Oil and gas industry making headway on North Sea Transition Deal
The UK oil and gas industry has made “strong progress” towards implementing the aims of a landmark pact between the sector and government.
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Future North Sea – Decommissioning the ‘unsung hero’ on the path to net zero
Viewers were told how decommissioning is the “unsung hero” of the energy transition during an Energy Voice event on Thursday morning.
OGA frustrated by oil firms ‘mucking around’ in disputes amid climate crisis
The chief executive of the OGA has said he is frustrated by companies “mucking around in commercial disputes” while a climate emergency is ongoing.
Campaigners approved to take UK Government to court on North Sea oil plans
A group of climate campaigners have received approval to take the UK Government to the High Court over its North Sea oil plans.
BP fined £50,000 by OGA for North Sea licence breach
Energy giant BP has been fined £50,000 by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) over a North Sea licence breach.
Call for ‘passport’ to help North Sea oil workers transition to renewables
Trade unions and climate campaigners have called for the creation of an “offshore training passport” to help workers move between the oil and gas and renewables sectors more easily.
Regulator devotes new ‘expectation’ to stubborn issue of poor supply chain treatment
The oil and gas industry’s failure to get to grips with poor treatment of suppliers has driven the regulator to devote a new “stewardship expectation” to the issue.
An exciting new chapter or a colossal failure – transition deal reactions
Industry chiefs welcomed the North Sea Transition Deal last night and vowed to work with government to deliver a “homegrown” leap to net zero.
Taskforce confident of decommissioning activity ramp-up despite apparent loan snub
The joint heads of a taskforce are “absolutely confident” the group’s work will help stimulate an imminent ramp-up in North Sea oil-well decommissioning activity.
Oilfield service firms at ‘strategic crossroads’ as energy transition accelerates, PwC says
Oilfield service (OFS) companies must decide now whether they are going to stick with hydrocarbons or pivot to low-carbon, a new report said.
Exclusive: Frustration for suppliers as Dana decides to pull out of North Sea gas project
Dana Petroleum, of Aberdeen, intends to withdraw from a North Sea gas project which had been earmarked for an investment decision in the near term, it can be revealed.
Spirit Energy targets additional barrels from North Sea field with new well
Spirit Energy will drill a new well in a bid to deliver more than 4.2 million additional barrels of oil equivalent from a southern North Sea field.
Regulator’s sanctions chief says some operators still ‘tripping up’
The head of disputes and sanctions at the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) isn’t in the business of giving companies nasty shocks.
Exclusive: Lancaster climbdown no surprise to geologist who clashed with OGA and Hurricane management
A retired geologist has claimed Hurricane Energy’s huge climbdown on its west of Shetland oil resource estimates could have been avoided if his warning had been heeded in 2016-17.
Anticipation builds ahead of EV’s ETIDEX event next week
Leading voices from the world of industry will get to grips with the energy transition’s biggest questions at a free online event in one week’s time.
UK oil industry is behind OGA strategy rethink, Chrysaor chief says
The boss of the UK North Sea’s biggest producer is confident national net-zero targets can be factored into the sector’s operations without large volumes of indigenous oil and gas being left stranded.
Platform electrification ‘key’ in reducing operational emissions
Offshore platform electrification will be the “main key technology” in reducing carbon emissions from oil and gas production, according to a senior academic.
Oil industry making changes at scale and at pace to lower emissions
In February I wrote about the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition, prompted by a speech by Oil and Gas Authority chairman Tim Eggar.
Don’t let there be a ‘Kodak moment’
The UK North Sea oil industry may have reached its own Kodak moment, said Stuart Payne, a director at the sector’s regulator.
Regulator gets out its yardstick in crackdown on offshore flaring and venting
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has started benchmarking North Sea operators on their flaring and venting levels in a crackdown on offshore emissions.
BP and Chevron veteran joins OGA as area manager
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has appointed a BP and Chevron veteran is its new central North Sea area manager.
DNS, OGA ‘aligned’ on need for urgent action to save jobs
Decom North Sea (DNS) and the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) are “aligned” on the urgent need to stimulate decommissioning activity so that North Sea jobs can be saved.
Concerns UK oil regulator ‘losing balance’ in net-zero push, Neptune chief says
The North Sea oil industry’s old guard is concerned that the sector’s regulator is “losing balance” as a result of its efforts to help government meet net-zero targets, a top boss has claimed.
Updated: Calls for UK Government to sort out ‘cashflow conundrum’ and save North Sea jobs
Politicians and industry lobbyists are calling for the UK Government to help save hundreds, if not thousands, of threatened North Sea jobs by urgently tackling a “cashflow conundrum”.
OGA holds talks on green power plans for North Sea platforms
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has hosted the first in a series of talks on using green power for Central North Sea platforms.