Petrochemical giant Ineos signs MoU with Aberdeenshire’s Acorn CCS project
Petrochemicals giant Ineos has thrown its backing behind a trailblazing north-east carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
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i3 Energy signs £39million deal with Cenovus for oil and gas assets in Canada
i3 Energy, based in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, has signed a $53.7million (£39m) deal to acquire a package of oil and gas assets in Canada from Cenovus Energy.
Storegga pushes forward with plans for ‘critical’ north-east direct air capture facility
Plans to develop a large-scale facility in the north-east, capable of removing carbon from the atmosphere, have taken a step forward.
Residents told to expect flaring as upgrade project kicks off at St Fergus
Residents in Aberdeenshire have been told to expect flaring from the St Fergus gas terminal later this week.
Ocean Winds celebrates first power from Moray East offshore wind farm
Developers behind a North Sea wind farm are celebrating a major milestone after it exported green electricity to the grid for the first time.
Family oil firm in Aberdeenshire celebrates best year in business
A family-run oil and gas firm in Aberdeenshire is celebrating its best year in business, 22 years since first setting up shop.
Aberdeenshire ROV specialist appoints new managing director
An Aberdeenshire ROV solutions, tooling and products specialist has appointed a new managing director.
TechnipFMC to complete separation this month
TechnipFMC will complete its long-awaited separation into two distinct businesses later this month.
R&M Engineering appoints new managing director
An Aberdeenshire specialist engineering firm has appointed a new managing director as it targets opportunities in new and existing markets.
North-east carbon capture group determined to plot a net-zero future
“I’m really not that interested in creating a glossy report. What I want is solid concept engineering; here is a tool that allows industrial sites to look at the options and start this journey to decarbonisation.”
Storegga on track to make FID on Acorn project in early 2022
Storegga Geotechnologies is on course to make a final investment decision (FID) on a trailblazing carbon, capture and storage (CCS) project in the first half of next year.
NECCUS gets £1.23m to develop emissions reduction roadmap with Shell, Chrysaor involved
A Scottish decarbonisation group has been successful in its bid to secure more than a million pounds to draw up an industrial emissions reduction roadmap.
i3 Energy hands back licence as flagship Liberator field deemed ‘sub-commercial’
North Sea operator i3 Energy has handed back the licence for its flagship Liberator field after deeming the resources “sub-commercial”.
Moray East completes 300,000 metre cable operation in Aberdeenshire
The Moray East wind project has reached a major onshore milestone in Aberdeenshire after laying 300,000 metres of cable to provide power to the National Grid.
Aberdeenshire among front runners in offshore wind, according to Uswitch report
Aberdeenshire has been ranked second in the UK for regions with the most offshore wind installations, according to new research.
‘World’s largest’ floating wind farm off Aberdeenshire delayed over Covid-19
Plans for the “world’s largest” floating wind project off the coast of Aberdeenshire have been delayed for more than six months due to the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown, bosses have confirmed.
Inverurie-based Cable Solutions Worldwide well positioned to thrive in coming years
“The oil industry has got a terrible habit of playing itself down when in reality it, and Aberdeen specifically, has a load to offer. We’ve been through things like this before and if there was a more positive attitude I think we’d be in a much better place.”
Proserv opens new facilities in Scotland and Abu Dhabi after ‘seven figure’ investment
North-east energy services firm Proserv Controls said yesterday it had opened new facilities in Cumbernauld and Abu Dhabi after a “seven figure” investment.
Aberdeenshire ROV firm Aleron showing resilience in face of uncertainty
For much of their working lives, Aberdeenshire-based subsea engineering firm Aleron’s Mike Bisset and John Walker were in direct competition.
Dutch-firm Boskalis to install five turbines at Kincardine floating wind farm
Royal Boskalis Westminster has been chosen to complete the installation of turbines at a major development off the coast of Aberdeenshire.
First export cable for Moray East offshore windfarm pulled onshore in Aberdeenshire
Moray East has marked its latest milestone after the first of three offshore export cables successfully made landfall in Aberdeenshire.
Acorn CCS project in line for share of UK Government funding
A major Aberdeenshire project could be in line for a share of a multi-million-pound UK Government scheme to fuel low-carbon jobs.
Aberdeenshire subsea firm Legasea targets new jobs and international expansion
New jobs are on the cards as an Aberdeenshire subsea equipment firm looks to international expansion, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
North-east economy to be worst-hit in Scotland due to oil price and pandemic, says KPMG
The north-east economy is expected to be the worst hit region in Scotland by the Covid crisis according to a new report by KPMG.
North-east pension cash put into BlackRock renewable power fund
The north-east’s local government pension scheme (LGPS) has invested in a renewable power fund set up by asset manager BlackRock in a show of commitment to the energy transition.