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Neptune Energy today announced an extension of higher gas production from the Duva field in Norway, supplying enough gas to heat a further 550,0001 UK homes per day.
[Read more…] about Neptune Energy extends higher gas supplies to UK for this winterBritain will acquire two specialist ships to protect underwater infrastructure such as cables and pipelines, defence minister Ben Wallace said on Sunday, following leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia to Europe.
[Read more…] about Britain to acquire two specialist ships to protect underwater infrastructureThe UK has cut its dependence on imported gas. New figures show domestic gas production in the first half of 2022 was 26% higher than the same period in 2021, which is enough to heat almost 3.5 million UK homes for a year.
[Read more…] about UK gas producers boost domestic production by 26% in just six monthsBritain announced a 25% windfall tax on oil and gas producers’ profits last Thursday, alongside a 15 billion pound ($18.9 billion) package of support for households struggling to meet soaring energy bills.
[Read more…] about UK imposes 25% energy windfall tax to help households as bills surgeShell will invest up to £25bn in the country’s energy system over the next decade, according to UK country chair David Bunch.
[Read more…] about Shell to invest £25bn in UK energy systemsThe UK will phase out imports of Russian oil in response to Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine by the end of the year, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has confirmed Tuesday 8 March.
[Read more…] about UK to phase out Russian oil importsBritain’s minister for energy Greg Hands and Belgium’s energy minister Tinne van der Straeten signed a memorandum of understanding to work more closely to advance towards decarbonization and future energy interconnection.
[Read more…] about UK and Belgium ink MoU to boost energy cooperationThe UK Government has announced that the funding auctions through the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme will occur annually, rather than every two years, in a bid to boost the nation’s clean energy supply chain.
[Read more…] about UK Government to rollout CfD auctions annuallyThe UK Government has announced the 11 successful projects that will receive a total of more than £31m of public funding – which will be matched by more than £30m of private investment – under the Floating Offshore Wind Demonstration Programme. The funding will be used for the development of new technologies.
[Read more…] about Funding for floating offshore windThe 4th round of the UK CfD auction scheme, designed to increase investment in low-carbon energy, has opened, aiming to support 12GW of new generation capacity.
[Read more…] about UK Government opens ‘biggest round’ of CfD energy auctions to date
