Hundreds Protest Plans for Ship-to-ship Oil Transfers

Around 500 people gathered on a Highland beach to protest plans for ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Moray Firth.

The Cromarty Firth Port Authority wants permission to transfer millions of tonnes of crude oil at sea.

The authority says it it a safe process, but campaigners in Nairn on Sunday said any error could be a disaster.

Green MSP John Finnie said: "Any error in this operation however minor would be catastrophic for tourism and the wildlife in the Moray Firth.

"It can't be put at risk and the public understand that and that's why they are many people are turning out today."

The transfer currently takes place at the Nigg oil terminal.

The port authority say they will submit a refined application to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in January.

Source: Global oil

Please leave comments and feedback below

Comments

Maersk drilling rig wins contract in the North Sea

Maersk Drilling’s jack-up rig Mærsk Gallant has won a $24m contract from Maersk Oil for around 230 days of work in UK waters of the North Sea. The contract is expected to commence in February 2017 and will comprise the plugging and abandonment of the Leadon and James subsea oilfields. “Despite an extremely challenging market, I am glad to say that Maersk Drilling is still able to secure new contracts for our rigs. By focusing on operational excellence and technical problem solving, we strive to always be a trusted and value-adding partner for our customers,” Michael Reimer, Maersk Drilling’s head of global sales, said in a release. Mærsk Gallant is currently on contract with Total E&P Norge, which is scheduled for completion soon.

Worker missing after offshore drilling vessel catches fire off Miri waters

One of 39 crewmen is missing after a fire that broke out on an offshore drilling-vessel near Miri in the South China Sea

Second explosion in one year on Aces FPSO in Pakistan

A fire broke out aboard the partially scrapped ACES FPSO at a shipbreaking plot in Gadani Pakistan.

GLOBAL OFFSHORE UPDATE

Search This Blog