry-wide over the past few years but also some major…

The first six months of 2022 saw a boost in renewable energy that offset the potential 4% fossil fuel generation increase while saving £35 billion and 230,000,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions worldwide. Hydropower, Solar, And Wind Meeting Demand Although gas and coal emissions rose during 2022’s first six months, renewable energies offset those global increases…

Sweden has sent a diving vessel to investigate the part of the Russian Nord Stream pipelines that experienced several days of leakage due to powerful explosions. The submarine rescue ship was sent to support the Swedish coastguard, which led the probe into the circumstances surrounding the incident that has caused an elevation in the already…

World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness, and advocacy against social stigma that is marked annually on the 10th of October. For over 70 years, the World Mental Health Organisation has sought to ensure that mental and physical health are considered equally as important. Hence, this year’s World…

July 2022 saw the Crown Estate bringing good news to the offshore power generation industry. It will be leasing space off the Welsh and Cornish coastlines to create new floating wind farms. Not only will this move generate sufficient energy to power 4 million homes by 2035, but it will also create around 29,000 new…

Drone technology is making waves across many different industries, and now it looks set to boost health and safety in the offshore energy sector. Traditionally, divers have been required to inspect, service, and maintain underwater components at offshore wind farms, putting themselves in danger as they did so. However, the arrival of this new undersea…

For decades, the coastlines of the US territories have held huge offshore energy potential that couldn’t be tapped into due to federal law, despite the impact of climate change and the drive to adopt renewable energies. Fortunately, though, the situation appears to now be coming to an end. A climate bill has now been passed…

2022 has seen an increase in high-impact exploration, with an expectation that as many as 90 wells will be delivered by the end of the year – the highest amount since 2019. The first 6 months of 2022 saw the drilling of 38 high-impact exploration wells, and of those, 13 resulted in potentially commercial discoveries.…

The offshore windfarm industry is gathering pace around the world as the race to increase the use of renewable energy sources becomes ever-more urgent. As a result, new developments are emerging all the time, and August 2022 has seen two exciting sector projects hitting new milestones. The first new development involves the introduction of recyclable…

Offshore inspections in hard-to-reach locations are set to be made much easier with the release of a new robotic fish. Robofish, as the technology has been dubbed, is currently in the hands of a consortium who are working to upgrade and improve its functionality after a successful prototype was completed in the summer of 2020.…