Energy Voice

North Rankin Complex, North West Shelf Project. Western Australia.

Woodside confirms death of worker at Australia’s largest oil and gas project

An offshore worker has died at the North Rankin Complex (NRC) off Western Australia, operator Woodside confirmed on Friday.

By Andrew Dykes

Harnessing the heat beneath our feet

In March 2002 Scotland’s last active deep coal mine closed in Longannet, Fife. While it marked the end of an era in the country’s industrial history, with a climate emergency now declared and the race to net-zero set to fast-forward, its legacy is set to open a dynamic new chapter. Read More

By Reporter

Oil & Gas

The Skandi Buzios in a picture before it was struck by fire at a Brazilian port

Skandi Buzios in flames at Brazilian port

By Ed Reed

Project Pathfinder: Where are the new projects in the North Sea?

Premium Content

By Energy Voice

Fotla and a delayed Marigold project in the Ithaca Energy FID pipeline

By Allister Thomas

Renewables and Energy Transition

Invest ABZ in pictures

By Ryan Duff

ESO takes urgent measures to speed up grid connections

By Andrew Dykes

OneSea Energy's Floating Hydrogen Production Unit

Subsea 7 and OneSea Energy awarded £150,000 from Scottish Government for hydrogen efforts

By Ryan Duff

Features and Analysis

How does the new Petrofac CEO’s pay package stack up to his predecessor?

Premium Content

By Ryan Duff

Who won offers in the UK CCS licensing round? What we know so far

Premium Content

By Andrew Dykes and Allister Thomas

CEOs of North Sea firms with no female board members.

‘Pale, male and stale’: The North Sea firms with no women on their boards

Premium Content

By Ryan Duff

Promoted

Hydrogen Queensland?s 2nd Annual Hydrogen Connect Summit 2023.

Energy Voice partners with 2nd Annual Hydrogen Connect Summit

By Reporter

Aerial view of Grangemouth chemical plant and docks

New research shines light on growing demand for hydrogen in Scotland

By Scottish Enterprise

Back Market to rollout UK trade-in programme

By Reporter

Opinion

Opinion: Starmer’s North Sea plan is only a threat if we let it be

Premium Content

By Dick Winchester

Solicitor and senior manager with Fragomen, Kelly Hardman.

Offshore Companies: Top Tips to Minimise Immigration Frustration

By Kelly Hardman, Fragomen solicitor

Why safety and skills are the key to achieving Vision 2030 for the energy sector

By Alex Spencer, director of operations, OPITO

All Posts

Uig Ferry terminal and Pier at Uig on Skye.

North Sea

Oil ‘globules’ found on some beaches in Western Isles

02/06/2023

By Energy Reporter

The public has been urged to avoid areas of beaches affected by small oil globules in the Western Isles.

Africa

Angola cuts fuel subsidy, following Nigeria in boosting pump prices

01/06/2023

By Bloomberg

Angola reduced its gasoline subsidy, almost doubling pump prices in a nation that has some of the world’s cheapest fuel.

ETZ chairman Sir Ian Wood interviewed ahead of the Energy Exports Conference.

Events

Sir Ian Wood: Government beginning to realise EPL ‘is not working’

01/06/2023

By Andrew Dykes

In a wide-ranging interview ahead of the Energy Exports Conference, Sir Ian also pressed for faster pace on the development of carbon capture and storage, including the Acorn project.

The Noble Innovator jack-up oil rig departing Aberdeen.

North Sea

WATCH: Noble reveals new footage of Innovator jack-up leaving Aberdeen

31/05/2023

By Andrew Dykes

Drilling operator Noble has published new footage of one of its giant jack-up rigs leaving Aberdeen Harbour.

North Sea

Scottish energy minister lambasts ‘tone deaf’ Labour North Sea policy

31/05/2023

By Ryan Duff

Premium Content

At an Energy Voice event today, Gillian Martin struck out at Labour's stance on no new North Sea oil and gas licensing as being "too simplistic".

West of Shetland

Disappointment for BP at Ben Lawers in West of Shetland

31/05/2023

By Allister Thomas

No discovery at the well, which had pre-drill estimates of 70 million barrels.

Africa

Nigeria owes its energy company $6bn in fuel-subsidy debt

31/05/2023

By Bloomberg

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company said it’s owed more than $6 billion by the country’s government that the firm has spent to keep gasoline cheap, a day after newly sworn-in President Bola Tinubu announced an end to the subsidy program.

Hexicon's TwinWind floating wind foundation.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Hexicon eyes expansion with new Glennmont financing

31/05/2023

By Andrew Dykes

Floating wind developer Hexicon has secured financing from Glennmont Partners as it looks to progress a global pipeline of projects.

E&P

Ithaca Energy ready to summit K2 exploration target

31/05/2023

By Allister Thomas

Ithaca Energy (LON: ITH) is about to begin drilling an exploration well at the K2 prospect in the Central North Sea.

Close up of Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) standing on a rock in Saunders island, Falkland Islands.

Americas

Rockhopper Exploration in ‘strong position’ as Italian settlement collects £1m a month

31/05/2023

By Andrew Dykes

Premium Content

Rockhopper Exploration says it is in its ‘strongest position for many years’ in the wake of a successful arbitration case against the Italian government, and a revamped plan for Sea Lion.

Investment in skills is critical to the UK’s net zero ambitions

Renewables/Energy Transition

Investment in people is critical to the UK’s net zero ambitions

31/05/2023

By Stuart Hunter, CEO, Advance Global Recruitment

The UK’s Climate Change Committee published its report on the impacts of net zero on the workforce last week, but the energy sector is already acutely aware of the challenges the energy transition poses to its future prosperity.

Promoted

Solab leads by example in unlocking the region’s potential

31/05/2023

By Reporter

On the eve of the Invest ABZ event, leading IT services and software company Solab is encouraging like-minded businesses, both locally and internationally, to unlock the region’s potential after it quadrupled business, doubled staff numbers to almost 40 and underlined its long-term commitment to Aberdeen city centre.

Chris Flint to Step down as director of energy division at HSE as Samantha Peace named as replacement.

Oil & Gas

HSE’s Chris Flint to retire next year as new director of energy division named

30/05/2023

By Ryan Duff

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has appointed Samantha Peace to lead its Energy Division as current director Chris Flint looks to retire.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a visit to Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, talking to locals. Picture date: Friday May 26, 2023.

North Sea

Scottish Labour rally around Starmer’s plans to end new oil and gas

30/05/2023

By Andrew Dykes

Premium Content

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has backed plans set out by Keir Starmer to end licensing for new oil and gas fields.

West of Shetland

Kistos ‘ready to sanction’ TotalEnergies gas projects in West of Shetland

30/05/2023

By Allister Thomas

Kistos (LSE: KIST) says it is “ready to sanction” the Glendronach and Edradour West projects in the West of Shetland, pending agreement with operator TotalEnergies.