Equinor starts drilling at Ginny exploration well
Drilling operations have begun at the Equinor-operated Ginny exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.
Drilling operations have begun at the Equinor-operated Ginny exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) has confirmed a worker has tested positive for Covid-19 on board a North Sea production ship.
The European Union is planning to allow some natural-gas and nuclear energy projects to be classified as sustainable investments in a proposal that sparked immediate criticism from the Greens.
The head of BP’s UK business, Louise Kingham OBE, has been further recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours list, alongside a host of energy industry figures.
The head of a leading business body in Scotland has been recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list for services to the promotion of Scottish and UK international trade.
Frisco e-Bikes and Solar Docks has joined forces with the University of Aberdeen to help develop its solar-powered e-bike and docking concept, ahead of a planned rollout of up to 15,000 e-bikes by 2027.
A wholly-owned unit of Reliance Industries will buy the UK’s Faradion Ltd, a sodium-ion battery technology firm, for an enterprise value of 100 million pounds ($135 million) as billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s conglomerate accelerates its push into renewable energy.
Tributes have been paid to Aberdeen minister and the Queen’s Chaplain-in-Ordinary in Scotland, Reverend George Cowie, who has died at the age of 58.
UK energy regulator Ofgem is proposing new financing for power and gas suppliers taking on clients from failed rivals in a bid to soften the blow of rising bills for millions of British households.
North sea operator IOG has successfully spudded the first development well at its Southwark field, following delays caused by technical issues with an underwater remotely operated vehicle earlier this week.
North entrepreneur Roy MacGregor has pointed to strength in diversity as the key to future success for his Global Energy Group (GEG).
As we close out a year of climate crisis summits, talks and debates, two words stick in my mind: innovation and collaboration.
Scrapping and cold-stacking have reduced the global offshore rig supply, while stable commodity prices drive increased activity and greater utilisation heading into 2022, according to rig analysts Esgian.
We frequently read and hear that we live in the age of disruption.
Developing and deploying technology at scale will help us achieve climate goals whilst fulfilling energy demand and, if done right, create jobs and export opportunities for Scotland.
Activist investors have grabbed headlines in recent months with calls to break up major energy players – but will this help or hinder their energy transition efforts?
How close are Scotland’s ferries to running off hydrogen? Peter Ranscombe sets sail to find out.
Iran has insisted that the United States and its allies should promise to allow Tehran to export its crude oil as negotiations on restoring the tattered nuclear deal resume in Vienna.
Borr Drilling has reached agreements with its largest creditors, the Singaporean yards, to refinance and defer a combined $1.4 billion debt maturities and delivery instalments from 2023 to 2025.
The recent spectacular increase in the UK wholesale natural gas price from less than 50 pence per therm in April 2021 to a peak of nearly 300 pence in October came as a complete surprise to everyone, including market traders engaged daily in buying and selling the commodity.
For Big Oil executives, it is difficult to imagine new business models beyond oil and gas. They climbed to the top of the pyramid by being the smartest guys in the room, turning hydrocarbons into petrodollars. Success is a lousy teacher: therefore, they are still determined to increase their total emissions this decade.
The UK has the potential to be a global leader in carbon capture and direct air capture technologies – but large-scale projects must be developed rapidly if our net zero goal is to be achieved.
Shelf Drilling has secured contract extensions for two jack-up rigs in the Gulf of Thailand with Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production.
European natural gas prices fell for a fourth day as US supplies are expected to bring relief to the tight market and traders weighed both milder weather and risks to demand from the Omicron virus variant.
Aberdeen’s under-construction energy from waste incinerator plant in East Tullos is “on the correct track” to start burning non-recyclable waste from next year.