‘Time is running out’ to meet CCS goals as spring budget looms
Chancellor warned that "time is running out" to meet the UK's lofty carbon capture storage goals by industry.
Oil bosses brand Labour ‘clueless’ over windfall tax plans
Oil and gas bosses from across the North Sea have decried Labour as "clueless" following its proposed windfall tax hike.
UK in talks with Hitachi over Welsh nuclear plant site
The UK government is holding early-stage talks to buy a site in Wales to build a nuclear power plant, a move aimed at reviving Britain’s ageing nuclear fleet, the Financial Times reported.
Europe’s oil demand is lifting prices in West Africa and the North Sea
Europe’s oil refineries are stepping up crude purchases following a surge in the price of diesel and disruptions to imported shipments from the Middle East. The situation is driving up the cost of physical barrels of oil.
NZTC Horizon service could source alternatives to North Sea electrification
Net Zero Technology Centre's (NZTC) new Horizon service can source opportunities for North Sea firms, including ways to cut emissions when electrification is not viable.
Ex-Aberdeen Labour leader accuses party of ‘trying to destroy’ oil and gas industry over windfall tax plans
Independent councillor Barney Crockett quit the Labour Party last year over its North Sea strategy.
EPL ‘betrayal’, rig mishaps and a win for BP
Keir Starmer was up in Aberdeen recently but did he listen to the industry?
2024: a busy start for oil and gas regulatory developments
It’s been a busy start to 2024 in UK oil and gas regulation, with two areas of interest reaching different stages of the legislative process.
Brimmond’s crane solution for decom sector’s weighty issue
Following a £750K investment, Brimmond now boasts one of the largest rental fleets of high-capacity marine cranes in the UK.
Flying the flag for Aberdeen’s only international school
Former students are the greatest advocates for any school and, as North-east Scotland’s only international, independent school, International School Aberdeen (ISA), has been inspiring and empowering students to succeed for over 50 years.
Keeping turbines turning with TRAC Renewables
What does it take to keep wind turbines running?
TotalEnergies claims to be most profitable and sustainable supermajor of 2023
TotalEnergies’ chief executive Patrick Pouyanné told investors his firm was “the most profitable” major of 2023 while implementing his energy transition strategy.
Extending subsea asset life using data and tech-driven transformational intelligence
Data and technology innovation will intersect at this year’s Subsea Expo.
ROV bosses on the energy transition: ‘There’s so much work’
The idea of using robot workers was once the work of science fiction, however, it is now commonplace in the North Sea through the use of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).
Oil and the general election: the ‘banners’ vs the ‘mandaters’
We are now approaching the run-in to a General Election, possibly short and probably long. Either way, we will be heading for the polls later this year, clutching our photo identification.
Bristow helicopter crews gear up for industrial action
Bristow helicopter crews have “overwhelmingly voted in favour of industrial action,” the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) has confirmed.
Montrose Port boss on 1,000 jobs mission and ‘aggressive’ pursuit of renewables work
Record revenue on the back of Seagreen work means major investments to attract more businesses.
International Energy Week
Convened by the Energy Institute’s sector experts and informed by the EI Statistical Review of World Energy, International Energy Week 2024 will be the biggest global energy meeting following the first UN global stocktake and other outcomes from COP28 in Dubai.
UK skills shortage forced SMD to look to China for ROV power system
As engineering firm SMD was looking to test its new remotely operated vehicle, it struggled to find a UK-based partner to supply an adequate power system, the firm’s head of innovation said.
TotalEnergies pays $199m for 75% ownership of Tungsten Explorer drillship
French supermajor TotalEnergies (LON: TTE) has signed a $199 million to take 75% ownership of the Tungsten Explorer drillship.
VIDEO: Moment kit falls into the sea while drilling in West of Shetland for BP
The Ocean GreatWhite was working for BP around 125 miles west of the Shetland Islands.
OPITO names Stephen Marcos Jones as new CEO
OPITO has announced that Stephen Marcos Jones will become its new chief executive when he joins the not-for-profit skills organisation in “late March.”
Serica moves closer to Buchan stake approval
Serica Energy expects its acquisition of a 30% stake in the Buchan redevelopment to materialise this month, soon after the field’s environmental statement was submitted to the regulator.
Confirmed: BP names Kate Thomson CFO as she joins the board
UK-based supermajor, BP (LON: BP), has named Kate Thomson its new chief financial officer as it welcomes her to its board.
Viking Energy admits to fire at Shetland onshore wind farm
Viking Energy has confirmed rumours that there was a fire at its onshore wind farm in Shetland following social media speculation.