Carbon capture and storage – ambitions and challenges
In May 2019, the UK’s Climate Change Committee stated that in order to achieve the UK’s net zero targets, carbon capture and storage is a necessity and not an option.
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Helping young people achieve their potential
Supporting and mentoring young people is key to developing a talented and diverse workforce to drive the Energy Transition forward, now and into the future.
Mental health column: Struggles with working from home
Having worked in the hospitality industry for nearly 22 years now, one of the biggest things I have struggled with throughout the pandemic - and still on the odd occasion to this day - is working from home.
Dick Winchester: is CCS already redundant?
There are really two options for dealing with carbon emissions. You either avoid them by stopping the burning of hydrocarbons and using something else or, try to collect them as you produce them and hide them away somewhere in the hope they won’t escape. The latter being CCS - carbon capture and storage.
Energy policy is too important for over-eager advisers briefing Sunday newspapers
Energy in transition? The UK can’t get past posturing, writes Brian Wilson.
Offshore Companies: Top Tips to Minimise Immigration Frustration
With the offshore market experiencing a post-pandemic recovery, many businesses are endeavouring to recruit in-demand workers to ensure they’re fully resourced to deliver on their programmes.
Opinion: Starmer’s North Sea plan is only a threat if we let it be
Starmer's North Sea plan is a threat to the north-east Scotland economy, writes Dick Winchester, but radical action could get us better prepared.
Why safety and skills are the key to achieving Vision 2030 for the energy sector
We live in interesting times in the energy industry. I’ve just returned from EEEGR’s flagship Southern North Sea 2023 conference, where Vision 2030 has been billed a ‘celebration of energy.’
Drawing on our strengths – how to advance the UK’s decommissioning sector
The number of assets in the North Sea that need to be decommissioned is on the rise. According to Shell around 470 installations will be decommissioned in the UK sector of the North Sea over the next 30-40 years.
Irish Sea can play pivotal role in UK energy security and net zero
Energy Pathways, an independent working on the Marram gas field in the Irish Sea, talks about the region's importance for UK energy security and net zero.
The green energy transition – clouds on the horizon?
With net zero commitments increasing pressure on the energy industry to move away from fossil fuels, there is a race to market for renewable energy projects.
How private equity could power up the green energy transition
Energy was one of the fastest growing segments within 2022’s record global M&A market, rising an impressive 25% from the year prior, according to the latest Arrowpoint Advisory data.
Meeting the capital challenges of the north-east’s green transition
Navigating change can be hard, especially when it’s change that requires significant upfront investment in a sector as critical as the energy industry.
Where we’re going with skills mix: a new paradigm for a sustainable energy future
The next few years for the renewable energy sector will look very different from the decade just passed! At a recent event dubbed ‘Green Energy Day’ or ‘Energy Security Day’, the UK Government unveiled its plans for ‘Powering-up-Britain’ by sharing its package of green energy policies aimed at fast-tracking the UK’s net zero target whilst also ensuring a balanced energy mix to ensure security of supply.
Decarbonisation through efficiency, the promise of the utilities sector
Last week, top ministers from the G7 nations held a two-day meeting in Sapporo, Japan, with the aim of setting ambitious goals to reduce CO2 emissions – specifically in the utilities sector.
Andrew Bowie: Shetland link to UK energy ‘treasure map’
Whether it’s our domestic oil and gas supply from the North Sea, or new off and onshore wind, this part of our United Kingdom is central to our energy needs in the 21st Century.
Diving in: Solving the supply chain issues in offshore wind
The offshore wind industry is undergoing its next big expansion. Licensing rounds are growing, interest in the new floating designs are high, and investors are active.
Designing my future at Wood
In her two decades at Wood in Aberdeen, Jamie Simmers has moved from a junior finance role to leading a team of 100 engineers to operate critical offshore infrastructure in the North Sea.
Powering the clean energy transition
Eric Lakin, the chief financial officer of Ceres, writes on the global funding environment for hydrogen and clean energy technologies
North Sea’s future biodiversity relies on decommissioning decisions
The North Sea is at a turning point. Hundreds of rigs and their associated marine infrastructure are set to be decommissioned. Oil and gas platforms will begin to move out, and infrastructure for offshore renewable energy will move in.
Ostend signs North Sea wind mega-bonanza – but there’s no scope for error
Well, they’ve signed the pledge; taken vows that they will drastically accelerate the North Sea’s offshore wind capacity to 300 Gigawatts by 2050, with a near-term target of 120GW by 2030.
North Sea Transition Deal: Two years strong, seven years to soar
A clean energy revolution is on the horizon, writes OEUK's Emily Taylor.
Power to the People! Hydrogen plans advance in Europe
Scotland’s friends in Europe are now surging ahead with their support for hydrogen and especially green hydrogen.
Brian Wilson: The North Sea is much bigger than the sum of its parts
Small is beautiful but it’s also nice to be part of something bigger. That applies to many aspects of life and is certainly a sound basis for energy policy which always has to be underpinned by security of supply.
Sir Ian Wood: Energy profits levy impacting investment at wrong time
The newly elected first minister, Humza Yousaf, chose to make his second official visit as head of the Scottish Government to view the transformational South Harbour development in Aberdeen.