Cohesion key to EU winning wind capacity battle
It’s great to learn that investment in wind energy across Europe more than doubled last year compared to 2022, driven by record financing of North Sea offshore wind projects.
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EPL extension: ‘As disappointing as it was unwise’
The UK Spring Budget took place in the House of Commons on March 6, despite most fiscal budget changes already appearing in the media well in advance.
Still no exploration wells in UK as Norway forges ahead
As the UK continues to wait for its next exploration well there are three active in Norway, Westwood reports.
Tough decisions needed to balance UK energy security and net zero
Getting to net zero, producing oil and gas from the North Sea as we transition, and ensuring economic benefits for the UK don’t make an obvious trinity, and we are well aware of tensions.
Starmer must beware the ghost of Thatcher
The 1984-85 miners’ strike has once again hit the headlines, despite ending 40 years ago.
Exploiting our potential – Scotland’s Final Frontier
A few weeks ago, Holyrood Sources – a podcast producer – held a live meeting in Aberdeen with three politicians and some 300 people from the energy sector.
Are Labour’s windfall plans really a ‘death blow’?
It was all a bit odd at the Scottish Labour conference last month. A few days earlier, the oil and gas industry was shrieking outrage at Labour for proposing a windfall tax on gargantuan profits.
Spring Budget should seize energy sector’s sustainable growth opportunity
Energy transition "quick wins" such as investment in R&D are available for next week's Spring Budget, writes the NZTC's Stephen Sheal.
No UK well programmes have spudded in 2024 to date
Well Slot: NEO has completed the Leverett appraisal well as UK waits until June for next E&A well to spud.
To grow the UK economy, this must be a budget for a homegrown energy transition
Looking to the Scottish Conservative conference and the looming spring budget David Whitehouse hopes government can unlock investment.
RISHI SUNAK: ‘I want more oil and gas’
The prime minister writes about his government's plans for the vital energy industry as the Scottish Conservative conference begins in Aberdeen.
The power of FLOW to make Aberdeen an offshore wind powerhouse
The appetite for FLOW is clearly there – and Aberdeen is well-positioned to play a central role in the offshore wind revolution, writes ORE Catapult.
The North Sea’s enduring second life
Life begins at 50. To be precise – a second life.
100,000 energy job loss claim is hysteria – Labour won’t let the north down
No government - Labour or Tory - would allow such a large number of jobs to go; not now, not ever, writes Aberdeen's Councillor Malik.
Anchoring the opportunities of offshore floating wind
As offshore wind continues to evolve, becoming one of our principal sources of low carbon energy, the available seabed space suitable for the installation of fixed turbines will shrink.
The Traitors: Back-stabbing TV hit has nothing on Labour
The Traitors: Labour has delivered one of the biggest betrayals in UK industrial history with its North Sea policy, writes Ryan Crighton
Delayed Energy Strategy can show value in long-term thinking
Putting weight behind an audacious, long-term and properly funded energy strategy would signal true commitment from the Scottish government.
‘Oh woe is us’: UK turbine maintenance
David Rennie’s comments around Hywind maintenance being a "lost opportunity" left me puzzled and asking the question as to whether or not he actually understands the floating turbine marketplace as well as he ought.
Voting for a better and greener tomorrow
With a UK election looming, how important is the wider sustainability and net zero agenda to the UK electorate?
Oil and the general election: the ‘banners’ vs the ‘mandaters’
We are now approaching the run-in to a General Election, possibly short and probably long. Either way, we will be heading for the polls later this year, clutching our photo identification.
Government must take the people with them to achieve Net Zero
If those countries which have declared the aim of achieving “Net Zero” are to ever actually achieve it then I have news for them: they won’t do it by diktat, threats or bullying.
Education and support is vital to turn the tide on mental health issues
Despite ongoing national and global campaigns focusing on improving mental health and awareness, millions of working days are lost, with the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) highlighting that for the year of 2022/2023, the UK reported the highest level over 15 years.
Devil’s Hole Horst well suspected to be dry in blow to UK exploration
Well Slot: Devil’s Hole Horst well suspected to have come up dry as NEO Energy spuds Leverett appraisal well.
James McCallum: Energy firms must embrace ‘power of technology’ to ease their troubles
Xergy founder James McCallum discusses the role of technology in helping improve energy firms' margins.
Kazakhstan takes aim at long-term supply boost
These initiatives make Kazakhstan one of relatively few countries in the world able to attract strong investment interest both from international oil companies and local players.