Fossil Energy – Politics
President Donald Trump has said there is North Sea oil to last 100 years with Áberdeen as its hub.
[Read more…] about Trump urges UK to back North Sea and Aberdeen as its hubUK Government consents Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm
Wind Energy – DCO Rampion 2
The Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm, located off the Sussex coast, has been consented, securing 1.2 GW of clean, secure, and homegrown power for British families.
[Read more…] about UK Government consents Rampion 2 Offshore Wind FarmPetrogas finished UK drilling campaign
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Petrogas E&P has finished its UK drilling campaign, with two wells drilled successfully and safely using the Noble Resilient HDJU.
[Read more…] about Petrogas finished UK drilling campaignCo-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.
[Read more…] about Co-CEOs of COP UK and IrelandExpansion of Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland
General – Finance
The UK government has awarded more than GBP 55 million (about EUR 66 million) for the expansion of the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland.
[Read more…] about Expansion of Port of Cromarty Firth in ScotlandWalberswick announced preferred landfall location LionLink
General – Interconnector
Yesterday, LionLink interconnector announces Walberswick as the preferred landfall location for the new subsea interconnector between the UK and the Netherlands.
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General – Carbon Storage
The North Sea Transition Authority has awarded the UK’s first-ever carbon storage permit to the Endurance site, marking a major milestone on the path to net zero emissions.
[Read more…] about UK’s first-ever carbon storage permitEquinor and partners combine two planned UK offshore wind projects
Wind Energy – UK
Norway’s Equinor and partners have agreed to join two planned offshore wind projects in Britain into one legal entity, in a move it said would be more cost-effective and help to minimise the environmental impact.
[Read more…] about Equinor and partners combine two planned UK offshore wind projectsExecution of UK’s first carbon capture and storage projects
General – Carbon Capture and Storage
Equinor has announced financial close after taking a Final Investment Decision (FID) to progress to execution phase on two of the UK’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Teesside, the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) and Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power).
[Read more…] about Execution of UK’s first carbon capture and storage projectsUK likely to unlock £10 billion worth of North Sea oil & gas
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.
[Read more…] about UK likely to unlock £10 billion worth of North Sea oil & gas