CCS technologies are in place ‘but business case is not’ – Tom Baxter
Here is a quote from The Global CCS Institute “CCS is a proven and well understood technology”.
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Reality check as Scotland’s offshore wind round generates fresh hopes
Crown Estate Scotland’s (CES's) announcement of an offshore wind leasing round has caused great excitement around the Scottish coast, reflected in comments from communities standing to benefit.
Eni comes calling in Tripoli
Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi has held talks with the head of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al Sarraj and the chairman of the National Oil Corp. (NOC) Mustafa Sanalla.
Decom North Sea plans first post-Covid networking event for Aberdeen’s energy sector
Decom North Sea has announced the first post-Covid event to be held in person for Aberdeen's oil and gas industry.
‘Hour by hour, day by day’: copter firms take fast-track on Covid-19
When Covid-19 gripped the UK North Sea oil industry, there was only one way for helicopter operators to manage the crisis – take it hour by hour, day by day.
New Job Retention Bonus scheme does ‘little to nothing’ to affect North Sea job losses
Politians and union bosses have hit out at Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Job Retention Bonus scheme, with some claiming it does “little to nothing” to affect growing North Sea job losses.
Cooperating with conviction to future proof our industry
How can the supply chain seize emerging business opportunities as our industry transitions towards a lower carbon economy?
One of the heroes of the Covid-19 crisis? The humble bike
Joanna Flint from Green Commute Initiative explores how active travel will be the key for commuting post- Covid-19.
No more FPSO orders in 2020
No more floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels will be ordered this year, Rystad Energy has predicted.
North Sea sector’s Covid-19 response ‘is a real success story’, HSE director says
Very few people instinctively know what to do during a crisis.
‘More ambitious policies are needed and fast’ on net zero, says Energy Institute CEO
This year’s Energy Barometer survey prescribes rapid change to avert future shocks to the UK economy and build moral authority for COP26, says Energy Institute Chief Executive Louise Kingham OBE FEI
Global reach allowed Tenaris to make rapid response to Covid
The upheaval brought on by the health pandemic has had wide-reaching impacts.
HSE’s guiding role amid Covid crisis
Two years ago, on the 30th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster we wrote about the challenges facing the North Sea: the large, experienced operators replaced with new entrants to the world of exploration, production and operatorship, the tight budgets and contractor margins.
Mintra Group ‘delivers physically apart, but virtually together’
Stephen Hawking famously said that “intelligence is the ability to adapt to change”. Covid-19 has undoubtedly forced significant change on the world we live and work in, but it has also been a catalyst for innovation, collaboration and flexibility.
Mozambique LNG site clear of coronavirus
There are no cases of coronavirus at the Mozambique LNG site, in the country’s north, Australia’s RBR Group has reported.
African energy jobs platform launched
The African Energy Chamber has launched a jobs portal in order to help the continent’s energy market bounce back.
ReconAfrica sets out Kavango thinking
Canada’s ReconAfrica has produced a technical evaluation on the entire Kavango Basin, in Namibia and Botswana.
Sodexo revenues sliced by nearly one third due to Covid-19 pandemic
French catering and facilities management firm Sodexo has revealed the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a near-one third cut in revenues for the firm.
‘Lack of PPE and 17hr shifts’: how medics in the North Sea took on coronavirus crisis
North Sea medics have revealed that a lack of PPE, verbal abuse from “worried” riggers and working 17-hour shifts are some of the issues they had to tackle at the height of the Covid-19 crisis.
Covid caution may be helping reduce risks
There is a saying: “To err is human.” We make mistakes and this can lead to difficulties, even disaster.
Stop waiting and start adapting to new world
The rapid global spread of Covid-19 has eclipsed other recent epidemics and market crises in size and scope.
Breathing room for struggling businesses
Since the onset of the Covid-19 outbreak and oil price crash, huge amounts of pressure have been heaped on directors of oilfield service (OFS) businesses.
NCDMB boosts funding for local companies
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is expanding the Nigerian Content Intervention (NCI) Fund to $350 million.
North Sea’s safety culture helped navigate ‘turbulent’ Covid-19 storm, says OGUK
The coronavirus pandemic is of a scale and severity which none of us have seen before, but we shouldn’t take for granted the true value of the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry’s culture of safety.
New technology platform to help fill void left by exhibitions wipeout
Scottish and Dutch oil business and technology development experts are joining forces to create a new online catalogue to help fill the void left by the Covid-induced obliteration of the exhibitions circuit.