Opinion: SR crows about renewables supply chain performance overseas – I beg to differ…
Scottish Renewables is excited about the fact that a bunch of firms in Scotland have pulled around £125million of contracts from around the globe lately.
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Jeremy Cresswell: Bête noire Big Oil’s dilemma
As 2016 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on what the future holds for us all and how increasingly urgent it is that we must adapt if, as a species, we are to remain viable.
Jeremy Cresswell: Oh for some green shoots of recovery
As a song from the memorable show and movie Cabaret reminds us: “Money makes the world go round” and it is certainly crucial for the future health of the UK North Sea.
Jeremy Cresswell: It’s not my job to be Mr Popular… so let’s talk about Transocean
It’s not my job to be Mr Popular and my “postbag” can be quite interesting after some of the observations I have made on the Energy Voice.
Opinion: Labour relations….a running score?
It is surely sad when an industry gets to such a parlous position that workers resort to the threat of industrial action and ultimately strike over pay and conditions.
Opinion: Exploring that irrepressible genius
One of the great things about my job is that I get to meet brilliant people.
Cresswell: Methinks the Treasury only half listened
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Cresswell: Job losses show how desperate employers are
Cresswell: Treasury must scrap SCT…Now!
Well, here we all are . . . another year dawns over the chill, grey wastes of the ever restless North Sea.
Cresswell: The Tories stuff CCS – Peterhead project must now be in doubt
Carbon capture in the UK has been hung out to dry by the Cameron Government via some chancellor’s Autumn Statement fine print issued by the Department of Energy & Climate Change.
Opinion: Our bizarre ‘Walter Mitty’ Government
One day, it would be great to write something positive about the current UK government in the energy context. But so long as it carries on the way it is, that won’t happen. Last month, I laid into chancellor George Osborne for the nuclear deal cooked up with the Chinese. The sycophantic fawning that occurred during the state visit of Xi Jinping (“Xi Dada”, or Uncle Xi), with yet more major UK opportunities peddled in Beijing’s direction was nothing short of disgusting. Indeed, Osborne, with his haircut reminiscent of the BBC’s casting of “I Claudius” donkey’s years ago and which one is advised signifies power, has rather dominated the energy stage of late.
Balmoral Group release new book on oil industry
Balmoral Group yesterday released a third book about the oil industry written by Jeremy Cresswell, editor of the Press and Journal’s Energy supplement.
Offshore Europe 2015: Shocking exploration performance poses UKCS threat
Exploration drilling in UK waters has collapsed and shows no sign of recovery either now or in the near future. This is dangerous because the dramatic slowdown of recent years will lead to a development famine in around five years time, Offshore Europe delegates have been warned. And, far more oil & gas is being extracted from the North Sea than is being found.
Jeremy Cresswell: “PwC comparisons just don’t wash”
I wasn’t going to write about the North Sea in this month’s eye. Rather, I was contemplating having a go at offshore wind, in large part because of the manner in which the UK’s unquestionably leading offshore presence in terms of turbines planted out there in UK territorial waters has been achieved.