Power Moves: SOWEC’s new co-chair and more
Claire Mack has joined the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) as its new industry co-chair.
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Illuminating the opportunities for the UK’s supply chain
As 2025 unfolds, geopolitical events around the world once again reinforce the importance of the UK’s homegrown energy.
DC helicopter crash holds safety lessons for offshore industry
Energy industry leaders are set to learn how the recent helicopter crash in Washington DC should shape how they respond to major incidents.
North Sea industry urgently needs clarity after Rosebank and Jackdaw ruling
Edinburgh’s court of session decision this week will allow continuing development of North Sea oil and gas fields pending supplementary environmental impact assessments of downstream emissions.
OEUK releases guidelines to spur UK offshore wind
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has launched a new set of guidelines aimed at helping entrants into the offshore wind sector better understand the development process.
Energy skills passport for oil and gas workers launches at last
An energy skills passport to help workers transition their training and accreditations from oil and gas jobs to similar roles in the renewables sector has launched and will be expanded across the UK.
OEUK launches the first set of guidelines for offshore wind turbine decommissioning
The process of decommissioning North Sea wind turbines has already started as the earliest installations reach the end of their operational life.
Preserving our homegrown energy future
As we approach the first days of 2025, let’s leap forward a generation and imagine we are already in 2050.
OEUK hosts ‘the largest Awards event we’ve had for a decade’
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) held its awards show on Thursday night as CEO David Whitehouse boasted the trade body's biggest event "for a decade".
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.
OEUK releases offshore wind decommissioning guide
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has released new guidelines to help offshore wind developers decommission old turbines.
North Sea operators urged to show ‘commitment’ to UK decom supply chain
The North Sea regulator has urged operators to show "commitment" to the UK supply chain to increase local content in decommissioning.
UK spent ‘more money doing less’ on decommissioning in 2023
Rising costs meant North Sea operators spent "more money doing less work" on offshore decommissioning in 2023, according to an industry report.
Power Moves: MDL’s new director of strategy and more
Aleksandra Jurczak has been appointed as director of strategy and marketing at equipment solutions provider Maritime Developments Ltd (MDL).
‘Super tax’ cannot be justified: Energy firms react to Autumn budget
Labour's budget has brought "a difficult day for the sector" as oil and gas firms face a "super tax", say industry commentators.
North Sea investment allowance changes could have greater impact than EPL raise
University of Aberdeen research warns of potential impact from proposed EPL changes, but Treasury says it is "right that the oil and gas sector contributes" to UK energy transition.
The fate of North Sea oil and gas: ‘It didn’t have to be this way’
This year I retired after a half century working in the UK oil and gas industry. My experience was of a fine industry which achieved stunning feats of engineering excellence and delivered economic prosperity for the UK.
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.
Scotland and Humber carbon capture schemes will have to wait until springtime
Energy minister Michael Shanks said to remember the current government has been in office less than 100 days and 'we are moving as quickly as we can'.
Axis unveils seven steps to energy industry equality
Seven initiatives to help energy industry businesses increase the diversity of their workforce were unveiled at an event in Aberdeen.
Who is the UK North Sea’s top tax payer?
Just 35 North Sea companies paid £7.5billion in 2023 as sector warns UK tax policies will kill jobs, investment and receipts.
UK energy sector reacts to GB Energy headquarters announcement
The UK energy sector has welcomed confirmation that GB Energy's headquarters will be based in Aberdeen, but called for more clarity over the government's energy policy.
EVOL: All about OEUK’s big day out in Aberdeen
On Energy Voice Out Loud this week, news editor Erikka Askeland and reporter Mathew Perry take in the OEUK Conference: Powering Our Energy Future.
Shrinking oil and gas profits tax take ‘casts doubt’ on UK Government plans
The decline in the North Sea tax base raises further questions over the £1.2bn per annum uplift in windfall tax revenues which the government has ear marked to fund GB Energy.
North Sea must ‘look beyond’ windfall tax to be ‘open for business’
UK energy minister Michael Shanks has urged North Sea investors to "look beyond" the government's proposed windfall tax, despite warnings the oil and gas sector is "under threat".