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Regional5 months agoGlobal Underwater Hub responds to the announcement of UK Government support for Acorn and Viking CCS projectsResponding to the announcement by the UK Government that it is committing to support the Acorn and Viking CCS projects,…
Regional5 months agoNew North Sea oil and gas fields incompatible with Paris Climate GoalsA UCL report states that new North Sea oil and gas fields are incompatible with the Paris Agreement climate goals.…
Regional5 months agoWill the North Sea oil and gas industry be Labour’s next U-turn?With Nigel Farage targeting net zero, could government policy change to protect jobs, revenue and votes? It was inevitable that…
Regional5 months agoOEUK Calls for Windfall Tax Reform to Boost UK Energy InvestmentTrade body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has called on the UK Government to remove the windfall tax on oil and…
Regional5 months agoReport warns of Massive North Sea Job LossesThe UK’s North Sea oil and gas sector faces a severe jobs crisis, with a new Robert Gordon University (RGU)…
Regional5 months agoScottish firm purchases ‘renowned’ floating oil platformA Scottish company has acquired a huge floating oil and gas production platform. The Aberdeen-based firm has said the vessel,…
Regional5 months agoHit and miss in North Sea: Drilling ops yield new oil findNorwegian oil and gas player OKEA has made a new oil discovery in an exploration well in the North Sea…
Regional5 months agoNorth Sea windfall tax causing ‘irreversible damage’ says oil giantThe boss of Enquest has slammed the windfall tax on oil and gas firms as doing “irreversible damage” to the…
Regional5 months agoGo-ahead for Aker BP’s North Sea drilling ops with Odfjell rigNorwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has secured the all-clear from the country’s authorities to use one of Odfjell…