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IOG Announces Retrieval of Quality Oil Samples from Skipper Well – OilFiredUp
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Location of the Skipper Well in the Northern North Sea.Independent Oil and Gas PLC announced on Wednesday that good quality oil samples have been retrieved from an appraisal well on the Skipper oil discovery, in the Northern North Sea.The samples found...
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National Apprenticeship Week 2017 date announced – OilFiredUp
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The National Apprenticeship Service has announced that the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Week will be taking place from 6 to 10 March.Co-ordinated by the National Apprenticeship Service, the week is designed to celebrate the positive impact apprenticeships and traineeships have...
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Republic of Ireland Carbon Emissions Fall, Despite Economic Growth – OilFiredUp
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Republic of Ireland CO2 Emissions Decline During 2014 Despite Economic GrowthRenewable energy use in the Republic of Ireland increased by 10% last year, whilst the consumption of fossil fuels fell by 1.2%. That’s according to provisional energy data for 2014 published...
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OFTEC Urges DECC To Introduce Boiler Scrappage Scheme – OilFiredUp
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Martyn BridgesWith a poor response to the Government’s Green Deal, The Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) has written to Secretary of State for Energy, Ed Davey, to propose the introduction of a boiler scrappage scheme to encourage more people to make...
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CHP ensures a healthy energy mix. – OilFiredUp
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ETW Energietechnik modernizes energy supply concept of the University of Göttingen and the University Medical School (UMG)The basic supply of electricity and gas to the economy is one of the pillars of the Energy Industry Act. However, the safe and...
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UK Nest Protect Shipments Recommence – OilFiredUp
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Nest ProtectTwo months after Google owned Nest suspended shipments of its Protect integrated smoke and carbon monoxide detector, the company has announced UK deliveries are to resume… albeit without the troublesome gesture control feature, which led to shipments being suspended...
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Ministerial Portfolios Confirmed at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – OilFiredUp
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The full list of ministerial responsibilities in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has now been confirmed.Following the creation of the new Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the appointment of Rt Hon Greg...
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OFTEC – 'Government Must Move on Low Carbon Heat Policy' – OilFiredUp
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Government must develop a more inclusive UK Low Carbon Heat Policy which addresses the key issues of energy efficiency and fuel poverty alongside efforts to reduce carbon emissions from heating in off-grid homes, says OFTEC.The government’s current focus on renewable...
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BP hikes its dividend on buoyant oil market – OilFiredUp
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Oil giant BP see profits soar for the first time in four years after a rise in crude prices helped it post bumper profits.Underlying replacement cost profit, a key industry measure, hit $28bn (£23bn) in the six months to June,...
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Record First Quarter For Scottish Renewables Generation – OilFiredUp
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Record First Quarter For Scottish Renewables GenerationScotland’s wind farms generated record amounts of power in the first quarter of 2015 according to new data published last week. Statistics also confirmed that Scotland achieved record levels of ‘green’ energy generation in 2014, with...
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