Oil worker toasts new ‘Scottish’ rum
A north-east oil and gas worker has teamed up with his friend to bring a new “Scottish” rum to the market.
Hydrogen policy statement premature?
Energy Voice, and numerous other media outlets, covered the Scottish Government’s Hydrogen Policy Statement issued on the 21st December. The policy statement was informed by the Scottish hydrogen: assessment report issued on the same day.
Unions and employers agree extension to ‘nail down’ new deal for North Sea workers
Employers and unions have given themselves extra time to conclude a new collective bargaining agreement for thousands of North Sea workers.
Myanmar set for more than $1 billion of upstream investment
With Myanmar’s general elections in the rearview mirror, upstream development expenditure could more than double to over $1 billion by 2023 compared to this year’s spend.
Updated: Cairn Energy shares soar as firm awarded £900m in long-running India tax row
Shares in Cairn Energy soared after the Scottish oil and gas firm announced it had prevailed in a long-running tax dispute with the Indian Government.
OGUK appoints two directors to drive forward stakeholder and communications agenda
Industry body Oil and Gas UK is appointing two directors to lead its newly created external relations and communications directorates.
Rocking around the subsea (Christmas) tree
Families across the UK are preparing for a Christmas like no other. With the announcement earlier this month of a ‘Christmas bubble’ –the forming of up to three households, who can stay together from 23 to 27 December, as agreed by all four UK nations, families up and down the country are deciding who to include.
Study on helping SMEs win renewables work
A new report aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout Scotland win work on renewables projects around the world has been commissioned by the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (Sowec).
SAE teams with Dutch firm to produce green fuel for power plants
Simec Atlantis Energy (SAE), owner of the MeyGen tidal array in the Pentland Firth, has teamed up with a Dutch firm in a joint venture to produce environment-friendly fuel for converted coal-fired power stations.
SSE strikes deal to sell gas portfolio to Viaro, which offloads Brae area for 75p
Energy firm SSE has clinched a deal to sell its gas exploration and production assets to Viaro Energy for £120 million.
ConocoPhillips celebrates large oil discovery off Norway
US oil giant ConocoPhillips today announced a new oil discovery in the Norwegian Sea which could yield up to 200 million barrels.
Norway top court rejects climate groups’ Arctic oil appeal
Norway’s top court dismissed an attempt by climate activists to halt Arctic oil exploration by Western Europe’s biggest petroleum-producing nation.
ETIDEXMAS Special – EVOL ✕ EIC
This week on Energy Voice Out Loud, in association with the EIC, we have a festive treat for you in the year’s final episode.
Equinor goes after additional 23m barrels from North Sea field
Equinor and its partners will invest £260 million in the North Sea Statfjord Ost field to improve recovery by 23 million barrels of oil equivalent.
National Oilwell Varco latest to go down soft rebrand route
Houston-headquartered oilfield equipment maker National Oilwell Varco has become the latest firm in the hydrocarbons sector to announce a soft rebrand.
Oil price direction an ‘open question’ as Covid mutation weighs down Brent
A top petro-economist said today that the Covid-19 mutation had left an “open question” about the direction of Brent crude prices in the coming weeks.
Scottish made tidal generation equipment arrives in Japan
Scottish renewable energy firm Simec Atlantis said today the tidal generation system it designed and built has arrived in Nagasaki harbour, Japan.
Environmental campaigner loses fight over oil drilling near Gatwick
An environmental campaigner who objected to the extension of oil drilling near Gatwick and raised concern about the impact of greenhouse gas emissions has lost a High Court fight.
Weir says sale of oil division to Caterpillar held up by Covid
Scottish engineering firm Weir Group has said completion of the sale of its oil and gas division to Caterpillar has been delayed due to Covid-19.
GM Flow aiming to join the hydrogen revolution
Bosses at Aberdeenshire company GM Flow Measurement Services are applying their many decades of experience in the oil and gas industry to an “energy revolution” by diversifying into hydrogen.
KCA Deutag wraps up financial restructuring leading to change of ownership
KCA Deutag has completed the financial restructuring which results in the Scottish oil and gas drilling giant changing hands.
Tesla slides in first day of trading on the S&P 500 Index
Tesla Inc.’s shares fell as much as 6.4% in premarket trading on its first day after being added to the S&P 500 Index, as the broader market slid and the stock retraced gains from Friday when tens of millions of shares were purchased by index-fund managers.
Repsol Sinopec appoints former Ithaca Energy chief as director
North Sea oil firm Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) has appointed former Ithaca Energy chief executive Les Thomas as a director.
Updated: Hurricanes and Appomattox subsurface issues leave Shell facing hefty charges in Q4
Shell said today it expects to record post-tax charges of £2.6 billion to £3.4bn in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Oil falls with virus mutation raising lockdown risks
Oil fell after posting a seventh weekly gain on concern a mutation of Covid-19 discovered in the U.K. could speed transmission of the virus and lead to more lockdowns.