Gryphon FPSO sale on the table, Sarwar responds to North Sea critics and energy skills passport launches
Nobel Upstream this week expressed interest in purchasing the Gryphon FPSO from TotalEnergies – a significant development for the North Sea. In other news, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar reassured North Sea critics, saying “there is no ban and we do have a plan” for the sector's future.
In global energy news, experts are preparing for the potential impact of a second Trump administration on the energy workforce. Back in the UK meanwhile, the launch of the long-anticipated ‘energy skills passport’ promised to streamline worker transitions across the oil and gas sector.
Additionally, we bring you highlights from the Scottish Renewables Offshore 2025 conference, where key industry figures gathered to discuss the future of offshore wind.
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Nobel Upstream seeks to buy Gryphon FPSO from Total
Nobel Upstream has offered to buy the Gryphon floating production storage and offloading vessel from current operator TotalEnergies .
The French supermajor shut down production from Gryphon at the start of the year, in line with its previously filed decommissioning plan from 2023, which envisions work taking place later this year and lasting until 2026.
‘There is no ban and we do have a plan’, Sarwar tells North Sea critics
?? At the recent E-FWD 'Technology and Innovation Hub' event in Glasgow, Energy Voice reporter Mathew Perry asked Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar : “What about those green jobs and where are they?”
Watch a key moment from our conversation with Sarwar below ??
Prepare your global energy workforce for the second Trump administration
"With the support of a Republican-controlled Congress and executive power at its height in the United States, President Trump is well-positioned to push forward substantial immigration policy goals in the early days of his administration," wrote Kelly Hardman WS and M. Elizabeth Cleveland Wakefield at Fragomen .
Energy skills passport for oil and gas workers launches at last
An energy skills passport to help workers transition their training and accreditations from oil and gas jobs to similar roles in the renewables sector has launched, and will be expanded across the UK.
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“It is absolutely vital that we recognise and retain the considerable skills of oil and gas workers and ensure they are supported, as part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to ensuring a fair and just transition for Scotland," said Acting Cabinet Secretary Gillian Martin .
Sumitomo set to provide cable for Shetland 2 Link from Scottish factory
The first big announcement at the Offshore Wind show in Glasgow this week was a crucial agreement to manufacture a 500 mile cable for the Shetland 2 interconnector at the ￡350m Sumitomo cable factory, being built in the Highlands.
“This is a significant milestone for Sumitomo’s subsea cable factory investment in Scotland. Sumitomo and Van Oord are committed to successful construction of the HVDC link in a safe and timely manner," commented Chair of Sumitomo Electric UK and Europe yasuyuki shibata .
?? What were the biggest takeaways from the Scottish Renewables Offshore Wind 2025 conference?
Get insights straight from Adam Morrison , UK country manager at OW Ocean Winds , Emma Harrick , director of energy transition and supply chain at Scottish Renewables , and Susie Lind , UK managing director at BlueFloat Energy , as they reflect on the highlights of this week’s event.
Coming up next... National Apprenticeship Week, 10-16 February
This National Apprenticeship Week, Energy Voice is spotlighting apprenticeship opportunities in the energy sector, highlighting inclusivity and the doors that technology can open.
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