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Gordon Birrell, executive vice president Production and Operations at BP, interviewed by Steve Sedgwick (right) in Florence.

BP to bring online five ‘resilient hydrocarbon’ projects in 2023

BP (LON: BP) has said it is on course to deliver five “resilient hydrocarbon” projects this year, as it prepares to report its results for 2022.

By Allister Thomas

Delegate Registrations Now Open for Global Energy Exports Conference 2023

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Oil & Gas

Shell to combine business units as Sawan shakes up top team

By Hamish Penman

‘Staggering situation’ as UK regulators not investigating North Sea rig incident

By Allister Thomas

Europe’s first uncrewed offshore integrity inspection undertaken by TAQA

By Ryan Duff

Renewables and Energy Transition

Equinor awards Linde major FEED contract for H2H Saltend project

By Hamish Penman

Balmoral ‘ready to go’ on new offshore wind factories, but standardisation needed

By Hamish Penman

Baker Hughes teams up with FFI on geothermal and green hydrogen

By Allister Thomas

Features

The long arm of the law: North Sea assets as targets for protests

By Hamish Penman

The Hunt for Mr X: Documentary investigates North Sea diver behind £100m Highland cocaine plot

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By Dale Haslam

Cambo: A year since Shell decided not to invest

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By Allister Thomas

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SSE Thermal: 2023 will define UK’s decarbonisation success…or failure

By Catherine Raw, Managing Director of SSE Thermal

International SOS: Global Risks in 2023

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What role do business leaders have in creating a mentally healthy workplace?

By Kelly Forrest, Forrest Training

Opinion

Green hydrogen: a driver for success across the Highlands

By Ian Spencer, Head of Business Development at H2 Green

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Wind energy providers look to maximise returns in 2023 by improving efficiency of Operations and Maintenance

By Dr Evgenia Golysheva – VP of Strategy & Marketing at Onyx Insight

Do Westminster and Holyrood appreciate Aberdeen’s skills gold mine?

By Jeremy Cresswell and Tavis Potts

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cHeRries Awards 2023: The hunt to find the best and brightest HR professionals begins

30/01/2023

By Erikka Askeland

Scotland’s leading awards scheme honouring the best and brightest of human resources and personnel professionals has launched its program for 2023 and it is back bigger and better than ever.

Rendering of the Yggdrasil area, formerly known as NOAKA.

Norway

Norwegian tax incentives help drive $43bn of new investment

30/01/2023

By Andrew Dykes

24 Norwegian oil and gas projects were green lit in 2022, marking a record-breaking year for project approvals, according to data from Rystad Energy.

E&P

Equatorial Guinea sets out Zafiro, gas hub plans

27/01/2023

By Ed Reed

“Production is not at the level we would like. We intend to own the asset and we need a new plan of development, which will take different things into consideration,” he said. Many wells need to undergo workovers, he said, in order to make it fit for the long term.

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E&P

South African protest targets Russian seismic vessel

27/01/2023

By Ed Reed

XR called on the government to refuse access to the “Karpinsky and all other vessels engaged in harmful exploration activities in the Antarctic region”.

Oil & Gas

Updated: Chevron falls after posting disappointing quarterly result

27/01/2023

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Chevron Corp. posted disappointing fourth-quarter results just days after surprising investors with a mammoth $75 billion share-buyback program.

LNG

BP tipped to reach next Senegal FID this year

27/01/2023

By Ed Reed

BP and Kosmos Energy will present a plan of development for the Yakaar-Teranga this year and reach a final investment decision, a Senegalese official has said.

Rigs & Vessels

Global offshore rig utilisation to average 95% this year, says Westwood

27/01/2023

By Hamish Penman

Activity in the North Sea is a “bit questionable” though given the current windfall tax, which has prompted some operators to send rigs elsewhere.

E&P

Shell, Total appraisals under way off Namibia

27/01/2023

By Ed Reed

Shell spudded the Jonker well in December. “I’m not saying anything apart from to say it is going well, it is going very well,” Shino said to applause.

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Geoteric is disrupting the seismic interpretation market in another world-first software release

27/01/2023

By Reporter

Global artificial intelligence (AI) seismic interpretation experts Geoteric are continuing to disrupt the market with another world-first software release. The new technology is game-changing for energy companies and will prove critical to operators; enabling them to de-risk well placement, reduce their environmental impact and increase profitability by better predicting future production.

Left to right: Simon Gibb and Mark Kelly of Sureclean.

Oil & Gas

Duo lead buyout of Aberdeenshire energy industry cleaning company and plan recruitment drive

27/01/2023

By Kelly Wilson

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Oldmeldrum-based energy industry cleaning company NRC UK has been bought over with bosses now planning to double its workforce.

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Oil & Gas

Video: Aberdonians voice opinions on future of oil and gas

27/01/2023

By Ryan Duff

Aberdonians are having their say on the future of the North Sea, including producing oil and gas in"better" ways and "supporting our own economy".

North Sea

Matheson: Industry should rise to ‘challenge’ of climate checkpoints

27/01/2023

By Andrew Dykes

North Sea oil and gas producers should accept the “challenge” of meeting climate targets and justifying the need for further fossil fuel production, Scotland’s energy secretary said.

Asia

PTTEP seeking to divest Cash-Maple gas asset in Australia this year

27/01/2023

By Energy Voice

Thailand’s state-backed energy company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) expects to sell its Cash-Maple gas and condensate field in Australia in 2023, according to a report in the Bangkok Post.

The Ameresco Renewable Natural Gas Plant in Houston, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.

Oil & Gas

US natural gas falls below $3 for first time since May 2021

27/01/2023

By Bloomberg

US natural gas futures extended losses below $3 amid mild winter weather that helped spark the worst selloff among the country’s commodities.

North Sea

NEO Energy names Nexen veteran as new CEO

26/01/2023

By Allister Thomas

M&A specialist Russ Alton is out, project manager Paul Harris is in.

Grid & Retail

Shell plans strategic review of energy supply business which employs 2,000 in UK

26/01/2023

By Energy Reporter

Oil giant Shell has raised questions about the future of its energy supply business which employs thousands of people in the UK as companies continue to struggle in a tough market.

UK

Pentland floating wind farm granted onshore work approval

26/01/2023

By Andrew Dykes

Developers of the Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) have been granted planning permission in principle from Highland Council for planned onshore infrastructure.

North Sea

Fears windfall tax subsidy could distort North Sea electrification process

26/01/2023

By Hamish Penman

Concerns have been raised about the unintended consequences of the UK Government’s subsidy for electrifying oil and gas platforms.

North Sea

Serica backers readying for crucial vote on Tailwind acquisition plans

26/01/2023

By Hamish Penman

Investors in Serica Energy are preparing to head to the metaphorical ballot box to vote on the company’s planned acquisition of Tailwind Energy.

Storage tanks at the TotalEnergies SE Leuna oil refinery in Leuna, Germany, on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

Oil & Gas

Big Oil faces headwinds after record $199 billion profit haul

26/01/2023

By Bloomberg

Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, TotalEnergies and BP reaped almost $200 billion collectively last year but fears of an economic slowdown, plunging natural gas prices, cost inflation and uncertainty over China’s re-opening are dimming the outlook for 2023.

E&P

Maurel pays down debt, progresses Wentworth deal

26/01/2023

By Ed Reed

Operations had returned to normal in the third quarter in Gabon, Maurel said. The company began a well stimulation campaign in the fourth quarter of 2022, with the field now capable of producing more than 21,000 bpd.

Oil & Gas

Royal Opera House drops BP as sponsor after 33 years

26/01/2023

By Energy Voice

The Royal Opera House has ended its sponsorship relationship with BP (LON: BP) after 33 years, becoming the latest institution to cut ties with the oil giant.

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