Fossil Energy – Drilling
Petrogas E&P has finished its UK drilling campaign, with two wells drilled successfully and safely using the Noble Resilient HDJU.
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Co-CEOs of COP UK and Ireland
General – Appointment
Copenhagen Offshore Partners announced that Holly Cartwright and Virginia Ruiz Albacete have been appointed as Co-CEOs of COP UK and Ireland.
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Fossil Energy – Policy
Given the rising focus on energy security, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has pointed out that the United Kingdom (UK) could get its hands on an additional £10 billion of North Sea oil and natural gas value from existing assets if it puts the right set of fiscal and regulatory policies in place.
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General – Decarbonisation Mission
Three players – Amplus Energy, EnQuest’s Veri Energy, and Ocean-Power – have embarked on a decarbonization mission to bring offshore electrification operations to new heights in the UK and Norway by throwing carbon capture solutions into the mix to curb oil and gas installations’ carbon footprint.
[Read more…] about Partnership on offshore electrification with CCSResults of UK’s Allocation Round 6 auction are out!
Renewable Energy – UK
The UK today awarded power deals to just over 5GW of offshore wind in its latest renewable energy auction, which saw 9.5GW of green projects awarded contracts in total.
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Wind Energy – Sustainability
Together with Irish and British colleagues, Eamon Ryan and Andrew Bowie, Tinne Van der Straeten, the Belgian Minister of Energy signed a letter of intent to create a connection between the wind farms off the Irish coast and Princess Elisabeth Island.
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Fossil Energy – Licences
Offshore Energies UK says today’s offer of 31 new oil and gas licences to operators by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) strengthens energy security and business confidence across all sectors as the expansion into wind, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage accelerates.
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Fossil Energy – Oil and GAs Licences
Britain’s oil and gas regulator on Wednesday awarded 24 new hydrocarbon exploration licences to 17 companies as part of efforts to extend production in the ageing basin.
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Fossil Energy – UK
Offshore Energies UK, the leading trade body for the sector, says today’s award of new oil and gas licences by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has the potential to strengthen homegrown energy security as the sector continues its expansion in wind, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.
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General – Manufacturing Facility
UK Export Finance (UKEF) and Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-Sure) have secured £367 million in financing for SeAH Wind UK’s ambitious project to build the world’s largest wind monopile manufacturing facility near Redcar in the Tees Valley.
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