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Opinion
Innovation cements Aberdeen’s ‘pioneering energy legacy’
I recognise that drive for technological disruption and challenging accepted constraints in HonuWorx, writes Steven Gray.
The past year has been a ‘big yawn’ for UK technology development and manufacturing
I spend a lot of time reading the international energy media. I also discuss a lot with people in the policy and engineering world overseas about what’s going on or what’s not going on, particularly in terms of technology development and manufacturing.
So far, there are not many signs of a ‘just transition’
The announcement from PetroIneos that Scotland’s only oil refinery at Grangemouth will close by 2025 can, one hopes, be reversed and time bought.
We must look before we leap with hydrogen and transport
Hydrogen can already be a profitable and competitive alternative to petrol and diesel fuels, at least in world energy capital Houston, researchers claim.
Wind growth requires new thinking on supply chain challenges
Solutions to some of these challenges are being developed and, in some cases, can be found in the smarter use of existing equipment and methodologies.
Risky business – green technology and the energy transition
Innovation and new technology is central to a successful energy transition, but working out who bears the financial risk posed by largely untested tech can see proposed projects fail to get off the ground.
The case for COP28 and developing nations’ needs
It is time developing countries take a page from the Willie Sutton play book and look to the oil industry for funding their energy transition – that’s where the money is.
Firms must get ready for sustainability legislation
If anyone was in any doubt that the lack of a coherent and long-term energy strategy is thwarting our net-zero ambitions, the events and news in recent months, have brought this into sharp focus.
Keir Starmer: ‘I will unleash a generation of secure jobs for Aberdeen’
The Labour leader is visiting the north-east today with a promise the region will be at the centre of a 'clean energy' future.
Decommissioning: a staggeringly difficult global challenge
Several years ago, it seemed that some leading environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) had started to concede UK Big Oil’s claim that a managed transition away from high- to low-carbon energy might be strategically more effective as a means of reaching Net Zero by 2050 than the slam-dunk kill demanded by Just Stop Oil.
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.
Industry collaboration is required to change minds and save lives
As an industry, we’ve made good progress in mental health support, but we need to do more. According to a study by the International SOS Foundation, which looked at the mental health vulnerabilities for remote and rotational workers, 40% of respondents experience suicidal thoughts while on duty.
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.
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.
Opinion: Is the oil and gas sector becoming more attractive to private equity investors?
A 2020 study by McKinsey stated, ‘The oil and gas industry accounts for 42% of global emissions…in addition, it produces the fuels that create another 33% of global emissions.’
Opinion: New CMA warning shows sharing is not always caring
Recent warnings from the UK’s competition watchdog shows why the energy industry should be more careful than ever when sharing information and experiences with each other.
Backbone will be key to unlocking UK hydrogen ambitions
This week hundreds of delegates will gather in Aberdeen at the Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association annual conference to promote Scotland’s burgeoning hydrogen industry.
West of Orkney windfarm setting the pace for ScotWind
A critical landmark in the ongoing history of Scotland’s burgeoning offshore wind history was reached earlier this month.
Securing critical pipeline infrastructure: a response to recent sabotage
Instead, a combination of barriers can be employed, where each additional mitigation draws the net a little tighter in one area, making it harder for the perpetrator to get through the armour.
How brownfield regeneration can fuel sustainable production
While flaring and electrification are well documented, brownfield optimisation is rarely discussed as a key driver of emissions reduction.
Fergus Ewing: Oil and gas debate needs to be more rational and less emotional
Highland SNP rebel Fergus Ewing sets out why he believes oil and gas remains crucial to Scotland's economy
Cerulean: Regulator to crack electrification whip as NSTD targets loom
In spite of the multiple pressures facing the North Sea, or possibly because of them, the need to decarbonise oil and gas production remains paramount.
How energy companies can leverage the UK immigration system as they transition from oil and gas to renewables
The UK government has made several serious commitments towards the country’s quest for energy independence. In addition to issuing hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences this past summer and more to come this autumn, the country also continues its renewables strategy, albeit acknowledging that by 2050 a quarter of UK’s energy needs will still come from oil and gas.
Viaro Energy: The moot point of the UK windfall tax
The “reactionary” windfall tax is harming net zero, deals and production, warns Viaro Energy CEO Francesco Mazzagatti.