Visit will inspire youngsters into the final frontier
A former astronaut and engineer from Nasa is coming to Aberdeen in March.
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Subsea 7, Modec among deal winners for Equinor project in Brazil
Equinor has dished out feed contracts for phase one of the Bacalhau (formerly Carcara) area in Brazil.
Chrysaor hands in decommissioning plan for Jupiter fields in North Sea
Chrysaor has handed in decommissioning plans for the Jupiter series of gas fields in the UK North Sea.
UK North Sea needs wind powered oil and gas platforms ‘as soon as possible’, Wheelhouse says
The UK needs to see floating wind projects power North Sea oil and gas installations “as soon as possible”, according to Scotland’s energy minister.
European oil firms leaving US counterparts behind in energy transition race, CMS report says
European and Chinese oil and gas firms are well ahead of US rivals in the energy transition race, new research has found.
New Scottish developer ‘undaunted’ by influx of oil majors to offshore wind
A new Scottish developer has said he is “undaunted” by the fresh interest of oil majors in the offshore wind sector, as his firm aims to bid into an upcoming North Sea leasing round.
Equinor sells back stake in ‘disappointing’ Verbier field to Jersey Oil and Gas
Jersey Oil and Gas is back on the hunt for partners to develop its Verbier discovery after energy giant Equinor decided to sell back its 70% stake.
Equinor places order for carbon-free North Sea supply vessel
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has agreed a deal for the construction of a North Sea carbon-free supply vessel that will be fueled by ammonia.
North-east pupils explore future careers in energy sector
Hundreds of north-east school pupils have been exploring future careers in the energy industry at an inspirational event organised by TechFest in partnership with Equinor.
IEA spells it out – Big Oil must make the Great Transition
Big Oil doesn’t have a choice; either it gets serious about the necessary transition to low carbon energy or mounting public fear fuelled by the impacts of the deepening climate crisis will eventually force drastic change.
Prosafe booked by Total for Elgin assignment in spring
Prosafe said today that its Safe Caledonia offshore accommodation vessel would start a contract with Total at the Elgin field in the UK North Sea in April.
‘First spade in ground’ as construction starts on world’s largest wind farm
Renewable energy developer SSE has announced it has put the "first spade in the ground" at its North Sea Dogger Bank project - which will be the world's largest upon completion.
Eni fires up Agogo fast track off Angola
Eni’s Agogo field has begun producing, a statement from Angola’s Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis (ANPG) has said.
Equinor, Engie, EDPR among floating wind’s big investors up to 2025
A number of firms active in the Scottish energy sector will be amoung the biggest investors in floating offshore wind over the next five years, a new forecast has claimed.
Scot Gov to impose local supply chain commitments on offshore wind developers
New rules set out by the Scottish Government will impose strict supply chain commitments on developers looking to build giant offshore wind farm off the coast of Scotland.
Equinor picks Aker Solutions for power-from-shore project
Equinor has picked Aker Solutions to carry out a front-end engineering and design study for topside modifications to accommodate power from shore at the Troll B and C platforms.
Equinor bags almost two dozen new Norwegian production licences
Energy giant Equinor has announced it has snapped up almost two dozen new production licenses in the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Swell of offshore project approvals brings ‘new investment cycle’ – Rystad
A swell of offshore project approvals means a “new investment cycle is in the making”, according to analysts.
Equinor, Shell part of new group preparing ocean renewables plan
Equinor and Orsted will lead a new group formed to tackle climate change by accelerating the deployment of offshore renewable energy technology.
Exploration in 2020: Transition, what transition?
The Energy Transition and Extinction Rebellion may have led the energy news agenda and stimulated reflection in many E&P boardrooms in 2019, but the impact on exploration drilling is not yet apparent.
The other side of Lerwick’s story
Lerwick harbour continues to add to its reputation as a leading support hub for the oil and gas industry in northern waters through its contribution to the offshore sector’s operations west of Shetland.
German firm powers up solar farm in heart of Texas oil field
German utility RWE has completed construction of a 100-megawatt solar farm in heart of the West Texas oil patch.
Equinor’s decarbonisation plans ‘misleading yet promising’, shareholder activist says
Equinor's newly announced decarbonisation plans are "misleading, yet promising", according to the leader of a oil and gas shareholder activist group.
Equinor set to invest millions in Gates, Bezos, Branson-backed AI firm
Norwegian energy giant Equinor is set to plough tens of millions into an artificial intelligence and machine learning start-up backed by some of the world's biggest investors.
Equinor aims to lower emissions in Norway to ‘near zero’ in 2050
Equinor has unveiled new targets to reduce emissions from its operated offshore fields and onshore plants in Norway by 40% by 2030, 70% by 2040 and to near zero by 2050.