Offshore wind decom must avoid ‘reputational damage’
Trade body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) confirmed a shift as decommissioning-focused businesses from the oil and gas sector to have turned their attention to wind and carbon storage.
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Energy secretary talks Scotland investment in Aberdeen visit
UK energy secretary Ed Miliband is set to visit Aberdeen on Thursday, promoting billions of potential funding and policy measures to support Scotland's energy sector.
Shell has ‘right to alter ownership structures’ on ScotWind
Reports have surfaced that Shell is looking to sell off its ScotWind leases after spending more than any other firm in the offshore wind leasing round.
Diverging wave and tidal face different challenges
Regulators and industry need to decouple the tidal and wave sectors as the two technologies diverge in terms of maturity and paths to market, new research has said.
NSTA introduces oil and gas licensing clause for offshore wind overlap
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has introduced a new clause for oil and gas licences which overlap with offshore wind leases.
Offshore wind sector targets five tech areas to triple UK supply chain manufacturing
Offshore wind sector 'Industrial Growth Plan' could support 10,000 jobs a year and provide a £25bn boost to the UK economy by 2035.
Cerulean Winds signs exclusivity agreements for three INTOG floating wind sites
Three floating wind exclusivity agreements have been signed by Cerulean Winds as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas leasing round.
Aberdeen University to research colocation of CCS and offshore wind
Two research projects have kicked off to look into the colocation of offshore wind and CCS as Aberdeen University picks up 'Project Colocate'.
ScotWind developers flock together to gather two-year bird survey data
A two-year digital aerial survey has so far documented the movements of over 75,000 birds in the North Sea following a collaboration between ScotWind developers.
Crown Estate Scotland to survey state of tidal and wave projects
Crown Estate Scotland will seek input from tidal and wave developers this month as it considers how to structure future leasing opportunities.
UK CCS firms look to have 37 projects online by 2035, survey finds
A survey carried out by The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland found that the UK carbon capture utilisation and storage sector has ambitions to bring 37 projects online by 2035.
Crown Estate Scotland names new chair
Crown Estate Scotland, the body which manages seabed rights for offshore renewables, has announced Euan McVicar as its new chair.
North Sea giants win big through INTOG floating wind auction
Harbour Energy, TotalEnergies and BP are among the big winners of the floating wind auction, aimed at oil and gas electrification and tech development.
‘World-first’ INTOG round raises £261m as winners unveiled
Crown Estate Scotland has announced the winners of its "world-first" innovation and targeted oil and gas leasing round as 13 of the 19 applications have been successful.
What is INTOG?
As the winners of the innovation and targeted oil and gas process are expected to be announced, we look at what is up for grabs.
Crown Estate seeks industry views on CCUS development
The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland (CES) have launched their first engagement with industry on the future of North Sea carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS).
‘The end of the beginning’: Crown Estate Scotland talks ScotWind one year on
Crown Estate Scotland talks INTOG, ScotWind 2, and looks back on a year since the first ScotWind awards were unveiled.
INTOG recieves 19 applications Crown Estate Scotland confirms
A total of 19 applications have been made for its Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process, Crown Estate Scotland has said.
‘Five or six years’ to decarbonise oil and gas through INTOG, ETIDEX hears
Energy Voice's ETIDEX 2022 event rounded off a call to action on oil and gas decarbonisation through floating offshore wind.
2.8GW Scotwind clearance projects secure option agreements
Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed all three applicants in its ScotWind Clearing Round have now secured seabed option agreements.
BP ‘following through’ on ScotWind pledge to Aberdeen
Energy giant BP (LON: BP) is “absolutely following through” on its pledge to put Aberdeen at the heart of its offshore wind activities.
INTOG wind leasing round opens as Crown Estate backs North Sea decarbonisation
Crown Estate Scotland has opened the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process, a crucial step in lowering emissions from North Sea oil and gas production.
Crown Estate Scotland to launch INTOG in August following feedback
Crown Estate Scotland is aiming to kick off its upcoming Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round in August.
Crown Estate Scotland unveils new chief executive
Public body Crown Estate Scotland (CES) has announced Ronan O’Hara as its new chief executive.
Offshore wind a ‘powerhouse’ for job creation with sector forecast to employ 97,000 people by 2030
A “surge” in the number of people working in offshore wind is on the horizon, with billions of pounds forecast to flow into the sector.