Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Project Progresses
The next phase of Gigastack, a renewable hydrogen project, has secured GBP 7.5 million funding as part of the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Hydrogen Supply Competition.The Gigastack project, led by ITM Power, Ørsted, Phillips 66 Limited and Element Energy…
Activists Climb Shell North Sea Platform
Greenpeace activists boarded two Royal Dutch Shell oil platforms in the British North Sea on Monday in protest against plans to leave parts of the giant structures in place after production shuts down.Pictures provided by Greenpeace show two people in yellow hats scaling one of giant two large, rusty structures and unfurling a banner read
Corallian Energy on Course for Wick Exploration Well in December
UK-based Corallian Energy has revealed that the UK Government had looked favourably upon its plans for two offshore exploration wells.The Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning, which sits within the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy…
Britain Outlines Plans for Coal's Phase Out
Britain will set an emission limit on coal-fired power generators from Oct. 1, 2025, forcing them to close unless they are fitted with carbon capture technology, the government said on Friday. As part of its efforts to meet the country's climate targets, Britain in 2015 announced…
O&G Market Study to Examine UKCS Skills
A major new in-depth labor market analysis of the oil and gas industry is to be carried out to determine the conditions of the sector and to shape a new skills strategy for the continued success of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) over the next 20 years. Led by safety, standards and workforce development organization…
Shell's North Sea Decommissioning Plan Submitted
Royal Dutch Shell has submitted a plan to the British government for dismantling its Brent North Sea production platforms, a turning point for the UK oil industry as operators face the huge challenge of gradually abandoning depleted fields after 40 years of production. Shell…
UK Rule Change for Small Power Producers Could Raise Costs, Risk Supply
Changes to Britain's local power generation rules could drive up energy bills and curb growth in new small plants just when the government is seeking to boost the country's electricity supply. Smaller power generators with less than 100 megawatt capacity embedded into local…
Where Does Britain's Inflation-Busting Oil Come From?
Oil priced in sterling is set for its biggest yearly rise since 1999 and has already pushed UK fuel prices to their highest since August 2015, even thought much of the crude that Britain uses comes from UK-based oilfields. Expectations of lower supply and stronger demand have…
BP Says Oil from North Sea Spill to Sisperse Naturally
A technical problem at BP's Clair platform in the North Sea resulted in a spill of 95 tonnes of oil that was allowed to disperse naturally into the sea, the British oil major said on Monday. Production at the platform, located 75 km west of the Shetland Islands, was halted after the incident which took place on Sunday.
Britain to Miss its 2020 Renewable Energy Targets
Britain is set to miss its 2020 European renewable energy targets, a parliamentary committee report said on Friday, setting a poor example for less wealthy countries as the world tries to rein in global warming. Britain has a target to meet 15 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020…
