HSE warns of explosion risk at Culzean over maintenance practices
TotalEnergies (XPAR: TTE) failed to implement maintenance practices at its Culzean platform, creating a risk of fire and explosion, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
HSE serves notice on Serica over Bruce gas release
Independent North Sea producer Serica Energy (AIM: SQZ) has been served with an improvement notice by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) over the release of fuel gas at its Bruce platform.
Humber Marine & Renewables on the hunt for business development manager
Humber Marine and Renewables is recruiting a new business development manager to help maximise the maritime industry’s economic benefit to Humber and Yorkshire businesses.
Inch Cape raises £3.5b in financial close ‘milestone’
The developers of the Inch Cape offshore wind farm have confirmed the completion of a fundraising deal bringing in more than £3.5 billion.
Power Moves: Corio CEO steps down and more
Jonathan Cole has stepped down as CEO of Corio Generation following three years at the head of the company.
Inch Cape nears FID: Project updates from Offshore Wind Conference 2025
The developers of the Inch Cape offshore wind farm are rapidly approaching a final investment decision for the project – with an announcement potentially coming in the next few days.
Sumitomo set to provide cable for Shetland 2 Link from Scottish factory
Sumitomo has hailed a "significant milestone" for its Highland subsea cable factory after it signed a capacity reservation agreement (CRA) with SSEN Transmission.
Scottish Renewables launches new clean energy cluster
Scottish Renewables has launched the clean energy cluster, an organisation to help drive growth in Scotland's offshore wind supply chain.
OEUK releases guidelines to spur UK offshore wind
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has launched a new set of guidelines aimed at helping entrants into the offshore wind sector better understand the development process.
Sarens PSG to study floating wind deployment for BlueFloat Energy and Nadara
The BlueFloat Energy and Nadara Partnership has chosen Sarens PSG to study how floating wind turbines can be deployed on an industrial scale in the North Sea.
Humber Renewables Awards opens for nominations
The 2025 edition of the Humber Renewables Awards has opened for applications across its nine award categories.
UK carbon capture and storage project shows how to leap regulatory hurdles
The recently completed environment statement for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) marked the first for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the UK and has cast some light on the regulatory challenges similar projects face.
Nobel Upstream seeks to buy Gryphon FPSO from Total
Nobel Upstream has offered to buy the Gryphon floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel from current operator TotalEnergies.
Cerulean Winds completes floating wind surveys as it looks to 2026 FID
Developer Cerulean Winds has completed offshore survey work for its 3GW North Sea Renewables Grid (NSRG) floating offshore wind project.
Power Moves: ETZ Ltd’s new offshore renewables director and more
Isla Robb has been appointed as the new offshore renewables director at ETZ Ltd.
KCA Deutag chief to leave after H&P acquisition
US oilfield services Helmerich & Payne (H&P) has completed its acquisition of Aberdeen-headquartered KCA Deutag International Ltd.
Best and worst energy firms revealed as customer choice slowly returns
Octopus Energy, Utility Warehouse and 100Green have been named the best energy providers in an annual survey by watchdog Which?
ORE Catapult launches new offshore wind supply chain programme
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has announced a supply chain programme aimed at helping Scotland’s island and coastal communities benefit from the offshore wind industry.
Aker and Siemens receive notice to proceed on Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind
A consortium of Aker Solutions and Siemens Energy have received full notice to proceed with work on RWE’s Norfolk Vanguard West and East offshore wind farms.
NESO proposes “pause” in grid connection approvals ahead of reforms
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has proposed pausing applications for new grid connections as it looks to deal with a project backlog.
Reeves’ China visit raises fresh concerns about planned Mingyang facility
Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves’ recent trip to China has raised fresh concerns about the role of Chinese companies in the UK’s offshore wind industry.
Sizewell C nuclear plant costs could double to £40b
The UK’s Sizewell C nuclear power plant is likely to cost around £40 billion, according to the Financial Times.
Minister: Extremist scaremongering to suggest UK close to experiencing blackouts
An energy minister has accused Tory MPs of "extremist scaremongering" as he denied the UK was close to experiencing blackouts during the cold snap.
Building capacity in UK offshore wind requires a global view
As the UK’s Labour government marks six months in office, it has made clear that wind power is a key component in its sustainability plans.
Starmer’s new AI strategy to address technology’s power needs
The UK’s new artificial intelligence strategy includes plans to help AI projects connect to the grid and access the power needed to run the technology.