Dana submits draft plans for Western Isles decommissioning
Dana Petroleum has submitted draft paperwork for the removal of the Western Isles FPSO, though the fate of the vessel is yet to be decided.
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Ofgem gives green light to Western Isles subsea link
A long-awaited decision to connect wind farms in the Western Isles to the grid has been welcomed as a “hugely significant milestone” that will “unlock vast renewable potential” in the area.
Katoni lands seven-figure deal with Dana Petroleum
Katoni Engineering has signed a three-year contract with Dana Petroleum, which includes a focus on cutting emissions and reaching net zero on its North Sea assets.
Brian Wilson: Western Isles’ power generation hopes hit once again
Last month, when the much anticipated announcement was made of winners and losers under the Contracts for Difference scheme, it seemed the 20 year struggle for the Western Isles to be connected for generation purposes to the National Grid had finally prevailed.
UK well slot: Activity in the Central and Northern North Sea
As of 30 May, Westwood Global Energy reports that there is one exploration well and one appraisal well active, in the CNS and NNS respectively. One appraisal well in the CNS was P&A as a gas well since the last report.
UK Well Slot: Dana Petroleum spuds Barra South appraisal well
As of 26 April, Westwood Global Energy reports that there is one exploration well and one appraisal well active, in the CNS and NNS respectively. One appraisal well is in the process of being suspended since the last report.
Brian Wilson: Time to tap into the energy potential of Scotland’s islands
The New Year is a time for staying close to home so, in that spirit, I will take a look at some energy-related issues that affect the Western Isles and will come to a head in 2022.
Dozens of jobs for Aberdeen as PD&MS scoops ‘significant’ Dana Petroleum contract
Up to 80 jobs are to be created in Aberdeen after engineering and construction firm PD&MS landed a “significant” North Sea contract.
NEO Energy on the rise after losses on oil price and Western Isles impairment
NEO Energy has said it has “rapidly expanded” since the oil price crash brought it down to losses in its first full year of trading.
Cable fault threat to island charities
Charities in the Western Isles face losing out on a “devastating” £500,000 a year as a result of the undersea cable fault.
Political input needed for Western Isles’ link
The 20 year saga of connecting – or not connecting - the Western Isles to the National Grid via a subsea cable across the Minch has taken a new and dramatic turn which should surely change the terms of the debate.
Maybe it’s time to look to Heligoland
Current plans to reinforce the power line between Fort Augustus and the Western Isles, via Skye, reminded me of the controversy that arose when the link was created in the 1980s.
Western Isles transmission link could unlock £2bn investment and create ‘hundreds’ of jobs
The approval of a Western Isles power link could unlock around £2 billion in investment and create “hundreds” of jobs for the region, a local councillor has claimed.
Aberdeen must ‘strike now or miss its chance’ on offshore wind, MSP warns
Aberdeen must “strike now or miss its chance” on the offshore wind market, a local MSP has warned after a new plans revealed future projects could dominate the north-east coastline.
Ofgem ‘unable to approve’ SSE plan for £709m Shetland transmission link
Ofgem has said it is "unable to approve" SSE Network’s current plans for a £709m subsea electricity link from Shetland to the Scottish mainland.
Western Isles energy boosted thanks to £3.8m SSE investment
Energy firm SSE has announced that energy to the Western Isles has received a boost thanks to a £3.8 million network investment.
Updated: North Sea project drives Dana onto £1bn revenues in 2018
Production from the Western Isles project in the North Sea delivered a huge boost to Dana Petroleum's profits and revenues last year.
Verus Petroleum toasts ‘transformational’ 2018 as profits increase six-fold
Verus Petroleum has toasted a “transformational year” as it saw profits increase six-fold in 2018.
MSP urges Ofgem to approve plans for Western Isles subsea cable
Renewed calls have been made for power regulator Ofgem to consider the impact a lucrative 600MW National Grid link from Western Isles wind farms to the mainland could have on the area.
Bringing isles’ energy assets to the market
The 20-year campaign to utilise the renewable energy assets of Shetland and the Western Isles to benefit the entire UK may be approaching end-game with outcomes still wide open.
Ofgem ‘putting all its eggs in one basket’ on interconnector, warns councillor
A senior councillor has criticised Comhairle nan Eilean Siar for its handling of the development of renewables in the Western Isles.
Shetland to Caithness subsea electricity link given provisional approval
Plans for a subsea electricity cable linking Shetland to the mainland have been provisionally approved by the energy regulator.
Milestone as Western Isles project offloads first 10million barrels
Dana Petroleum is celebrating a milestone for its Western Isles project as it has offloaded its first 10million barrels of oil.
Updated: Foreign exchange rates, higher prices return Dana Petroleum to the black
More favourable foreign exchange rates and higher oil prices returned Aberdeen-headquartered Dana Petroleum to the black in 2017.
Updated: Verus Petroleum in £300m North Sea acquisition
Aberdeen-based Verus Petroleum has announced the latest private-equity-backed swoop for a package of North Sea assets.