The Ukraine conflict has shown that mutual economic interdependence does not necessarily prevent war, and that energy infrastructure such as the supply of natural gas to Europe can be weaponised. With the British Isles increasingly reliant on energy imports via subsea gas pipelines and interconnectors, how resilient is the UK if these were to play a part in the theatre of war?
A piece of software to optimise subsea decommissioning operations has been developed by Aberdeen's National Subsea Centre (NSC) and marine AI firm PlanSea.
Business at Port of Aberdeen will continue 'as normal' as the fire-ravaged container ship arrives at South Harbour for next stage of salvage.
The Solong collided with the Stena Immaculate in the North Sea two weeks ago.
Energy firm BP has sold a stake worth $1 billion (£733m) in the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) to Apollo as part of the first tranche of a $20bn asset sale target.
A feasibility study exploring options for overhauling the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland is reportedly set to propose £3.8 billion of investments in low-carbon alternatives for the site over ten years.
Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Germany has already cut its reliance on Russian oil enough to make a full embargo “manageable,” potentially laying the groundwork for a continent-wide ban that would upend the global trade in petroleum.
Energy services giant Wood is on course to complete its exit from Russia by the end of the year.
The Ukrainian government criticised Shell for setting rules that allow the company to buy oil products partly sourced from Russia.
No “significant structural damage” to the Saipem 7000 has been uncovered after the vessel endured a major lifting malfunction last week.
Hurricane Energy has submitted a decommissioning plan for the Aoka Mizu floating production storage and offload (FPSO) vessel serving its Lancaster field, less than three years after production began.
Italy has secured a deal to increase gas supplies from Angola, following high level talks between Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi di Maio and Angolan President João Lourenço.
Shell started to withdraw staff from its joint ventures with Gazprom PJSC as it moves forward with plans to exit investments in Russia response to the invasion of Ukraine.
Oil climbed as supplies from Libya were interrupted and Russia warned of the potential for record prices if more nations ban its energy.
Aberdeen-headquartered energy services group EnerMech has landed two contracts in Azerbaijan supporting major projects in the Caspian.
Low-level disruptions to fuel supply for UK service stations continued Monday as environmental protestors remained locked to energy infrastructure.
Spain is preparing to pay more for gas supplies from Algeria, with both sides warning of the raise.
OMV has taken a charge of around 2 billion euros ($2.17 billion) on the exit of its Russian holdings.
Avenir LNG has teamed up with Lithuania’s Achema Gas Trade for a first LNG reloading at the Klaipeda terminal.
Neptune Energy has awarded a contract to drill the Z17 well in the Adorf carboniferous gas field, north-west Germany, to KCA Deutag.
The definitions of Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) have been challenged by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nowhere more so than in the energy sector, where companies have been forced by events to exit Russia abruptly and energy prices have soared to record levels.
Europe’s ambitious timetable for building its way out of a dependence on Russian energy faces potential delays and billions of dollars in extra costs as the war in Ukraine makes steel, copper and aluminium scarce and more expensive.
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi has held talks today with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi around gas and exports.
Europe has woken up to LNG demand as a means to provide energy security, even while such a move appears out of step with countries’ net zero commitments.
BP has reached out to state-backed firms in Asia and the Middle East as it searches for a way to offload its Russian assets.
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné has stood up, once more, for the company’s values – but defended the purchases of Russian LNG.
The US and its partners will send an additional 15 billion cubic metres of LNG to Europe this year, US President Joe Biden has said.
The company behind the low-cost district heating scheme in Aberdeen is to terminate its contract with Russian state-owned Gazprom.
UK and US oil majors such as Shell and BP may be stuck with their assets in Russia despite saying that they will leave the country to protest the invasion of Ukraine, said TotalEnergies chief executive officer Patrick Pouyanne.
The Court of Appeal has quashed another conviction related to alleged wrongdoing by Unaoil, setting Paul Bond free today in another rebuff to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
Shell has announced it will invest up to £25 billion in the UK energy system in the coming years.
