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Norwegian Air Force F-35 jets pass a platform on the Norwegian continental shelf.

GALLERY: Norwegian Armed Forces step up presence at oil and gas assets

Norway has sought to flex its military muscle around key oil and gas installations in the face of rising security tensions across the North Sea.

By Andrew Dykes

Europe

‘Shortsighted’ and ‘idealism at its worst’: Birkbeck University sparks widespread condemnation from energy sector
Security concerns and geopolitical risk a ‘wake up call’ for the North Sea
Hurricane officially axes Halifax, once thought to hold 1.2bn barrels

It’s time to address the North Sea maintenance backlog

Recently, SRCN Solutions facilitated a series of workshops with an oil and gas industry taskforce made up of maintenance managers from multiple operators, the OEUK and the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). Read More

By Claire Baird

Renewables and Energy Transition

Oil & Gas

North Sea climate checkpoint slammed as ‘wave-through test’

By Andrew Dykes

Allseas lands contract to remove EnQuest Heather platform topsides

By Allister Thomas

Hurricane opts against new Lancaster well after failing to secure flaring assurances

By Hamish Penman

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What does the energy transition mean for the commercial property market in Aberdeen?

By Richard Shepherd, partner at Gilson Gray.

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Igho Sanomi of Taleveras Group Receives Forbes Philanthropy award in New York

By Anthony Jameson

Pupils of the International School Aberdeen.

Honouring five decades of success: International School Aberdeen fosters culture of acceptance

By International School Aberdeen

Opinion

Energy cost crisis likely to fuel climate activism

By Marc Armstrong, partner at CMS

How automating wind turbines can support the growing renewables sector

By Beth Ragdale, product manager, energy industry, Beckhoff UK

Solar PV and electrolyser system at Siemens Energy's Zero Emission Hydrogen Turbine Center (ZEHTC). Finspang, Sweden.

Turning the green hydrogen dream into reality

By By Maria Anez-Lingerfelt, senior scientist at Pall Corporation

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Rigs & Vessels

Prosafe lands extension for Safe Boreas

30/09/2022

By Andrew Dykes

Accommodation vessel operator Prosafe has been awarded a contract extension for its Safe Boreas unit in the North Sea.

Europe

Belgium and Denmark agreement paves way for North Sea CO2 storage

30/09/2022

By Allister Thomas

Belgium and Denmark have entered into a “ground-breaking agreement” allowing captured C02 to be shipped across their borders and stored under the North Sea.

Oil pumping jacks, also known as "nodding donkeys", operate in an oilfield near Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

Oil & Gas

Oil set for first quarterly drop since 2020 as macro mood sours

30/09/2022

By Bloomberg

Oil headed for its first quarterly loss in more than two years as escalating fears over a global economic slowdown and a stronger dollar overshadowed the prospects for tightening supply.

BP's Clair Ridge platform, west of Shetland.

North Sea

New play opener needed to maximise West of Shetland opportunity

30/09/2022

By Andrew Dykes

Appetite exists for new oil and gas exploration west of Shetland but vital infrastructure will be needed to make good on the region’s potential resources, according to Offshore Energies UK (OEUK).

The Cuadrilla hydraulic fracturing site at Preston New Road

Oil & Gas

Research reveals impact of faulting on shale gas extraction

30/09/2022

By Ryan Duff

Heriot-Watt University scientists have revealed that shale gas extraction was geologically challenged by fault networks at all the drill sites attempted in Lancashire.

Explanations for not appointing more women included suggestions they were not able to understand the “extremely complex” issues FTSE boards deal with.

Oil & Gas

Energy bosses commit to supporting women in middle management

29/09/2022

By Ryan Duff

18 of the UK’s largest energy organisations have signed a pledge to do more to support women working in middle management in the industry.

Oil & Gas

Capricorn announces merger with NewMed Energy, ditching Tullow

29/09/2022

By Allister Thomas

Capricorn Energy (LON: CNE) has ditched a tie-up with Tullow Oil (LON: TLW), instead unveiling a merger with NewMed Energy (TLV: NWMD).

Oil & Gas

Petrofac workers balloted over pay dispute

29/09/2022

By Ryan Duff

Petrofac workers are being balloted for industrial action in a dispute over pay, Unite Scotland has confirmed.

Renewables/Energy Transition

px Group launches energy solutions unit to help asset operators decarbonise

29/09/2022

By Andrew Dykes

Infrastructure operator px Group has created a new business line which will support clients in optimising and decarbonising energy assets.

Oil & Gas

Nord Stream gas pipes now have four leaks with another found

29/09/2022

By Bloomberg

A new leak has been discovered on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, bringing the total number of ruptures to four, according to the Swedish Coast Guard’s Command Center.

UK

Scottish wind farm decision deemed ‘affront to local democracy’

29/09/2022

By Sean McAngus

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A Speyside councillor has accused the Scottish Government of “riding roughshod over local democracy” after overturning councillors’ refusal of a seven-turbine wind farm application near Dufftown.

North Sea

OEUK engaging on security after overseas pipeline sabotage and drone sightings

29/09/2022

By Hamish Penman

Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) is in engaging on security with government bodies amid heightening political tensions in Europe.

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Ghana drilling to heat up, while GNPC revenue questions mount

29/09/2022

By Ed Reed

Four companies are due to drill exploration wells in Ghana during the last quarter of this year, according to a government report. The Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC) also raised some concerns over tax payments by state-owned Ghana National Petroleum Corp. (GNPC).

Oil & Gas

Nominations open for Offshore Achievement Awards 2023

29/09/2022

By Ryan Duff

Nominations for next year's Offshore Achievement Awards are now open, with new a new lineup to bring greater recognition to the industry.

CCS

Eni among new investors in carbon capture firm

29/09/2022

By Hamish Penman

Cool Planet Technologies (CPT), a sustainable company focussed on affordable carbon capture, has closed a capital raise at €3 million.

Patrick Pouyanne, chief executive officer of TotalEnergies SE, during a panel session at the Paris Air Forum in Paris, France, on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies CEO doubles down on renewables amid a global energy crisis

29/09/2022

By Bloomberg

TotalEnergies chief executive Patrick Pouyanne is bullish on pushing his company into renewable energy even as the Russian invasion of Ukraine shakes up the global energy market.

Oil & Gas

PNG offers gas investment priority to Japan for energy security

29/09/2022

By News Wires

Papua New Guinea (PNG) offered Japanese companies favoured access to new gas field development opportunities and liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing projects in trade talks that focused on energy security, PNG Prime Minister James Marape said, reported Reuters.

E&P

TotalEnergies plans out new Angola hub for 2023

28/09/2022

By Ed Reed

TotalEnergies plans to continue pressing ahead with short-cycle projects in Angola but also add a new hub on the Cameia-Golfhino finds.

Vemork Rjukan hydro plant. Telemark, Norway.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Norway to raise $3bn from resource, windfall taxes on wind and hydropower

28/09/2022

By Andrew Dykes

The Norwegian government has announced a suite of resource rate hikes and windfall taxes on hydropower and wind generation, in a bid to redistribute profits from high electricity prices.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Proserv acquires stake in power system monitoring firm Synaptec

28/09/2022

By Hamish Penman

Energy services firm Proserv has acquired a minority stake in Glasgow based power system monitoring expert Synaptec.

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