Offshore & Blue Economy
International
Turkey hires DenAr for seabed surveys at its first offshore wind sites in the Sea of Marmara
Turkey's energy ministry has picked DenAr Ocean Engineering to survey two Sea of Marmara areas for the country's first offshore wind programme.
Offshore & Blue Economy
Summit’s Moheshkhali LNG terminal restarts after maintenance as gas supply returns to normal
Summit's floating LNG terminal at Moheshkhali resumed regasification at 1pm on 7 November after maintenance, Petrobangla said.
International
UK bill would stop new North Sea exploration licences but let existing fields expand
The Energy Independence Bill ends licensing of new areas but creates certificates that could unlock about 60 million barrels around existing fields.
International
Equinor halts Visund production in the North Sea after switchboard room fire
All 128 people on board were safe after the fire. Production is stopped and Norwegian gas exports from the field have been cut while repairs are made.
International
Commonwealth leaders board ammonia pioneer ship as push to cut shipping’s oil use grows
King Charles III, Australia's prime minister and more than a dozen leaders toured Fortescue Green Pioneer, the first ship to demonstrate ammonia as a marine fuel.
International
IMO heads into decisive month on shipping’s net-zero rules as divisions persist
Talks on the Net-Zero Framework resume on 23 November, followed by MEPC 85 from 30 November, with oil producers still opposed to key elements.
Offshore & Blue Economy
Study sets out a roadmap for offshore wind in the Bay of Bengal
A January 2026 review in Oxford Open Energy identifies Cox's Bazar and Sandwip as candidate sites and calls for a national offshore wind authority and cyclone-resistant turbines.
Offshore & Blue Economy
Hilsa are getting smaller: average length falls to 34cm, BFRI scientist warns
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute data presented during Jatka Conservation Week 2026 show average hilsa length dropping from 37.2cm in FY23 to 34.0cm in FY26, blamed on overfishing and juvenile catch.
Offshore & Blue Economy
No overseas roadshows for offshore bid round, energy minister says, as November deadline nears
Iqbal Hasan Mahmood said he would talk to oil companies directly rather than spend over Tk 200m on roadshows; about half a dozen firms had bought the data package for 26 Bay blocks.
Offshore & Blue Economy
Microplastics found in ten ‘trash fish’ species from the northern Bay of Bengal, study finds
Researchers from WorldFish, Noakhali Science and Technology University and partners found mostly fibre microplastics in muscle and gut tissue, with higher estimated intake for children.
Offshore & Blue Economy
Seaweed farming grows into a livelihood for about 1,000 Cox’s Bazar households
BARI distributed 1,000 cultivation ropes last season and plans 2,000; dried green seaweed sells for about Tk 1,000 a kg, but seed supply and drying facilities remain bottlenecks.
