UK offshore wind decommissioning costs already at £4bn
The predicted cost of decommissioning the UK’s offshore wind farms has already risen to about £4 billion, the audience heard at a conference in St Andrews yesterday.
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Rise of decom specialists could give UK the edge in global market worth £67bn
The rise of specialist decommissioning firms could give the UK the edge in a global oilfield dismantling market worth £67 billion over the next decade, a new report said.
Net-zero decommissioning the ‘next big step’, report says
Learning how to decommission oilfields without demolishing the UK oil and gas industry’s net-zero pledge is the “next big step”, a new report said.
Efficiency drive giving companies more decom bang for their buck, report says
Companies are decommissioning more efficiently in the UK continental shelf (UKCS), allowing them to carry out more work for the same amount of investment.
Watch: OGUK quizzes the nation’s energy knowledge
Oil and Gas UK has launched a new educational campaign testing the knowledge of the nation about the offshore energy sector.
Private capital from afar to play greater role in North Sea growth as sentiment darkens
The UK North Sea will welcome more cash from overseas to bridge the gap left by traditional investors who are turning their backs on oil and gas, a new report said.
Agenda for Offshore Decommissioning Conference revealed
Joint hosts Decom North Sea and OGUK have published the agenda for the tenth Offshore Decommissioning Conference, to be held in St Andrews, November 25-27 .
CNOOC boss says ‘gung-ho’ days of North Sea are over in need to focus on mental health
The UK boss of CNOOC International has said the “Gung-Ho” days of the North Sea are finished amid a need to focus on mental health.
Professor urges Granite City to diversify to thrive
Enormous changes are afoot to help grow the Aberdeen economy in the coming years as uncertainty and fierce competition from other growing cities become the new norm.
North Sea to offer up decommissioning insights
At the Offshore Decommissioning Conference which Oil and Gas UK co-hosts with Decom North Sea, OGUK will launch its flagship Decommissioning Insight report and highlight new supplementary guidelines which capture how fast the sector’s knowledge of project scopes has grown in recent years.
Oil industry has ‘clear and robust’ plan for tackling leaks, OGUK says
The oil and gas industry has a “clear and robust” plan to tackle leaks in the UK North Sea, a sector trade body said today.
Stalling is one thing, we can’t go into reverse on safety, OGUK director says
The oil and gas industry cannot afford to go into “reverse” on health and safety in the North Sea, a sector chief has warned.
New Aberdeen conference to spotlight North Sea health and safety
A new conference has been announced which will focus on the most pressing health and safety issues in the North Sea.
Necessity is the mother of invention when it comes to CCUS
If necessity is the mother of invention, the Committee on Climate Change’s “Net Zero – The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming” report should spur a jump-start for the carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) industry in the UK.
North Sea warned digitalisation ‘not a gender balance magic wand’
A network dedicated to increasing the number of women in the UK energy industry has warned that digitalisation is not a guaranteed “gender balance magic wand”.
Significant concerted action needed to address gender imbalance
The energy sector gender pay gap (GPG) remained relatively high last year thanks in part to the traditionally male-dominated oil and gas sector – but the changing nature of employment could offer the chance to change that.
Lives at risk from portable devices on North Sea copter flights
North Sea helicopter operators are classing portable electronic devices (PEDs) as a “clear and present danger” to their aircraft and passengers, an aviation expert said.
Visitor numbers increase by 3,000 for Offshore Europe 2019
More than 38,000 people visited Offshore Europe last week, an increase of 3,000 on the 2017 event.
Oil sector is UK’s ‘best hope’ of hitting net-zero goals
Oil and gas companies are the UK’s “best hope” of hitting its net-zero emissions target for 2050, industry bosses said today.
Roadmap sets out North Sea role in ‘huge’ net zero challenge
A new “roadmap” was unveiled today setting out the UK oil and gas industry’s ambition to transform the North Sea into a basin with net zero emissions.
New tool to add ‘millions’ of barrels to North Sea production
A new tool has been launched which will help companies produce millions of extra barrels of oil through their North Sea operations.
OGUK reveals line-ups for key breakfast events
Industry bosses will chew over the findings of Oil and Gas UK’s new flagship economic report at joint breakfast events in Aberdeen and London next month.
Chocolate firm founder to spotlight diversity at Offshore Europe
The co-founder of a multi-million pound chocolate enterprise will spotlight issues around diversity and inclusion at Offshore Europe.
Offshore Europe will mark milestone for North Sea vision
Under a month from now, more than 35,000 people will descend on Aberdeen for the biennial SPE Offshore Europe event.
Vision 2035 roadmap to be launched at Offshore Europe
Industry bosses are planning to publish a “roadmap” at next month’s Offshore Europe on how to achieve the Vision 2035 scenario.