NSTA’s first new ventures director on laying the tracks for the future of the industry
In response to its broadening remit, the NSTA recently appointed Andy Brooks as its first director of new ventures.
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Over 6,000 visitors expected at Aberdeen’s Subsea Expo 2023
Subsea Expo, the global underwater showcase in Aberdeen, is set to return to pre-pandemic numbers this year, with more than 6,000 visitors expected.
New auctions, new vessels, new entrants – Westwood shares 2023 offshore wind themes
Research firm Westwood Global Energy Group has delivered its forecasts for the offshore wind market in the coming year.
Winds of change for the North Sea
Change has swept through our industry in 2022. At the start of the year, we re-branded to reflect our evolution to embrace organisations that not only have an interest in oil and gas but also carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and offshore wind.
INTOG gives Scotland a chance to lead by example
In August 2021 Marine Scotland released “The Offshore Wind Energy for Innovation Projects and Targeted Oil and Gas Decarbonisation (INTOG) Planning Specification and Context” report for public consultation. Within a year , Marine Scotland had identified areas it considered suitable for such developments and on August 10, 2022 the INTOG leasing round opened for applications, closing on November 18.
Orcadian eyes INTOG, farm-out progress at Pilot in 2023
Orcadian Energy will look to the INTOG offshore leasing round to help progress its flagship Pilot development, chief executive Steve Brown said, as the firm looks to make headway in 2023.
Full speaker line up unveiled for AREG Energy Futures conference 2022
The future of offshore renewables, Scotland’s hydrogen ambition, the changing supply chain, skills, and the transformation of the workforce will be amongst the major talking points at AREG’s inaugural Energy Futures Event next Conference and Exhibition next week.
Shell boss hoping for North Sea electrification system akin to pipeline network
A senior energy transition figure at Shell (LON: SHEL) has shared his “dream” of an integrated network of electricity cables spanning the North Sea.
The sustainability of our industry’s workforce has never been so important
The skills supply and demand dilemma is once more at the forefront of a set of very big challenges facing the underwater industry.
INTOG wind leasing round opens as Crown Estate backs North Sea decarbonisation
Crown Estate Scotland has opened the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process, a crucial step in lowering emissions from North Sea oil and gas production.
INTOG can provide lift-off for future energy
Decarbonisation of oil and gas activities in the North Sea, largely through electrification, will play a central role in Scotland's ongoing energy transition.
INTOG among several Scottish opportunities being chewed over by Equinor, says North Sea offshore wind boss
The upcoming INTOG offshore wind round is among a raft of “different opportunities” Equinor (OSLO: EQNR) is chasing in Scotland.
Could INTOG application criteria leave the North Sea Transition Deal on the rocks?
Last month, Crown Estate Scotland (CES) provided some long-awaited information about the new leasing round for Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) projects. It offered clarity on the proposed application process and indicative timelines for each phase, as well as an outline of how applications would be evaluated.
Shell ‘mapping out next steps’ on Cambo
Shell has said it is working with Siccar Point Energy and the UK Government to “map out the next steps” on the Cambo project.
Masdar considers ScotWind opportunities and beyond
Masdar did not win a piece of the ScotWind action this week, but the company is keenly interested in further offshore wind opportunities in the UK.