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Apache reprimanded after 95kg section of ducting dropped on Forties Echo

Operator Apache (NASDAQ: APA) has been reprimanded following an incident on one of its North Sea platforms that could have caused “death or serious injury”.

By Hamish Penman

SSE Thermal: Focussing on flexibility for a net zero future

The countdown to COP26 is well and truly upon us. In a few short weeks, world leaders will gather in Glasgow for crucial talks on climate change, with a focus on cutting carbon to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Read More

By Stephen Wheeler, Managing Director of SSE Thermal

Renewables and Energy Transition

Budget: Government ‘fails to provide clarity’ on next phase of £1bn CCUS competition

By Allister Thomas

Adnoc goes nuclear with EWEC deal to cut carbon

By Ed Reed

North-east Wood Group wins contract on rival carbon capture bid in England

By Erikka Askeland

Oil & Gas

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Clyde Training Solutions and ITB announce Armed Forces transition packages for energy sector

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Viper Innovations: How crosstalk can impact subsea umbilical monitoring

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, Ichihara, Japan - COVID-19 vaccine ampuls are displayed as medical worker receive doses of COVID-19 vaccine at the Chiba Rosai Hospital in Ichihara, suburban Tokyo on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Japan started vaccinations for some 40,000 medical workers as an initinal group nationwide six months before Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Burness Paull: Clear potential for legal action on North Sea vaccine mandates

By Andrew Knight

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By Bill Thomas

CCUS rejection means ‘no clear pathway’ to future-proofing Scottish industry

By Professor Stuart Haszeldine, SCCS Director

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North Sea

ETZ programme to bring operators and supply chain together to bust emissions

27/10/2021

By Hamish Penman

A new programme designed to identify opportunities and explore deployable solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been launched in the north-east.

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E&P

Eni scores Western Desert hat trick

26/10/2021

By Ed Reed

Eni has discovered a more resources in Egypt’s Western Desert, in keeping with its plans to deliver production to market quickly.

Oil & Gas

Big Oil is about to post highest cash flow in more than 13 years

26/10/2021

By Bloomberg

The Western world’s biggest oil companies likely just generated more cash than at any time since the Great Recession, and investors are about to find out what they’ll do with it.

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North Sea

Neptune begins final well campaign at Fenja

26/10/2021

By Andrew Dykes

Drilling has begun on four production wells at the field in the Norwegian Sea.

North Sea

OGA opens investigation into billion-dollar Exxon, NEO Energy deal

26/10/2021

By Hamish Penman

The industry regulator has opened an investigation into the proposed sale by Esso of 13 producing fields to NEO Energy.

Industrial pipes and chimneys under a blue sky

LNG

Cheniere secures Corpus Christi expansion support from Glencore

26/10/2021

By Ed Reed

Cheniere Energy has signed another sales contract for LNG in support of its proposed Corpus Christi Stage 3 project.

Oil & Gas

Petrofac falls deeper into losses as bribery fine and ‘challenging conditions’ prevail

26/10/2021

By Allister Thomas

Petrofac fell deeper into pre-tax losses in the first half of 2021 as “challenging market conditions” and a fraud squad fine continued to impact the business.

North Sea

Bilfinger Salamis contractors on Taqa assets raise collective grievance over holiday overhaul

26/10/2021

By Allister Thomas

Bilfinger Salamis employees on Taqa North Sea assets have raised a collective grievance over proposed changes which would overhaul their holiday leave system.

Oil & Gas

Petrofac to fundraise £200million to pay for SFO bribery settlement

26/10/2021

By Allister Thomas

Petrofac (LON: PFC) has announced a £200million fundraise through share placing in order to help pay a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) fine for bribery offences.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Singapore seeks proposals for low-carbon electricity imports

26/10/2021

By Damon Evans

Singapore is seeking proposals for up to a total of four gigawatts (GW) of low-carbon electricity imports by 2035 as part of the Southeast Asian city state’s efforts to decarbonise its power sector.

Asia

Harbour seeks PSV for Indonesia deep-water campaign

26/10/2021

By Energy Voice

Harbour Energy (LON:HBR) is seeking a platform supply vessel (PSV) to support its Andaman deep-water drilling programme offshore Indonesia.

North Sea

50 jobs secured as Aberdeen’s Global E&C wins major work with Ithaca

26/10/2021

By Andrew Dykes

Energy contractor Global Engineering and Construction (Global E&C) has secured a new contract for modifications on Ithaca Energy assets across the UK North Sea.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Sturgeon calls Acorn CCS rejection “inexplicable”

25/10/2021

By Andrew Dykes

Scotland’s First Minister has questioned the decision not to award government funding to the Acorn CCS project.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Scots distillery announces multi-million pound net zero project

25/10/2021

By Hamish Penman

A renowned Scottish distillery has unveiled multi-million pound plans to install a biomass facility in order to decarbonise its operations.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Rich nations fail to meet climate finance target in blow to COP

25/10/2021

By Bloomberg

Rich countries have failed to meet their pledge to contribute $100 billion a year to poor nations confronting climate change, undermining the chances of success at a key COP26 summit this month.

North Sea

Sturgeon: Scottish Government no longer supports ‘unlimited’ oil and gas recovery

25/10/2021

By Andrew Dykes

Nicola Sturgeon has said that unlimited recovery of oil and gas is “not sustainable” in keynote speech delivered in run-up to COP26.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Shell’s carbon offset claims show task ahead for COP26

25/10/2021

By Bloomberg

Thousands of delegates will gather in Glasgow in a few days for United Nations talks aimed at staving off catastrophic climate change. Just 80 miles north of the city, a tree-planting project in the Scottish Highlands underscores one of the toughest issues they’ll have to entangle.

Hydrogen

‘The hard work starts now’: BP chosen to help establish Aberdeen as ‘world-class’ hydrogen hub

25/10/2021

By Hamish Penman

Aberdeen City Council (ACC) has picked oil and gas giant BP (LON: BP) as the preferred bidder to help build a green hydrogen production hub.

Sean Papa at Sean gas field. Credit ONE-Dyas

North Sea

ONE-Dyas submits decommissioning plan for three North Sea platforms

25/10/2021

By Andrew Dykes

Netherlands-headquartered independent ONE-Dyas has submitted plans to decommission three platforms at the Sean area in the North Sea.

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E&P

QatarEnergy enters Canada’s offshore in Exxon deal

25/10/2021

By Ed Reed

QatarEnergy has struck a deal with ExxonMobil to take a stake in an exploration licence offshore Canada’s east coast.

Africa

Military seize Sudanese power in coup, PM arrested

25/10/2021

By Ed Reed

A military coup is seemingly under way in Sudan, with security forces having detained Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and various ministers.

Oil & Gas

James Fisher outlines ‘challenges’ across host of divisions in trading update

25/10/2021

By Allister Thomas

Marine services group James Fisher has detailed an array of “challenges” across its divisions in a trading update ahead of its third quarter results.

Rigs & Vessels

Lamprell lines up jack-up conversion for BW Energy’s Gabon plans

25/10/2021

By Ed Reed

Lamprell has won a rig conversion contract from BW Energy for a project offshore Gabon.

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E&P

Tullow names ex-MTN man as new chairman

25/10/2021

By Ed Reed

Tullow Oil has appointed Phuthuma Nhleko, ex-CEO of MTN Group, as its next non-executive chairman.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Turbine blades dropped into the sea at Ormonde Wind Farm

25/10/2021

By Allister Thomas

An investigation is underway after a hub of three 61-metre turbine blades were dropped at the Ormonde offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea.

Oil & Gas

Brain-in-the-sky AiDash scopes out European expansion

25/10/2021

By Ed Reed

Satellite data analysis start-up AiDash is expanding after secure additional funding.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Australia’s Woodside plans $748m hydrogen export hub

25/10/2021

By Damon Evans

Woodside (ASX:WPL) today unveiled plans for a A$1 billion ($748 million) hydrogen export plant south of Perth that is designed to export low carbon energy overseas and boost renewable energy supplies in Western Australia.

Asia

La Nina threatens to worsen Asian energy crisis with colder winter

25/10/2021

By Bloomberg

A weather phenomenon that typically delivers harsher winters is on the way and expected to add to Asia’s energy crisis.

Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's energy minister, adjusts his earpiece during a panel session on day two of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Thursday, June 3, 2021.

Oil & Gas

How Saudi Arabia is planning to reach net zero by 2060

25/10/2021

By Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, committed to ending planet-warming emissions by 2060 but made clear the new plan won't work if the country is stopped from continuing to pump millions of barrels a day for decades.

Cashing in: Origin sells down share of APLNG

Asia

Origin sells 10% of Australian LNG project for $2.12bn

25/10/2021

By Damon Evans

Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) is set to sell a 10% share of its Australia Pacific LNG export project to global energy investor EIG in a deal worth $2.12 billion.

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