Ryan Duff

Aberdeen

Reporter at Energy Voice

- Reporter @EnergyVoiceNews - Contributer @pgbiz - Professional Nerd (Opinions are my own)

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All-Energy Latest News - Energy Voice

1 day ago | energyvoice.com | Erikka Askeland |Ryan Duff |Dick Winchester |Allister Thomas

Grid & Retail The UK's £8.3 billion energy firm has announced plans to allocate £4 million to support community-owned energy projects in Scotland. ScotWind The boss of one of the UK's biggest energy investors has warned against implementing a policy that supporters claim will reduce energy prices for consumers.
Exceed wins deal to operate Viaro's Shell and Exxon assets

3 days ago | energyvoice.com | Ryan Duff

Aberdeen-based Exceed has secured a multi-million-pound contract to operate Viaro Energy’s recently obtained UK assets. Late last year, Viaro announced a takeover of Shell and Exxon’s joint venture Southern North Sea assets and has now awarded a well operator contract to the north-east firm. Exceed will take over operatorship of the 192 wells which make up Viaro’s One Gas West assets.
Union doubt mass job cuts will change Westminster energy policy

3 days ago | energyvoice.com | Ryan Duff

Government will either listen and change – or will “prematurely bring an end to the North Sea”, a union official has said. When asked if recent announcements of oil and gas job cuts will prompt government support, union leader John Boland responded “honestly, no.”Last week saw the latest announcement of job cuts from the oil and gas sector as the UK’s largest operator unveiled plans to slash its Aberdeen headcount by a quarter.
EVOL: Bad news comes in threes

6 days ago | energyvoice.com | Ryan Duff

This week, there has been a whole lot of doom and gloom in the UK energy market. Harbour Energy announced 250 job cuts in Aberdeen, Ørsted discontinued its Hornsea 4 offshore wind project, and Drax opted not to bid for its Cruachan II in the Cap and Floor mechanism. Up first, news reporter Mat Perry discusses the UK’s largest oil and gas operator slashing 25% of its UK onshore headcount as it downgrades spending in the country.
All about All-Energy 2025

6 days ago | energyvoice.com | Ryan Duff

The All-Energy conference is set to return to Glasgow this month as it aims to top last year’s record-breaking show. The event, hosted by RX, aims to bring people from across the low-carbon energy sector together for one of the biggest dates in the industry’s calendar this year. All-Energy was initially set to be kicked off by first minister John Swinney. However, due to “an urgent matter”, he will no longer be in attendance.
SNP calls on Starmer to visit Aberdeen amid North Sea job losses

6 days ago | energyvoice.com | Ryan Duff

Aberdeen business leaders and the SNP are calling on the Prime Minister to visit the north-east of Scotland as they blamed Labour policies for yet more job losses in the oil and gas sector. On Wednesday, Harbour Energy announced that it would cut 250 jobs from its onshore operations, accounting for a 25% reduction in headcount.
Troubled firm Wood says new North Sea contracts will support 500 Aberdeen jobs

1 week ago | energyvoice.com | Ryan Duff

The engineering group, which has seen its shares suspended, is also the subject of a takeover offer. Troubled Aberdeen firm Wood has secured three North Sea contracts worth around £88 million. The engineering group will continue to deliver operations and maintenance solutions for Shell UK, Dana Petroleum and CNOOC International’s UK business. Wood shares are currently suspended after the group did not file its accounts for the 2024 financial year in time.
Harbour Energy reports 'strong start to the year' despite job cuts

1 week ago | energyvoice.com | Ryan Duff

Following news that it would cut 250 jobs from its onshore Aberdeen workforce, Harbour Energy has reported a “strong start to the year”. The UK’s largest oil and gas producer reiterated points about the UK’s challenging fiscal regime being at the heart of the decision to slash its north-east headcount by 25%, adding that “significantly lower investment levels” played a part in the decision.
ScottishPower receives £600m for UK grid upgrades

1 week ago | energyvoice.com | Ryan Duff

The National Wealth Fund has handed out £600 million to ScottishPower to finance further grid upgrades in the UK. The Iberdrola subsidiary has said that the investment will help support the creation of “hundreds of jobs” while supporting the country on its journey to net zero. This funding will support seven of ScottishPower’s priority transmission grid upgrade projects, including Eastern Green Link 1 and 4, which aim to build interconnectors between Scotland and England.
Reform UK and net zero, a 'mature and sensible debate' needed

1 week ago | energyvoice.com | Ryan Duff

It seems to me that with recent electoral victories for Reform UK in England, and Ed Miliband’s comments implying that anyone who goes against net zero is a Reform UK supporter, we are entering an unfortunate period in British politics. A period where things start to focus on what is wrong, who is doing it, and why the ‘other side’ is to blame. It reminds me a little of growing up in Northern Ireland, where things revolved around whether you were ‘themuns’ or ‘usuns’.