I don’t know about you but I love a good steak. Preferably a medium rare, one inch thick ribeye sliced and served with my version of the sauce created by the famous French “L'Entrecôte” restaurant chain I ate in regularly when I lived and worked in France a few decades ago and, a good size side of French fries plus, of course, a glass or two of a decent vin rouge.
The CCC has caught up on realities and is asking hard questions, writes Brian Wilson.
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.
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.
As the UK continues to wait for its next exploration well there are three active in Norway, Westwood reports.
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.
The 1984-85 miners’ strike has once again hit the headlines, despite ending 40 years ago.
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.
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.
Energy transition "quick wins" such as investment in R&D are available for next week's Spring Budget, writes the NZTC's Stephen Sheal.
Well Slot: NEO has completed the Leverett appraisal well as UK waits until June for next E&A well to spud.
Looking to the Scottish Conservative conference and the looming spring budget David Whitehouse hopes government can unlock investment.
The prime minister writes about his government's plans for the vital energy industry as the Scottish Conservative conference begins in Aberdeen.
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.
Life begins at 50. To be precise – a second life.
No government - Labour or Tory - would allow such a large number of jobs to go; not now, not ever, writes Aberdeen's Councillor Malik.
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: Labour has delivered one of the biggest betrayals in UK industrial history with its North Sea policy, writes Ryan Crighton
Putting weight behind an audacious, long-term and properly funded energy strategy would signal true commitment from the Scottish government.
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.
With a UK election looming, how important is the wider sustainability and net zero agenda to the UK electorate?
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.
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.
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.
Well Slot: Devil’s Hole Horst well suspected to have come up dry as NEO Energy spuds Leverett appraisal well.