North Sea risks losing grasp of ‘transient’ workforce
The transition to renewable and clean energy needs to speed up this year or risk losing the "transient " workforce in the North Sea, a business adviser has warned.
The transition to renewable and clean energy needs to speed up this year or risk losing the "transient " workforce in the North Sea, a business adviser has warned.
MPs have criticised the government in a report on its investment in carbon capture projects, saying there is a “high degree of uncertainty” whether the “risky” investment of £21.7bn in the “unproven technologies” would provide value for money for taxpayers.
UK energy secretary Ed Miliband has signalled Labour could look to fast-track the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Scotland, amid criticism over the party's "confused" energy transition strategy.
Prime minister Keir Starmer is placing his bets on small nuclear reactors to meet the country’s energy needs after a public backlash over big expensive nuclear projects.
The UK government's £22 billion backing of "unproven" technology to capture and store carbon emissions is high risk, MPs have warned.
As 2025 unfolds, geopolitical events around the world once again reinforce the importance of the UK’s homegrown energy.
As the world transitions to cleaner energy sources, hydrogen is emerging as a cornerstone of the green energy revolution.
Off the coast of Alderney later this year, Spiralis Energy chief executive Guy Levene hopes to see the start of a revolution in UK tidal energy. Quite a few revolutions, in fact.
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has indicated he will not block the Rosebank oil field from going ahead after a court ruled its approval "unlawful".
The UK is making great strides in decarbonising its energy system. But to achieve net zero, a leading risk and assurance business believes the country needs to build on three structural trends.
Offshore wind energy consultant James Glennie outlines why Chinese investment in the UK wind industry should be treated with extreme caution.
TotalEnergies (PAR: TTE) will continue to move away from the UK North Sea as it looks to curtail exploration in the basin.
A report by DNV suggests gas-fired power generation will fall to 12% of the electricity mix by the end of the decade, more than double NESO’s recommendations.
Ørsted (CPH: ORSTED) saw its revenues increase in 2024 compared to 2023, in line with expectations, though the company was still weighed down by impairments on its US projects.
Carbon dioxide has long been the villain of the world’s energy outlook. But what if it is more complex? What if industry’s most notorious waste product could be something more – could actually have value?
Spirit Energy has concrete plans for enabling a new zero energy system.
Equinor’s dramatic renewable cuts and increased focus on oil and gas mirrors moves across the energy sector. The Norwegian major is prioritising shareholder returns over energy transition spending.
SSE (LON: SSE) has upped its energy production across its portfolio of wind, gas and coal power through the most recent quarter.
Martin Suttie, chairman of First Tech Group, says the floating offshore wind challenge is 'like putting the Eiffel Tower in the North Sea with a sail'
A year ago, Norway became the first country to back deep sea mineral prospecting in its waters, with a government plan to launch an exploration licenses bidding round this year (2025).
Scottish wave energy developer Mocean Energy is targeting international expansion in Australia and the US as it looks to secure its first commercial orders in 2025.
Aberdeen-based Interocean has been awarded a contract to carry out marine vetting and assurance work on BP’s Morgan, Mona and Morven offshore wind farms.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure from MPs over plans to potentially support the controversial North Sea Rosebank oil development.
I’ve said this before and while not a Nobel Prize standard observation, it makes sense that if politicians can’t carry the people with them then they really need a rethink.
It was bad luck for Ed Miliband that his appearance before the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee fell on the same day that a report by Cornwall Insight predicted the UK would fall 32GW short of his ‘clean power by 2030’ target.