Equinor aims to lower emissions in Norway to ‘near zero’ in 2050
Equinor has unveiled new targets to reduce emissions from its operated offshore fields and onshore plants in Norway by 40% by 2030, 70% by 2040 and to near zero by 2050.
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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.
Shell gets green light to decommission North Sea Goldeneye platform
Shell has received the green light to decommission its Goldeneye platform in the North Sea.
Edinburgh scientists receive funding for pioneering hydrogen storage study
Scientists from Edinburgh University have received funding for a £1.4 million research project to investigate the storage of hydrogen in the subsurface.
Carbon capture can help meet net zero – but there are alternatives
Offshore Europe 2019 has precipitated a number of reports on the importance of Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) to achieving the UK’s net zero target. Indeed some commentators state that CCUS is essential; it is not an option.
Carbon storage is an imperative of climate action
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) seems to be everywhere at moment – in just the last week, two major reports have come out calling on governments in the UK to act on its delivery. Over the last year, report after report has emphasised the necessity of CCS in tackling climate change, and the urgency of deploying it in industrial clusters around the UK.
Exclusive: Shell, Chrysaor get behind Acorn carbon capture project
Energy giant Shell is getting “actively” involved in a north-east carbon capture project again – less than five years after its plans for a similar scheme were derailed.
Explorers in ‘existential crisis’ as energy transition picks up pace, Woodmac says
Explorers are in the grip of an existential crisis as the energy transition gathers pace, an analyst said today.
Exxon Mobil invests in Global Thermostat carbon capture technology
Exxon Mobil is investing in a new carbon-capture technology firm that aims to economically suck emissions out of the sky near power plants and other large industrial sources.
Carbon capture pipe dream gets real
Carbon capture and storage remains firmly on the agenda as a way of mitigating at least some of the impacts of climate change.
Shell carbon-capture plant hits 4m tonne milestone early
A Royal Dutch Shell Plc-operated carbon capture and storage project in Canada has hit a milestone of sequestering 4 million tons of carbon dioxide about six months ahead of schedule and at a lower cost than estimated, helped by better-than-expected reliability.
Wood joins ‘world first’ carbon emissions cutting project
Aberdeen energy service giant Wood will take part in a “world first” project to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Failure to develop CCS would spell ‘disaster’ for climate
International climate change leaders have gathered in Edinburgh to call for all sectors to join forces and rapidly develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
CCS backers ‘marched to top of the hill and back down’
A prominent Labour MP has accused the UK Government of marching carbon capture and storage backers “up to the top of the hill” only to march them “back down again” in the past.
Carbon capture back on agenda
Carbon capture and storage is back on track for a full-scale scheme to open in the 2030s, according to the UK Government.
North-east carbon capture feasibility study begins amid criticism
A feasibility study to bring a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to the north-east has started, almost two years after the original £1billion venture was controversially shelved by the UK Government.
Westminster must ‘get on board’ with carbon capture, Scottish energy minister says
Scottish Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse has told Holyrood the UK Government must set up a clear framework for renewable energy.
Scottish Government willing to go it alone on carbon capture, reveals energy minister
Scotland’s energy minister, Paul Wheelhouse, has confirmed that carbon capture and storage plans in the north-east are not reliant on UK Government support.
St Fergus carbon capture scheme could make Scotland ‘key player’ in storage
A pioneering new carbon capture and storage scheme could be about to rise from the ashes of the abandoned £1billion Peterhead project.
UK Government told it ‘get its act together’ on carbon capture
Shadow energy minister Alan Whitehead has urged the UK Government to "get its act together" on carbon capture and storage (CCS).
SNC-Lavalin roped in to help shape carbon capture in UK
SNC-Lavalin has been appointed to an Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) project to develop a generic business case to take carbon capture and storage (CCS) forward in the UK.
Opinion: Why is the UK letting the carbon capture opportunity slip away?
There have been two positive announcements on CCS this week; the Norwegian Government announced its intention to move forward with the development of three full-scale CCS projects whilst also granting a three-year extension to the Technology Center Mongstad, and the Petra Nova CCS project in Houston is due to begin operation by the end of the year, becoming the world’s largest post-combustion capture project on an existing coal-fired power station.
Carbon capture seen competitive with offshore wind in UK
The U.K. could build facilities to capture and bury carbon pollution under the sea at a similar price to offshore wind farms and nuclear plants, a government adviser will say Monday, setting out options for tackling climate change.
North Sea must avoid early decomm “tragedy”, government warned
The UK Government has been warned a rush to early decommissioning in the North Sea could result in "tragedy" for the future development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
Aker launches test programme for CO2 Capture project in Norway
Aker Solutions today confirmed it had launched a five-month test programme for its carbon capture scheme in Norway.