LNG fleets to overtake oil supertankers in global gold rush ENERGY CRISIS There will be more LNG ships than oil supertankers within the next five years, according to the latest findings from Global Data.
BP: Oil and gas giant takes 40 per cent stake in massive UK carbon capture and storage project CARBON CAPTURE BP has snapped up a hefty stake in a major upcoming carbon capture project from Harbour Energy, bringing more focus to decarbonisation.
Another LNG-fuelled winter will expose lack of seriousness about UK’s energy goals NICHOLAS EARL Winter is over, with the government managing to stave off blackouts over – but LNG problems persist, exposing the UK's energy challenge.
Exclusive: Industry body slams UK-US LNG deal following fracking snub November 8, 2022 UKOOG has hammered the Government's decision to chase a long-term LNG deal with the US, while banning fracking.
Shapps’ shale shutdown: Fracking group ‘frustrated and disappointed’ by U-turn on moratorium October 28, 2022 A fracking advocacy group has said it is “deeply frustrated and disappointed” by a government U-turn reintroducing the moratorium for the practice. Grant Shapps confirmed to Parliament this week the UK would “not support shale extraction” unless science can show “categorically that it can be done safely”. The U-turn on Liz Truss’ decision to lift [...]
Fracking fury: Industry body hammers Sunak after shale gas U-turn October 27, 2022 UKOOG has expressed its fury with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's apparent decision to re-impose the ban on fracking.
Labour would ban fracking ‘for good’ if Starmer gets into power October 13, 2022 Labour has committed to ban fracking “for good” if it was to get into office, while condemning a plan for a price cap on renewables. Keir Starmer’s party called of the Prime Minister to call of plans to block renewable energy projects, while calling fracking “expensive, dirty, and dangerous” Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine [...]
Industry body calls for seismic reforms to boost fracking September 22, 2022 The UK's leading onshore energy body has urged the Government to raise the maximum levels permitted for seismic activity involving fracking.
Backing fracking: Government lifts ban to boost energy security September 22, 2022 The Government has officially lifted the lifted the moratorium on fracking in England, paving the way for further shale gas generation.
Overhauling planning laws key to reviving fracking argues industry body August 26, 2022 One of the UK's leading energy bodies has warned that a revival of fracking has to be married with planning reform.