SSE and Equinor unveil plans for ‘cutting-edge’ CCS power station in Peterhead
Plans for a new low-carbon power station in the north-east, which would support hundreds of jobs during the construction and operation phase, have been unveiled.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
‘No fair energy transition without Aberdeen’ – calls for north-east to be part of CCS vanguard
Westminster is being urged to put an Aberdeenshire project at the heart of its plans to roll out carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Crown Estate Scotland puts £40k CCS contract out to tender
Crown Estate Scotland is tendering a contract, worth tens of thousands of pounds, to study the carbon capture and storage (CCS) market.
Plans underway for Icelandic storage site capable of receiving CO2 from overseas
Preparations are underway for a carbon storage facility in Iceland designed to receive emissions from overseas.
Storegga, Shell and Harbour become equal partners in Acorn CCS project
Oil and gas firms Shell and Harbour Energy have struck a deal to become equal-equity partners alongside Storegga in an Aberdeenshire carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
Equinor and SSE to build ‘first of a kind’ low-carbon power stations in UK
Equinor and SSE Thermal have announced plans to develop a pair of “first of a kind” low-carbon power stations in the UK.
‘The next place to look is the UK’ says Ineos Energy chairman Gilvary
The UK North Sea is next on the list of growth targets for Ineos Energy, according to executive chairman Brian Gilvary.
Chrysaor VP predicts ‘huge amount of activity’ to 2025 for UK platform electrification
A senior boss at Chrysaor has projected a “huge amount of activity in the North Sea” for offshore platform electrification in the coming years.
CCS ‘may only make sense in areas like north-east Scotland’
Rollout of CCS technology is likely to be very "place-specific", rather than widespread, as a measure to tackle climate change, according to new research.
Ørsted and Aker Carbon Capture sign Memorandum of Understanding with tech giant
Ørsted, Aker Carbon Capture and Microsoft have teamed up to explore ways to support the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) at biomass-fired heat and power plants in Denmark.
Saipem targets CCS expansion with new collaboration agreement
Oilfield services company Saipem is exploring opportunities in the carbon capture and storage (CCS) space with a new collaboration agreement.
UK Government moves ahead on carbon capture projects
On 10 February 2021 the UK Government published a consultation paper seeking views on an approach to sequencing the deployment of carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS) clusters.
GE touts ‘no regrets’ in gas for Africa
Developing gas and renewables together will provide a “no-regrets path” to cutting emissions and increasing electrification, GE Gas Power Sub-Saharan Africa’s CEO has said.
AGR signs agreement to help support Norway’s CCS strategy
AGR has extended its collaboration with the Norwegian government to help support the country’s carbon capture and storage strategy.
NOC spending plans at risk from climate goals
Investments by the world’s NOCs are incompatible with limiting climate change, according to new research published by the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI).
ExxonMobil in discussions to support Aberdeenshire CCS project
One of the world’s biggest oil and gas firms is in discussions to support an Aberdeenshire carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
Subsea 7 wins £40million contract for Equinor Northern Lights CCS
Subsea 7 has won a pipeline contract for the Equinor Northern Lights CCS project in Norway.
Storegga on track to make FID on Acorn project in early 2022
Storegga Geotechnologies is on course to make a final investment decision (FID) on a trailblazing carbon, capture and storage (CCS) project in the first half of next year.
‘We can win this’: Scottish firms urged to go for $100m CCS prize from Elon Musk
Elon Musk has said he’s putting $100million up for grabs to the best carbon capture and storage (CCS) tech – and Scottish firms are being told to go for it.
QP launches carbon cut strategy
Qatar Petroleum (QP) has launched a new sustainability strategy, aiming to reduce the emissions intensity of its LNG facilities by 25%.
CCS branded ‘dangerous distraction’ after report questions technology’s practical use
Environmental campaigners have branded carbon capture and storage (CCS) a “dangerous distraction” from the urgent need to decarbonise the energy sector.
OGA submits revised strategy to UK Parliament obliging industry to support net zero
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has today submitted a document to the UK Parliament, obliging the industry to support net zero targets.
Holyrood praised for ‘raising the stakes’ in fight against climate change
The Scottish Government has been praised for “raising the stakes” in the fight against climate change after it published updated proposals to slash carbon emissions.
‘CCUS can not be used to justify continuing to emit carbon’ – CEE Bill Alliance responds to Energy Minister’s comments
The minister said we have to make the case for CCUS, there are going to be carbon emissions and we are going to have to capture them.
“We mustn’t confuse the public with Extinction Rebellion” – UK Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng sets out case for CCUS
Setting out why carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) is “absolutely essential” to hitting net zero targets will be key in garnering public support for the technology, according to the UK’s energy minister.