Moving away from ‘Rain Man’ and understanding neurodiversity
“People still refer to things like Rain Man and things like that” when it comes to neurodiversity in the workplace, Billy Alexander, of Autism and Neurodiversity North Scotland, said.
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Repsol Sinopec cancels Tain North Sea project, blow to i3’s ‘Serenity’
The move casts doubt over i3 Energy's "Serenity" prospect, which was hoped to be unitised with Tain.
Century completes FSO mooring to unlock San Leon exports
Energy Link Infrastructure owns the ELI Akaso and CESL operates and manages the facility. CESL said it would provide “evacuation, storage and offtake” for producers in the area.
Ports giant hints at major offshore wind base for Cromarty Firth
Associated British Ports says it is investigating an area near Nigg Energy Park.
‘Back to work’: Ocean Patriot starts Repsol Sinopec contract after being released by Apache
Diamond Offshore (NYSE: DO) has announced it has kicked off a new contract in the UK with Repsol Sinopec after its rig was released early last year by Apache.
EACOP back on track with Chinese funding, minister says
The minister said the insurance issue was the last real barrier to EACOP. “The rest was politics”, she said.
Kurdistan producers warn no quick restart to Iraq-Turkey pipeline
Members of the producer group would not be in a position to produce oil for export until it is clear how they will be paid, it said.
Century completes FSO mooring for San Leon exports
Ademola went on to say projects such as the FSO allowed the company to meet growing demand from the company’s customers.
Emissions measuring and monitoring technology sought for new net zero roadmap
The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) and North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) have launched a call for emissions measuring and monitoring technology to feature in a new roadmap.
Green freeport promise of 10,000 jobs and £3bn boost to Highlands
Bosses spell out the potential for reversing dopulation too as they prepare to deliver business case to the governments in Edinburgh and London.
Bank of England governor visits Peterhead for Acorn CCS brief
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has visited Peterhead port for a brief on the carbon capture and storage ambitions of the north-east of Scotland.
Former North Sea FPSO Voyageur Spirit set for Africa redeployment
A former North Sea floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel owned by Altera Infrastructure is set to be redeployed to Africa as part of a 15-year agreement.
Five ways the offshore wind industry can shake off its growing pains
By combining a flat deck carrier to load multiple jackets with HLP’s new ring crane concept, project developers could cut deployment costs by 60%
‘No signal’ that general election will put UK CCS funding at risk
There has been “no signal” that the UK Government’s £20bn of planned funding for CCS would be at risk following a general election, said a leading trade body.
Peel Ports reduces operational emissions by one third in three years
Peel Ports Group has announced a one third reduction in operational greenhouse gas emissions in the last three years.
West Orkney wind farm becomes first ScotWind project to submit consents
Backers of the West of Orkney wind farm hailed a “major milestone” with the submission of offshore consent documents.
DeepOcean completes Dunlin Alpha platform decommissioning project
Subsea services provider DeepOcean has completed a "significant" decommissioning project on the Dunlin Alpha platform.
Aberdeen’s TWMA lands £83 million contract to double Middle East operations
Aberdeen-headquartered TWMA has secured a $100 million (£82.73m) contract for a major sour gas development in Abu Dhabi.
Neptune Energy starts drilling at key Norway appraisal well
Neptune Energy has announced the start of drilling at its Ofelia appraisal well in the Norwegian North Sea.
Brookfield reportedly secures $1bn deal for UK wind farms
Canadian investment firm Brookfield has reportedly bought one of the UK's wind farm and renewables developers in a $1 billion (£827 million) deal according to a report by the Financial Times.
SLB launches carbon storage screening and ranking solution
SLB has launched a new screening and ranking solution designed to assess the capacity and economic viability of carbon storage sites during the ADIPEC conference in Abu Dhabi.
Petrofac clinches $600m Habshan CCUS contract with ADNOC
ADNOC Gas has awarded Petrofac a contract for engineering and construction of one of the region’s largest carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) schemes.
Adnoc plans industrial-scale DAC with Oxy
“This joint investment in the proposed first megatonne [DAC] facility in the region exemplifies Adnoc’s commitment to leverage partnerships and promising technology to accelerate our decarbonisation journey on the way to net zero by 2045.”
Putting off decarbonisation makes achieving net zero harder, says IPCC chief
Putting off decarbonisation policies will result in a hotter atmosphere come mid-century, making the net-zero goal harder to achieve, the new chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said.
Dick Winchester: Climate Enforced Migration will sweep aside D&I
Diversity and Inclusion are topics that frankly, I have a real struggle getting my head around, primarily because I was brought up by a progressive Cornish rebel of a mother in such a way that I had no need to include either word in my vocabulary. I just learnt to accept that regardless of any differences everyone was of equal importance and value to society.