ThinCats footed £13.5m to help Cheyne buy Ace Winches back from Balmoral
Alternative lender ThinCats has revealed its £13.5 million backing for north-east businessmen Alfie Cheyne buying back the company he founded, Ace Winches, from Balmoral Group.
When Stephen Hendry and Dennis Taylor played snooker on a North Sea oil rig
They were more accustomed to the green baize of snooker than the black oil extracted from the North Sea on giant oil platforms.
Who won what? Norway dishes out 53 licences in oil and gas exploration round
Norway has dished out 53 licences in its latest round of awards for oil and gas exploration.
Court throws out claim that government is ‘unlawful’ in supporting North Sea oil
A High Court has thrown out a legal challenge claiming that the UK Government had acted unlawfully in its support for North Sea oil and gas.
Aberdeenshire’s Denholm Environmental targets 25 new jobs after £700K investment
Aberdeenshire-headquartered Denholm Environmental plans to create up to 25 new jobs after a six-figure investment.
ScotWind millions ‘must be used for jobs and training’
The £700million to be raised for Scottish Government coffers through the ScotWind auction “must be used” for jobs and training, a trade union has urged.
January 17: Green Monday?
Maybe yesterday should be renamed Green Monday rather than Blue Monday. It was certainly a day to celebrate the ambition for renewable energy in Scotland as the ScotWind licencing round was announced with provision for significantly more GW than anticipated.
Cost of subsea tie-backs to surge £4.8billion in global market leader Norway
The world’s top market for subsea tie-backs will take an inflation-driven cost increase of £4.8billion on upcoming contract awards through to 2026.
Jeremy Cresswell: ScotWind round is manna that must not be wasted
It has been more than 20 years in the making, but at last Aberdeen has got its big chance to prove that it really can become a major player in offshore renewables and especially wind.
OGUK appoints new HSE director from EnQuest
Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has appointed a new health, safety and environment (HSE) director from EnQuest, as incumbent Trevor Stapleton is soon to retire.
Former Shell chairman Holliday joins ex-Petrofac boss Asfari at Venterra
Ex-Petrofac chief executive Ayman Asfari has snapped up the former chairman of Shell for his offshore wind business Venterra Group.
‘ScotWind could provide a 50-year project pipeline’
A project pipeline of more than 50 years in offshore wind could be secured thanks to the ScotWind seabed auction, according to a northern port.
Big Oil wins big in ScotWind – Shell, TotalEnergies and BP land acreage
ScotWind has proved a big boon to Big Oil, with fossil fuels giants BP, Shell and TotalEnergies all winning acreage.
No removal in sight for Youtuber playground oil rig in Cromarty Firth
There remains no removal plan in place for an oil rig in the Cromarty Firth which has become a dangerous playground for thrill-seekers.
Commodity trader King Eyes $200 oil
A hedge fund run by commodities trader Doug King posted a record return last year, thanks to soaring energy, food, power and freight prices.
Garden parties, city in the sea, and exploration gambit
In this week's Energy Voice Out Loud podcast, the team look at the huge downgrade in reserves and sizeable valuation cut for the Mariner field in the east of Shetland, in what is another blow to the North Sea after a flurry of issues in recent months.
Theatre show links Piper Alpha to climate emergency
Former oil worker, climate activist and local artist John Bolland will explore the parallels between the current climate emergency and the Piper Alpha disaster in his new multimedia theatre production.
BP hands in decommissioning plan for Foinaven FPSO
BP has handed in the decommissioning plan for the Foinaven FPSO in the West of Shetland following a flurry of HSE issues.
Neptune Energy boosts Adorf production in Germany
Neptune Energy has kicked off production from its Adorf Z16 well in Germany.
Wind farms are paying the UK Government for the first time ever
For the first time ever, the giant fleet of UK wind farms are earning the government money.
‘A statesman for the industry’: Tributes paid to Westwood Global founder John Westwood
Tributes have been paid to John Westwood, founder of the namesake energy market analytics firm, who has died aged 76.
Glengorm: Analysts slash estimates for North Sea discovery
The estimates of recoverable barrels for the CNOOC Glengorm discovery have been downgraded by analysts after a disappointing appraisal campaign.
Equinor: ‘Expect an update on Rosebank this year’
Equinor has said it will provide an update on the concept for the Rosebank project in the West of Shetland later this year.
Siccar Point and partners say Equinor ‘premature’ with Mariner downgrade
Siccar Point Energy has said that Equinor, its partner and operator of the Mariner project, has been "premature" in making a huge downgrade in reserves estimates for the field.
Petrofac makes senior appointment to drive offshore wind offering
Petrofac has appointed a new head of offshore wind operations and maintenance to bolster its offering in new energies.