Shell unveils ‘accelerated’ net zero strategy, confirms oil production peaked in 2019
Shell has launched a new “accelerated” strategy to get to net zero, and confirmed that oil production peaked for the company in 2019.
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UK Government launches CCUS consultation
The UK Government is seeking views on its proposed carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) strategy.
North-east may see bumper green investment under Boris Johnson’s climate plan
Boris Johnson has unveiled a multi-billion pound green industrial plan that could result in an emissions-busting project near Peterhead receiving a huge cash injection.
Electrification of older platforms as complicated as ‘open heart surgery’, Shell chief says
Shell’s UK North Sea chief has said the task of engineering ageing oil platforms to run on green power would be as complicated as “open heart surgery”.
Europe’s CCS projects boosted by increased funding
Increased funding from the EU and national governments have boosted the prospects for carbon capture technologies in Europe. Three projects in the Netherlands, Norway and UK could be operational by 2024.
Tech for sucking CO2 out of the air could be coming to Aberdeenshire
Pioneering technology that “sucks” carbon dioxide out of the air could be up and running in Aberdeenshire around the middle of the decade.
Cnooc’s Buzzard platform could feed into carbon capture project
Chinese oil firm Cnooc’s Buzzard platform in the UK North Sea may have a role to play in a flagship carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, developers have said.
Green hydrogen is tomorrow’s oil
The German government has recently adopted a National Hydrogen Strategy as part of its commitment to become both a global leader in the energy transition and a market leader in technologies that support the wider ambition to achieve carbon neutrality.
Scottish low-carbon projects offer ray of hope for Petrofac amid Covid chaos
Scottish low-carbon and green energy projects offered a glimmer of hope to Petrofac in a first half of 2020 marked by “significant disruption” brought on by Covid-19.
Scottish Government unveils £62million support package for crisis-hit oil and gas sector
A £62million Scottish Government support package has been unveiled to help oil and gas firms make a green recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
Petrofac gets nod for Acorn carbon capture and hydrogen project
A north-east carbon capture and hydrogen production project has reached key milestone with the appointment of a major contractor.
‘Disappointment’ as Chancellor puts CCS lower down pecking order than potholes
A leading analyst has described it as “disappointing” that the Chancellor that put a vital net zero technology lower down his list of priorities than repairing potholes.
WATCH: Chancellor name drops St Fergus in £800m carbon capture pledge
The Chancellor gave a tantalising hint that an emissions-busting project near Peterhead could be in line for a huge cash injection.
‘Urgent explanation’ needed on funding for low-carbon energy projects post-Brexit
I have just read about an “unintended consequence” of Brexit which involves sausages. Unless a derogation is achieved, Britain’s sausage makers will be unable to sell to the EU and Northern Ireland without a “special export health certificate”.
Net-zero decommissioning the ‘next big step’, report says
Learning how to decommission oilfields without demolishing the UK oil and gas industry’s net-zero pledge is the “next big step”, a new report said.
Necessity is the mother of invention when it comes to CCUS
If necessity is the mother of invention, the Committee on Climate Change’s “Net Zero – The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming” report should spur a jump-start for the carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) industry in the UK.
Solving the carbon conundrum
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is now firmly on the agenda as a way of mitigating at least some of the impacts of climate change.
North-east MSP demands assurances on plans for CCS
A north-east MSP has called for assurances that UK carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects won’t hit the buffers following the Cabinet reshuffle.
Acorn carbon capture project gets UK funding boost
A pioneering north-east project for tackling carbon emissions received a huge funding boost today.
More needs to be done to help North Sea sector develop carbon capture technology
More work must be done to develop Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) so that the North Sea sector can make the transition to a low carbon economy, energy experts have said.
Updated: Government urged to give green light to carbon capture technology
Many of the UK's heavy industries could close unless the Government kick-starts carbon capture technology, MPs are warning.
Recognition viewed as important to long-term future of North Sea
The recognition of Peterhead port as a key transfer location for carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been heralded as important to the long-term future of the North Sea.
OGA issues first CO2 license to St Fergus project
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has handed it out its first license allowing offshore exploration for the purposes of a pioneering clean energy scheme.
Environment pays as Rome is left to blaze
Anyone in the UK energy industry who didn’t clock the dramatic weather headlines of November 26 must have had their head in the sand.
St Fergus project wins milestone agreement on North Sea carbon storage
A “major milestone” has been reached in the development of a pioneering clean energy project at the St Fergus gas terminal in Aberdeenshire.