Goldeneye: The North Sea field that traded in gas for carbon storage
The Goldeneye pipeline previously carried gas from the field it shares a name with and is now set to store carbon emmissions in the North Sea
The Goldeneye pipeline previously carried gas from the field it shares a name with and is now set to store carbon emmissions in the North Sea
Perenco announced it has secured a licence as part of the UK’s carbon storage round, enabling its Poseidon carbon capture and storage project to proceed.
Rail campaigners say a major energy scheme getting the go ahead near Peterhead boosts the case for new north-east rail links.
Issues around IR35 rules have reared their head again after the Prime Minister unveiled his extensive plans for reinforcing the UK’s energy security.
The Scottish Government is being urged to hand over £80 million of funding promised for carbon capture technology in the north-east.
"We need a stable and sensible fiscal environment,” said Harbour Energy’s CEO, in order to have confidence to invest long-term.
New research led by the University of Aberdeen highlights the “huge potential” of carbon storage sites across a North Sea CCS ‘super basin’.
“This green light means we know that we can just get on with it now.”
Scottish Energy Secretary Neil Gray has responded to the UK Government’s North Sea and CCUS announcements.
The project partners of the Acorn CCS development, selected today for Track 2 of the UK Government’s £1bn funding competition, have hailed it as a “defining milestone”.
Following the announcement that the Viking CCS project has been awarded two new storage licences, here is everything you need to know about the Humber CCS cluster.
Acorn and the Viking project in the Humber have been selected as part of a £1bn funding competition from the UK Government.
"I’m delighted the Acorn project at St Fergus has been selected for development in Track 2” said Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid.
Support for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is planned as part of the UK Government’s upcoming Energy Week.
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn is heaping pressure on UK government ministers to give clarity on carbon capture investment for the north-east.
A new study warns that a poor understanding of specialised skills and competition amongst other energy sectors could hamper the UK’s CCUS ambitions.
Meanwhile First Minister Humza Yousaf called for an end to "dithering and delay" for Acorn CCS funding.
The UK government has outlined what it sees as the obstacles the country faces within its carbon capture storage supply chain.
New reforms proposed for the UK’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) would see carbon-removing technologies added to the market, in a move aimed at boosting investment in the sector.
Energy giants BP (LON: BP) and Orsted (CPH: ORSTED) have made a major breakthrough in a dispute over a patch of land in the Southern North Sea.
The global services giant will provide equipment and support for the carbon sequestration scheme in Liverpool Bay, northwest England.
There is a “groundswell” of energy industry opinion that the UK is going to miss its net zero emissions targets.
After years of discussion and disappointments, amongst them at least two false dawns, the UK’s carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) industry is starting to fall into place.
Stuart Payne, CEO of the NSTA, talks North Sea investment, whether electrification will hit the emissions mark, and inspiration from Teddy Roosevelt.
Concerns over whether offshore carbon stores will stay watertight for centuries to come were addressed at an industry event this week.