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Beat Capital Launches Specialist Energy Insurance Business With Charlton as CEO

Beat Capital Partners, a long-duration venture-capital investor that specializes in the insurance industry, announced the launch of a specialist energy underwriter, Horace Agency Ltd. Led by industry veteran Chris Charlton, Horace will focus exclusively on onshore and offshore energy insurance …

Norway to Improve Security Around Submarine Fiber Cables for Oil & Gas Industry

Norway will beef up security around the digital infrastructure that is essential for the Nordic country’s oil and gas production, following the recent sabotage on the Nord Stream pipelines. Norway will spend an additional 43 million kroner ($4.3 million) to …

Norway Police Arrest 2nd Russian for Flying Drones, Amid Heightened Security

Norwegian police took into custody a 51-year-old Russian man on Friday after he was observed taking photos near Tromso airport, the second such occurrence in a week. The police took possession of a drone, a large amount of camera equipment …

Norway Sends Soldiers to Guard Major Oil & Gas Plants After Nord Stream Leaks

Norway’s military said on Monday it had posted soldiers to help guard major onshore oil and gas processing plants, part of a wider effort to boost security amid suspicion that sabotage caused leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines last …

TotalEnergies Reports Unusual Drone Activity Near North Sea Oil & Gas Field

TotalEnergies SE said it spotted an aerial drone close to an oil field in the Danish North Sea, intensifying concerns of an energy conflict erupting in Europe. Unusual drone activity was seen near its Halfdan B oil and gas field …

Unidentified Drones Pose Risk of Accidents, Attacks at Oil & Gas Platforms: Norway Watchdog

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) on Monday urged oil companies to be more vigilant over unidentified drones seen flying near Norwegian offshore oil and gas platforms, warning they could pose a risk of accidents or deliberate attacks. The warning came …

Fire on Mexico’s Pemex Offshore Oil Platform Kills at Least 5 Workers, Cuts Production

MEXICO CITY – Five workers were killed and six injured in Sunday’s fire on an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico operated by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) that cut about a quarter of Mexico’s oil production, the company said …

Update: Crane Collapses at Eni’s Italian Offshore Oil Platform; Operator Killed

One person died and two people were injured when a crane collapsed at an Italian offshore oil platform run by Eni, the oil and gas major said on Tuesday. The crane was in operation when it toppled from the Barbara …

Sompo Develops Nat Cat Model for NW Australia Offshore Oil & Gas Installations

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. (SJNKI) and Sompo Canopius AG are launching a natural catastrophe risk model for north-west Australia offshore oil and gas installations. The model development was carried out by Sompo Risk Management & Health Care Inc., which …