Fixing the UK’s ‘broken’ energy market
The Labour government promised to fix Britain’s broken energy market, as did Conservative governments before it, but is it really broken and does it need fixing?
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Red Zone monitoring on offshore rigs: a sea change in safety and collaboration
2024 has been a transformative year for offshore oil and gas safety, with Red Zone monitoring becoming a cornerstone of operational best practices.
Leading environmental and social sustainability efforts in the energy sector
Although the global energy sector has seen significant steps forward in the energy transition within the past few years, there is still a long way to go to meet key net zero goals across renewables and the traditional oil and gas market.
NSTA boss: UK leads the way in net zero jobs boom
North Sea Transition Authority CEO Stuart Payne discusses firing the "starting gun" on UK carbon capture storage.
Big Oil’s commitment to green is going to hell in a handcart
Despite mounting pressures to clean up its act, Big Oil is in reality showing little sign of doing so with genuine commitment and, if anything, is regressing by returning to its core business of finding and producing oil, gas and condensate.
Reflection and self-care during the festive period
As the year now comes ever-so near to closing, it is only natural that we may find ourselves reflecting on what has been, what has led us to where we are now, and acknowledging our hopes and perceptions as to what may lie ahead.
Preserving our homegrown energy future
As we approach the first days of 2025, let’s leap forward a generation and imagine we are already in 2050.
2024 is one for the ‘Horrible Histories’ books
I think it’s not unreasonable to say that 2024 has been a landmark year.
The unsteady green brick road to lower energy bills
The question of what the communities which host the drive for renewable energy can expect to get out of it will acquire greater prominence in the year ahead and both Scottish and UK governments must come up with plausible answers soon.
The path to sustainable aviation fuel, overcoming investment and production barriers
As aviation seeks pathways to decarbonise, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has emerged as a critical solution, offering a "drop-in" option that can be integrated with existing jet engines and fuel infrastructure.
LNG, not the energy supply panacea that it’s touted to be
While there may be broad agreement on the potential benefit of liquefied natural gas in terms of reducing air pollutants, the impact of LNG in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has clearly become a point of contention.
Scotland well-placed to secure huge hydrogen opportunity
In the last few years, there has been global momentum around the development of international hydrogen markets, with countries across Europe – including Scotland - increasing both the scale and pace of the development of hydrogen production.
COPping out – parsimony wins the day in Baku
COP29 was principally about adaptation finance, but it delivered little in the way of hard cash and even less in terms of the international solidarity required to address climate change.
Transporting ‘super turbines’ to rural areas is no mean feat
Onshore windfarms continue to be a key source for Scotland’s renewable energy generation.
Liquified natural gas is now a critical component of energy security
The COP29 meeting in Baku reinforced that the world is rapidly running out of time to avert catastrophic climate change unless transformative action is taken.
Nuclear fusion: neither imminent nor relevant to climate change
Billions of dollars have been raised on promises of limitless power from nuclear fusion. However, the technology will not deliver affordable power within our lifetimes.
The solution to the energy recruitment crisis that everyone ignores
Make more people want to work for you using digital innovation… but probably not how you think.
President Trump: climate policy catastrophe or a new path?
By doubling down on energy innovation, this Trump administration could see renewables and electric vehicles genuinely reduce inflation.
Navigating mental health challenges beneath our hard hats
The more you do something, the easier it becomes, right? Well, unfortunately for me that isn't always the case, especially as I suffer from social anxiety.
Post Budget stroll offers clarity
Reeves' Autumn budget was "not the apocalypse" for oil and gas as Labour laid out energy transition plans, writes Brian Wilson.
Windfall taxes and government policy: destroying Aberdeen and the north-east
There is only one phrase that can possibly be used to describe the Westminster government’s approach to oil and gas – ideological zealotry, bordering on madness.
Budget: don’t squander the SME talent leading the energy transition
If the country's top producers – and earners – are open to jumping ship over the impending fiscal regime, imagine the impact changes will have on the countless SMEs that make up the supply chain?
Paul de Leeuw: From artificial intelligence to energy intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of a transformative wave reshaping industries and societies. Its application in combating climate change is crucial as the world confronts the current climate emergency.
NEO Energy management ‘clear out’ earlier than expected, analyst
A string of senior business leaders will be leaving private equity-backed NEO Energy the firm announced on Tuesday.
Should the UK reset its carbon price trajectory?
The EU’s CBAM will negate some of the benefits of a separate UK ETS and increase the complexity of trade. Harmonised systems, in contrast, would create a more effective CBAM-protected bloc and prevent carbon price competition. However, the UK ETS is Brexit’s child, and Brexit was never about cooperative action in the face of climate change...