Titanic builder Harland and Wolff launches Aberdeen tech business
Aberdeen subsidiary will address ‘a very sizeable business opportunity’ for clean marine tech in the oil and gas market.
Aberdeen subsidiary will address ‘a very sizeable business opportunity’ for clean marine tech in the oil and gas market.
The licences are expected to be issued in September.
Support for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is planned as part of the UK Government’s upcoming Energy Week.
Oil and gas firms own just 7% of global floating offshore wind projects in the pipeline, according to analysis.
Electrification of oil and gas platforms not only supports lower carbon emissions offshore, but it also has huge potential to deliver energy security through power back to the UK grid, writes Flotation Energy's Barry MacLeod.
Meanwhile First Minister Humza Yousaf called for an end to "dithering and delay" for Acorn CCS funding.
The deliberations come as CEO Wael Sawan focuses the company’s investments on fossil fuels.
Strike action planned for this week by hundreds of Stork contractors has been suspended amid a new offer.
Norway has had a run of oil and gas exploration discovery success which has served to underline the lack thereof for its UK neighbour.
Halting methane releases is one of the most effective ways for the oil and gas industry to combat climate change. An International Energy Agency report released Tuesday also suggests it’s one of the cheapest.
A welcomed move from industry, but projections show the price floor is unlikely to kick in before the tax is due to end in March 2028.
Stuart Payne, CEO of the NSTA, talks North Sea investment, whether electrification will hit the emissions mark, and inspiration from Teddy Roosevelt.
“Grabbing the headlines is easy, developing a serious plan for more renewable energy is not."
Starmer's North Sea plan is a threat to the north-east Scotland economy, writes Dick Winchester, but radical action could get us better prepared.
Meanwhile, on the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland programme, David Whitehouse, CEO of OEUK, said the plan risks “importing the energy transition”.
The strategy was branded ‘pie in the sky’ in an immediate backlash from Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce.
Aberdeen’s ongoing transition of decarbonising the oil and gas industry and investing in the development of sustainable green energies has the potential to inject new life into the city, restoring its position on the world stage as an economic powerhouse.
In the US waters of the Gulf of Mexico alone, there are 14,000 unplugged, non-producing offshore oil wells, according to a new study, which could cost $30bn to decommission.
A clean energy revolution is on the horizon, writes OEUK's Emily Taylor.
Flylogix, an oil and gas drone firm which had millions of pounds invested from energy giant BP and fund manager Amati, has gone into administration.
Brian Wilson takes a look at a recent Scottish Parliament committee, which had plenty of "possibilities and doubts" on the future but not a firm agenda on replacing Scotland's energy supply.
The Atlantic Ocean Basin covers roughly 20% of Earth’s surface. With neighbouring seas like the North Sea and Caribbean, it covers about 106.4million square km (41.1million sq. miles) and hosts the most diverse array of offshore oil and gas provinces anywhere.
A university study has found that offshore oil and gas workers frequently rotating between night and day shifts may be at increased risk of developing prostate cancer.
A major report delivered to the UK Government on offshore wind has called out a lack of alignment between bodies in delivering a skills passport for oil and gas workers.
The new first minister will announce the investment from the Scottish Government’s dedicated fund aimed at supporting the move away from oil and gas.