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INVESTMENT OF USD 35 TRILLION REQUIRED BY 2030 FOR SUCCESSFUL ENERGY TRANSITION
World Energy Transitions Outlook Preview warns of dramatic lack of progress, calls for strategic ...
AFBE-UK ADDS TWO INDUSTRY LEADERS TO ITS ADVISORY BOARD
Diversity and inclusion organisation AFBE-UK has bolstered its leadership team with the appoi...
AFBE-UK 3RD GALA & AWARDS
Celebrating ethnic diversity and recognising the exceptional performance and outstanding achievem...
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF NSTA
One year ago the North Sea Transition Authority was born. We changed our name from the Oil and Ga...
13 PROJECTS SELECTED TO SUPPORT GREEN INNOVATION AND HELP DECARBONISE NORTH SEA
Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the world’s first leasing round desi...
TRAINING: GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS - THEIR OCCURRENCE, MONITORING AND MITIGATION
Date: 07 February - 30 May 2023 Event type: Contributes to CPD, Course, Virtual event, Online Tr...
SERICA ENERGY SUPPORTS AFBE-UK THROUGH SPONSORED ACCESS TO KEYFACTS ENERGY
Ollie Folayan MBE, Co-Founder AFBE-UK, Chairperson AFBE-UK Scotland and Roy Bitrus, Co-Chair,...
NSTA GETS TOUGH WITH FIRM SUSPECTED OF UNDERMINING UK ENERGY SECURITY
2nd probe launched in recent months into suspected failure to adhere to licence obligations wi...
THE SPRING BUDGET MISSED THE MARK FOR OFFSHORE ENERGY COMPANIES
David Whitehouse, Chief Executive Officer at OEUK, the leading trade body for the integrating...
EVENTS: DEVEX 2023
Date: 20th Jun 2023 - 21st Jun 2023 Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Venue: P&J Live, Aberdeen DE...
ABERDEEN-HOUSTON GATEWAY FLAGSHIP BUSINESS EVENT RETURNS IN PERSON
A flagship international business event will welcome a delegation of US business representatives ...
WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT THE 36TH OFFSHORE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The 2023 Offshore Achievement Awards winners have been revealed at the annual Offshore Achievemen...
ENERGY HUB SECURES FUNDING FROM BP AND SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE
ETZ Ltd, the not-for-profit company tasked with spearheading North East Scotland’s energy t...
UK SET TO MISS OUT ON INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
RenewableUK is warning that the plans set out today by the Government for this year’s round...
SPRING BUDGET NOT ENOUGH TO MOBILISE INVESTMENT AT SCALE IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
Responding to the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget, RenewableUK’s Executive Dir...
UPGRADING OUR PORTS IS ESSENTIAL TO KICKSTART UK FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRY
A new report by the Floating Wind Offshore Wind Taskforce says up to 11 ports around the UK will ...
U.S. DOE INVESTS $47 MILLION TO REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS FROM OIL & GAS SECTOR
Funding Supports 22 Projects to Advance Technologies to Monitor, Measure, and Mitigate Methane Em...
ENERGY COUNCIL SELECTS OIL & GAS LEADERS TO WATCH IN 2023
All senior leaders and their teams have, over the last 24 months in particular, had to pivot thei...
OEUK EXPLORATION & SUBSURFACE CONFERENCE
Date: Tues, 25 April 2023 Time: 9:00 am Location: Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, ...
AAPG/PESGB BUSINESS & EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITIES SHOW (BEOS)
Date: 25th - 26th April 2023 Venue: Business Design Centre, Islington, London, UK The Bus...
FIRST JOINT MARKET ENGAGEMENT ON CCUS IS LAUNCHED
Crown Estate Scotland and The Crown Estate have begun the first round of formal engagement with d...
NEW REPORT CONFIRMS MALAYSIA CAN MEET NET ZERO GOAL WITH RENEWABLES
New report confirms Malaysia’s ability to meet its net zero goal with increased use of loca...
UK NORTH SEA FLARING HALVED IN JUST FOUR YEARS
Flaring down by 50% since 2018, after 13% drop last year 2022 saving equates to gas demand o...
COLETTE COHEN: FORGING POSITIVE VISIBILITY OF WOMEN
Net Zero Technology Centre CEO Colette Cohen OBE reflects on the inspiring female leaders tha...
POLITICIANS URGED TO MAINTAIN FOCUS TO AVOID ‘ECONOMIC ADVERSITY’ FOR UK
Parliamentarians across the UK have been urged to ignore the “political point scoring&rdquo...
ECITB LAUNCHES PROJECT MANAGEMENT MENTORING PROGRAMS
Following the success of previous Project Management Mentoring Programs across the ECI regions, t...
FIVE COMPANIES HAVE APPLIED FOR CO2 STORAGE ACREAGE ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has received applications from five companie...
OFFICIAL STATS CONFIRM RISKS OF SHUTTING DOWN SCOTTISH OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
Official analysis reveals accelerating the decline of Scotland’s oil and gas production wil...
HUISMAN GEO WIN GEOTHERMAL INNOVATION AWARD
EGEC today announced that the winner of the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award ...
EUROPE NEEDS STRONGER WIND SUPPLY CHAIN AND CLEAR INVESTMENT SIGNALS
The European Commission is preparing a Net Zero Industry Act and changes to Europe’s Electr...
NEW BOARD APPOINTMENTS FOR OEUK
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), the representative body for the UK’s offshore energy sector, h...
SUBSEA EXPO 2023 HAILED A RESOUNDING SUCCESS
The organisers of Subsea Expo have hailed this year’s event in Aberdeen a resounding su...
EI TO BE NEW CUSTODIAN OF THE STATISTICAL REVIEW OF WORLD ENERGY
Energy Institute to become new custodian of longstanding, free-to-access data source. bp to ...
EU GOALS FOR NEW WIND IS FALLING BEHIND TARGET
The EU built only 16 GW new wind in 2022: must restore investor confidence and ramp up supply...
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR AFBE-UK SCOTLAND’S SENIOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME
Aberdeen-based diversity and inclusion organisation AFBE-UK Scotland is calling on black and mino...
PIONEERING HYDROGEN PROJECT DRIVES NORTHERN IRELAND CLOSER TO NET-ZERO
The Ballylumford Power-to-X Project has finished a yearlong study which proves a fully green gas ...
TECHX UNVEILS 2023 COHORT OF NEXT-GEN CLEAN ENERGY START-UPS
Cutting edge clean energy technologies to be accelerated through the Net Zero Technology Centr...
GULF OF MEXICO OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it will hold an oil and gas lease sa...
PESGB TRAINING PARTNER PROGRAMME
The Training Partner Programme is the PESGB new educational programme designed for members and no...
AND THE WINNER IS...
Success across the UK’s £8billion underwater industry was celebrated in Aberdeen ...
THOUSANDS EXPECTED AT SUBSEA EXPO 2023 THIS WEEK
Representatives of the world’s underwater industry will gather in Aberdeen this week for Su...
NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS KEY STEPS FOR UK IN GLOBAL RACE FOR RENEWABLES
In the run-up to the Chancellor’s Spring Budget on 15th March, RenewableUK has published a ...
SUSIE LIND APPOINTED TO SCOTTISH RENEWABLES BOARD
Susie Lind, Managing Director of the BlueFloat Energy | Renantis partnership has been appointed t...
AFBE-UK STRENGTHENS LEADERSHIP TEAM
Diversity and inclusion organisation AFBE-UK has appointed two new co-chairs Dr Awai Colli...
ABERDEEN SCIENCE CENTRE HEADS TO BLUE TOON FOR COMMUNITY FUN DAY
Aberdeen Science Centre is set to bring a variety of STEM experiments to the people of Peterh...
PAUSE TO DANISH OFFSHORE WIND SCHEME IS ABSURD
The Danish Government has put on hold Denmark’s "open door" offshore wind develop...
CALLS FOR NEW WINDFALL TAXES ON GLOBAL PROFITS ARE MISLEADING, SAYS OEUK
Reuters and others have reported calls by opposition politicians and union leaders for another in...
OCIMF SIGNS MOU WITH IOGP
OCIMF has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Association of Oil &...
ENERGY PATHFINDER CONTRACTS PORTAL REPORTS MASSIVE GROWTH
Site now boasts more than 1,700 subscribers Currently hosts 136 projects across five areas ...
TONY ABBOTT, FORMER AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER, JOINS THE GWPF
Tony Abbott, former prime minister of Australia, has joined the Board of Trustees of the Global W...
IADC CALL FOR JOINED UP APPROACH TO UK’S ENERGY TRANSITION PROGRAMME
The North Sea Chapter of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) today urged...
NEW STATISTICS SHOW ONLY TWO SMALL ONSHORE WIND TURBINES INSTALLED IN ENGLAND...
New research published today by RenewableUK shows that more than ten times as much UK offshore wi...
ENERGY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS WARN CHANCELLOR OF SEVERE RISK TO GREEN GROWTH
Five energy trade associations representing over 750 companies have written a joint letter to the...
YOUTUBE MATHS GENIUS TO HOST ABERDEEN MATHS SERIES WORKSHOP
A YouTube maths sensation will host one of eight workshops as part of a Maths Masterclass series ...
EAGE WORKSHOP ON DATA SCIENCE - FROM FUNDAMENTALS TO OPPORTUNITIES
Date: 17-18th October 2023 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Call for abstracts deadline: 28...
ABERDEEN SCIENCE CENTRE PEERS INTO THE FUTURE OF COMPUTING
ASC to host expert talk on the development of the digital world Aberdeen Science Centre wi...
CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE – THE ROAD TO NET ZERO
Dedicated NSTA development team created to oversee the delivery of carbon storage de...
INVESTMENTS IN WIND ENERGY ARE DOWN
Investments in wind energy in Europe fell in 2022. Orders for new wind turbines were down 47% on ...
OEUK REPORT HIGHLIGHTS URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO ACCELERATE SHIFT TO LOW CARBON...
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) today warns that more action is needed from both government and indus...
RENEWABLEUK SETS OUT KEY STEPS THE CHANCELLOR CAN TAKE TO GROW THE GREEN ECONOMY
Responding to the Chancellor’s commitment to grow the UK’s green economy in his keyno...
DECOM NORTH SEA AWARDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE SECTOR TRANSITION
The energy industry’s only awards dedicated to decommissioning excellence are now open for ...
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY IMMINENT FOR UK’S OFFSHORE ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN
A wave of new opportunities for the UK’s world class offshore energy supply chain will be c...
STARMER’S CALL FOR ‘NO MORE INVESTMENT IN OIL AND GAS – OEUK RESPONSE
Reuters has reported Keir Starmer’s announcement that there would be no new UK oil and gas ...
THE CROWN ESTATE SEALS LANDMARK AGREEMENTS FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY
In a major milestone for the UK’s energy security and net zero commitments, The Crown Estat...
SUBSEA EXPO 2023 INVITES DELEGATES TO GO ‘INTO THE BLUE’
Leaders from government, offshore energy, marine renewables, defence and aquaculture will fea...
EVENT: OEUK SHARE FAIR, ABERDEEN
Date: Thurs, 2 February 2023 Time: 08:00 – 17:30 GMT Location: P&J Live, East Bur...
OEUK BACKS THE NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS OPERATORS SEEKING LICENCES
The North Sea Transition Authority’s announcement that it has received 115 bids for new oil...
GLASGOW TO HOST EUROPEAN GEOTHERMAL PHD DAYS
Date: 4 - 6 April 2023 The 14th annual European Geothermal PhD Days (EGPD) will come to th...
C-NLOPB UPDATES VOLUME ESTIMATE FOR WHITE ROSE FIELD
The staff of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) have updated...
PESGB SURREY GROUP MEETING
The first meeting of the year for the PESGB (Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain) Surr...
NET ZERO REVIEW CHARTS CLEAR COURSE FOR RAPID ACCELERATION OF RENEWABLES
Responding to the publication of “Mission Zero – Independent Review of Net Zero&rdquo...
AMANDA FINN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF OHIO OIL & GAS ASSOCIATION
Rob Brundrett, President of the Ohio Oil & Gas Association (OOGA), announced that the OOG...
PETROFAC AND MISSION RENEWABLE JOIN GEAA AS NEW FOUNDING MEMBERS
The Geothermal Energy Advancement Association (GEAA) announces that Petrofac and Mission Renewabl...
INTOG OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ATTRACTS INTEREST
Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed that a total of 19 applications have been made for its In...
NATIONAL SUBSEA CENTRE OFFICIALLY OPENS IN ABERDEEN
The National Subsea Centre (NSC), a centre of excellence for subsea research and technology devel...
EU WIND INSTALLATIONS UP BY A THIRD DESPITE CHALLENGING YEAR FOR SUPPLY CHAIN
The EU installed 15 gigawatts (GW) of new wind farms in 2022. That’s one third more than 20...
WIND GENERATES 21 GIGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY – FIRST NEW RECORD OF 2023
RenewableUK is highlighting another wind energy generation record, set yesterday evening (Tuesday...
SIX COMPANIES APPLY FOR CO2 STORAGE ACREAGE ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has received applications from six companies...
ACREAGE FOR CO2 STORAGE ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
On 11 of January 2023, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced an area for CO2 storage pur...
BOEM ISSUES FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR GOM OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact S...
25 COMPANIES OFFERED OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN APA 2022
On 10 January 2023, 25 companies were offered ownership interests in a total of 47 production lic...
A POWERHOUSE IN THE CLUSTER
Through cluster collaboration, we gain crucial knowledge on what we should research. These are...
NEW WIND ENERGY GENERATION RECORD SET FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A YEAR
RenewableUK is highlighting a new wind energy generation record set on Friday 30th December and c...
MASDAR AND BP CEOS JOIN LINE UP FOR INTERNATIONAL ENERGY WEEK
Date: 28th February - 2nd March 2023 Venue: The InterContinental London, Park Lane Leader...
SCOTTISH DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CHAMPION AWARDED MBE IN NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST
A Scottish diversity and inclusion champion has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the B...
DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS COULD BE A WIN-WIN IN 2023 FOR AFRICA OIL AND GAS
In late 2019, as the African oil and gas industry was looking to the future with optimism, Offsho...
SIERRA LEONE 5TH LICENSE ROUND EXTENDED
In May 2022, the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone (PSDL) launched its 5th License Round. It ...
HOW THE EITI IS BEING USED TO FIGHT CORRUPTION
The extractive industries are known for being prone to corruption. Allegations and scandals have ...
LOW CARBON POWER IS GENERATING MOST OF BRITAIN’S ELECTRICITY THIS WINTER
RenewableUK is highlighting the fact that most of the Great Britain’s electricity is being ...
INVESTMENT RISK OF INTERVENTION HIGHLIGHTED AS SENEX PAUSE $1 BILLION EXPANSION
The risk to future investment from the Australian Government’s radical intervention in the ...
PESGB: QGIS FOR GEOSCIENCE PROFESSIONALS 2023
Date: 8-29 March 2023 Facilitator: John McLeod, Geologist, USA The PESGB present their new Tr...
THREE THEMES TO SHAPE SCOTTISH AQUACULTURE IN 2023
Heather Jones, CEO, Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) Over the past 12 mont...
ABERDEEN SCIENCE CENTRE TO INTRODUCE VISITORS TO THE WORLD OF CODING
Aberdeen Science Centre is launching its latest theme this month, in partnership with Equinor...
IOGP CEO IMAN HILL REFLECTS ON 2022
IOGP CEO, Iman Hill From the energy security challenge caused by the Russia-Ukraine confli...
THE UK RE-ENGAGES WITH THE NORTH SEAS ENERGY COOPERATION
The United Kingdom (UK) is re-engaging with the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC). At a signin...
PROJECT LAUNCHED TO CREATE HYDROGEN HIGHWAY FROM SCOTLAND TO ROTTERDAM
The Net Zero Technology Centre and ERM have announced the launch of the Liquid Organic Hydrogen C...
PODCAST: UNIVERSITIES AS A CATALYST FOR THE GLOBAL TRANSITION TO A ZERO-CARBO...
In the latest episode of their Transition Talks podcast, Net Zero Technology Centre invited Profe...
PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY REACHES NEW RECORD HIGH
The Government’s latest survey of public attitudes towards renewables and tackling climate ...
OEUK ANNOUNCES INDUSTRY VETERAN DAVID WHITEHOUSE AS NEW CEO
The leading representative body for the UK offshore energies industry has today announced David W...
NEW REPORT UNDERLINES CONTINUED IMPORTANCE OF ESG DISCLOSURE
Industry making good progress on Environmental, Social and Governance reporting Study recomm...
AFBE-UK AND BP AGREE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PARTNERSHIP
AFBE-UK Scotland, a social enterprise that encourages greater diversity and inclusion in the ener...
INTOG OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ATTRACTS INTEREST
Crown Estate Scotland has today confirmed that a total of 19 applications have been made for ...
AREG PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION WINNER ANNOUNCED
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has announced the winner of its 2023 ‘Art of Ren...
ASC TO BRING CLIMATE CONVERSATION INTO COMMUNITIES IF AWARDED GOVERNMENT FUNDING
A mobile climate change exhibition which will visit local communities will become a reality f...
GABRIEL MBAGA OBIANG LIMA TAKES OVER AS THE PRESIDENT OF OPEC FOR 2023
Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, wil...
CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY AUCTION WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Department of the Interior today announced results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...
OEUK: UK GOVERNMENT MUST SCRAP THE WINDFALL TAX IF OIL AND GAS PRICES DECLINE
The UK’s leading offshore energy producers are to meet with senior Treasury ministers and o...
SCOTLAND-AUSTRALIA RELATIONS CELEBRATED AS INTERNATIONAL EVENT RETURNS
The importance of established relationships underpinned by common values, ambitions and strengths...
CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND DELIVERS £60M FOR PUBLIC SPENDING
Crown Estate Scotland’s latest annual report confirms that a record level of reve...
GLOBAL UNDERWATER HUB ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS
Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has continued to expand its team over the latter half of 2022 with a ...
NESA RECEIVES SCOTTISH FUNDING COUNCIL PATHFINDER FUNDING
The National Energy Skills Accelerator (NESA) announces the launch of their North East Regional P...
THE WELL DECOMMISSIONING COLLABORATION INITIATIVE
Net Zero Technology Centre are accelerating the pace at which well decommissioning technology is ...
DELEGATE REGISTRATION OPENS FOR SUBSEA EXPO 2023
Global Underwater Hub has announced that registration for Subsea Expo 2023, its annual showca...
“CLIMATE OF CHANGE” DECOM WEEK CALLS FOR ABSTRACTS
Decom North Sea, the membership organisation focused on the global late life and decommissioning ...
LACK OF ENERGY STORAGE MAKES RENEWABLES-ONLY GRIDS A PIPEDREAM
A new paper published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation warns that renewable energy policie...
INDUSTRY LEADERS AND GOVERNMENT DISCUSS ENERGY SECURITY, NET ZERO AND INVESTMENT
North Sea Transition Forum met today to discuss key priorities Members focused on energy sup...
INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGY & INVESTMENT: SECURING NORTH SEA SUPPLY
Date: Wed, 7 December 2022 Time: 17:30 – 22:30 GMT Location: The Royal Scots Club Edinbur...
FOUR LEADING OPERATORS COLLABORATE TO ACCELERATE WELL DECOMMISSIONING TECHNOL...
Harbour Energy, ConocoPhillips, Spirit Energy and Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limite...
IOGP ANNOUNCES A NEW CHAIR
Kim McHugh, Vice President of Wells, Chevron, will be heading the Board of the International Asso...
A SYMPOSIUM ON CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE (CCS) FOR GEOSCIENTISTS
Date: 15th December 2022 Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Location: Holiday Inn Regent's Park Lo...
CELEBRITY COMEDIAN ZOE LYONS TO HOST OEUK'S NEW LOOK AWARDS
Celebrity comedian Zoe Lyons will be hosting OEUK's prestigious energy industry awards ce...
NEW STRATEGY FOR THE CELTIC SEA REGION TO TAP INTO OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
The Celtic Sea Cluster has launched its new Regional Strategy, outlining how Wales and South West...
OEUK PREDICTS £20BN SPEND ON NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS DECOMMISSIONING
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), the leading representative body for the UK’s offshore energy i...
PROBE LAUNCHED AMID ONGOING FLARING AND VENTING CRACKDOWN
Licensee suspected of breaching consents Compliance key to maintaining social licence to ope...
PESGB ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN SOCIETY NAME
Following their AGM yesterday, Julian Bessa, PESGB President, made the following announcement reg...
OPITO LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE ENERGY TRANSITION QUALIFICATIONS
OPITO, the global safety and skills body for the energy industry, has launched an innovative suit...
NEW OIL AND GAS TARGET REINFORCES UK’S PLACE AS GLOBAL LEADER IN DECOMMISSIONING
Industry challenged to reduce costs by further 10% in next five years Target underpins next ...
AUSTRALIAN GEOTHERMAL ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
Australian Geothermal Association (AGA) has announced the launch of their new website. The new...
CHANCELLOR’S TAX CHANGES THREATEN LONG-TERM INVESTMENT AND CONSUMERS’ ENERGY ...
The UK’s offshore industry will be hit hard by the chancellor’s latest tax changes, w...
HUNDREDS ATTEND FIRST AREG ENERGY FUTURES CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
The North-east’s potential for leading the way in the global energy transition was one ...
EIA: EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONAL ANALYSIS BRIEF
Eastern Mediterranean in context Natural gas production grew significantly in the Eastern M...
OEUK RELEASES EXPLORATION INSIGHT REPORT 2022
Summary: OEUK Exploration Insight Report 2022 finds new oil and gas exploration key to...
NSTA OPENS INVESTIGATION INTO SUSPECTED LICENCE BREACH
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has opened an investigation into an operator suspected ...
ENI AND CNOOC SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO EXPLORE THE MOZAMBIQUE BASIN
International energy companies Eni Mozambico SpA and CNOOC Hong Kong Holding Limited, have submit...
NOPSEMA APPOINTS SUE MCCARREY AS NEW CEO
Experienced national regulator Ms Sue McCarrey has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) o...
LABOUR LEADER SUPPORTS NEW ONSHORE WIND AND RENEWABLES TO CUT ENERGY BILLS
The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has met RenewableUK’s Chief Executive and Deputy Chief E...
THREE SCOTWIND CLEARING PROJECT AGREEMENTS CONFIRMED
Crown Estate Scotland has today confirmed that all three successful ScotWind Clearing applic...
PATHWAYS ALLIANCE FOCUSES ON TECHNOLOGIES TO ADVANCE NET ZERO PLAN
The Pathways Alliance, representing Canada’s largest oil sands producers, has released ...
FULL SPEAKER PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED FOR AREG ENERGY FUTURES EVENT 2022
bp confirmed as principal sponsor The future of offshore renewables, Scotland’s hydr...
EQUINOR AND ORE CATAPULT ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Equinor and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have announced a collaboration agree...
LORD FROST JOINS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GLOBAL WARMING POLICY FOUNDATION
Lord Frost is joining the Board of Trustees of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF). Th...
EUROPE TAKES EMERGENCY MEASURES TO REMOVE PERMITTING BOTTLENECKS FOR RENEWABLES
Europe takes emergency measures to remove permitting bottlenecks for renewables The European Com...
C-NLOPB RELEASES RESULTS FOR 2022 CALLS FOR BIDS
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) is announcing the results...
SKILLS INTELLIGENCE HUB TO HELP UK OFFSHORE ENERGY INDUSTRY DEVELOP FUTURE WO...
OPITO and ECITB to fund Skills Intelligence Hub on behalf of industry A single, reliab...
COP27: DAY 1
Renewables are the backbone of the energy transition and a viable climate solution. Yet out of th...
RICHARD KRENEK TO SERVE ON SPE OIL AND GAS RESERVES COMMITTEE
NSAI announces that Richard F (Rick) Krenek, P.E. has been appointed by the Society of Petrol...
OFFSHORE WIND EVIDENCE & KNOWLEDGE HUB ENTERS DISCOVERY PHASE
The Offshore Wind Evidence & Knowledge Hub (OWEKH), an initiative funded by The Crown Estate&...
WIND POWER SETS ANOTHER GENERATION RECORD - REACHING OVER 20 GIGAWATTS FOR FI...
RenewableUK is highlighting the second wind energy generation record to be set within the space o...
NSTA BOOSTS NORTH SEA TECHNOLOGY USE WITH INNOVATIVE KNOWLEDGE-SHARING CONTRACT
Oil and gas production will be boosted and net zero targets supported thanks to a new partnership...
REGISTRATIONS FOR AREG ENERGY FUTURES DINNER TO CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 9TH
International climate and sustainability expert Lolita Jackson, MBE, to address guests A limit...
AFBE-UK SCOTLAND TO HOST CAREER EVENTS ACROSS THREE SCOTTISH CITIES
Diversity and inclusion organisation AFBE-UK Scotland is set to hold simultaneous career events f...
NPD: SHARING DATA FROM OLDER WELLS
Production and injection data from older wellbores is now available in Diskos. Historical prod...
NEW WIND TURBINE ORDERS STALLING; EUROPEAN RENEWABLES TARGETS AT RISK
Wind turbine orders in Q3 2022 fell by 36% compared with Q3 2021. Europe urgently needs to solve ...
NSTA CALLS FOR WELL INTERVENTIONS TO BOOST NORTH SEA RATES
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), in its latest Wells Insight Report, has recommended a ...
NORTH SEA GAS HAS LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT THAN IMPORTED LNG
The production of natural gas from the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) creates less than half as much...
OFFSHORE ENERGIES UK GREETS NEW CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER
Rishi Sunak’s appointment as the UK’s next Prime Minister has been greeted by Offshor...
THE CROWN ESTATE BOLSTERS DEVELOPMENT TEAM
The Crown Estate has appointed key individuals to its London Development team, as it begins to sh...
EGEC GEOTHERMAL ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD
EGEC Geothermal this week announced the members of the new board, elected during their AGM. ...
NPD REPORTS PRODUCTION FIGURES SEPTEMBER 2022
Preliminary production figures for September 2022 show an average daily production of 1 832 000 b...
NSTA MEASURES SET TO BOOST NORTH SEA PRODUCTION
Oil and gas production remained low in 2021 versus pre-pandemic levels Current project pipel...
TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATOR READY TO LAUNCH NEW COMPANIES INTO OFFSHORE WIND SUCCESS
Technology accelerator ready to launch new companies into offshore wind success - ORE An i...
IRENA AND PARTNERS URGE CLOSER INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION TO RAMP UP GREEN H...
Hydrogen is experiencing unprecedented momentum and given the current geopolitical turmoil le...
NEW YORK BASED SUSTAINABLE CITIES EXPERT TO SPEAK AT AREG ENERGY FUTURES DINNER
International climate and sustainability expert Lolita Jackson, MBE, is set to address guests at ...
NMIS WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS FROM GLOBAL MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLO...
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), one of the UK’s fastest growing m...
NZTC AWARDED £2.12M FOR GREEN HYDROGEN FEASIBILITY STUDY
Net Zero Technology Centre has been awarded £2.12M from Scottish Government’s Just Tr...
33RD LICENSING ROUND UPDATE - EXTRA BLOCKS ON OFFER
North Sea Transition Authority today announced the offer of an additional 34 Blocks in the 33rd O...
CANADIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION NAMES NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) today named Vittoria Bellissimo as its incomin...
TOM WHEELER BECOMES NEW DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AT NSTA
Scott Robertson, Director of Operations, has announced he will leave the North Sea Transition Aut...
EMERGING PROFESSIONALS IN LATE LIFE & DECOMMISSIONING
A joint initiative has been launched by Decom North Sea, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) and internat...
INDIA ANNOUNCES OALP BID ROUND–IX
India's Directorate General of Hydrocarbons announces the offer of 26 blocks covering an ...
RENEWABLEUK RESPONDS TO GOVERNMENT’S ENERGY PRICES BILL
As part of the new Energy Prices Bill, the Government has announced it will legislate for a Cost-...
NESA RECEIVES £1MILLION JUST TRANSITION FUND AWARD
The National Energy Skills Accelerator (NESA) has been awarded £1,000,000 grant funding thr...
THE CROWN ESTATE PROVIDES UPDATE ON LATEST STEPS IN CELTIC SEA LEASING PROCESS
The Crown Estate has updated developers on the design of the tender process for seabed leasing fo...
£8 MILLION FUNDING AWARDED ACROSS 20 GAME CHANGING NET ZERO TECHNOLOGIES
Net Zero Technology Centre has awarded £8 million to net zero technologies as part of its 2...
OIL AND GAS UNDERPINS WA’S FOURTH STRAIGHT RESOURCES SALES RECORD
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OPEC ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION CUT OF 2 MILLION BARRELS PER DAY
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THREE SHETLAND SCOTWIND PROJECTS ANNOUNCED
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SUBSEA EXPO 2023 AWARDS AND CONFERENCE ABSTRACT DEADLINES EXTENDED
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EIA PROVIDES SHORT-TERM ENERGY OUTLOOK
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EIA EXPECTS HIGH PRICES FOR NATURAL GAS THIS WINTER
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MULTIMILLION-POUND MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS CONTRACTS HIGHLIGHTED BY PATHFI...
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THE NPD RELEASES GEOCHEMICAL DATA
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EARTH SCIENCE ANALYTICS DATA FROM OLD WELLS IS NOW AVAILABLE
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POWERFUL WOMEN’S ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2022
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AREG 2023 PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION – STILL TIME TO ENTER!
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INTOG LEASING FOR OFFSHORE WIND OPENS FOR APPLICATIONS
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OVER £1M SECURED BY LAUNCH ACADEMY COMPANIES IN OFFSHORE WIND BOOST
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SAIC BOLSTERS TEAM WITH NEW APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS
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PESGB SOCIETY NAME CHANGE
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UKCS DECOMMISSIONING COST ESTIMATE DROPS 25% TO £44.5BN
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BUSINESS & EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITIES SHOW (BEOS)
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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUCCESS FOR AFBE-UK SCOTLAND’S NEW TRANSCEND PROGRAMME
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IRELAND’S WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY WELCOMES INCREASED OFFSHORE AMBITION
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OFFSHORE ENERGY DIGITAL STRATEGY GROUP TO DRIVE NORTH SEA GROWTH AND MODERNIS...
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PESGB YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SUMMER HIKE
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DATA UPLOAD BOOSTS SEARCH FOR CARBON STORAGE SITES IN THE UK
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GEOTHERMAL: MAKING A BENEFICIAL TRANSITION FROM HYDROCARBONS
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RENEWABLEUK APPOINTS ANA MUSAT AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND ENGAGEMENT
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ANNE KAVANAGH AND CLARE SHINE APPOINTED TO THE CROWN ESTATE BOARD
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EIC APPOINTS FOUR NEW DIRECTORS TO ITS BOARD
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£5 BILLION TAX INCREASE WILL DRIVE ENERGY INVESTORS OUT OF THE UK
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LAUNCHES 2022 ONSHORE AND NEARSHORE COMPETITIVE BID ROUND
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NSTA ANNOUNCES ONE OF UK’S FIRST NON-EXEC DIRECTOR JOB SHARES
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NSTA APPOINTS STUART PAYNE AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE
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£3M FUNDING BOOST TO ACCELERATE INNOVATIVE SMART DIRECT AIR CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY
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SECURING THE NORTH EAST’S SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY REVOLUTION AROUND OFFSHORE WIND COULD CREATE 20,000 EXTRA JOBS
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NEGATIVE BIDDING IN GERMAN OFFSHORE WIND LAW THREATENS SUPPLY CHAIN
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GLOBAL UNDERWATER HUB TO GRASP “GREATEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SUBSEA IN OUR GENERA...
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10 GW OF NEW WIND FARMS A YEAR: GERMAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS NEW ONSHORE WIND LAW
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NEW REPORTS TO REVEAL UK’S FULL RENEWABLE POTENTIAL
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RECORD CONTRIBUTION SHOWS IMPORTANCE OF AUSTRALIA LNG PROJECTS
New figures revealing the record contribution of Australia’s oil and gas exports highlight ...
AEC LAUNCHES Q2, 2022 OUTLOOK, THE STATE OF AFRICAN ENERGY
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NATIONAL OCS OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2023-2028
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PIONEERING CLEAN ENERGY START-UPS GRADUATE TECHX ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME WITH £...
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BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ANNOUNCE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS
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JOHN UNDERHILL APPOINTED CHAIR OF ENERGY TRANSITION SKILLS BODY
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NEW PAPER SHOWS POTENTIAL FOR SAFE STORAGE OF CO2 OFFSHORE
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BOEM APPOINTS NEW LEADERSHIP FOR OFFICE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS
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CGG BECOMES A GCE OCEAN TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER PARTNER
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EU ENERGY MINISTERS ENDORSE FASTER PERMITTING OF RENEWABLES
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C-NLOPB ANNOUNCES UPDATE OF RESERVE ESTIMATE FOR THE HIBERNIA FIELD
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FRACKING IN THE UK COULD RESTART IN WEEKS
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ELECTRIFICATION COMPETITION STUDIES UNDERLINE IMPORTANCE OF CROSS-INDUSTRY CO...
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PRESTIGIOUS UN POST FOR HARALD BREKKE
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RENEWABLEUK ANNOUNCES JANE COOPER AS NEW DIRECTOR OF OFFSHORE WIND
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NSTA LAUNCHES NEW TOOL TO MAXIMISE INFRASTRUCTURE REPURPOSING
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STUDY IDENTIFIES 54 POTENTIAL FLOATING WIND MARKETS TO WATCH
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AREG LAUNCHES 2023 PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION TO CAPTURE ENERGY IN ACTION
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CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND PROVIDES FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED INTOG LEASING PROCESS
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SNORRE - IS THE GLASS HALF-EMPTY OR HALF-FULL?
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OPITO LAUNCHES VITAL LIFTING OPERATIONS STANDARD FOR THE WIND INDUSTRY
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EVENT: OEUK EXPLORATION CONFERENCE 2022
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TECHFEST APPOINTS NSTA’S BRENDA WYLLIE AS BOARD CHAIR
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS IN PREDEFINED AREAS (APA) 2022
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BIDS INVITED IN UK’S FIRST-EVER CARBON STORAGE LICENSING ROUND
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HARBOUR ENERGY JOINS AFBE-UK SCOTLAND AS CORPORATE PARTNER
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CARBON CAPTURE & STORAGE: FLOW ASSURANCE AND RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
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TIME TO ACCELERATE RENEWABLE HYDROGEN AND REPLACE FOSSIL FUELS
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TRAINING: INTRODUCTION TO OIL AND GAS
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ENERGY PROFITS LEVY WILL DISCOURAGE UK OFFSHORE ENERGY INVESTMENTS WARNS OEUK
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NDC AND ORE CATAPULT FORM FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP
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NEW PROJECT LAUNCHED TO BOOST NUMBER OF WOMEN WORKING IN OFFSHORE WIND
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LETTER TO GOVERNMENT CHALLENGING WINDFALL TAX SIGNED BY 31 ENERGY COMPANIES
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NEW STRATEGY TO CREATE AGILE WORKFORCE FOR OFFSHORE ENERGY INDUSTRY
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EXPERTS FORECAST THE WIND PLANT OF THE FUTURE TO BE TALLER AND MORE ECONOMICAL
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NET ZERO OR NOT ZERO? A WINDFALL TAX RISKS REDUCING THE UK’S ENERGY SECURITY
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AFBE-UK SCOTLAND TO HOLD CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING EVENT FOR GRADUATES
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RETURN OF FLAGSHIP LOCAL EI EVENT RAISES £10,000
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UK OIL AND GAS OPERATORS WILL PAY £7.8BN IN TAX THIS YEAR
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NSTA PUBLISHES FIVE YEAR CORPORATE PLAN
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C-NLOPB INVITED BIDS FOR EXPLORATION LICENCES IN THE EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND REGION
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NORTH SEA OFFSHORE WIND TO HELP REPOWER THE EU
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FAST PERMITTING OF RENEWABLES AT THE HEART OF EUROPE'S ENERGY SECURITY PLAN
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ENERGY GEOSCIENCE CONFERENCE, ABERDEEN
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GUH WELCOMES ANGOLAN MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND TRADE DELEGATION
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UKCS MEDIATION PILOT EXTENDED
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NSTA MAP SUPPORTS NEW PROJECT IN SUBSEA DECOMMISSIONING
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EIA EXPECTS INCREASED U.S. CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION IN 2022
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GLOBAL UNDERWATER HUB APPOINTS NEW BOARD
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GLOBAL INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO UNITE TO EMPOWER WOMEN TO ADVANCE IN THE OIL AND G...
“The women empowerment era will bring a new dynamic to the Industry. Not to just by emp...
OGA ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF THREE DIRECTORS
The Board of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) today announced the appointment of two non-executive...
£3M FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE UK SUPPLY CHAIN PROJECTS TO ACCELERATE OFFSHORE WI...
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched a brand new grant funding programme that...
AFBE-UK SCOTLAND AND ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AGREE DIVERS...
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THE UK IS WORKING TO BRING OFFSHORE WIND HOME
Article source: Energy Institute For all its success in playing host to offshore wind farm...
SUBSEA 7 ANNOUNCED AS AFBE-UK SCOTLAND’S LATEST PARTNER
AFBE-UK Scotland, an organisation that encourages greater diversity and inclusion in the energy a...
NEW LEASING PROCESS TO DECARBONISE OIL & GAS AND BOOST INNOVATION
Crown Estate Scotland will launch a new leasing process for offshore wind farms to help decarboni...
WINDEUROPE LAUNCHES EDUCATIONAL HUB TO TACKLE SKILLS GAP
Wind energy now employs 1.2 million people globally. But the transition from fossil fuels to rene...
BSEE MONITORS GULF OF MEXICO OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE IDA
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) activated its Hurricane Response Team as Hu...
NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHT STARK CHOICES FOR UK OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
The UK faces a stark energy choice: Invest in its offshore industry to build energy security, job...
BOEM UPDATE ON GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE 257
As follow up to the Department of the Interior’s announcement on August 24, BOEM has posted...
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED WIND ENERGY FA...
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offsho...
MARKET REPORT SHOWS RECORD U.S. CLEAN ENERGY INSTALLATIONS IN 2021
KeyFacts Energy: Renewable Energy news l KeyFacts Energy Directory:&...
DIGITAL PLATFORM REVEALS VALUABLE SECRETS OF THE NORTH SEA
National Data Repository aids production efficiency and net zero drive Service will be quic...
WEBINAR: OGUK ECONOMIC REPORT 2021
Wednesday 1 September | 10.00 am - 11.30 am | Free to attend Almost six months on from the agr...
INTERIOR FILES COURT BRIEF OUTLINING NEXT STEPS IN LEASING PROGRAM
Last week, the United States appealed the preliminary injunction entered by the district court in...
OGA ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH DATE FOR ITS REVAMPED NATIONAL DATA REPOSITORY
New cloud-based services set to transform access to National Data Repository geophys...
BACK OUT IN THE FIELD WITH TROMINO
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BEIS LAUNCHES CLIMATE SERVICES FOR A NET ZERO RESILIENT WORLD
KeyFacts Energy Industry Directory: British Geological Survey A consortium of universitie...
BOEM COMPLETES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
KeyFacts Energy Industry Directory: BOEM l KeyFacts Energy: Ren...
AYP WELCOMES NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR 2021
Aberdeen Young Professionals are delighted to welcome two new committee members to assist with th...
EVENTS: ADIPEC 2021
Hosted by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), ADIPEC will take place between 15 &ndas...
GOVERNMENT’S HYDROGEN STRATEGY CONSULTATION MUST DEVELOP GREEN HYDROGEN AS A ...
Commenting on the Government’s Hydrogen Strategy published today, RenewableUK’s CEO D...
OGUK RELEASES WORKFORCE INSIGHT REPORT 2021
KeyFacts Energy Industry Directory: Oil & Gas UK This year’s Workforce & Em...
ACCELERATING ENERGY TRANSITIONS COULD CREATE 122 MILLION JOBS BY 2050, SAYS I...
Accelerating energy transitions on a path to climate safety can grow the global economy by 2....
2021 U.S. GEOTHERMAL MARKET REPORT RELEASED
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published the much-anticipated 2021 U.S. Geot...
ANALYSIS: OIL AND GAS COMPANIES WILL PREVENT WORLD FROM HITTING 1.5°C WARMING...
The most comprehensive study of the oil and gas industry’s performance against the Paris cl...
OGA LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE LICENCE BREACH
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into a possible breach of field Produ...
MINISTERS IN SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRY OPENING
UK Government Ministers have shown support for the offshore oil and gas industry, attending a...
INVESTING IN NET-ZERO TECHNOLOGY - £16.5 MILLION TO SUPPORT ENERGY TRANSFORMA...
A total of £16.5 million has been awarded to the Net Zero Technology Centre to accelerate a...
STEPHANIE NWOKO REFLECTS ON ROLE AS AN AAPG EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
At the end of her two year term, Stephanie Nwoko, Lead Reservoir Geologist/Geomodeler at Premier ...
OFFSHORE WIND CREATING MASSIVE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES
RenewableUK is welcoming today’s announcement by Siemen Gamesa Renewable Energy that it wil...
2ND UK CCUS & HYDROGEN DECARBONISATION SUMMIT: INNOVATION & COLLABORATION
Date: 01 September 2021 09:00 to 02 September 2021 17:30 Location: Birmingham Speaker: Vina...
GEOSCIENTISTS WILL BE THE BACKBONE OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION
By Heather Saucier, Explorer Correspondent, AAPG The future for a petroleum geoscientist m...
IMCA ACCREDITED DIVING SYSTEM INSPECTOR SCHEME IN DEVELOPMENT
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is currently developing its IMCA Accredit...
GEM FELLOWSHIP BRINGS DIVERSE TOP-TIER TALENT TO NREL
A fellowship at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is packed with hands-on renewable...
REPORT SHOWS RECORD U.S. RENEWABLES GROWTH AND INVESTMENT
U.S. installed 26 gigawatts of new clean power in 2020; 170 GW of capacity enough to power 50 ...
GEOTHERMAL RISING PARTNERS WITH AGI FOR EARTH SCIENCE WEEK
Geothermal Rising (GR) is to partner with the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) in promoti...
CHANCELLOR VISITS ORE CATAPULT’S LEVENMOUTH DEMO TURBINE
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak MP, has visited ORE Catapult's 7MW Levenmouth demonstration offsh...
BOEM TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED WIND ENERGY PROJECT OFFSHORE...
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to creating nearly 80,000 jobs thro...
RENEWABLES DOMINATE ELECTRICITY GENERATION FOR FIRST YEAR EVER - OUTSTRIPPING...
The UK Government’s annual energy bible has confirmed that renewable energy sources generat...
ROCKFIELD GEOMECHANICS DATABASE
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EMERSON ACQUISITION OF 7AC PROPELS NREL HVAC TECHNOLOGY TO MARKET
Living the dream, for many researchers, might include seeing their inventions move from the lab b...
RENEWABLEUK CEO URGES GOVERNMENT TO BE MORE AMBITIOUS IN UPCOMING CLEAN POWER...
RenewableUK’s new Chief Executive Dan McGrail is calling for Ministers to demonstrate great...
OGA FINES BP £50,000 FOR LICENCE BREACH
bp failed to meet reporting requirements OGA determined to enforce regulatory comp...
TEXAS OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY DRIVES U.S. ECONOMIC RECOVERY
The Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) have rel...
TEXAS UPSTREAM OIL AND NATURAL GAS SECTOR CONTINUES UPTICK IN EMPLOYMENT
Data from the Texas Workforce Commission suggests that Texas upstream oil and natural gas employm...
SCOTWIND SECURES MAJOR INTEREST IN SCOTLAND’S OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
The process to secure seabed for Scotland’s next generation of offshore wind farms has attr...
2021 U.S. GEOTHERMAL MARKET REPORT RELEASED
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has just published the much-anticipated 2021 ...
ANGOLA’S ONSHORE BID ROUND ATTRACTS GLOBAL INTEREST
Angola’s oil and gas regulator, the National Oil, Gas and Biofuel's Agency (ANPG) a...
NORWAY'S OIL PRODUCTION IN JUNE FALLS BELOW NPD FORECAST
Preliminary production figures for June 2021 show an average daily production of 1,883,000 barrel...
HIGH ACTIVITY LEVEL ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
The activity level on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) has been high in the first six mo...
AIZE AWARDED GRANT TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATIVE R&D JOBS IN SCOTLAND
Aize AS today announced the next development phase of the Performance Elements application. This ...
COMING OUT OF LOCKDOWN IS A BIT LIKE COMING OUT OF HIBERNATION
Neil Gordon, CEO of Subsea UK When the pandemic hit, we had no idea of what lay ahead. No ...
WEBINAR: FOCUS ON EUROPE AND THE NORTH SEA
Subsea UK Webinar in partnership with Westwood Global Energy Group Speakers Thom Payne ...
THE EU COMMISSION WANTS 30 GW A YEAR OF NEW WIND UP TO 2030
The European Commission has tabled the Fit-for-55 package, a series of legislative proposals to d...
NEW NREL REPORT VAST FUTURE POTENTIAL OF U.S. GEOTHERMAL POWER AND HEAT
A new publication from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Ene...
UK EAST COAST OFFSHORE ORGANISATIONS AGREE TO MERGE
Team Humber Marine Alliance and Grimsby Renewables Partnership have decided to move forward with ...
MEET THE ROBOT A-TEAM THAT WILL BE VITAL TO THE FUTURE OF OFFSHORE WIND AND N...
BladeBUG's blade crawler climbs a blade at ORE Catapult's offshore Levenmouth Demonst...
DECARBONISING SUPPLY CHAINS – A LOW COST CLIMATE SOLUTION?
Imagine if we could cut carbon emissions from global supply chains by 40% with technology we ...
DPR TO UNVEIL STRATEGY FOR STRENGTHENING NIGERIA’S OIL, GAS SECTOR
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) will in the coming weeks, unveil a collaborative stra...
DPR REITERATES COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA'S OIL AND GAS INDU...
The Director/CEO, DPR, Sarki Auwalu, has reiterated the commitment of DPR to support investments ...
NPD GEOBANK RE-OPENING
Once again, the Geobank is available for viewing core samples and extracting samples for studies....
WINDEUROPE LAUNCHES “WINDFLIX”, AN ON-DEMAND WIND ENERGY VIDEO PLATFORM
After the success of last year’s WindTV, WindEurope is launching "WindFlix", a ne...
ENERGY TRANSITION TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT SPE OFFSHORE EUROPE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
SPE Offshore Europe 2019, P&J Live, Aberdeen Energy transition topics will take centre...
UK SEES FOURTH YEAR-ON-YEAR FALL IN DECOM COSTS
Fourth year-on-year fall since cost first estimated in 2017 Knowledge-sharing and improvemen...
EQUINOR COMPLETES NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA WILDCAT WELL
Equinor, operator of production licence 785 S, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 31/11-1...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES MAJOR OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcoming today’s announcements by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strat...
DPR LISTS WAYS TO FORTIFY NIGERIA OIL, GAS SECTOR
The Department of Petroleum Resources( DPR) has listed five ways to fortify the Nigerian oil and ...
TECH INSIGHTS REPORT SHOWS INCREASING FOCUS ON DATA AND DIGITAL
The Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) Technology Insights, launched today, shows that net zero ...
RESEARCH TO START ON END-OF-LIFE OIL FIELDS
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has secured funding from the UK Natural Environment Resear...
TECHNOLOGY UNLOCKS NEW INSIGHT FROM OLD WELLS
The map on the left shows all the wells included in the study. The one on the right shows wel...
NORWAY RELINQUISHMENT REPORTS SUBMITTED AFTER 1 JANUARY 2021 BECOME AVAILABLE
A new regulation for status reports (also called relinquishment reports) came into force 1 Januar...
OFFSHORE WIND ROBOTICS CHALLENGE AWARDS TWO MORE UK INNOVATORS
A further two UK companies have been awarded a major opportunity to develop and demonstrate their...
AREG APPOINTS CEO
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has appointed David Rodger as CEO as the organisation seek...
OGTC COMPLETES REPOSITIONING TO BECOME THE NET ZERO TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
OGTC has become the Net Zero Technology Centre The announcement marks the natural ...
THE TENDER FOR HESSELØ OFW HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD
The tender for Hesselø OFW has been put on hold until the results of the preliminary s...
SPE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: HYDROGEN’S ROLE IN FUELLING THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Nov 16, 2021, 8:00 AM Nov 17, 2021, 6:00 PM The drive to scale up hydrogen production i...
UKOOG RESPONDS TO THE CCC’S LATEST PROGRESS REPORT TO PARLIAMENT ON REDUCING ...
Today the Climate Change Committee (CCC) publishes its 2021 progress report to Parliament on the ...
THE RISE OF UNDERWATER ROBOTICS IN FOCUS AT SUBSEA UK EVENT
Call for speakers now open for Subsea UK’s Underwater Robotics conference in October ...
7 COMPANIES OFFERED OWNERSHIP INTERESTS ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
Seven companies have received offers of ownership interests in a total of four production license...
IRENA AND CHINA CO-OPERATE TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of ...
TOGO INAUGURATES 50MW SOLAR PLANT FINANCED UNDER IRENA-ADFD FACILITY
One of the largest solar plants in West Africa to deliver clean energy to nearly 160,000 Togolese...
OGA TIGHTENS FLARING AND VENTING REQUIREMENTS
Stance reflects change in Strategy to assist net zero by 2050 target New developments to pla...
CSIRO APPOINTS NEW CHIEF SCIENTIST
CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has appointed Professor Bronwyn Fox as Chief Sc...
ROYAL AIR FORCE TAKES OFF WITH AFBE-UK SCOTLAND
AFBE-UK Scotland, a not-for-profit organisation that encourages diversity and inclusion, has anno...
OGA UKCS MEDIATION PILOT EXTENDED
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has announced that the UKCS Mediation Pilot is extended until...
AREG WEBINAR – EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY SPECIAL
Date: Thursday 24th June Time: 13.00 – 14.00 BST Join AREG for their European Space...
SPE OFFSHORE EUROPE LIVE EVENT POSTPONED - VIRTUAL CONFERENCE GOES AHEAD IN S...
The organisers of SPE Offshore Europe 2021 have announced that the show’s face-to-face even...
WIND INDUSTRY CALLS FOR EUROPE-WIDE BAN ON LANDFILLING TURBINE BLADES
Today WindEurope called for a Europe-wide landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades by 2...
BOEM AND USACE COLLABORATE TO MEET OFFSHORE WIND GOALS
In order to increase renewable energy production in offshore waters and help the Administration m...
MOROCCO AND IRENA PARTNER TO BOOST RENEWABLES AND GREEN HYDROGEN DEVELOPMENT
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Envir...
OGA OPENS AN INVESTIGATION INTO A POSSIBLE FAILURE TO MAXIMISE ECONOMIC RECOV...
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into a possible failure to maximise e...
OFFSHORE ENERGY: FROM OIL & GAS TO RENEWABLES
By popular demand, the University of Strathclyde, in conjunction with National Subsea Research In...
NPD RELEASES MORE PROGNOSIS AND RESULT DATA FROM WILDCAT WELLS
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate is releasing prognosis and result data from wildcat wells...
NORWAY ANNOUNCES AWARDS IN PREDEFINED AREAS (APA) 2021
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced APA 2021 on 9 June 2021, encompassing the predefin...
PARTNERSHIPS AMPLIFY VELOCITY OF OFFSHORE WIND INNOVATION
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the White House have made offshore wind a centerpiece of ...
BACTON IDEALLY POSITIONED TO BECOME A SIGNIFICANT HUB FOR CLEAN, GREEN ENERGY
Energy Hub could power London and the South East for decades Hydrogen power will h...
WIND-BASED ELECTRIFICATION WILL DRIVE EUROPE TO NET ZERO
Electrification is the most cost-effective way to decarbonise Europe’s economy according to...
RENEWABLEUK SIGNS MOU WITH EEEGR TO BOOST GROWTH OF CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR
RenewableUK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR...
£1.7M AWARDED TO NORTH OF TYNE OFFSHORE WIND INNOVATORS
Five companies operating in the North of Tyne region have been selected to showcase their innovat...
HOW SCOTTISH WHISKY IS FUELLING THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Following the announcement of the state-of-the-art Green Hydrogen Hub in the Cromarty Firth a...
RENEWABLEUK LAUNCHES JUST TRANSITION TRACKER TO HIGHLIGHT BEST PRACTICE
RenewableUK has published a new document outlining how it will work with its member companies to ...
OPITO AND OGUK COLLABORATE ON HELICOPTER SAFETY AND TRAINING
OPITO, the global safety and skills organisation for the energy industry, together with the O...
NSRI TO INTEGRATE INTO SUBSEA UK
After 14 years of success in matching industry demand with academic research to accelerate the co...
SSE JOINS FORCES WITH AFBE-UK SCOTLAND
AFBE-UK Scotland has announced that SSE is the latest big name to partner with the not-for-profit...
TONY QUINN APPOINTED AS NEW CHAIR OF ENERGI COAST
Energi Coast, North East England’s Offshore Wind Supply Chain Cluster, has named the Offsho...
INDUSTRY IN TRANSITION: DRIVING A NET ZERO ENERGY FUTURE
Date: 1-3 June 2021 Time: 10 am – 12 noon daily OGUK’s Annual Conferenc...
FROM OIL AND GAS TO RENEWABLES – DEMAND FOR NEW VIRTUAL OFFSHORE ENERGY FOUND...
Renewable energy in the UK has come a long way since the first North Sea wind turbine was install...
UPSCALING EUROPE’S PORT INFRASTRUCTURE CRITICAL FOR OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT
Ports are key to offshore wind development. To deliver the offshore wind expansion set out in...
THE UK OIL AND GAS SECTOR IS POISED FOR TRANSFORMATION
Two fifths of firms report plans to accelerate their diversification post-CV19 Around half e...
IRENA AND SIEMENS ENERGY SIGN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has today signed a partnership agreement with S...
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT JEOPARDISED BY GB REGULATIONS WHICH FAVOUR EU...
New research published today shows that Britain’s energy regulators are putting billions of...
PESGB: AFRICA E&P CONFERENCE
Virtual Conference | 14 - 15 September 2021 PESGB / HGS Africa E&P Conference 2021 This...
ENERGY ROADMAP HIGHLIGHTS PATHWAY TO GOAL OF NET-ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050
World’s first comprehensive energy roadmap shows government actions to rapidly boost cl...
OWGP LAUNCHES £4.2M SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR UK OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched its latest and largest tranche of grant ...
SUBSEA LIVE DEBUTING NEXT WEEK
Subsea UK’s new TV debate style event makes its debut next week, with industry leaders and ...
HOW CITIES CAN TAKE ACTION TO DRIVE THE ENERGY TRANSITION
The dominance of fossil fuels in the urban energy supply puts cities on the frontline of clim...
AMERICAN CLEAN POWER INDUSTRY STARTS 2021 WITH BIG FIRST QUARTER
The Clean Power Quarterly Market Report, released this week by the American Clean Power Associati...
ENERGY MINISTER, ANNE-MARIE TREVELYAN TO DELIVER OPENING ADDRESS AT NEW SUBSE...
Energy minister, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, will give the opening address at Subsea Live, affirming...
OGTC AND SCOTTISH FUNDING PARTNERS TO INVEST £1MILLION IN SCALING UP HYDROGEN...
OGTC has extended its latest Call for Ideas, with the organisation set to invest up to £1mi...
IRENA MEMBERS TO EXPAND CROSS-BORDER INTERCONNECTIONS AS SHARES OF RENEWABLES...
According to IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook, to achieve climate goals, global ele...
TIME TO FOCUS ON SCOTLAND’S LOW CARBON ENERGY FUTURE
Jean Morrison, Chair of AREG I thought that it would be timely to reflect on AREG’s ...
AMERICAN CLEAN POWER STATEMENT ON VINEYARD WIND RECORD OF DECISION
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Bu...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES COMMITMENT TO GREEN JOB CREATION IN QUEEN’S SPEECH
Commenting on today’s Queen’s Speech, RenewableUK’s Head of Public Affairs Nath...
NOTICEBOARD: FIVE INFORMATION-PACKED MORNINGS AT SUT VIRTUAL SUBSEA AWARENESS...
It’s ‘all systems go’ for the Society for Underwater Technology’s (SUT) f...
OGA’S NEW DECOMMISSIONING STRATEGY CALLS FOR INDUSTRY CHANGE
The Oil and Gas Authority has published its new Decommissioning Strategy stressing ...
NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY REPRESENTS JOBS FOR THE FUTURE
The low number of applicants for petroleum-oriented studies has attracted attention and sparked d...
RENEWABLEUK COMMENTS ON DETAILS OF NEXT AUCTION FOR CONTRACTS TO GENERATE CLE...
Commenting on today’s announcement by the Department for Business, Industry and Industrial ...
NEW WIND ENERGY RECORD SET ON BLUSTERY BANK HOLIDAY
RenewableUK is welcoming today’s figures from National Grid which show that British wind fa...
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: FACING UP TO THE CHALLENGES OF MAKING REAL CHANGE
Dr Ollie Folayan, chairman of Aberdeen-based AFBE-UK Scotland The American novelist and ac...
JC SANDBERG JOINS AMERICAN CLEAN POWER AS CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) announced today that JC Sandberg will assume the role ...
GAZPROM NEFT JOINS THE RUSSIA RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION
Gazprom Neft has joined the Russia Renewable Energy Association (RREDA). The RREDA brings tog...
BOEM BEGINS REVOLUTION WIND REVIEW
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an...
NORTH EAST OF SCOTLAND BUSINESSES PREPARE TO 'GET FIT FOR OFFSHORE RENEWABLES'
Sixteen businesses based in North East Scotland are ready to reap the rewards from the Offshore R...
US DOE LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVES TO TACKLE CLIMATE CRISIS
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), along with other governments, this week announced six new in...
NEW INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION TO FOCUS ON ADVOCACY FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
The newly-formed Geothermal Energy Advancement Association (GEAA) today announces its mission sta...
SERICA ENERGY BECOMES AFBE-UK SCOTLAND’S LATEST PARTNER
AFBE-UK Scotland, a not-for-profit organisation that encourages diversity in the engineering and ...
AREG WEBINAR: SCOTLAND'S WAVE ENERGY FRONTIER
Date: Thursday 29th April Time: 14.00 – 15.00 BST Renewable energy accounted for ...
OGA BACTON ENERGY HUB AREA PLAN REVEALS HYDROGEN POTENTIAL
The OGA commissioned Progressive Energy to undertake a study in December 2020 to analyse the hydr...
NOTICEBOARD: OILANDGASUK.CO.UK IS CHANGING.
From 22 April 2021, oilandgasuk.co.uk will be transferring to a new online name which is OGUK.org...
ACORE APPLAUDS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S 2030 EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGET
The Biden administration announced today a new Paris Climate Agreement target that would cut gree...
SUBSEA INDUSTRY URGED TO TAKE STOCK OF NEW EXPORT AND TRADE CONTROLS
Subsea UK webinar to highlight best practice for sector Advice on how subsea compani...
NOPSEMA PUBLISHES DECOMMISSIONING COMPLIANCE STRATEGY AND PLAN
NOPSEMA has published a five-year Decommissioning Compliance Strategy in accordance with the...
AUSTRALIA’S NATURAL GAS THE ANSWER TO CLIMATE SUMMIT GOALS
Opinion piece by APPEA Chief Executive Andrew McConville Imagine a world with no warmth for cl...
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA'S RENEWABLES POTENTIAL OFFERS ROUTE TO SUSTAINABL...
Eastern and Southern Africa are vast, geographically diverse regions with rapidly growing pop...
SCOTLAND REAPS BENEFITS OF MAJOR OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN ANNOUNCEMENT
Commenting on the announcement by EDF Renewables and ESB that a major manufacturing contract for ...
DECOM NORTH SEA APPOINTS FRASER MOONIE AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Decom North Sea (DNS), the only membership organisation dedicated to the oil and gas decommission...
NPD GRANTS ACCESS TO QUALITY-ASSURED GEOCHEMICAL DATABASE FOR THE NORTH SEA
Tobias Pfeifer and Hans Stokka works with FactPages and FactMaps at the NPD. Several diffe...
MONEY POURING INTO WIND, BUT ARE THERE ENOUGH PROJECTS OUT THERE?
Europe invested €43bn in new wind farms in 2020, the second highest annual amount on record....
LOUISE KINGHAM SHARES SOME RELECTIONS ON THE ENERGY INSTITUTE, THE ORGANISATI...
From Energy World April 2021 by Energy Institute magazines As she bids a fond farewell to ...
ESB ANNOUNCES GREEN ATLANTIC AT MONEYPOINT
ESB’s Moneypoint site in County Clare to be transformed into a green energy hub, where ...
AUSTRALIA STRENGTHENS OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS DECOMMISSIONING FRAMEWORK
APPEA today said the release by the Australian government of a suite of measures aimed at enhanci...
NEW CEO TO TAKE ENERGY INSTITUTE FORWARD INTO NEXT CHAPTER
Dr Nick Wayth CEng MIMechE FEI has been appointed Chief Executive of the Energy Institute, the gl...
CLARA ALTOBELL AWARDED ENERGY INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP
Congratulations to Clara Altobell, FEI on her elevation to fellowship of the Energy Institute in ...
MEET THE APPRENTICE: LYNSEY JOHNSTON
Lynsey Johnston, aged 21, is currently in her final year of studying instrument and control as pa...
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY POISED TO HELP RESOLVE GLOBAL CLIMATE ISSUES
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WORLD ADDS RECORD NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY IN 2020
Global renewable energy capacity additions in 2020 beat earlier estimates and all previous re...
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CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, ...
SUBSEA UK: THE FUTURE IS GREEN AND BLUE FOR SUBSEA
The subsea industry’s potential to harness resources from our oceans to support the energy ...
NEW ENERGY TRANSITION AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER POST AT SCOTTISH RENEWABLES
Scottish Renewables has created a new role to strengthen the renewable energy industry’s vo...
BOEM ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND IN MAJOR U.S. EAST COAST ENERGY MARKET
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today identified nearly 800,000 acres as Wind Energy...
WEBINAR: SPE MARCH EVENING PROGRAMME MEETING
Date: Tue, 30 March 2021 Time: 17:00 - 20:00 BST SPE London Section invite you and your colle...
ORE CATAPULT WELCOMES CELTIC SEA FLOATING WIND LEASING OPPORTUNITY
ORE Catapult has welcomed this week’s announcement from The Crown Estate that they are laun...
NEXT SCOTTISH OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND CREATES HUGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB ...
RenewableUK is welcoming the announcement by Crown Estate Scotland of more details about the firs...
OGA: NEW CHAPTER FOR NORTH SEA
Dr. Andy Samuel, Oil and Gas Authority's Chief Executive, welcomes the North Sea Transiti...
SUBSEA UK WELCOMES NORTH SEA TRANSITION DEAL
Subsea UK Welcomes North Sea Transition Deal. Chief executive of the underwater engineering indus...
MEET THE APPRENTICE: EVA HYMERS
Originally from Thurso, Caithness, Eva Hymers began her career in the energy industry through the...
NEW REPORT SHOWS TEXAS HAS HUGE OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
Offshore wind could provide Texas with 166% of its electricity needs, according to a new report r...
OGA BACTON ENERGY HUB AREA PLAN: HYDROGEN POTENTIAL
The OGA commissioned Progressive Energy to undertake a study in December 2020 to analyse the hydr...
SUBSEA UK ANNOUNCES RETURN OF SUBSEA ASIA EVENT IN NOVEMBER
Subsea UK has today announced that its Subsea Asia event will return this November. The two-day c...
EDP RENEWABLES, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC AND VESTAS JOIN RES4AFRICA
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Vital climate-related information will be included alongside other key metrics in oil and gas ope...
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Europe installed 14.7 GW of new wind energy in 2020. 80% of this was onshore wind. Europe now...
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IRENA REPORT IDENTIFIES POLICY MEASURES TO ADVANCE JORDAN’S TRANSITION TO REN...
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NPD LAUNCHES NEW SYSTEM FOR REPORTING GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
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OGA LAUNCHES FULL INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE LICENCE BREACH
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into a possible breach of reporting r...
EIA FEBRUARY GLOBAL OIL MARKET REPORT
World oil demand is set to grow by 5.4 mb/d in 2021 to reach 96.4 mb/d, recovering around 60% ...
BIDEN DIRECTIVE PAUSES GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is rescinding the Record of Decision (ROD) for the G...
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Founded by the Women's Engineering Society in 2016, the WE50 awards are a UK event linked...
PESGB: NIGHT SCHOOL – PETROLEUM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
This series of four two-hour lectures will describe how the SPE 2018 Petroleum Resources Manageme...
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The Texas Methane & Flaring Coalition (the Coalition) has issued the following statement rega...
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EUROPE INVESTS A RECORD €26BN IN OFFSHORE WIND
Despite COVID constraints, Europe confirmed a record amount of €26.3bn of investments in new...
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In support of the Biden administration’s goal to address climate change and promote offshor...
EIA'S OUTLOOK 2021 EXPLORES LONG-TERM IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE U.S. ENERGY M...
EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2021 explores the long-term impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. energy...
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NERA UNVEILS AUSTRALIAN-WIDE NETWORK OF GAME-CHANGING HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY CLU...
A network of 13 regional hydrogen technology clusters has been unveiled across Australia as part ...
PESA AND AESC COMBINE TO FORM ENERGY WORKFORCE & TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
PESA's Board has approved a merger with the Association of Energy Service Companies (AESC) to...
ENERGY SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
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OIL & GAS INDUSTRY NEEDS TO ‘REIMAGINE’ ITS BUSINESS AND MODELS TO MAXIMISE E...
Enhancing collaborative culture within the offshore oil and gas industry is not only key to maxim...
OIL & GAS MUST ‘REIMAGINE’ BUSINESS AND MODELS TO MAXIMISE ENERGY TRANSITION ...
Enhancing collaborative culture within the offshore oil and gas industry is not only key to maxim...
ONSHORE WIND ENERGY SCORES LOWEST EVER PRICE UNDER NEW SPANISH AUCTION DESIGN
Spain auctioned a total of 3 GW of renewable energy capacity in its January 2021 tender. The ...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT OF ENGLISH FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
Commenting on EDF Renewables’ announcement today that phase two of its Blyth Offshore Demon...
OFFSHORE WIND IN EUROPE: KEY TRENDS AND STATISTICS
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IRENA FORGES NEW PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE ENERGY TRANSFORMATION
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) signed a host of new agreements in the margins ...
IWEA REBRANDS AS WIND ENERGY IRELAND
This week the Irish Wind Energy Association rebrands as Wind Energy Ireland. The new name ...
SUBSEA UK TO POSTPONE SUBSEA EXPO 2021 FOR A YEAR
The world’s largest underwater engineering event - Subsea Expo – will not now take pl...
API STATEMENT ON NATURAL GAS AND OIL LEASING ON FEDERAL LANDS AND WATERS
American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Mike Sommers issued the following statement today ...
BOEM OFFERS FIRST RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH LEASE IN OFFSHORE WATERS ALONG TH...
On January 19, 2021, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) offered the first marine renewa...
BIDEN EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO IMPACT OFS
Analysis from PESA Vice President Government Affairs Tim Tarpley On Wednesday, Joseph R. B...
OGA TO SPONSOR RECOVERY FACTOR STUDIES
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) and EBN are inviting applications from MSc students with data ana...
AREG AND EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY SIGN MOI TO SUPPORT RENEWABLES SECTOR THROUGH ...
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a memorand...
EXPECT ANOTHER YEAR OF ‘INNOVATION IN MOTION’ FROM THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
By Catherine Reheis-Boyd, President, Western States Petroleum Association There is no doub...
ALGERIA’S 2020 PRESIDENCY OF THE GECF PRAISED
Algeria’s important role in driving natural gas towards a greater and sustainable post-COVI...
GECF: RESTORED UNITY AMONG GULF STATES TO BRING STABILITY TO ENERGY MARKETS
The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF, Forum) welcomes the Al-Ula Declaration on “sol...
APPLICATION WINDOW OPENS FOR SCOTWIND LEASING
From today (15 January 2021) developers will be able to apply for seabed rights to build Scot...
TOTAL WITHDRAWS FROM THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
Following a detailed analysis of the climate positions of the American Petroleum Institute (API),...
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Activity on the Norwegian continental shelf last year remained at a high level, despite the ongoi...
OGA CONFIRMS ONGOING FLEXIBILITY TO LICENCE CHANGE REQUESTS CAUSED BY COVID-19
In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic which first affected the UK in early 2020, and contin...
2020: AN IMPLAUSIBLE YEAR – BUT LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE
By Dr Ollie Folayan, of AFBE-UK Scotland The Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie once...
OGUK CEO SAYS ENERGY WHITE PAPER MUST BE OPPORTUNITY FOR JOBS AND COMMUNITIES
OGUK chief executive Deirdre Michie OBE has today appeared before the House of Commons Business E...
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Subsea UK is spearheading a drive to showcase the capabilities of, and opportunities for, the und...
OGA SEEKS TENDERS FOR CARBON STORAGE RESEARCH PROJECT
As the licensing authority for carbon storage projects in the UK offshore domain, the Oil & G...
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Analysis from PESA Vice President Government Affairs Tim Tarpley With 98% of votes current...
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONDUCTS FIRST ANWR COASTAL PLAIN OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today received bids covering 552,802 acres at the first oil a...
SUBSEA UK REVIEW AND LOOK AHEAD
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AFRICA: ECONOMIC YEAR IN REVIEW 2020
Efforts to address structural vulnerabilities to the economic and health effects of Covid-19 ...
13TH OPEC AND NON-OPEC MINISTERIAL MEETING CONCLUDES
The 13th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting (ONOMM), held via videoconference, concluded on Tu...
NADEREH CHAMLOU JOINS THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL
The Atlantic Council announces that Nadereh Chamlou, previously senior advisor at the World B...
PESGB EVENING LECTURE: CAN THE CANARY TWEET AGAIN?
The latest PESGB Evening Lecture is on Tuesday 19 January at 6pm. The lecture title is ‘...
OGUK RESPONDS TO BREXIT DEAL OUTCOME AS EU FUTURE RELATIONSHIP BILL VOTED THR...
The UK offshore oil and gas industry has welcomed the deal outcome between the EU and the UK as t...
TRIO OF BOARD APPOINTMENTS AS OGUK LOOKS AHEAD TO 2021 AMBITIONS
The leading representative body for the UK oil and gas industry, OGUK, has appointed three major ...
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT’S HYDROGEN POLICY STATEMENT EMPHASISES NEED FOR SECTOR DE...
The leading UK oil and gas industry body OGUK has today welcomed the Scottish Government’s ...
REVISED OGA STRATEGY FEATURES A RANGE OF NEW NET ZERO OBLIGATIONS FOR THE UK ...
A revised Strategy from the Oil & Gas Authority featuring a range of new net zero obligations...
SUPPORT FOR THE SUPPLY CHAIN VITAL THROUGHOUT JUST TRANSITION, SAYS OGUK
The leading representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry has responded to the Sco...
EUROPEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE MUST PRIORITISE RENEWABLES
WindEurope criticises the TEN-E revision presented today by the European Commission. The Commissi...
NEPTUNE ENERGY AND THE HALO TRUST PARTNERSHIP TO BOOST SAFETY PERFORMANCE
Neptune Energy today announced a new partnership with worldwide humanitarian landmine clearance o...
ORE CATAPULT AND THE WORKBOAT ASSOCIATION TO CONSIDER KEY AREAS FOR TECHNOLOG...
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Workboat Association (WA) have been sele...
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INDUSTRY UNITES TO CELEBRATE BEST AND BRIGHTEST AMID CHALLENGING YEAR
The winners of OGUK’s Awards 2020 were honoured in virtual style this evening as industry c...
SIR IAN WOOD COMMENTS ON THE UK COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE’S SIXTH CARBON BU...
In light of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) publishing its landmark report, which sets out ...
IRENA AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PARTNER TO SCALE UP RENEWABLES INVESTMENTS...
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the African Development Bank (AfDB), have ...
ACCELERATING WIND POWER GROWTH IN INDIA AND DRIVING A GREEN RECOVERY WITH GWE...
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UK PRIME MINISTER’S EMISSIONS TARGETS REINFORCE THE NEED FOR SECTOR DEAL
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ETIP OCEAN REPORT CALLS FOR STREAMLINED, SCIENCE-BASED CONSENTING PROCESSES F...
Deploying ocean energy at scale requires simpler, faster consenting processes that are informed b...
OGUK RESPONDS TO IPPR’S NET ZERO NORTH SEA REPORT
The leading representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry has responded to a repor...
NPD INTRODUCES TEN NEW MANAGERS
Ten of the eleven level-two executives in the NPD’s new organization are now in place. ...
NEW JV PROGRAMME LAUNCHED TO OPTIMISE THE INTEGRATION OF OFFSHORE WIND
A new joint industry programme launched today by the Carbon Trust aims to maximise the contributi...
SCDI PUBLISH CLEAN GROWTH MANIFESTO
A report by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) unites public, private and t...
BOEM, BSEE RESEARCH SUPPORTS POLICY CHANGES TO INCREASE GULF OF MEXICO OIL AN...
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) with support from the Bureau of Safety and Environme...
OGA LAUNCHES STUDY OF BACTON POTENTIAL ENERGY HUB SITE
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has started work to identify the value the establishment of an en...
BOEM CHARTS PATH FOR GEOLOGICAL & GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY ACTIVITIES IN THE GULF O...
BOEM this week issued a Record of Decision (ROD) establishing safeguards to reduce or eliminate i...
NEW SUT CHIEF EXECUTIVE APPOINTED
The Society for Underwater Technology is delighted to announce that Dr Cheryl Burgess will join t...
IMAN HILL LEADS INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS PRODUCERS
The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) welcomes Iman Hill as its new Exe...
WINDEUROPE ELECTS ANDREAS NAUEN, SIEMENS GAMESA CHIEF, AS NEW CHAIRMAN
WindEurope’s Board of Directors has elected Andreas Nauen, CEO of Siemens Gamesa Renewable ...
GWEC TO LAUNCH GWEC INDIA TO HELP DEVELOP VAST WIND POWER POTENTIAL
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) will establish GWEC India and designate Sumant Sinha, Ch...
URGENT CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT CRITICAL TO CREATE 100,000 NORTH SEA JOBS BY 2050
The UK offshore energy sector will miss the opportunity to be a global leader in clean energy if ...
AREG WEBINAR - CLIMATE POLICY SPECIAL
Date: Wednesday 2nd December Time: 14.00 – 14.45 GMT Scotland's Energy Minister Pau...
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WA PIPELINE WILL HELP UNLOCK NEW GAS SUPPLY
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IRENA AND PACIFIC COMMUNITY ANNOUNCE JOINT EFFORTS TO BOOST RECOVERY
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UK GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES £1.3M FOR ABERDEEN UNDERWATER ENGINEERING HUB
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UK BUSINESS CONFIDENCE DROPS TO 2015 DOWNTURN LEVELS
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SURVEY IS FURTHER CONFIRMATION OF STARK CONDITIONS FACED BY INDUSTRY
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CHANCELLOR UNVEILS FUNDING FOR GOVERNMENT TO WORK CLOSER WITH OFFSHORE WIND I...
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OGUK: DECOMMISSIONING INSIGHT 2020
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RENEWABLE HYDROGEN COALITION WILL POSITION EUROPE AS WORLD-LEADER ON RENEWABL...
The new coalition will support and accelerate the uptake of renewable hydrogen solutions in Europ...
THE CROWN ESTATE UPDATES TIMINGS FOR FINAL TENDER STAGE OF OFFSHORE WIND LEAS...
The Crown Estate is nearing the completion of the second of its three tender stages for Offshore ...
AFBE-UK SCOTLAND LAUNCHES MENTORING PROGRAMME FOR NEXT GENERATION
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NEW APPEA BOARD DIRECTORS ANNOUNCED
The Board of the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) announ...
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES REVISED ARCTIC REGULATIONS
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ORE CATAPULT TO ADVANCE NEXT GENERATION BLADE MANUFACTURE
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NORWAY ANNOUNCES 25TH LICENSING ROUND
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has announced the 25th licensing round on the Norw...
IRENA AND GWEC ENHANCE COOPERATION TO SCALE UP RENEWABLES GLOBALLY
Today, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC...
GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE YIELDS MORE THAN $120 MILLION IN HIGH BIDS
In support of President Donald J. Trump's America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, Deputy Secr...
INDUSTRY READY TO DELIVER ON EU’S PLAN FOR 25-FOLD INCREASE IN OFFSHORE WIND
WindEurope welcomes the Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy presented by the European Commission t...
OGUK RESPONSE: PRIME MINISTER’S 10-POINT PLAN FOR GREEN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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UK GOVERNMENTS TO DELIVER THE EXPANSION OF ONSHORE WIND NEEDED FOR THE GREEN ...
Europe wants to be climate neutral by 2050. And onshore wind will play a central role in that. Ac...
BOEM PROPOSES FIRST GULF OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE FOR 2021
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposes to offer approximately 78.2 million acres f...
UK PRIME MINISTER SETS UK ON COURSE FOR NET ZERO WITH TEN POINT PLAN FOR RAPI...
Welcoming Boris Johnson’s Ten Point Plan for a green economic recovery, RenewableUK's D...
NREL ADVANCED MANUFACTURING RESEARCH MOVES WIND TURBINE BLADES TOWARD RECYCLA...
A new material for wind blades that can be recycled could transform the wind industry, rendering ...
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The East African Rift System (EARS) is one of the largest rifts in the world. Characterised by a ...
COALITION OF NGOS, WIND INDUSTRY AND TSOS PLEDGE SUSTAINABLE OFFSHORE ENERGY ...
A Coalition of 18 NGOs, wind industry and transmission system operators has joined forces today t...
OPEC+ GETS SCANT RELIEF FROM VACCINE AS MINISTERS MEET
Oil markets may be cheering the prospects of a coronavirus vaccine, but Opec+ can’t celebra...
OFFICIAL POLL SHOWS MASSIVE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR BUILDING BACK BETTER WITH RENE...
New statistics unveiled today by the Government show the vast majority of people support the rapi...
TRANSITION DEAL CRITICAL FOR SECTOR AS REPORT WARNS RECOVERY COULD TAKE YEARS
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TRIPLING RENEWABLES INVESTMENT TO REACH CLIMATE GOAL
Global renewable energy investment increased between 2013 and 2018, reaching its peak at USD 351 ...
THE AFRICAN ENERGY CHAMBER OFFICIALLY RELEASES ITS AFRICAN ENERGY OUTLOOK 2021
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The energy transformation is unstoppable. Renewable energy capacity additions have consistently o...
ACORE CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN, LOOKS FORWARD TO HIS IMMEDIATELY R...
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OGUK RESPONDS TO EXTENSION OF FURLOUGH SCHEME
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FIRST ROBOTIC ‘BLADE WALK’ ON A WIND TURBINE OPENS DOOR TO SIGNIFICANT COST C...
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ENI JOINS OCEAN ENERGY EUROPE
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UK’S TOTAL ONSHORE WIND PROJECT PIPELINE REACHES UP TO 30 GIGAWATTS BY 2030
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OWGP LAUNCHES £1.5M DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUNDING CALL
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WORKING TOGETHER FOR A NET ZERO FUTURE ANNOUNCED AS THEME FOR SPE OFFSHORE EU...
Working together to deliver a decarbonised, net zero future will form the theme and direction for...
OIL AND GAS REFORMS KEY TO QUEENSLAND’S ENERGY FUTURE
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VIRTUAL EVENT: MEMOIR 52 LAUNCH CONFERENCE: UK OIL AND GAS FIELDS 50TH ANNIVE...
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AFBE-UK SCOTLAND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AWARDS SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
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OGUK REPORT HIGHLIGHTS IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ON OFFSHORE JOBS
Oil and Gas UK today released their 'Workforce Insight Report 2020'. The report confir...
GROUNDBREAKING NEW APP DETAILS EVERY ENERGY RESOURCE IN THE NORTH SEA
A new interactive mapping application that reveals the location of every energy-related site in t...
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RENEWABLEUK'S MEMBER VALUES CHARTER COMMITS TO JOB CREATION AND ACHIEVING NET...
RenewableUK has published a Member Values Charter, developed by our Shadow Board, setting out our...
OGCI REPORTS SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON AGGREGATE UPSTREAM METHANE AND CARBON IN...
OGCI achieves collective average upstream methane intensity target of 0.25% and aims for its a...
DRIVE FOR RENEWABLES SEES AREG MEMBERSHIP GROW
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has grown its membership over the past 12 months, with sig...
CHINA’S WIND INDUSTRY IS AT A TURNING POINT
By Wanliang Liang, China Director, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) Despite initial setba...
MATURING A CO2 STORAGE SITE IN THE NORTH SEA BASIN
This year a new milestone was reached for CO2 storage in the North Sea basin. The first explorati...
OFFSHORE RENEWABLES SET FOR SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH
Offshore renewables, including offshore wind, wave, tidal, ocean thermal, and floating solar PV, ...
EACH NEW WIND TURBINE INSTALLED IN EUROPE GENERATES €10M OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Wind energy is 300,000 jobs in Europe and contributes €37bn to EU GDP every year according t...
ABERDEEN SCIENCE CENTRE IS BACK
Aberdeen Science Centre opens on Wednesday 4th November. Over the last two years our premises ...
AFBE-UK AND THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING TO HOST ONLINE EVENT TO CELEBRAT...
AFBE-UK, a social enterprise which promotes diversity and inclusion, is hosting an event in partn...
CNLOPB REGULATIONS REIMBURSE SEISMIC COSTS FOR LICENSE WINNERS
Regulators in Newfoundland and Labrador recently announced to bidders on eastern Canada licensing...
BOEM ANNOUNCES REGION-WIDE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE FOR GULF OF MEXICO
In keeping with the Trump Administration's goal of strengthening America's energy indepen...
ORE CATAPULT AND ORCA HUB JOIN FORCES
Two of the UK’s leading research organisations in the development of robotics for use in of...
THE CROWN ESTATE DELAYS FINAL TENDER STAGE OF OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND 4
The Crown Estate is nearing the completion of the second of its three tender stages for Offshore ...
GAS DEMAND SET TO DELIVER OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUSTRALIA
Disruption to the global energy market caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt for several y...
BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HRA GUS GUNN TO BE AWARDED MBE
Andrew Gordon Gunn has been awarded an MBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours Li...
NPD RELEASES UPDATED GUIDELINES FOR PRODUCTION PERMIT APPLICATIONS
The revised guidelines for production permit applications are now ready for use. The update is pa...
US CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR ENTERS FINAL MONTHS OF 2020 DOWN 478,000 JOBS
The clean energy industry expected to add over 175,000 jobs this year, but enters the final month...
BGS WELCOMES ANDREW MCCONNOCHIE AS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
The British Geological Survey (BGS) welcome Andrew McConnochie as their new Director of Operation...
NPD CONDUCTS NEW PIONEERING SEARCH FOR SEABED MINERALS
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has conducted another search for seabed minerals &ndash...
OPITO LAUNCHES NEW STANDARD TO CREATE FLEXIBILITY FOR OIL AND GAS, AND OFFSHO...
OPITO, the global skills organisation for the energy industry, has launched a new transition stan...
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS OIL AND GAS ROLE IN REBUILDING AUSTRALIA'S ECONOMY
The Australian Government’s Federal Budget has reaffirmed the importance of increasing inve...
NEW PLANS TO MAKE UK WORLD-LEADER IN GREEN ENERGY
The Prime Minister has set out new plans to Build Back Greener by making the UK the world leader ...
ENQUEST AND ORE CATAPULT JOIN AFBE-UK SCOTLAND
AFBE-UK Scotland, a social enterprise which promotes diversity and inclusion, has announced that ...
SNAPSHOT SURVEY OF £7.8BILLION SUBSEA SUPPLY CHAIN REVEALS CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ...
A snapshot survey of the UK’s £7.8billion subsea supply chain has revealed that SME&r...
NPD TO HIRE TEN MANAGERS
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) is continuing its work to phase out the rotation scheme...
RENEWABLES COULD COVER MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF ENERGY DEMAND IN CESEC WITHIN 1...
Within ten years, the economies of Central and South Eastern Europe* could cover 34% of their ris...
CDF AND IRENA COLLABORATE TO BOOST LOW-CARBON INVESTMENTS IN THE CARIBBEAN
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with t...
DR SARAH DEASLEY JOINS THE BOARD OF OGA AS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dr. Sarah Deasley joins the board of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) today (1 October 2020) i...
EIGHT GOVERNMENTS PLEDGE TO KICKSTART OFFSHORE WIND IN THE BALTIC SEA
At an Offshore Wind Conference, hosted by the Polish Wind Energy Association (PSEW), high-level r...
ENERGYTECH TO CREATE CULTURE OF COOPERATION
“Learning together within EnergyTech, we can create a culture where businesses of all sizes...
UNTAPPED POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR BLENDING HYDROPOWER, FLOATING PV
Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to...
INDUSTRY URGES CAMPAIGN GROUPS TO MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE WITH SECTOR
The leading representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry has today repeat...
RENEWABLE ENERGY JOBS CONTINUE GROWTH TO 11.5 MILLION WORLDWIDE
Renewable energy continues to bring socioeconomic benefits by creating numerous jobs worldwide, a...
OGA TURNS ATTENTION TO FLARING AND VENTING OF GREENHOUSE GASES
The Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) has for the first time expanded its benchmarking to the f...
OPITO MARKS STRATEGIC SHIFT WITH LAUNCH OF NEW PRODUCT SUITE FOR THE RENEWABL...
OPITO, the global skills organisation for the energy industry, has made its first move into the r...
OCEANS OF OPPORTUNITY TO BE EXPLORED AT SUBSEA EXPO 2021
The theme for Subsea Expo in 2021 will be Oceans of Opportunity – harnessing the Blue Econo...
DANISH ENERGY AGENCY LAUNCHES TENDERING PROCESS FOR THOR OFFSHORE WIND FARM
Danish Energy Agency is launches tendering process for Thor Offshore Wind Farm. The Danish...
EXTENDED OFFSHORE ENERGY MORATORIUM DENIES THOUSANDS OF NEW AMERICAN JOBS
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has issued the following statement following the Trump adm...
RENEWABLEUK BEGINS SEARCH FOR SUCCESSOR TO CEO HUGH MCNEAL
RenewableUK’s CEO Hugh McNeal and Board have agreed to begin the process of recruiting the ...
NORWAY: CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN EXPLORATION IN MATURE AREAS IN APA ...
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received a large number of applications from 3...
JOB SUPPORT SCHEME PROVIDES CERTAINTY BUT FOCUS ON GREEN RECOVERY MUST CONTINUE
The leading representative for the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry has today initially w...
GOVERNMENT URGED TO SET COST REDUCTION TARGET FOR RENEWABLE HYDROGEN TO PROVI...
A report published today by RenewableUK urges the Government to help energy consumers by supporti...
GERMANY AND SCOTLAND DEEPEN THEIR COOPERATION ON OFFSHORE WIND AND "GREEN" HY...
The Wind Energy Cluster WAB e.V. today signed a three-year cooperation agreement with its Scottis...
OGA APPOINTS OSOKEY TO OPERATE NATIONAL DATA REPOSITORY
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has appointed Osokey Ltd. as collaborative partner in developing ...
NETHERLANDS TAKING A WELL-BALANCED APPROACH IN TRANSITION TO A CARBON-NEUTRAL...
The Netherlands is taking a well-balanced approach to its plans for a rapid transition to a carbo...
STRATHCLYDE UNIVERSITY HAILS SUBSEA TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALISATION TOOL
Image courtesy of Blue Ocean Monitoring Strathclyde University has endorsed a methodology ...
OGA APPOINTS ANDY BROOKS AS CNS AREA MANAGER
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has appointed Andy Brooks as Area Manager - Central North Sea, co...
BOEM, BSEE ADVANCE NEW RESEARCH ON POTENTIAL POLICY CHANGES TO INCREASE PRODU...
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforceme...
INSIGHTS INTO THE ARCTIC SOURCE OF FRESHWATER IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC
New research provides the first clear observational evidence of how salinity is linked between th...
OPTIMIZING THE GRID CHARACTERISTICS OF WIND TURBINES
In the first phase of the planned expansion, the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWE...
OGTC REPORT SETS OUT TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED ENERGY FUTURE F...
Delivering a tech-enabled integrated net-zero energy future will cost £430 billion but g...
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES GAS IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN
The Australian Government has outlined key steps to help grow Australia’s oil and gas indus...
OGA TO PUBLISH VITAL HISTORIC SEISMIC DATA
Historic seismic data which provide images below the seabed are to be made available by the Oil a...
UK OIL AND GAS RESERVES AND RESOURCES AT 2019 YEAR END
Managing the basin’s declining production to maximise value from the United Kingdom Contine...
SCOTLAND’S NET ZERO ROADMAP
The UK Government has committed to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and the Scottish Gov...
DAILY WELL PRODUCTION FIGURES WILL HELP MER UK AND NET ZERO GOAL
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has today published daily production figures from wells that have...
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS UNITE TO BOOST UK GREEN ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND REACH NET ZE...
Renewable UK, techUK and the Solar Trade Association are announcing a new partnership to promote ...
API QUESTIONS EXTENTION TO MORATORIUM ON THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
The American Petroleum Institute (API) issued the following statement in response to today's ...
ASIA PACIFIC TO BECOME LARGEST OFFSHORE WIND MARKET BY 2030
Asia is set to become a leader in offshore wind, with its share in the global offshore wind ma...
AFBE-UK SCOTLAND CAREERS EVENT TO HELP STUDENTS FACE POST-PANDEMIC CHALLENGES
Students and graduates facing up to the challenges of finding work in the wake of the pandemic ha...
CORPORATE PROCUREMENT AS A NEW GROWTH DRIVER FOR WIND ENERGY IN ASIA
Joyce Lee, Policy and Operations Director, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) The shift of ...
OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR CALLS FOR ACTION TO SECURE GREEN HYDROGEN ECONOMIC BOOM
Development of an indigenous green hydrogen industry could generate £320bn for the UK econo...
UK GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES REVIEW INTO FUTURE OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LICENSING REGIME
The Government today announced it will review its policy on the future UK offshore oil and gas li...
OFFER OF AWARDS FOR THE UK’S 32ND OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has offered for award 113 licence areas over 259 blocks or part-b...
MAJOR NEW REPORT SETS BASELINE TO PUSH GREATER PROGRESS IN DIGITALISATION
Findings from the first survey of digitalisation in the oil and gas industry reveal there’s...
CLARITY AND VISIBILITY ON AUCTIONS KEY TO UNLOCK TURKEY’S ONSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
On 27 August WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson joined a panel with IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol ...
OGUK ROADMAP 2035 ON COURSE DESPITE INDUSTRY CHALLENGES
Over eight actions identified by the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry as essential if it ...
IOGP WELCOME IMAN HILL AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has appointed Iman Hill to be its...
SUPPLY CHAIN FOCUS BOOSTED AS OGUK CREATES NEW INTEGRATED DIRECTORATE
The leading representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry is driving its supply ch...
LATIN AMERICA’S ENERGY COMMUNITY UNDERLINES LINK BETWEEN ENERGY TRANSFORMATIO...
High-level energy and climate decision makers from Latin America and the Caribbean underlined the...
NPD RELEASES PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR JULY 2020
Preliminary production figures for July 2020 show an average daily production of 2 062 000 barrel...
OGUK WEBINAR TO HIGHLIGHT PROGRESS ON SECTOR’S ROAD TO RECOVERY
OGUK’s drive to ensure the UK oil and gas sector is taking collective action to stimulate i...
WOMEN IN WIND: GENDER DIVERSITY MUST BE A PRIORITY IN THE WIND SECTOR FOR A J...
The Women in Wind Global Leadership Program, a joint initiative of the Global Wind E...
ESTIMATED COSTS FOR UKCS DECOMMISSIONING CONTINUE TO FALL
The total cost of UK offshore oil and gas decommissioning has fallen by a further 2% on a like-fo...
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCES NEW MEXICO’S LEASE SALE
In keeping with the Trump Administration’s goal of promoting American energy security, the ...
TIGHTENING WA DOMESTIC GAS POLICY RISKS FURTHER ONSHORE DEVELOPMENT
In the most challenging market conditions facing the Western Australian economy for a generation,...
PESA SUPPORTS SUMMER ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS (SEEK) PROGRAM
PESA is a proud contributor to the National Society of Black Engineers’ (NSBE) Summer Engin...
GERMANY TO RAMP UP INVESTMENT IN AFRICAN ENERGY
An exclusive webinar explored the market dynamics set to shape post-COVID-19 German-African busin...
INTERNATIONAL REPORT CONFIRMS THE ROLE OF GAS IN A CLEANER ENERGY FUTURE
The International Gas Union’s (IGU) Global Gas Report 2020 released overnight finds that af...
OFFSHORE ENERGY INTEGRATION CAN DELIVER 30% OF UK’S NET ZERO TARGET
The integration of offshore energy systems, including oil and gas, renewables, hydrogen and carbo...
STUDY FINDS THE OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR CAN SUPPORT 6,000 TO NEARLY 9,000 JOBS I...
A research study commissioned by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP) int...
OGUK PARTNERS WITH SKILLS BODY TO OFFER SUPPORT TO REDUNDANT OIL AND GAS WORKERS
The leading representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas sector has partnered with...
OGUK LAUNCHES NEW SME FORUM TO SUPPORT SMALLER BUSINESSES UNDER PRESSURE
A new forum dedicated to helping small and medium-sized businesses navigate the downturn has been...
GWEC: OFFSHORE WIND WILL SURGE TO OVER 234 GW BY 2030, LED BY ASIA-PACIFIC
With 6.1 GW of new capacity added, 2019 was the best year in history for the global ...
RENEWABLE AUCTION DELIVERS CLEANER, CHEAPER, POWER FOR IRELAND
Nineteen new wind farms won contracts under the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme accordin...
NEW £750K FUND TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES’ GREEN RECOVERY
A new fund designed to support local regeneration and sustainable development around Scotland&rsq...
COMMERCIALISATION OF TECHNOLOGY IS KEY TO GROWTH OF THE GLOBAL BLUE ECONOMY
The UK has an unrivalled track record of technological innovation, but ideas frequently fail betw...
NEW PROJECT TO REDUCE EMISSIONS AND UNLOCK AUSTRALIA’S ENERGY POTENTIAL
NERA and CO2CRC have announced a new landmark study into Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage ...
RESILIENT WIND INDUSTRY DELIVERS 17% OF EUROPE'S ELECTRICITY, PROVES SMART BE...
The new WindEurope publication “The impact of COVID-19 on Europe’s wind sector”...
UK CONTINENTAL SHELF PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY HITS 80%
Production efficiency on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) has improved for the seventh consecu...
EQUINOR GRANTED PERMIT FOR WILDCAT WELL 34/11-24 S
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 6407...
RENEWABLES IN ASIA: IT’S A TOUGH RACE AGAINST FOSSIL FUELS
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented shock to the global economy. It has also stif...
NATIONAL GRID’S FUTURE ENERGY SCENARIOS HIGHLIGHT CASE FOR INVESTMENT IN RENE...
Commenting on the publication today of National Grid’s Future Energy Scenarios, RenewableUK...
AREG BITE SIZE WEBINAR – MORAG MCCORKINDALE (AREG) AND DEIRDRE MICHIE (OGUK)
To mark the recent signing of a reciprocal membership agreement between AREG and OGUK, Morag McCo...
OGA TRANSFORMS ACCESS TO INDUSTRY DATA
The OGA continues to transform access to information as delivery of data from the National Data R...
NATURAL GAS TO CHANGE AFRICA: THE VISION OF THE AFRICAN ENERGY CHAMBER’S NEWE...
In continuation of recent announcements on the African Energy Chamber’s Advisory Board (202...
OWGP ANNOUNCES £2M SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR UK OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) is launching a new £2m package of funding and b...
LIBERIA ADJUSTS BID EVALUATION CRITERIA TO LURE INVESTMENT IN THE HARPER BASIN
The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA), has made si...
OGUK BOARD APPOINTS LEADING VOICE AS NEW VICE CO-CHAIR
The leading representative body for the UK oil and gas industry, OGUK, has appointed a new vice c...
INTERIM REPORT HIGHLIGHTS RISING ACTIVITY ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
In the first half of 2020, activity on the Norwegian shelf has been characterised by the corona s...
RISC FACILITATES PESGB NIGHT SCHOOL PROGRAMME ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
RISC’s Gavin Ward will be facilitating a Business Development virtual course as part of the...
COMPANIES SECURE £1.4 MILLION TO DEVELOP QUICK CONNECTION SYSTEMS FOR WAVE EN...
Projects led by Apollo, Blackfish Engineering Design, Nova Innovation and Quoceant secure fund...
NREL NAMES DANIEL BECKLEY TO LEAD FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) r...
INDUSTRY BODIES AGREE PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT LOW CARBON FUTURE
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) and OGUK have signed a reciprocal membership agreement to ...
NREL RESEARCH POINTS TO STRATEGIES FOR RECYCLING OF SOLAR PANELS
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have conducted the first global as...
OPEC LAUNCHES ITS 2020 ANNUAL STATISTICAL BULLETIN
The OPEC Secretariat today launched the 55th edition of one of its flagship publications, the Ann...
OLADE AND IRENA PUT RENEWABLES AT HEART OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN LATIN AMERICA...
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Latin American Energy Organization ...
MINISTERS OF WORLD’S BIGGEST ENERGY CONSUMERS PARTICIPATE IN THE IEA CLEAN EN...
Ministers from dozens of countries accounting for over 80% of the world economy today took part i...
THREE FINALISTS NOMINATED FOR IOR AWARD 2020
Three finalists have been nominated for the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s IOR award for...
OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY WELCOMES JOB SUPPORT AND UNDERLINES NEED TO REMAIN FOCUS...
The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry has today welcomed the Chancellor’s announceme...
EMEC SUPPORTS KIOST TIDAL TEST SITE IN KOREA
The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) has contracted the European Marine En...
KEYFACTS ENERGY COUNTRY PROFILE: LIBERIA
The Liberia Basin consists of thirty three concessionary blocks. 17 of these blocks are from ...
£5 MILLION OF RESEARCH FUNDING IS AWARDED TO INSITE PROJECTS
The Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) and Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquac...
OLADE AND IRENA PUT RENEWABLES AT HEART OF POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN...
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Latin American Energy Organization (OLA...
4 IN 5 UK ENERGY PROFESSIONALS URGE RESILIENT GREEN RECOVERY
Energy Barometer 2020 survey finds 4 in 5 want stimulus channelled into green industries and j...
GWEC LAUNCHES TASK FORCE TO DRIVE GLOBAL GROWTH OF FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has launched a Floating Offshore Wind Task Force with ke...
COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS CALL FOR FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN CANADA OFFSHORE
Community and business leaders, as well as supporters throughout Canada, are united to send a cle...
API RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT DECISION ON NATIONWIDE PERMIT 12, KEYSTONE XL
The American Petroleum Institute released the following statement from Chief Legal Officer and Se...
A RENEWABLES-BASED EU HYDROGEN STRATEGY CAN ENSURE SUCCESS OF GREEN RECOVERY
Ahead of the EU Energy System Integration Strategy and the EU Hydrogen Strategy, organisations hi...
RENEWABLES CAN DELIVER 12,000 NEW JOBS AND £20BN INVESTMENT IN GREEN ECONOMIC...
Statistics from RenewableUK show that if the Government takes steps to maximise the economic bene...
ADGM INKS PARTNERSHIP WITH IRENA TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the award-winning international financial centre, and the Interna...
HUGE BOOST AS NORFOLK VANGUARD OFFSHORE WIND FARM GETS GREEN LIGHT
Responding to the announcements by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Str...
AUSTRALIA’S AVERAGE GAS PRICES REMAIN AMONG LOWEST IN ASIA
Australia’s average natural gas prices remain amongst the lowest in Asia, according to the ...
PIRATES KIDNAP NINE FROM BW OFFSHORE FPSO OFF NIGERIA
On 2 July 2020, at approximately 4:20 am local time, BW Offshore’s FPSO Sendje Berge was su...
REGIONAL AND COUNTRY ENGAGEMENT BOOSTS RENEWABLES IN AFRICA
Since 2000, Africa has achieved rapid economic growth and improving social conditions. Endowed wi...
INDUSTRY WELCOMES NEW SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OIL AND GAS ACREAGE
Australia’s oil and gas sector welcomed today’s South Australian Government announcem...
UK BUSINESSES FORGING AHEAD TO MEET CHINA’S UNDIMMED LOW CARBON ENERGY DEMAND
Eight UK organisations have signed significant new agreements to develop and provide renewable en...
SCDI PUBLISH GREEN RECOVERY PLAN
The Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) has published its plan for a Green Recov...
MONTROSE TO BENEFIT FROM MAJOR NEW INVESTMENT BY CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND
Crown Estate Scotland has announced the purchase of a commercial development site near Montro...
IRELAND FORMS HISTORIC NEW GOVERNMENT - PROMISING A "REVOLUTION" IN RENEWABLES
After long and difficult political discussions, Ireland has succeeded in forming a new government...
AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION STATEMENT ON GREEN ACT
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today issued the following statement applauding the r...
DIGITAL DEBUT FOR OGUK’S SHARE FAIR
One of the offshore oil and gas industry’s most significant business development events is ...
BSEE PROMOTES RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement continues to facilitate response preparedn...
THE OGTC BOARD WELCOMES TENDEKA’S GILLIAN KING
Tendeka’s VP for Europe, Russia, CIS & Africa, Gillian King, has joined the Board of T...
INTERIOR SUPPORTS RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICA’S ENERGY RESOURCES IN AL...
As a next step toward meeting President Trump’s direction for increased production of Ameri...
FIVE THINGS STOPPING INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS DEPLOYING GREATER CAPITAL INTO R...
The Energy Council works with a select group of top tier investment managers and partners who off...
AUTONOMOUS MOTHERSHIPS AND ROBOT REPAIR TEAMS COMING TO OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
One year on from the launch of MIMRee (Multi-Platform Inspection, Maintenance and Repair in Extre...
NPD INTRODUCES NEW SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
The six directors who will make up the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s senior management ...
ENERGY HUB TO BE DEVELOPED BY SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL AND OGTC
Shetland Islands Council and the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) have agreed to work togethe...
APPEA WELCOMES SUPPORT FOR AUSTRALIA'S EXPLORING FOR THE FUTURE (EFTF) PROGRAM
The oil and gas industry welcomed this week's announcement by Australian Resources Minister K...
EIGHT HONOURED AT FIRST EVER YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GREEN ENERGY AWARDS WEEK
Eight up-and-coming green energy stars have been honoured throughout the first ever Young Profess...
INDUSTRY GIANTS BACK ORE CATAPULT’S FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Ten of the world’s leading offshore energy organisations have joined the Offshore Renewable...
APPLY FOR SUPPORT TO RETAIN AND DEVELOP KEY SKILLS IN INDUSTRY
A new £4.5m scheme to support the retention of essential skills during and after the Covid-...
NEW OFFSHORE WIND OPERATIONAL REPORT DEMONSTRATES STRENGTH AND MATURITY OF TH...
Less than 20 years on from the first offshore turbines being installed in British waters at Blyth...