Equipment & safety

The Marine Technology Society (MTS) and the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) will launch three professional certification programmes.

MeterQ successfully installed the first ever process gas chromatograph (PGC) in a pipeline in a compressor station of one of its project partners near the German/Dutch border in northern Germany.

COVID-19 created opportunity to cybercriminals as the industry transitioned to virtual working.

Orbital Sidekick announces upcoming launch of its most powerful satellite, Aurora, expanding the company’s focus to promote sustainability efforts across multiple industries.

Colonial Pipeline: US recovers most of ransom, justice department says.

PHMSA advisory bulletin: updating inspection and maintenance plans to address hazardous leaks.

Environmental sustainability code for global marine contracting industry.

The International Marine Contractors Association: eCMID system update details.

The Department of Homeland Security has announced it will issue new cybersecurity regulations on fuel and oil pipelines to prevent future cyberattacks like the one that crippled the Colonial Pipeline.

Reuters, Washington Post report that the US government is preparing to issue its first cybersecurity regulations for pipelines.

Following reports that CISA will create a new security programme to test US infrastructure against cyberattacks.

Cybersecurity expert comments on reports that Colonial Pipeline paid a US$5 million ransom to pipeline ransomware group.

Colonial Pipeline has reportedly paid cyber-criminal gang DarkSide nearly US$5 million in ransom.

In this long read, Rob Roberts, Glenn Hartfiel, and Steve Roberts, Directors in Opportune LLP’s Process & Technology group discuss why the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline will have broad implications on how the energy industry defends and responds to future incidents.

Reuters reports the Colonial Pipeline began to slowly restart on Wednesday.