EnQuest picks up Harbour Energy Vietnam assets in $84 million deal
Aberdeen-based EnQuest (LON: ENQ) has acquired Harbour Energy's (LON: HBR) Vietnam business as part of a $84 million deal to "grow its international operating footprint".
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Aberdeen tech seeks to pump millions of barrels of North Sea oil from shut-in wells
A patented tool that cleans blocks out of subsea pipes could clear the way for the production of tens of millions of barrels of North Sea oil and gas.
Sarens PSG to study floating wind deployment for BlueFloat Energy and Nadara
The BlueFloat Energy and Nadara Partnership has chosen Sarens PSG to study how floating wind turbines can be deployed on an industrial scale in the North Sea.
Investing with a purpose: growth with social impact
Businesses are increasingly expected to do more than generate profit, and for Balmoral Group this expectation is a guiding principle. With a rich history of over 40 years, Balmoral is not just building successful businesses – it’s building a legacy of sustainable growth and social impact.
Energy skills passport for oil and gas workers launches at last
A energy skills passport to help workers transition their training and accreditations from oil and gas jobs to similar roles in the renewables sector has launched and will be expanded across the UK.
Orsted CEO says 2024 ops performed ‘well’ despite US impairment
Orsted said on Monday that it expects to record an operating profit of 24.8 billion Danish kroner (US$3.4b) for 2024, a slight uptick on 2023, despite being hit with a hefty US impairment bill.
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Who will join Miliband in Labour’s energy team after election win?
As Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer plans the move into Number 10 Downing Street following his election win, Energy Voice takes a look at who could join incoming energy secretary Ed Miliband's team.
E.ON leverages AI to build UK’s first low-carbon energy-sharing network
Digitally managed energy balancing and sharing technology across site-wide networks could bring substantial cost and emissions savings.
Humber CCUS hub critical to future of UK energy transition – Drax
The creation of a major CCUS hub in the Humber industrial region is essential to the UK energy transition and will accelerate the production of low-carbon products such as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), according to Drax Group.
Integrity ISS secures new HQ in Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone
Aberdeen engineering firm Integrity ISS will establish a new headquarters in the Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) as the firm targets growth in its green energy offering.
Carbon credits face fresh blowback as NGOs unite to slam offsets
The market for carbon credits is facing a renewed wave of opposition as climate activists deliver a fresh warning to companies and governments not to use such financial instruments to offset their emissions.
Skills should be top of agenda post election, OPITO chief
The UK can position itself as a global leader in energy safety and competence with a renewed focus on skills and training, according to industry body OPITO.
Scottish Government ‘run out of excuses’ for £80m Acorn funding delays
Douglas Lumsden has argued the Scottish government has “run out of excuses” for not delivering its promised £80 million to the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) site.
Blue hydrogen and gas-power CCS could derail UK net zero targets
Gas-powered hydrogen production and carbon capture schemes risk derailing the UK's net zero targets, a new report has warned.
SLB and Aker Carbon Capture finalise joint venture deal
American oilfield services firm SLB (NYSE:SLB) has finalised its acquisition of a majority stake in Norway's Aker Carbon Capture (ACC).
Labour manifesto promises ‘phased and responsible’ North Sea transition
The Labour Party released its election manifesto promising a “phased and responsible” transition in the North Sea and pledged to make Britain a “clean energy superpower”.
Equinor boss voices frustration that projects ‘take longer in the UK’
Other countries are “the winners of the energy transition” as low carbon projects in the UK are stalled by government red tape, an energy boss has warned.
Tories criticised over ‘pragmatic’ net zero plans in manifesto
The Conservatives have been accused of failing to seize the “economic opportunity of the century” with a manifesto that pledges a pragmatic approach to net zero.
Labour to propose offshore skills passport
A Labour government would create an offshore skills passport to allow workers to move between fossil fuels and renewables.
UK needs to overcome technical and regulatory challenges to accelerate CCS
“What we want to prove is the possibility of injecting CO2 from either a transportation condition, which is high pressure and liquid, into the depleted reservoir, which is very low pressure."
Big engineering, transformational technology and the shift to clean energy
Fewer people have explored the deep ocean than have been to the moon.
Capsol Technologies to list as a pure-play carbon capture company
Capsol Technologies has announced that it will become listed as a pure-play carbon capture firm, with trading set to kick off on 19 June.
Synergia starts hunt for Medway Hub Camelot CCS partner
Synergia Energy (AIM: SYN) has begun the farm-out process concerning its Medway Hub Camelot carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the UK.
Politicians urged to show ambition on green agenda after election called
Politicians are being warned not to turn the environment into a “culture war” after the General Election was called.
Asco wins contract to manage quay at Teesside freeport
Aberdeen's Asco has won a three-year deal to operate a new heavy lift quay at the Teesside Freeport.
Tens of thousands of jobs in Scotland rest on a ‘just and fair’ energy transition – RGU
RGU report finds political and fiscal instability is hampering the UK energy transition.
Scottish Cluster forecast to add £17.7bn to UK economy by 2050
A plan to use carbon capture technology to create a Scottish net zero industrial cluster could bring an estimated £17.7 billion in economic benefit to the UK economy by 2050.
RWE plans green hydrogen production plant at Grangemouth
German energy firm RWE has announced plans to build a green hydrogen production plant at Grangemouth.
Scottish researchers use AI to slash CCS system modelling time
Researchers at Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University use AI to cut carbon capture and storage modelling from 100 days to 24 hours.
C-Capture launches carbon capture trial at East Midlands cement plant
Leeds-based C-Capture, a developer of carbon dioxide (CO2) removal technology, announced on May 9 that it had started a carbon capture trial in the cement manufacturing sector in partnership with Heidelberg Materials UK.
UK considers delaying some carbon capture projects as costs soar
The UK is considering delaying support for some carbon capture projects until after this year as costs rise for the fledgling technology that’s critical to the country’s climate goals.
