CNRL starts contractor race on Ninian decommissioning campaign
Contract race also started 60-well P&A campaign for Spirit Energy
Memorial service marks 15th anniversary of Super Puma crash
Family, friends and colleagues of the 16 people who died in the 2009 Super Puma crash will gather to mark the 15th anniversary of the incident.
Update: HSE takes down Point of Ayr prohibition notice
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has taken down an immediate prohibition notice served on Eni UK over safety concerns at its Point of Ayr Gas Terminal in Wales.
Harbour Energy CEO Linda Cook takes home multi-million-pound pay package
The CEO of Harbour Energy (LON: HBR), the UK’s largest oil and gas producer, earned an overall pay package of £2.4m last year, new figures have revealed.
OEUK says industry committed to OGA Plan goals
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has voiced its support for the goals of the North Sea Transition Authority’s (NSTA’s) recently released OGA Plan.
RWE completes Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone purchase
RWE has completed its £963 million purchase of the 4.2GW Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone from Vattenfall.
HSE: 85kg dropped object on Valaris rig could have been fatal
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reprimanded Valaris after an 85kg object was dropped on one the company’s rigs that could have resulted in a fatality.
Tough decisions needed to balance UK energy security and net zero
Getting to net zero, producing oil and gas from the North Sea as we transition, and ensuring economic benefits for the UK don’t make an obvious trinity, and we are well aware of tensions.
Operators voice investment doubts as NSTA emissions plan published
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has pushed ahead with plans to require developers to electrify their oil and gas assets, with operators voicing concern it could drive away investment.
Falling confidence puts £450bn of UK North Sea growth at risk, report warns
“If we get things right here, we can compete internationally,” says OEUK marketing intelligence manager Ross Dornan.
Verlume and SeaTwirl team up to electrify oil and gas assets
Aberdeen-based energy storage specialist Verlume has teamed up with Swedish vertical-axis wind turbine developer SeaTwirl to electrify offshore oil and gas assets and decarbonise the oil and gas industry.
Scottish renewable energy jobs grew 70%, research suggests
Analysis from Global Witness shows Scotland’s renewable energy jobs grew 70% between 2015 and 2022, according to latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) estimates.
Still Wakes the Deep: North Sea video game to release on 18 June
Still Wakes the Deep, a first-person ‘otherworldly horror’ video game set on a North Sea oil platform, will release on 18 June this year.
Proserv CEO calls on industry partners to support mental health challenge
CEO of global controls technology company Proserv Davis Larssen has called on fellow energy sector partners and stakeholders to support his team’s mental health charity initiative.
Study casts doubts on ecological benefits of decommissioned offshore structures
New research suggests that decommissioned offshore structures would provide only limited long-term ecological benefits for marine life.
Time to convert green hydrogen ambition into faster, tangible action
The European Union continues to race towards a sustainable future, competing most closely against North America and Asia to become the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
Eni welcomes consent for HyNet North West CO2 pipeline
Italian energy company Eni has welcomed the UK’s decision to grant a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the HyNet North West CO2 pipeline.
Equinor CEO Anders Opedal earns $1.9m in 2023
Equinor President and Chief Executive Officer Anders Opedal earned just over $1.9m in 2023.
Shetland’s Voar heads to Norway with Inkster Marine equity exchange
Shetland-based consultancy and engineering services company Voar will merge with Norway’s Inkster Marine under a new deal.
Oceaneering to work with Aberdeen’s Global Design Innovation
Oceaneering International has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Aberdeen-based Global Design Innovation (GDi).
China’s Sinochem buys first oil cargo from Canadian pipeline
China’s Sinochem Group has purchased one of the first crude cargoes that will be shipped through a new Canadian pipeline that’s designed to move more oil from landlocked Alberta to the Pacific Coast for export.
Hughes Subsea to survey East Anglia Three for UXO
OEG Renewables business Hughes Subsea will undertake unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification and clearance for ScottishPower Renewables’ 1.4GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm.
Hibiscus granted Fyne oilfield development extension
Hibiscus Petroleum and Ping UK have been granted an extension on their time to develop the 75m-barrel Fyne oilfield in the central North Sea.
Sulmara signed up to survey Stormar floating wind farm
Sulmara will perform site characterisation for Orsted, BlueFloat Energy and Renantis’ 1GW Stormar floating offshore wind farm in Scotland.