Oil & Gas
22/05/2019
by Keith Findlay and Mark Lammey
Pope Francis, cigarettes, elephants and caribou all figured in the arguments as investors ramped up environmental pressure on energy giant BP at its first annual general meeting (AGM) in Aberdeen yesterday.
North Sea
SSE has announced it is “taking active steps” to sell off its North Sea gas production business as it focusses on renewable energy sources.
Other News
22/05/2019
by Rebecca Buchan
A north-east underwater robotics firm has expanded into mainland Europe to meet growing demand and ready itself for Brexit.
North Sea
22/05/2019
by Mark Lammey and Alastair Gossip
Climate change protestors were bundled out of energy giant BP’s annual general meeting in Aberdeen yesterday after getting into a scuffle with guards.
North Sea
A push towards divesting MP pension pots away from oil and gas has been strongly criticiced by a north-east MP.
North Sea
A "breakaway" group of drilling contractors looking to offer different terms to workers have been condemned by a trade union.
Americas
22/05/2019
by Jordan Blum for the Houston Chronicle
Despite a slow start to the year, US crude output is still expected to surge for the rest of 2019 and hit at least 13 million barrels daily by the end of 2019, a new report projects.
Nuclear
22/05/2019
by Iain Grant
“Poaching” of skilled workers from Caithness-based firms to work at Dounreay is threatening to derail efforts to regenerate the local economy, it has being claimed.
Oil & Gas
22/05/2019
by Keith Findlay
Shell's AGM in the Netherlands was targeted by environmental campaigners yesterday calling on energy firms to “shut down fossil power” and reduce their carbon emissions.
Renewable/Other Energy
22/05/2019
by Energy Reporter
The financial crash will look like a "picnic" if the "carbon bubble" bursts, a former energy secretary has warned, as he called for the MPs' pension fund to stop investing in fossil fuels.
