BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley on Tuesday urged Cambridge University not to yield to pressure from hundreds of students and academics to cut its investments in fossil fuels and pointed Continue Reading
BP is making preparations for a lower carbon future, and is keeping its greenhouse gas emissions either at or below the levels it saw in 2015, according to a new Continue Reading
UK renewables power output in the first quarter was a record 25.0 TWh, thanks to a strong performance by wind, data from EnAppSys showed Thursday. “The strong performance of wind Continue Reading
Shell on Thursday published a report entitled “Energy Transition,” showing how the company expects to adapt during the transition to low carbon energy systems. The company says it wants electricity Continue Reading
The UK government could be on its way on agreeing a massive support package—dubbed a sector deal—with the North Sea oil and gas industry, the Scottish Secretary of State David Continue Reading
2017 trends for UK offshore production were disrupted by the stoppage in the Forties pipeline in December, which took several hundred thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day off line. Continue Reading
2017 trends for UK offshore production were disrupted by the stoppage in the Forties pipeline in December, which took several hundred thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day offline. Overall Continue Reading
The first-ever hydraulic fracturing effort in the United Kingdom is set for the third quarter following well completion in Lancashire, Cuadrilla Resources said. Cuadrilla said Tuesday it completed the first-ever Continue Reading
UK North Sea’s oil production is expected to revert to a decline again next year, after a brief period of growth since 2015, according to consultants at Bernstein. Since peaking Continue Reading
The United Kingdom (UK) is the second-largest producer of oil and the third-largest producer of natural gas in OECD Europe. United Kingdom (UK) oil and natural gas production have grown Continue Reading
The UK-Russian relations have quickly deteriorated over the past week after the UK said that a former double agent and his daughter were poisoned in England by a military-grade nerve Continue Reading
The UK House of Commons has released a new report on air pollution that calls for urgent action by national leadership to bring about a step change in how the Continue Reading
UK Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday the UK was “looking to other countries” for gas supply due to deteriorating relations with Russia triggered by the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Continue Reading
Royal Dutch Shell, which was forced to limit its presence in Russia’s upstream sector because of Western sanctions, has seen its lubricant sales in the country double since 2014, the Continue Reading
Oil major BP Plc expects more than 90 percent of the world’s shipping fleet will comply with new regulations slashing sulfur levels ships are allowed to burn starting 2020, a Continue Reading
Late last week, as we were at the annual Windsor Energy Consultation (WEC) just outside London, British Gas Plc confirmed that the nation was facing a natural gas shortage as Continue Reading
The Russia-UK poisoning row threatens to put renewed strain on the two countries’ deep-seated energy ties, illustrated by some of the first ever LNG shipments from Russia’s vast new Yamal Continue Reading
Severe weather striking the United Kingdom and parts of Europe means there’s a deficit of natural gas on the market, a British utility said Thursday. Utility company National Grid issued Continue Reading
Three new wells are planned as part of a multi-million-dollar drilling campaign that includes testing a new oil discovery made in British waters, Statoil said. Nearly $40 million in drilling Continue Reading
The freezing weather entrenched across much of Europe is stretching Britain’s supply of natural gas with fresh snowfall forecast for much of the country. The coldest spell since December 2010 Continue Reading
Capital expenditure (CAPEX) in the UK oil and gas industry will keep falling over the next half decade, according to the latest projections from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). Continue Reading
One of the world’s leading energy companies, BP is predicting renewable energy sources to be influential in shaping the global energy sources by 2040. The report released by BP proposed Continue Reading
Ineos Shale granted permission to pursue its application to undertake a geophysical survey in Clumber Park in the High Court. Ineos Shale has been granted permission to pursue its application Continue Reading
Global demand for crude oil could peak in the next two decades, as renewables like solar power surge faster than expected to meet a greater share of the world’s energy Continue Reading
Self-driving electric vehicles will cause a revolution in transportation over the next two decades, leading global oil demand to peak by the late 2030s, according to the main scenario outlined Continue Reading
Prospects for the UK shale industry remain ‘widely bearish’, according to oil and gas analysts at BMI Research. Prospects for the UK shale industry remain ‘widely bearish’, according to oil Continue Reading
The unplanned shutdown in December of Britain’s biggest oil pipeline, Forties, which shut off supplies for more than two weeks and fired up global oil prices, had an unlikely cause: Continue Reading
Higher wind generation and lower demand drove UK power system prices into negative territory over the weekend, according to traders and National Grid data. The daily minimum system sell price Continue Reading
Ricardo is supporting a trial run by UK Power Networks into using smart grid technology to unlock spare capacity for increased electric vehicle use—maximizing the power available from existing infrastructure Continue Reading
The Forties Pipeline System is now fully operational following repair work on the asset, Ineos has confirmed. All restrictions on the flow of oil and gas from platforms feeding into Continue Reading
Enable it in your browser or download Flash Player here .Sorry, you need Flash to play this. Fire crews were called to fix scaffolding outside a building near Oxford Circus Continue Reading
It was a record year for powering the country using renewables in the UK, National Grid has revealed, making 2017 the “greenest year ever”. The year saw 13 clean energy Continue Reading
A British trade group said it’s better to tap inland gas than be vulnerable to foreign suppliers, as a vessel docked with its first-ever cargo of Russian LNG. Tanker Christophe Continue Reading
The first cargo lifted from Yamal LNG has been delivered into the UK’s Isle of Grain terminal aboard the Arc 7 tanker, the Christophe De Margerie, according to data from Continue Reading
Oil prices started the trading day Thursday in static territory after pipeline operator Ineos said restrictions on a major North Sea network were lifted. “All restrictions on the flow of Continue Reading
Flows through Britain’s most important oil pipeline, Forties, have recovered to around half the normal rate, a trading source said on Wednesday, suggesting a steady return to normal operations after Continue Reading
Energy independent Ineos, the operator of the Forties pipeline, said it has started doing pressure tests on the pipeline after it was repaired. Full flow will resume in early January, Continue Reading
UK and Scottish government representatives see a bright future. The North Sea oil and gas industry isn’t done yet, that’s the message UK and Scottish government representatives want to get Continue Reading
Production plans and start-ups in Norway, Europe’s largest oil producer, and a restart date for a North Sea pipeline network sent oil prices lower Thursday. “Based on current estimates the Continue Reading
Flow through the Forties pipeline system from the North Sea, idled since Dec. 11, should be back to normal in early January, the operator said Thursday. Pipeline operator Ineos said Continue Reading
Repair work on the Forties Pipeline System is scheduled to complete around Christmas based on current estimates. Ineos revealed Thursday that repair work on the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) is Continue Reading
The UK’s installed solar photovoltaic capacity at the end of November was up 7.7%, or 902 MW, year on year to 12,642 MW across 935,120 installations, the Department for Business, Continue Reading
Unplanned temporary outages such as the Forties Pipeline shutdown are currently supporting oil prices, but as we go into 2018 a lot of those temporary issues will go away and Continue Reading
Britain’s Forties oil and gas pipeline, one of the biggest in the North Sea, should restart in early January after repairs to a crack over Christmas, operator Ineos said on Continue Reading
Custom parts needed to fix the Forties pipeline system are being made, though it may be the second week in January before work is finished, the operator said. Ineos, which Continue Reading
The timeframe to repair Britain’s Forties crude oil pipeline in the North Sea remains two to four weeks, its operator Ineos said on Tuesday, adding that repair options were still Continue Reading
Ineos has shut the 110,000 barrels-per-day crude distillation unit(CDU) at its Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland due to a lack of feedstock following an outage on Monday on the Forties Continue Reading
The Edinburgh Geological Society was formed in 1834 with the aim of stimulating public interest in geology. Issue 62 of its magazine, The Edinburgh Geologist , published in October, certainly Continue Reading
We said two days ago that it’s been a tough week for anybody who needs to heat their home or put gasoline in their cars in Britain. The litany of Continue Reading
The subsea sector still supports around 45,000 jobs in the UK, despite the recent downturn in oil and gas, according to Subsea UK’s latest business activity review. The subsea sector Continue Reading
