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OGUK rebrands to Offshore Energies UK
OIL & Gas UK (OGUK) is changing its name to Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) and expanding to include low carbon offshore energy technologies that its members are developing.
Type: News
Scotland’s “renewables powerhouse” ambitions: strategy seeks rush from oil and gas
THE Scottish government has set out its vision of becoming a renewables powerhouse in its Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan – a set of priorities directed at transitioning away from oil and gas production as “fast as possible”, while significantly scaling up renewable energy production to provide cheap, green electricity to power the country’s economy.
Type: News
UK workers set to benefit from ‘energy skills passport’ backed by oil, gas, and wind industries
EMPLOYERS in the oil, gas, and wind sectors have partnered with energy initiatives to develop a skills passport to help UK workers through the energy transition.
Type: News
GREENPEACE UK climate campaigner Phillip Evans accused the UK government of making a “reckless decision” after the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) announced it had granted development and production consent for the Rosebank field.
Type: News
Taskforce suggests recommendations to digitally unite energy sectors
The Offshore Energy Data Strategy (OEDS) Taskforce has in a new report, set out a series of recommendations to digitally unite the offshore oil, gas and renewable sectors, in a bid to help the UK achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Type: News
UK allows wind farms and oil producers to overlap in North Sea
THE UK has introduced new rules allowing oil and gas firms and wind farm operators to share sites in the North Sea.
Type: News
‘Clear progress’ made since the North Sea Transition Deal
A YEAR after agreeing to the North Sea Transition Deal with the oil and gas sector, UK Government says industry has made “clear progress” in delivering on its commitments.
Type: News
King’s speech draws fire from environmentalists as oil and gas claims branded “distraction tactics”
“IT SIMPLY won’t do what the prime minister claims,” said Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, after the king’s speech unveiled a planned bill to mandate annual oil and gas licensing in the North Sea.
Type: News
Court: Jackdaw and Rosebank oil field approvals were unlawful
A COURT has ruled that consent given for two UK oil and gas fields was unlawful, but that development of the projects can continue while the government finalises new approval rules. It moves the government a step further along the tightrope it’s walking to bolster the economy while meeting climate targets.
Type: News
UK Energy Security Strategy deemed ‘a missed opportunity’
THE UK Government has released its much-delayed Energy Security Strategy, which improves long-term plans for more oil and gas, hydrogen, nuclear, and offshore wind. However, the strategy has received strong criticism for failing to deliver on solar power, onshore wind, energy efficiency, and demand reduction.
Type: News
