UK energy news covering oil, gas and renewables – offshore wind, nuclear, CCUS, hydrogen, biofuels and solar updates from Energy Voice.

Dec 24, 2024 · Centrica chief executive Chris O’Shea says Irish wind farms are where the £6.4 billion energy group can “add value”. With £3.2bn of cash on its balance sheet, over 30% of the energy ...

Dec 16, 2024 · Ineos Energy has acquired the Gulf of Mexico business held by CNOOC Energy Holdings USA, the company’s third major US investment in the past three years.. The deal includes a portfolio of non ...

Jan 6, 2025 · US President Joe Biden has announced a ban on offshore oil and gas drilling across vast swathes of the country’s coastal waters. The decision comes just weeks before his successor Donald Trump ...

Dec 31, 2024 · The Hydro-Electric Development (Scotland) Act had become law in August 1943 but early days were committed to preparatory work and fending off efforts to bring hydro under a Central Generating ...

Dec 31, 2024 · In this week’s Charging Forward, Moray Council has approved a 50 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Scotland, developers submit plans for major battery projects at Teesworks and Italian ...

Oct 22, 2024 · The Welsh government has approved EDF Renewables UK’s application to build the Garn Fach wind farm and energy storage facility south of Newtown, Mid

Dec 24, 2024 · The 47/3i-17 Abbey appraisal well, operated by Petrogas, was spudded with the Noble Resilient on 13 November. The well is appraising the 1974 47/3-2 Artemis discovery which encountered gas in a ...

Dec 27, 2024 · Between 1975 and 1991, some 15,000 new houses were built in Aberdeen, with even more being built in the north-east region. Since then, oil and gas has been a pillar of Aberdeen’s economy, so ...

Dec 17, 2024 · UK energy company EnQuest has been awarded the rights to develop additional resources from its Seligi field gas resources in Malaysia.The deal covers approximately 155bcf gas. EnQuest Petroleum ...