ScotWind will be turning point in Scotland’s chequered offshore wind past, says FM
Nicola Sturgeon delivered her vision for Scotland’s offshore wind sector in front of industry leaders in Glasgow yesterday.
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Delay rumbles on for BP Aberdeen office move
As Shell gets set to move into its new office in Aberdeen, delays are afoot for a similar move for Big Oil rival BP (LON: BP).
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.
‘The end of the beginning’: Crown Estate Scotland talks ScotWind one year on
Crown Estate Scotland talks INTOG, ScotWind 2, and looks back on a year since the first ScotWind awards were unveiled.
‘Day rates are not there’ for offshore wind workers
Disparity in pay between workers in oil and gas and offshore wind needs to be addressed for the energy transition take place in earnest, according to a recruitment boss.
BP eyeing more growth in offshore wind portfolio, says UK boss
BP has been busy snapping up acreage in offshore wind auctions in the UK, but the new in-country boss for the sector has hinted the energy giant is not done yet.
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.
Have we finally reached a tipping point for island electricity grid connections?
Low capacity in island electricity grid connections has held back the north’s renewable energy industry but hope is at hand at long last, writes Peter Ranscombe.
Sir Ian Wood: Time to reflect on domestic energy security
The former oil and gas business giant says the windfall tax "must be revisited as a priority".
GUH: Major projects await but subsea sector needs more visibility
Global Underwater Hub CEO Neil Gordon says the subsea sector needs clearer visibility on major projects in wind, oil and gas and defence.
2022 – The year politics failed
Without putting too fine a point on it 2022 has been a disaster for pretty much everyone who didn’t run a hedge fund, is a shareholder in an oil and gas or other energy company or works in a bank and is due a bonus.
BP advertises collaboration openings on Scottish offshore wind farm
Companies capable of making an array of offshore wind components are being pushed to engage with BP (LON: BP) on its ScotWind project.
Offshore wind firm Falck Renewables to rebrand as Renantis
Falck Renewables is to undergo a rebrand as a new chapter opens for the green energy company.
2.8GW Scotwind clearance projects secure option agreements
Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed all three applicants in its ScotWind Clearing Round have now secured seabed option agreements.
Shell tapping upstream expertise as it goes ‘great guns’ on giant Scottish wind farms
Shell (LON: SHEL) is harnessing talent from its offshore oil and gas division to progress two major Scottish floating wind farms.
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.
Cromarty Firth could become wet storage base for dozens of floating wind structures
For decades oil rigs have been part of the furniture in and around the Cromarty Firth in the north of Scotland.
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.
ScotWind: ‘Yes it’s a race, but supply chain can’t be left behind’
Getting ScotWind projects over the finish line is indeed “a race”, a major conference in Aberdeen has heard, but the supply chain mustn’t be left behind.
Global floating wind pipeline growing exponentially with UK leading the way, report finds
Fresh research from trade body RenewableUK shines a light on the massive growth in floating offshore wind projects in recent months.
Ocean Winds submits key paperwork for 2GW Caledonia wind project
Developer Ocean Winds has filed its first major submission for the Caledonia offshore wind project with Marine Scotland, outlining plans and its environmental approach.
Project director appointed for Ørsted-backed ScotWind floater
The consortium behind the Stromar floating wind development off the north-east coast of Scotland has appointed a new director to head up the project.
Shetland fishing industry ‘flung by the wayside’ in rush for offshore wind
Representatives for Shetland’s fishing industry say they are being ignored in the drive to develop new wind farms off the islands, and took aim at the latest ScotWind clearance round.
‘Rapid’ investment needed in Scotland’s ports, Sturgeon tells Scotwind summit
Reaping the multibillion-pound rewards of ScotWind requires "rapid" investment in Scottish ports, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Shetland ScotWind projects announced, £56m more added to public purse
More ScotWind projects are to be offered seabed agreements off Shetland as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s clearing process.