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“Global catastrophe” looms at Yemeni offshore oil storage site

The FSO Safer poses both a local environmental threat but also a major pitfall for shipping through the critical Red Sea and Suez Canal.

By Ed Reed

Aftermath of COP26 questions future of fossil fuels finance and what’s next for renewable energy investing

The COP26 climate conference in Glasgow should have made uncomfortable viewing for fossil fuel executives. Read More

By Mike Scott

Renewables and Energy Transition

Scottish Government frees up £80m in bid to secure ‘Track-1’ status for snubbed Scottish Cluster

By Hamish Penman

Mukesh Ambani, billionaire, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd., pauses during a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.

Asia’s richest man plans to invest $76 billion in green projects

By Bloomberg

ScotWind – Who’s in the running with the results due imminently?

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By Hamish Penman

Oil & Gas

Commodity trader King Eyes $200 oil

By Bloomberg

Union slams Aker BP over plans to bring in ‘intrusive’ vaccine requirements

By Hamish Penman

BP hands in decommissioning plan for Foinaven FPSO

By Allister Thomas

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We’ve agreed a net zero target by 2050 but have we agreed a technically deliverable plan to get there?

By Grant Spence, Project Director, Decarbonisation at Costain

‘I am Brad and I proudly work in the oil industry – don’t judge me’

By Brad Baker, CEO, Tendeka

Energy Voice monthly supplement: ScotWind preview January 2022

By Reporter

Opinion

Why energy efficiency jobs are a tough sell in ASEAN?

By Co-written by Rio Jon Piter Silitonga, Bintang Widhana and Kevin Hor - The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)

Gearrannan Blackhouse Village, Carloway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.

Brian Wilson: Time to tap into the energy potential of Scotland’s islands

By Brian Wilson

Denmark's Vestas has annual revenues of £12.5bn.

Let’s have some real ambition, please

By Dick Winchester

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Norway

Aker BP given green light to drill North Sea pilot well

14/01/2022

By Hamish Penman

Oil exploration firm Aker BP (OSLO: AKRBP) has been given the go ahead to spud a pilot well in the Norwegian North Sea.

Markets

EDF slumps by most on record on hit from price cap

14/01/2022

By Bloomberg

Electricite de France plunged by a record as the French government confirmed plans to force it to sell more power at a steep discount to protect households from surging wholesale electricity prices.

Blue hulled drillship in water, with Maersk Drilling on the side

Rigs & Vessels

TotalEnergies to keep Maersk Valiant for more offshore Suriname

14/01/2022

By Ed Reed

TotalEnergies has chosen to exercise an option with Maersk Drilling for another well in Block 58, offshore Suriname.

Aker Solutions SVP communications Kari Ertresvåg.

People

Aker Solutions appoints Kari Ertresvåg as SVP Communications

14/01/2022

By Andrew Dykes

Kari Ertresvåg wil take on the role of senior vice president for communications at Oslo-headquartered engineering group Aker Solutions.

Oil & Gas

The day-to-day market for physical oil cargoes is booming

14/01/2022

By Bloomberg

The world’s physical oil market is running hot, offering a boost to bulls.

RWE announces latest milestone for Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm

13/01/2022

By Hamish Penman

Turbine commissioning has been successfully carried out at one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms.

Oil & Gas

‘A statesman for the industry’: Tributes paid to Westwood Global founder John Westwood

13/01/2022

By Allister Thomas

Tributes have been paid to John Westwood, founder of the namesake energy market analytics firm, who has died aged 76.

E&P

Eni spuds exploration well in deepwater Kenya

13/01/2022

By Ed Reed

Eni has spudded the Mlima-1 exploration well, offshore Kenya, in the deepwaters of the Lamu Basin.

Tree on left hand side, green industrial tank on the right

E&P

Pharos plans for executive shuffle on Egypt deal

13/01/2022

By Ed Reed

Pharos Energy is shuffling its executive team, moving Jann Brown to the post of CEO and with Ed Storey shifting to focus on Vietnam, as the company nears completion of its Egyptian farm-out deal.

Orsted signs off on Northern Irish wind farm, Amazon to offtake energy

13/01/2022

By Hamish Penman

Orsted has taken a final investment decision (FID) on a Northern Irish wind farm that will supply power to Amazon.

Render of Northern Vietnam LNG Terminal. Supplied by Japex

Asia

Japex signs up to develop Northern Vietnam LNG terminal

13/01/2022

By Andrew Dykes

Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) has signed on to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the north of Vietnam.

E&P

Glengorm: Analysts slash estimates for North Sea discovery

13/01/2022

By Allister Thomas

The estimates of recoverable barrels for the CNOOC Glengorm discovery have been downgraded by analysts after a disappointing appraisal campaign.

Oil & Gas

Gas crunch pushes anxious buyers to pay more for contracts

13/01/2022

By Bloomberg

Worries that the current shortage of liquefied natural gas will persist through the middle of the decade are triggering a rush to sign long-term deals, pushing up the price of contracts for the super-chilled fuel.

CCS

Oil expertise meets CCS ambitions in Lapis Energy

13/01/2022

By Ed Reed

Is there a space for carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a service? Recently formed Lapis Energy is betting there is, eyeing opportunities in the US, UK, Europe and South East Asia.

A Ways2H waste-to-hydrogen facility. Tokyo.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Government launches £5m hydrogen from biomass funding

12/01/2022

By Andrew Dykes

The hydrogen BECCS innovation programme will support the development of innovative new technologies aimed at generating hydrogen from biomass and waste.

Biden’s energy policy takes shape with wind and power line projects

12/01/2022

By Bloomberg

The Biden administration on Wednesday outlined an array of initiatives to advance clean energy, including plans to hold the largest-ever sale of offshore wind farm rights in U.S. history and accelerate the construction of new power lines to transmit renewable electricity across the nation.

North Sea

Siccar Point and partners say Equinor ‘premature’ with Mariner downgrade

12/01/2022

By Allister Thomas

Siccar Point Energy has said that Equinor, its partner and operator of the Mariner project, has been "premature" in making a huge downgrade in reserves estimates for the field.

Decom

Former Shell geoscientist chosen to lead Well-Safe Solutions’ subsurface team

12/01/2022

By Hamish Penman

Decommissioning firm Well-Safe Solutions has announced the appointment of a new subsurface team lead.

Crown Estate invests £12m to explore coexistence of offshore wind and marine environment

12/01/2022

By Hamish Penman

A new initiative has been launched to help enable the coexistence of offshore wind farms with a thriving marine environment.

EnerMech regional director for Asia Pacific Garry Ford.

Oil & Gas

EnerMech drives regional growth with new Asia Pacific director

12/01/2022

By Andrew Dykes

EnerMech has appointed Garry Ford as regional director for Asia Pacific as the group looks to drive further growth and strengthen its existing oil and gas operations across the region.

Petrofac makes senior appointment to drive offshore wind offering

12/01/2022

By Allister Thomas

Petrofac has appointed a new head of offshore wind operations and maintenance to bolster its offering in new energies.

Events

Two more energy industry events dealt Omicron blow

12/01/2022

By Hamish Penman

A further two energy events have been forced to alter their plans due to the ongoing spread of Omicron across Europe.

Wood president of operations across Europe, Middle East and Africa, Craig Shanaghey.

Oil & Gas

Wood hails bumper year with £425m of Middle East contracts

12/01/2022

By Andrew Dykes

Aberdeen-headquartered consulting and engineering group Wood has signalled a year of “strategic growth” in the Middle East, accumulating $580million (£425m) of secured contract backlog in 2021.

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