Britain Agrees to Take Control of German, Swedish Plutonium
Britain on Thursday said it had reached a deal to take ownership of almost a tonne of foreign-owned plutonium now stored on British soil, as the government eyes turning…
Scotland May Have Shale for 30 Years' Worth of UK Gas Needs
Scotland, heading for a September independence referendum, could hold enough shale gas resources to cover UK gas needs for more than 30 years, a geological report published…
UK to Ease Fracking Rules as Huge Reserves Emerge
Proposal allows drilling without landowners' permission; billions of barrels of oil under rock formations in south. Huge shale gas finds in north have fuelled fracking boom.
Interest in UK O&G Licences Falls After Bumper Year
Interest in operating new oil and gas fields in Britain's North Sea fell to its lowest level in seven years as the energy ministry said on Tuesday it had received 173 applications…
Britain's Conservatives to End Onshore Wind Subsidies
British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party pledged to end government subsidies for onshore wind farms if it wins a national election next year, increasing…
EDF Opens Gas Plant and Wind Farm in Britain
EDF said it had opened its West Burton combined cycle gas turbine power station and its Teesside offshore wind farm in Britain on Wednesday. The West Burton gas plant in…
UK Well Placed to Deal with Potential Russian Gas Export Cut
Britain is well placed to deal with the possibility of a Russian cutoff of gas to Europe during the Ukraine crisis, because it receives most of its imports from Norway and has significant domestic reserves.
Report Helps Wind Industry Reduce Noise Effects on Marine Mammals
A report published by independent, international energy consultancy Xodus Group, and its project partners SMRU Marine, recommends how offshore wind farm operators and regulators…
