UK offshore pipeline firms issue rallying cry as Labour budget looms
Closure threats come to light as the operators of the UK's largest pipelines highlight the impacts of windfall tax changes
Bridges and Bottlenecks 06: The next steps for the energy transition
Bridges and Bottlenecks is the latest podcast series by Energy Voice Out Loud in partnership with DNV. Each episode looks to address the hard-hitting issues within the energy transition. Technology exists that will be the bridge to take us there, but there are still a number of bottlenecks that stand in the way of progress.
EVOL: All about OEUK’s big day out in Aberdeen
On Energy Voice Out Loud this week, news editor Erikka Askeland and reporter Mathew Perry take in the OEUK Conference: Powering Our Energy Future.
UK’s critical gas infrastructure at risk if investment allowance scrapped
NSMP CEO calls for industry and policymakers to collaborate to deliver a just transition as UK gas faces risk from fiscal instability.
SPE celebrates 50 years in Aberdeen
The Aberdeen section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) celebrated its half-centenary with a knees up in the Granite City’s Music Hall.
Energy job losses in Aberdeen affect more than just industry
North-east business leaders not yet certain if GB Energy can fill the gap as job loss concerns hit energy sector.
TV presenter and Integrity HSE aim to educate workers about mental illness
Integrity HSE aims to promote a better understanding of how mental illness can impact energy workers as it teams up with a former newsreader.
CCS licences ‘smoke and mirrors’ as Track 1 waits for government clarity
A leading analyst said that additional CCS licences are "not going to save the North Sea" as Track 1 projects wait for government clarity.
EVOL: Winds of change blowing… just not strong enough
This week EVOL looks at AR6 winners, the onshore wind conference and GB Energy as rumours reach reach fever pitch.
Finding your seat at the boardroom table
Over the last decade great strides have been taken when it comes to the number of women in board positions with the FTSE Women Leader’s Review reporting a record high for FTSE 350 companies of 42.1% women’s representation.
North Sea bellwether BP plods on as dark clouds gather
Arguably the bellwether of UK North Sea oil and gas production the BP that we know today grew out of Anglo-Iranian with the name British Petroleum Company formalised in 1954.
Transitioning offshore energy supply chain – Where are we now and what’s next?
Westwood's senior analyst for offshore wind, Bahzad Ayoub, discusses how the energy supply chain is adapting to offshore wind.
Fleet of robo-boats busy surveying North Sea windfarm site
A robotics-based geophysical survey of the Dogger Bank D offshore wind farm successfully started last month and will be ongoing until the end of the year.
‘Barely anything’ in Great British Energy as MPs vote in favour of Bill
Opposition parties criticised the lack of detail contained within Labour’s GB Energy bill as energy secretary Ed Miliband introduced it for its second reading in Westminster today.
GB Energy Bill: challenges for in-house legal teams and how they can be managed
Pinsent Masons discuss potential headaches for energy law in-house legal teams as the GB Energy Bill gets its second reading.
GB Energy must enact Labour’s energy transition goals, says DNV boss
DNV's chief executive of energy systems at said he is "happy to share" his ideas for GB Energy if the government asks ahead of Bill's second reading.
Scottish Energy Transition supply chain – myth and reality
The fact the UK manufactures so little is inexplicable considering the universities, investment banks and funding for net zero energy transition bodies, columnist Dick Winchester argues.
Who are the AR6 offshore wind winners?
Last year there were no successful bids for offshore wind projects under the government's Allocation Round (AR) scheme in what was largely seen to be wake-up call for the sector, but this year was a different story.
AR6 winners: ‘Offshore wind back on track’ after ‘disastrous’ 2023 results
The UK government has announced the winners of its annual Contracts for Difference (CfD) round as Miliband described "record-setting" year.
Money-grubbing chancellors … will they ever learn?
At various times in my more than three decades of scribbling about energy I have witnessed several windfall tax grabs by both Labour and Tory administrations.
TWMA earned near £15 million in Q2 amid ‘growing demand’
Aberdeen drilling waste management firm TWMA has announced earnings of $19.5million (£14.85m) in the second quarter of 2024, showcasing “growing demand” the firm’s CEO claimed.
NEO Energy to ‘slow down investment’ in light of government changes
NEO Energy, and its 100% owner HitecVision, have announced that they are slowing down investment activities due to UK fiscal and political instability.
Ashtead Technology reports ‘record trading performance’ in H1 2024
Ashtead Technology (AIM: AT), Aberdeen-based subsea technology and services firm, has shared “another record trading performance” in its half-year results.
Reiter’s radar: BP North Sea boss talks capital competition and workforce worries
Despite BP’s (LON: BP) North Sea boss being hopeful about the future of oil and gas in the UK, Doris Reiter says uncertainties driven by government policy are undermining investment confidence and the energy transition.
Shell Selene well ‘sidetracked’ just after 2024 UK drilling activity started
Well Slot is a monthly feature where Westwood’s Stephen Coomber looks at drilling activity and rig moves in UK and Norwegian waters.