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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 brands UK government ‘reckless’ as the North Sea Transition Authority greenlights Rosebank oil and gas project

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