NSTA opens investigation into North Sea well decommissioning delays
Oil and gas operators will risk facing fines if they continue to miss well decommissioning deadlines, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has warned.
Oil and gas operators will risk facing fines if they continue to miss well decommissioning deadlines, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has warned.
Shell's Brent Charlie platform has been removed from the North Sea in the end of an era for the iconic oil field, which gave its name to the Brent crude benchmark.
A Robert Gordon University (RGU) student has won a prestigious architectural award for an innovative building design made from recycled oil rigs.
Aberdeen's Mermaid Subsea Services UK has secured a multi-year decommissioning contract with North Sea operator Shell.
Offshore services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a "significant" decommissioning contract from an international operator on the UK continental shelf.
A survey conducted by decommissioning trade organisation Decom Mission has revealed widespread frustration with regulators among several supply chain concerns.
Offshore engineering services firm Odfjell Technology has acquired Aberdeenshire-based McGarian TDC in a deal worth "in excess of £3 million".
North Sea oil and gas operators could invest up to £3 billion on projects aimed at cutting 32m tonnes of CO2 emissions, a new review has found.
Genesis is targeting new clients and further growth in carbon capture, hydrogen, and asset decarbonisation as it returns to the 'heart' of Aberdeen.
Repurposing of North Sea oil and gas assets for Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) is starting to happen, and it’s throwing up a tax quandary for the sector’s decommissioning space.
Acteon Group maintains a significant presence in Aberdeen across several firms.
Aberdeen-headquartered well decommissioning firm Well-Safe Solutions has appointed Alan McQuade as the company's first ever chief financial officer.
Shell (LON: SHEL) has disclosed nearly $750m of tax rebates received from the UK Government for decommissioning its Brent oilfield in the North Sea.
Emirati state-owned oil and gas operator TAQA (ADX:TAQA) has announced cessation of production (CoP) of its subsea fields connected to the Tern platform in the North Sea.
Decommissioning trade body Decom Mission has announced the finalists for the 2024 Decom Mission Awards, set to take place in Aberdeen on 21st May.
A new study has found policymakers are more likely to be influenced by reports which tend to emphasise the negative environmental aspects of offshore wind farms.
Offshore decommissioning projects are increasing. Latest figures from the North Sea Transition Authority reveal the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry spent £1.6 billion on decommissioning in 2022 – its highest annual total – with £21 billion of spending on decommissioning forecast for the next decade.
A lack of spare HLV capacity in the North Sea continues to cast serious doubt over the UK's loft offshore wind ambitions.
An exodus of workers seeking other opportunities is the “number one challenge” facing safety in North Sea decommissioning, according to the industry watchdog.
OEUK decommissioning report highlights supply chain crunch between wind installation and removing oil and gas platforms.
The UK “could challenge continental Europe” on heavy lift vessels, trade body OEUK has said, as the North Sea requires a “colossal push” from them.
Danish start-up Continuum has developed a world-first method of recycling wind turbine blades into composite building materials, and the company could potentially base its first factory in Scotland.
Several years ago, it seemed that some leading environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) had started to concede UK Big Oil’s claim that a managed transition away from high- to low-carbon energy might be strategically more effective as a means of reaching Net Zero by 2050 than the slam-dunk kill demanded by Just Stop Oil.
The UK has seen large-scale decommissioning work go overseas, OEUK’s decommissioning manager Ricky Thomson says firms need to remain “competitive” to win contracts for these “monster platforms.”
Diamond Offshore (NYSE: DO) has announced it has kicked off a new contract in the UK with Repsol Sinopec after its rig was released early last year by Apache.