UK fuel supplies disrupted by environmental protestors
Low-level disruptions to fuel supply for UK service stations continued Monday as environmental protestors remained locked to energy infrastructure.
Repsol Sinopec: Decommissioning talent essential for UK’s energy transition
Globally the energy landscape is changing. It is undergoing significant transition to meet energy demands whilst reducing carbon emissions – a difficult balancing act.
Harbour Energy CEO and rebranded regulator to headline OEUK conference
The chief executive of Harbour Energy and the head of the recently-rebranded North Sea Transition Authority will headline a major industry conference next month.
Outcry as UK loses out to UAE’s Lamprell on £10bn floating wind projects
Work for a trio of giant floating wind projects off the coast of Scotland have gone to the UAE fabricator Lamprell, sparking outcry.
North Sea chief speaks out over PPE fears for women offshore
Calls are being made to address women working offshore in the North Sea facing risk due to poorly-fitting PPE safety gear.
Ithaca aiming for ‘support from all parties’ on Cambo push
The chairman of Ithaca Energy, soon to be the new operator of the controversial Cambo oilfield, has said the firm wants open dialogue with environmentalists and other parties on its future.
Maersk Drilling lands 19-month P&A contract with TotalEnergies and Petrogas
Maersk Drilling has landed a 19-monthplugging and abandonment (P&A) contract with TotalEnergies and Petrogas through a rig-sharing agreement.
Equinor confirms push back of Rosebank sanction to 2023
Equinor has confirmed the sanction date for the Rosebank project in the West of Shetland has been pushed back to next year, after Ithaca Energy made the claim last night.
Ithaca Energy to buy Cambo operator Siccar Point in $1.5 billion deal
Ithaca Energy has struck a deal to buy Siccar Point Energy, operator of the controversial Cambo project, for just shy of $1.5 billion.
UK Government plans ‘accelerators’ for new North Sea projects
The UK Government has announced plans for regulatory “accelerators" which it claimed could shave "years off” development time for new oil and gas projects in the North Sea.
Pave your own path to a healthier life and planet
April 7th marks the World Health Organisation’s World Health Day, where this year’s focus is “Our planet, Our health”. It states that “global attention on urgent actions (are) needed to keep humans and the planet health and foster a movement to create societies focused on wellbeing”.
Harbour Energy eyes clutch of North Sea projects in 2022
Harbour Energy has outlined a clutch of projects expected to get underway in the North Sea this year, including new wells at the J-Area and Catcher field.
EV Private Equity on impact investing and the energy transition
EV Private Equity co-founder Helge Tveit explains the company’s philosophy of impact investing, and why the energy transition provides greater opportunities.
ESG factors must lead to energy transformation
The war in Ukraine has jolted European politicians into finally understanding that overdependence on imported energy can carry extreme risks. What they haven’t understand yet though is that you can’t just turn off one set of taps and turn on another.
Opportunities abound for energy M&A deals in Asia Pacific
Opportunities abound for mergers and acquisitions across energy-hungry Asia Pacific nations, as majors, such as Chevron, Shell, and ExxonMobil, seek to exit or rationalise their upstream portfolios.
UK energy strategy to ‘breathe new life’ into North Sea and Net Zero
A commitment to North Sea oil and gas while ramping up nuclear, hydrogen and offshore wind, is at the heart of a new UK strategy to protect consumers from future surges in energy bills.
CHC grudgingly suggests partial sale of Babcock UK business to get over competition hurdle
Helicopter operator CHC has grudgingly suggested a partial divestment of the Babcock UK business in Aberdeen to get over competition hurdles.
Relentless hunt for better ‘mousetraps’
There has never been so much pressure to wean the human species off its massive dependency on hydrocarbons; with the war in Ukraine and the staggeringly high temperatures recorded in the Arctic and Antarctic further forcing the Great Energy Transition into overdrive.
M&A: North Sea deals won’t rush to meet oil price surge
Firms won’t be rushing into deals or investment off the back of higher oil and gas prices – the boom may even be stalling such activity in the North Sea, according to top analysts.
UK’s largest fishing port looks to carbon capture for its next big catch
Fishing has been the lifeblood of Peterhead for 400 years and that’s not about to change any time soon.
Scottish energy opportunity blowing away into the desert wind
“Put simply, a just transition is about moving to an environmentally sustainable economy (that’s the ‘transition’ part) without leaving workers in polluting industries behind,” says NGO Greenpeace
Repsol Sinopec at investment ‘turning point’ for decommissioning and energy transition
Jose Luis Muñoz talks to Energy Voice on Repsol Sinopec Resources UK ramping up decommissioning, the challenges of “chronic underinvestment” in the sector, and the firm’s $1 billion near-term plan for North Sea projects.
How ESG, and the wider energy industry, is being challenged by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The definitions of Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) have been challenged by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nowhere more so than in the energy sector, where companies have been forced by events to exit Russia abruptly and energy prices have soared to record levels.
A year after launch, the North Sea Transition Deal is building our nation’s low-carbon future
The UK’s bus and lorry fleets, plus many homes, could be running on low carbon hydrogen within two decades thanks to green technologies now being pioneered in three UK regions renowned until now for their carbon-intensive industries.
Energy hierarchy? Security of supply is coming out on top
I recently heard a BBC Scotland reporter state, almost as a throw-away “fact” about energy problems arising from the Ukraine war, that Scotland is, of course, unaffected because we produce more power than we consume.