300 workers vote for strikes across dozens of North Sea platforms
More than 300 offshore workers have voted for strikes across 20 North Sea installations, Unite the Union has announced, causing "major problems" for production.
Opergy and EC20 merge to create ‘unstoppable force in clean energy’
Scotland’s EC20 and Norwich-based Opergy have merged their renewable energy consultancies.
Oil holds surge as OPEC+ mulls biggest supply cut since 2020
Oil held a two-day surge before an OPEC+ meeting at which the alliance is considering the biggest supply cut since 2020 to revive prices.
UK seeks 20-year gas deal with Norway to avoid winter blackouts
The UK is on the cusp of securing a natural gas contract with Norway for as long as 20 years in a bid to stave off the risk of winter blackouts, people familiar with the matter said.
Sembcorp Marine lands $3 billion FPSO deal with Petrobras
Sembcorp Marine (SGX: S51) has landed a $3 billion contract for a newbuild FPSO for Petrobras.
Shell CEO has ‘flung open a door on windfall tax’
Shell (LON:SHEL) CEO Ben van Beurden has “flung open a door on windfall tax which the UK Government had been trying to close”.
‘My mum was Muslim, my father was Catholic; I was a confused kid’
EV sits down with Eko Lumadyo, Neptune Energy's Indonesia MD and its E,D&I champion, to discuss equality, diversity and inclusion.
Is the energy sector ready to scale up its flexible workforce?
Liz Truss’s plans for major projects and new exploration in the North Sea is set to create a surge in demand for experienced contractors in the energy sector, yet the industry is already struggling to recruit amidst a national engineering skills shortage.
Jeremy Cresswell: The failings of Diversity & Inclusion in UK offshore energy
It’s a part of life … every second of every day, myriad people are handled unfairly, wittingly or otherwise.
Fatal accidents at Keppel yard put spotlight on migrant worker safety in Singapore
Three migrant workers have died so far this year in work-related accidents at a Singapore yard that services the global energy industry and is run by Keppel Corporation (SGX:BN4), whose clients include major international oil and gas companies.
Shell CEO says governments need to tax energy firms to help poor
Governments need to tax energy producers to help the poorest people deal with the soaring cost of fuel, said the CEO of Shell (LON:SHEL).
‘It’s been an awesome ride’: Employees say goodbye to Maersk Drilling as Noble merger completes
Employees have said their farewells to Maersk Drilling as the firm completes its merger with rival Noble (NYSE, Nasdaq: NE).
Aberdeen-headquartered TEMS International lands trio of deals worth $1m
TEMS International, of Aberdeen, has bagged a clutch of contracts as part of a Gulf of Mexico growth drive.
Dick Winchester: The people’s interest should come first amid energy crisis
I have never accepted the artificial division of politics into left or right wing. There are policies that work for people and lead to economic, industrial and social progress and policies that don’t and any political party is capable of producing either.
Brian Wilson: Starmer’s Great British Energy proposal is sign of the times
A month is indeed a long time in politics. Since I last wrote here, we have a new Prime Minister, a crashing pound and an unprecedented scale of intervention in the energy markets in an effort to stave off the worst impacts of impending price rises.
Is it time to change the identity of the energy industry?
How far ahead, or how far behind, are you when it comes to diversity, equality and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives?
Offshore energy sector still struggling on representation frontline
Offshore energy companies are still struggling on the issue of representation, an industry expert has said, as it still does not reflect its own community of workers.
Shale Shock
This is the stuff of a Whitehall Farce.
Well-slot: One-in-four hit rate for Norway exploration
As of 26 September, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are two exploration wells active, one in the Northern North Sea and one in the Norwegian Sea.
Well-Slot: Trio of active exploration wells in the UK
As of 26 September, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are three exploration wells active, with one in the CNS and two in the NNS. Two appraisal wells are currently active in the CNS. One well completed at Diadem.
Offshore Energy industry and its role in security and a low carbon future
A secure supply of energy is something we used to take for granted. Now it’s different.
Belgium and Denmark agreement paves way for North Sea CO2 storage
Belgium and Denmark have entered into a “ground-breaking agreement” allowing captured C02 to be shipped across their borders and stored under the North Sea.
‘Shortsighted’ and ‘idealism at its worst’: Birkbeck University sparks widespread condemnation from energy sector
Birkbeck, University of London has been widely slammed by the energy industry for its decision to ban fossil fuels recruiters from its careers fairs.
Allseas lands contract to remove EnQuest Heather platform topsides
Allseas has won the contract to remove the topsides of the 45-year-old EnQuest (LON: ENQ) Heather platform in the North Sea.
Commercial and comms manager Jillian Owen named UK manager at Apache
Apache (Nasdaq: APA) has named its commercial, communications and public affairs manager Jillian Owen as its new top boss for the UK North Sea.