RJ McLeod snapped up by private-equity backed OCU Group
Scottish civil engineer RJ McLeod has been acquired by private-equity backed OCU Group.
Addleshaw Goddard
An optimistic energy lawyer’s 2023 almanac
It's that time of year when people look back over the past 12 months, then get the crystal ball out to guess what might happen in the year ahead.
Risky business – green technology and the energy transition
Innovation and new technology is central to a successful energy transition, but working out who bears the financial risk posed by largely untested tech can see proposed projects fail to get off the ground.
When is a wind turbine not a wind turbine? When it’s a ship…
As surging demand for floating wind sees components towed around the world, registering their foundations as ships could unlock a host of benefits for ports and developers.
Capital gains for Aberdeen delegation at ADIPEC
It was great to have Offshore Europe return to Aberdeen for the first time in four years at the start of September.
Investment ‘stigma’ of oil and gas must be overcome for a quicker energy transition
Oil and gas service sector companies are finding it harder to source private equity investment potentially jeopardising a successful - and speedy - energy transition.
Gallery: Were you at our 50 Years of Firsts Event?
Energy Voice held its 50 Years of Firsts Event at the Maritime Museum in Aberdeen on Wednesday night.
Access to capital key to energy transition success
Offshore Europe’s 50 year anniversary is an occasion to celebrate the huge success the energy industry has brought to Aberdeen and Northeast Scotland over the past five decades.
Taking the drama out of the energy strategy furore
It's hard to tell which of the two North Sea-based dramas which premiered recently had more viewers watching through their fingers – supernatural TV show The Rig or the announcement of the Scottish Government's draft Energy Strategy plan.
Can the oil and gas sector win friends and influence people in 2023?
In late 2022, I attended the World Energy Capital Assembly in London, where leading energy executives, financiers and investors gather to look at the future of the oil and gas industry. Coming at the tail end of a year largely characterised by doom and gloom – war, and political and economic uncertainty – it offered a chance to gauge the mood of the sector.
‘We want boredom in 2023’ says oil and gas industry
"Looking ahead to 2023, it's pretty clear that what we are looking for is boredom”, says Addleshaw Goddard partner and co-head of oil and gas, Paul Jones, after the turbulence of the past 12 months.
Long-awaited energy skills passport to go live in first quarter of next year
An energy skills passport – that will allow workers to move between oil and gas and renewables – is expected to be fully functional early next year.
New energy partner joins Addleshaw Goddard from Burness Paull
International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has added a new partner to its corporate and energy team in Aberdeen.
ETIDEX 2022: Call to ‘keep the people and skills’ in Aberdeen
ETIDEX 2022 kicked off with its Energy Transition Forum in which key players in the sector discussed the importance of keeping skilled workers in Aberdeen.
New partner for busy energy deals team at Addleshaw Goddard
International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has added another high-profile partner to its Corporate and Energy team in Aberdeen.
Flipping the switch on English wind farm policy
Daniel Marston, a Managing Associate in law firm Addleshaw Goddard's Planning and Infrastructure Consenting Team, looks at whether, and more importantly how, the direction could change in relation to the policy on developing new onshore wind farms in England.
IWD 2022: Energy sector must become ‘stand out employer’ for women
On one of the final days of last year's COP26 summit in Glasgow, countries throughout the world signed a declaration which stated that female leadership is not only crucial as a means to address social inequalities but to eliminate the threat of climate change.
Helicopters, batteries and baggage searches – what’s allowed?
Kelly Brown and Robert Phillips, from the employment law team at Addleshaw Goddard, examine the implications for oil and gas employers & employees of new requirements for helicopter baggage searches.
The Gambia launches A1 mini bid round
The Gambia has launched a request for proposal (RFP) to find a new partner on Block A1, which BP exited in August 2020.
Fieldfisher energy head joins Addleshaw Goddard
Law firm Addleshaw Goddard has hired ex co-head of Fieldfisher's energy and natural resources team, Matthew Williams, as a partner within its infrastructure projects and energy (IPE) team.
Dealmakers supercharging the energy transition
At the opening of COP26 last month, Prince Charles told an audience of global leaders that a vast, military style campaign by the private sector would be the only real prospect we have of beating the clock on climate change.
North Sea activity drives Addleshaw Goddard to close ‘record’ £1bn deals in four weeks
Addleshaw Goddard has completed deal activity with a combined value of £1 billion in the last month, a record for the legal firm.
‘Majority’ of Scottish businesses have net-zero plans in place
A new survey finds that more than half of Scottish businesses are committed to achieving net-zero, but that costs will affect the bottom line amid pandemic recovery.
CNR mandatory vaccination policy ‘will inevitably create legal risks’
A mandatory vaccination policy being imposed by CNR International will likely prove difficult to enforce, according to leading employment experts.
Cambo could be ‘huge spanner in the works’ for North Sea investment appetite
The cacophony around Cambo could throw a “huge spanner” into the works with regards to investment appetite in the North Sea, an industry expert has said.