Tidal power booms despite setback
Production
The UK government last week rejected a £1.3-billion tidal project at Swansea but other tidal projects are springing up all
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Total faces North Sea strikes
Production
Total’s North Sea oil workers are to stage a series of offshore strikes in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Total to increase Scottish security
Industry
French oil and gas giant Total says it is increasing security in northwestern Scotland after disputes with staff over pay
Ukraine tries to seize Gazprom UK assets
Policy
Ukraine and Russia are in disagreement again, with Naftogaz handing Gazprom an order to freeze assets in England and Wales.
Siemens to use ammonia in battery study
Storage
A chemical compound used to increase crop yields could help boost battery efficiency as German manufacturing giant Siemens looks to
France energy exports to UK rise
Transmission
British reliance on importing French power has increased by almost a quarter during 2018 in further evidence of Britain’s energy
Learn from 1988 disaster: Oslo safety chief
Industry
Learning the lessons from the Piper Alpha disaster is important for everyone in the industry “regardless of the country”, according
Scotland eyes more wind farms
Environment
Scotland continues to lead European wind power and hopes to develop its investment in the sector with plans to lease
Nuclear sector misses Brexit ‘deadlines’
Production
Brexit deadlines have put the supply of nuclear raw material for UK power stations in peril as the EU scrambles
Europeans hold Iran shuttle diplomacy
Industry
After Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear accord, Europe is seeking ways to hold the agreement together and avoid
Commission issues green guidance
Transmission
The European Commission has issued new guidance to help member states during the planning phases of renewable energy projects. The
Total’s Iran stake at risk: Tehran
Industry
French oil giant Total, the only western energy major investing in Iran, will lose its stake in the vast South
Verus buys Statoil North Sea stake
Production
Verus Petroleum has acquired a 17-per-cent stake in the Chevron-operated North Sea Alba field from Statoil. About 200km north-east of
GE to test world’s largest wind turbine
Storage
General Electric has decided to test the world’s largest offshore wind turbines in the UK ahead of possible installation in
EDF diversifies from nuclear
Transmission
The French state-run utility EDF (Electricité de France) is adapting to a market where wind and solar costs have fallen