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Analysis, commentary and field notes on the North Sea, UK drilling activity, energy markets and the renewables build-out. Browse by the topic tags on each item: Oil & Gas, Renewables, Market Intelligence.
If We Don’t Produce It Here, We’ll Import It at a Higher Carbon Cost
Here’s a fact that doesn’t get repeated enough: shutting down UK production doesn’t reduce UK demand. Hydrocarbons still supply around […]
BP exiting the UK North Sea doesn’t mean the North Sea is dead
I’ve seen a few posts on LinkedIn lately claiming that bp exiting the UK North Sea means North Sea drilling […]
The People Leaving the North Sea Aren’t Going to Wind Farms.
The 43rd survey data from the Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (Spring 2026) should be a wake-up call. UK […]
The North Sea Basin Still Has a Lot To Give
The UKCS is mature. That's a fact, not an argument. But a basin holding between 9 and 15 billion barrels of...
The windfall tax is killing the North Sea. End it now, not in 2030
By the time the UK government gets around to replacing the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) in 2030, there may not […]
The North Sea Has More to Give Than We’re Giving It Credit For
Every time the UK Continental Shelf comes up in conversation, someone reaches for the word “mature.” It’s usually said with […]
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