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April 07, 2022
Energy companies and organizations are reacting positively to the UK Government’s Energy Security Strategy, which was published considering rising global energy prices provoked by surging demand after the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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April 07, 2022
Shell Plc said its withdrawal from Russia will result in $4 billion to $5 billion of impairments, while also warning investors that extreme energy price volatility in the first quarter could hit cash flow.
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April 05, 2022
The floating offshore hydrogen production plant developed by J-DeEP combines a seawater desalination system and a system to extract hydrogen from water through electrolysis.
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April 05, 2022
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng commissioned a geological report into the science of shale gas fracing, as the U.K. government tries to boost energy self-sufficiency in the wake of the Ukraine war.
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March 31, 2022
Siemens Energy will locate the industrial production of electrolysis modules in Berlin, and is thus taking the centerpiece of its hydrogen technology to the capital.
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March 30, 2022
Cnooc Ltd. is considering a sale of its U.K. North Sea portfolio, in what could be one of the biggest disposals in the aging basin by a foreign firm in recent years, people familiar with the matter said.
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March 30, 2022
A controversial U.K. oil project won a license extension, keeping open the possibility of development even after Shell Plc retreated amid a backlash from climate protesters.
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March 29, 2022
The UK will have to import almost all its gas and most of its oil from overseas suppliers unless billions of pounds are invested in new North Sea exploration and production facilities, a report from Offshore Energies UK has warned.
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March 29, 2022
Offshore Energies UK published its first Business Outlook report since evolving into the leading trade body for organizations representing offshore oil, gas, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and wind.
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March 24, 2022
Offshore Energies UK, the leading trade body for the UK’s integrating offshore energy industry has responded to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement, and forecasts by the Office for Fiscal Responsibility.
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March 22, 2022
At venues in both Aberdeen and London, Offshore Energies UK will publish its first Business Outlook report since evolving into the leading trade body for organizations with an interest in offshore oil, gas, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and wind.
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March 22, 2022
The Oil and Gas Authority changed its name to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) to reflect its evolving role in the energy transition.
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March 22, 2022
Neptune Energy announced record levels of support for European economies with the company’s activities contributing $3.3 billion gross value added and more than 9,700 jobs.
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March 22, 2022
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company signed a new memorandum of understanding and joint study agreements with counterparts in Germany to accelerate and deepen collaboration in clean hydrogen.
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March 21, 2022
Neptune Energy and its partners announced hydrocarbons were encountered at the Hamlet exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
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March 18, 2022
The UK's offshore energy industry has welcomed a speech by Boris Johnson warning that it would be “crazy” to shut down North Sea oil and gas production in the face of global shortages and price spikes.
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March 16, 2022
Claxton, the lead brand for Acteon’s drilling and decommissioning segment, has signed an agreement with Oceaneering to acquire decommissioning personnel and assets from them.
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March 14, 2022
A new gas field found under the North Sea off East Anglia has this week produced its ‘first gas’ – and more such developments are on the way, according to IOG.
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March 14, 2022
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner remains opposed to a boycott of Russian oil and gas, even with leading members of his Free Democratic Party saying restrictions should be imposed to punish Russia.
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March 10, 2022
Europeans are very lucky that it was a warm winter, panelists said during CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference, referring to an ongoing natural gas crisis that start long before Russia invaded Ukraine.
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