Mocean Energy raises £2.2m in new equity as it receives 500K grant
Pre-existing shareholder have awarded cash to Mocean Energy as new investors join in awarding a £500,000 grant.
Cairn Risk signs MoU to support Japan’s offshore wind sector
Scotland’s Cairn Risk Consulting and Horizon Ocean Management have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to assess risks in the Japanese offshore wind market.
Ashtead Technology offers integrated decom solutions
The number of offshore assets reaching the end of their life, globally, is rising, meaning decommissioning projects are a real eventuality for many operators.
Ensuring UK firms are ‘competitive’ when vying for ‘monster platforms’ decom work
The UK has seen large-scale decommissioning work go overseas, OEUK’s decommissioning manager Ricky Thomson says firms need to remain “competitive” to win contracts for these “monster platforms.”
Is Scotland failing to see an LNG opportunity?
One of the many sub-plots in the saga of two uncompleted Caledonian MacBrayne ferries at the Ferguson yard in Port Glasgow involves the proposed use of Liquefied Natural Gas to part-fuel them.
Collaborating across the decommissioning sector
The unprecedented scale and complexity of TAQA UK’s asset decommissioning and removal programme is presenting exciting challenges as the North Sea operator plots a route to the safe, efficient and responsible execution of multiple inter-dependant projects.
Taking advantage of the ‘internal talent marketplace’
Deloitte’s Hayley Strachan told an Aberdeen event that firms should take advantage of their ‘internal talent marketplace’ to drive productivity.
Big Wind’s belated big push for the near 100% recyclable turbine
Wind Industry decommissioning is a very different business to cessation of production and abandonment of oil and gas fields, whether on or offshore.
What will be the last platform in UK waters?
It’s no secret that the UK has a declining basin and as the country transitions to net zero, oil and gas platforms will cease production and later be decommissioned. However, which asset will be the last one standing?
WTIV fleet receives two-ship boost from China
The global offshore wind construction vessel fleet count has been boosted by the recent delivery of two jack-ups (WTIVs) built by Chinese group Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) for conglomerate China Communications Construction Company (CCCC).
Equinor eyes partial sale of Rosebank oilfield
Equinor (OSLO: EQNR) is looking to sell off a 20% share in Rosebank, making up a quarter of its existing stake in the UK's largest untapped oilfield.
Well-Safe to use North Sea learnings down under as it moves into CCS
Recently, Aberdeen’s Well-Safe Solutions hired its first ever energy transition manager and the firm’s director of strategy and commercial recently said that CCUS is a key part of the transition, as is geothermal.
King’s Speech outlines ‘record levels’ of renewables investment
The first King's Speech in over 70 years has outlined plans to "attract record levels of investment in renewable energy" - but experts say fresh measures are needed to achieve that.
Saltend Chemicals Park to adopt low carbon gas substitute
Saltend Chemicals Park in Humberside is set to host a decarbonising energy plant to produce clean gas for industrial use is set for deployment.
Should decommissioning still be a priority?
To be honest, I’ve never been overly positive about the whole Scottish decommissioning sector.
The UK must focus on scaling the right tech in the right places to decarbonise domestic heating
No more public money should go into hydrogen for domestic heating because electrification is the only viable means of decarbonising heating and hot water in UK homes, writes Jenny Curtis, managing director of Vattenfall Heat UK.
Annual North Sea licences: Political posturing or actual stability?
As the UK government plans to award North Sea oil and gas licences every year, Energy Voice discusses what that means for the industry.
New Aberdeen business targets UK’s nascent carbon capture market
Amplus Energy Services and a new Norwegian partner have launched an Aberdeen firm focused on carbon capture after a multi-million-pound deal.
Shell not going to ‘pretend to lead’ on areas of the energy transition
Shell’s chief executive has said his firm will not “pretend to lead” on areas of the energy transition that it does not already have a foothold in.
UK decommissioning presents opportunity and challenge in equal measure
"Emerging energies – such as offshore wind – must work with and learn from the oil and gas decommissioning sector," says Ricky Thomson, decommissioning manager for OEUK.
Helicopter part shortage presents ‘significant safety and operational risks’
A shortage of spare parts poses "significant safety and operational risks" for a key offshore oil and gas helicopter type, a leading trade body has warned.
Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub FID expected ‘later in the year’
Following a meeting to discuss the Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub, Aberdeen City Council has confirmed that a final investment decision (FID) is expected "later in the year."
Welsh firm Empirisys scaling up with new office in Aberdeen
Company is recruiting for a variety of roles ahead of Granite City expansion.
Video: Aker Solutions demolishes 18,000t Gyda topside
Aker Solutions has shared a video of it using explosives to decommission the 18,000-tonne topside of the Gyda platform.
BP signs $100 million deal with Tesla for ultra-fast EV chargers
BP’s electric vehicle charging business has signed a $100 million deal with Tesla for ultra-fast charging hardware units.