UKRI to invest £86m in ORE Catapult wind turbine facilities
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will provide £85.6m to the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to drive development of next generation wind turbines.
WATCH as Aberdeen’s iconic Shell building faces the wrecking ball
More than 980 tonnes of material have been recycled or reused since workers began clearing out the Altens site in February.
Salamander INTOG floating wind farm applies for offshore consent
One of the successful INTOG projects has taken a step forward with Salamander submitting an offshore consent application for its proposed 100MW floating offshore wind farm.
Election buzz: Candidates make their case to join RenewableUK board
Candidates in the election for renewable energy trade association RenewableUK’s board of directors have made final pitches ahead of voting closing on 15 May.
C-Capture launches carbon capture trial at East Midlands cement plant
Leeds-based C-Capture, a developer of carbon dioxide (CO2) removal technology, announced on May 9 that it had started a carbon capture trial in the cement manufacturing sector in partnership with Heidelberg Materials UK.
Enerpro headquarters move to add 20 new jobs to Aberdeen
Offshore project management and construction specialist Enerpro Group has announced plans to move its headquarters to Aberdeen.
Negativity towards oil and gas ‘counterproductive’, Peterhead Port’s new boss warns
Peterhead Port Authority’s new boss has championed its credentials at an event in the Scottish Parliament.
Saipem brings in biggest haul of global oil and gas contracts
Saipem has topped the list of top oil and gas industry contractors, bringing in more than $19 billion over the past year.
Diverging wave and tidal face different challenges
Regulators and industry need to decouple the tidal and wave sectors as the two technologies diverge in terms of maturity and paths to market, new research has said.
UK Government seeks input on new CO2 transportation options
The UK Government is seeking input on new ways to transport captured carbon dioxide (CO2) that could help to encourage the adoption of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) across different industries.
Sidara will need to top Apollo’s bid to get Wood’s attention, analysts say
Sidara will have to top Apollo's bid to get the board interested, given the improved position of the business over the last year.
NZTC looking to drive rigless plug and abandonment tech
The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has launched a call to find innovations enabling rigless plug and abandonment.
Sunak asked to pause Scottish facility for Chinese turbine manufacturer Mingyang
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been called on to pause and review the developed of a potential turbine facility in Scotland being developed by Mingyang Smart Energy (LON:MYSE).
Wood rejects $1.65bn takeover offer from Lebanon’s Sidara
Aberdeen-headquartered engineering services company Wood Group (LON: WG) has once again found itself a takeover target after rejecting a bid from Lebanese engineering firm Sidara.
Could the 33rd oil and gas licensing round be the UK’s last?
There's talk that this could this be the last licencing round given the rhetoric from Labour.
Orcadian floats plan to link gas field to grid via offshore wind cable
We saw a really good opportunity to put together a completely different development plan for the Earlham discovery
UK boosts battery storage pipeline by two thirds over last year
The pipeline of battery storage projects in the UK has grown by two-thirds in capacity over the past year, trade association RenewableUK has found.
Long wait for North Sea licensing round risks developers rejecting offers
Analysts have warned the long-delayed results of the UK’s 33rd licensing round could see developers hand back the North sea licences awarded to them.
Neptune to stump up over £25m for Cygnus drilling rig
Neptune Energy is seeking a drilling rig to work on its Cygnus gas field, according to data from the North Sea Transition Authority’s (NSTA’s) Pathfinder database.
Shell has no plans for New York listing, prefers share buyback
Shell (LON: SHEL) has no plans to list in New York, preferring to focus on its share buyback scheme to increase its value.
Research says price pressures on offshore wind starting to wane
Fresh research has said that recent increases in the cost of offshore wind farms are mostly expected to be short term.
HSE blasts Diamond for poor procedures ahead of incident at BP field
The Ocean GreatWhite rig was working for BP in the West of Shetland when the incident took place
Sureclean launches new oil spill response division
Industrial cleaning specialists Sureclean has launched Sureresponse, a dedicated environmental response division to help clean up oil spills.
Could cascade of ECT withdrawals drive new path to net-zero and shift in investment arbitration?
Investors are bringing a rising number of energy arbitration claims against states, driven by the pace of transition to renewables and the increase in environmental, social and governance (ESG) and climate-related regulations.
BP, Shell among oil majors condemned by US lawmakers
Democratic lawmakers in the US lambasted oil majors in a new report on Tuesday (30 April), claiming that the industry has engaged in “an elaborate campaign of deception and doublespeak” to forestall meaningful climate action and sustain their outsized profits.