A full month into 2021 and we are past the point of making predictions for the year ahead, other than unpredictability and uncertainty likely to remain the case for some time yet in the energy sector.
The winds are changing and blades in motion as offshore wind becomes the next economic and environmentally sound option for oil and gas companies to diversify into.
This November, the world’s heads of state, climate experts and campaigners are expected to come together in Glasgow for the COP26 summit to discuss action to accelerate towards the goals of the Paris Agreement. Hosted by the UK this latest United Nations Climate Change conference will be a pivotal moment in history and comes at a time when the world faces the twin existential crises of climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.
Hands up if you didn’t expect to have a lockdown birthday?
Tenaris continues to seek ways to reduce its environmental footprint through the use of new technologies and optimised processes as part of its commitment to sustainable steel production.
In 2020, we collectively experienced rapid and significant changes to both our personal and work lives. The energy industry has been affected as much as any and the drop in oil price is always felt across north-east Scotland.
Last year was a challenging 12 months for everyone’s health.
In its 35th year in business, CAN knows a thing or two about resilience, having pioneered rope access offshore in the mid-80s as a revolutionary alternative and more cost-effective means to the convention of scaffold access.
An Aberdeen-based technology company is bringing the latest e-learning techniques to the oil and gas industry to ensure teams have the right level of technical skills to optimise exploration and production activity.
Last year tore up the working practices rulebook for crew management, personnel logistics, training and competence for highly regulated industries.
Aberdeen headquartered Oil & Gas recruitment specialist Drillmar Resources has announced plans to expand their global recruitment and crew management capabilities through a strategic alliance with V.Ships Offshore.
The future growth scenario for renewables is very clear. Renewable energy generation is entering a period of rapid expansion as overall energy use rises, as does our need to increase low-carbon energy sources.
Wow, what a 12 months that was. The last article I wrote for Energy Voice was in June and looking back now, it shows how little was understood about the impact Covid-19 would have on our lives. I suggested in that article that we were emerging from the crisis then. How wrong could I be?
Last year forced everyone to focus on personal safety in a way we could never have expected. The three-word message of hands, face, space has led to us washing our hands regularly, wearing face coverings and observing social distancing wherever possible.
The world’s eyes will be on Scotland in November when global leaders are set to meet in Glasgow for the COP26 summit, a year later than originally planned.
Muehlhan Group’s UK business is looking forward to a bright future after clinching two major contracts and making a senior appointment in Aberdeen.
Specialist firm Surface Corrosion Consultants is leading the way in web-based technology for the management of corrosion.
It’s hard to think that this time last year, at the very start of 2020, we had little idea what was to come and could never have imagined how much our lives would be turned upside down.
88 Energy Ltd (ASX 88E; LON 88E) this week executed its drilling contract to drill the Merlin-1 and Harrier-1 wells for Project Peregrine on the North Slope of Alaska.
With talk of hydrogen-powered breakfasts as well as trains, ships and planes – have we reached a tipping point where this could become a reality?
With news of a vaccination providing a glimmer of hope to the world, it is believed that we could be nearing a turning point for the pandemic that has gripped the globe.
As one of the most unusual years in all of our lives draws towards a close, we have been asked to share a few reflections on the effects felt in the energy sector.
The recent publication of the timetable for the Scotwind leasing round that will start the next stage in the development of offshore wind in Scotland, shortly followed by the UK Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan, has focused minds on what a green recovery really means for the communities and businesses north of the border.
For much of this year, the backbone of conversation has been about working from home, when offices might reopen and what changes there will be.
With the confirmation of President-Elect Biden now certain, three credible vaccines against the coronavirus pandemic entering final stages of approval, and governments around the world seeking to spur a green economic recovery, we bring 2020 to a close with a great deal more certainty and hope for 2021 than we might have thought possible only a few months, if not weeks, ago.