/insights?format=feed Insights en-US Wed, 27 Sep 2023 05:39:54 -0400 /news/508344-q-a-what-is-known-about-the-nord-stream-gas-pipeline-explosions One year on from explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic sea between Russia and Germany, the question of who was behind them is unresolved… Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:39:54 Z /news/508344-q-a-what-is-known-about-the-nord-stream-gas-pipeline-explosions /news/508045-what-lies-ahead-for-idle-north-sea-jack-up-rigs The North Sea jack-up rig market has been out of the limelight lately, overshadowed by increased contracting activity in the semi-submersible rig market, resulting… Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:17:48 Z /news/508045-what-lies-ahead-for-idle-north-sea-jack-up-rigs /news/505735-uk-tax-sweetener-won-t-stop-plummeting-north-sea-oil-gas-output Once one of the world's key energy sources, Britain's North sea oil and gas output is poised for a further slump after shrinking by two thirds in the past 20 years… Mon, 12 Jun 2023 07:37:32 Z /news/505735-uk-tax-sweetener-won-t-stop-plummeting-north-sea-oil-gas-output /news/504990-bp-ventures-back-into-offshore-oil-frontiers-to-boost-output BP is ramping up oil exploration and drilling activity in frontier prospects as the energy giant tries to stem a decline in its oil and gas output after years of… Wed, 10 May 2023 12:07:29 Z /news/504990-bp-ventures-back-into-offshore-oil-frontiers-to-boost-output /news/504558-n-america-wind-power-sector-needs-cost-cuts-supply-chain-revamp Wind power may generate roughly 40% of North America's electricity by 2050, and solar power another 32%, if current and projected capacity development plans proceed as expected… Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:09:28 Z /news/504558-n-america-wind-power-sector-needs-cost-cuts-supply-chain-revamp /news/503405-inside-bp-s-plan-to-reset-renewables-as-oil-and-gas-boom BP hasn't fallen out of love with renewables. It just wants to have more power. CEO Bernard Looney's pursuit of green energy outstripped all rivals three years ago… Tue, 07 Mar 2023 07:49:59 Z /news/503405-inside-bp-s-plan-to-reset-renewables-as-oil-and-gas-boom /news/503377-oil-and-gas-profits-fuel-uk-worker-demands-for-just-energy-future When Scott Agnew worked on deep sea oil and gas tankers and cargo boats in the 1980s, he used to count whales and dolphins for conservationists' surveys on his voyages around the world… Mon, 06 Mar 2023 08:35:33 Z /news/503377-oil-and-gas-profits-fuel-uk-worker-demands-for-just-energy-future /news/501772-has-green-hydrogen-sprung-a-leak The green hydrogen express is gathering pace, but it may have a worrying problem with leaks.As governments and energy companies line up big bets on the much-touted fuel of the future… Thu, 22 Dec 2022 12:08:14 Z /news/501772-has-green-hydrogen-sprung-a-leak /news/501614-germany-s-half-a-trillion-dollar-energy-bazooka-may-not-be-enough Germany is bleeding cash to keep the lights on. Almost half a trillion dollars, and counting, since the Ukraine war jolted it into an energy crisis nine months ago… Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:53:16 Z /news/501614-germany-s-half-a-trillion-dollar-energy-bazooka-may-not-be-enough /news/501331-reuters-to-protect-pemex-mexico-s-energy-ministry-tried-to-block-stricter-flaring-rules Mexico's energy ministry tried earlier this year to block the publication of stricter rules on natural gas flaring, according to documents seen by Reuters, saying… Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:13:55 Z /news/501331-reuters-to-protect-pemex-mexico-s-energy-ministry-tried-to-block-stricter-flaring-rules /news/499015-oil-money-is-flooding-into-guyana-who-will-benefit Ever since Exxon Mobil found vast deposits of oil off Guyana's coastline in 2015, government leaders have pledged that black gold would transform the fortunes of… Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:37:50 Z /news/499015-oil-money-is-flooding-into-guyana-who-will-benefit /news/498662-big-oil-set-to-cash-in-on-trillion-dollar-offshore-wind-prize By Akif Chaudhry, Principal Analyst, Corporate Research, Wood MackenzieNo longer in its infancy, offshore wind is a proven technology on course to play a key role… Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:09:26 Z /news/498662-big-oil-set-to-cash-in-on-trillion-dollar-offshore-wind-prize /news/497116-israel-lebanon-sea-boundary-row-obstructs-energy-development A dispute between Israel and Lebanon over their maritime boundary has obstructed energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean and risks exacerbating tensions between two foes… Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:50:27 Z /news/497116-israel-lebanon-sea-boundary-row-obstructs-energy-development /news/497014-europe-eyes-common-subsea-wind-power-grid-to-bolster-energy-security Northern European countries are discussing plans to create a common power grid under the North Sea to connect future offshore wind farms as they seek to strengthen energy security… Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:56:41 Z /news/497014-europe-eyes-common-subsea-wind-power-grid-to-bolster-energy-security /news/496644-australia-s-lng-industry-takes-risky-bet-on-carbon-capture-russell Australia's vast liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector is betting its future on carbon capture and storage (CCS), a technology it says is vital to decarbonization and is proven… Wed, 18 May 2022 10:41:35 Z /news/496644-australia-s-lng-industry-takes-risky-bet-on-carbon-capture-russell