From Granite City to a global hub for hydrogen
With the largest fleet of hydrogen buses in Europe and the UK’s first integrated hydrogen generation and bus refuelling station, Aberdeen is at the forefront of several exciting hydrogen projects.
£265m impairments from ‘prolonged’ North Sea downturn lead Prosafe to heavy loss
Impairment charges of £265million from a “prolonged downturn and weaker outlook in the North Sea” have taken Prosafe to a heavy loss in the third quarter.
Industry body says ‘much more to be done’ to prevent oil and gas leaks
An industry body will warn there is “much more to be done” to prevent major leaks in the North Sea at an Aberdeen conference later.
Kellas faces appeal over £33m ruling on North Sea pipeline system
An Aberdeen-headquartered company is facing a further legal battle after winning a £33million ruling over a major North Sea pipeline system.
No easy answer for the future of Shell’s Brent field
It was the beginning of an exciting week when Greenpeace announced they had sent activists to the middle of the North Sea to climb the remains of Shell’s Brent platforms, brandishing signs of “clean up your mess”.
Plan for more than 100 houses at former Aberdeen oil firm site
Plans are under way to build a development with more than 100 houses on the outskirts of the city.
North Sea to offer up decommissioning insights
At the Offshore Decommissioning Conference which Oil and Gas UK co-hosts with Decom North Sea, OGUK will launch its flagship Decommissioning Insight report and highlight new supplementary guidelines which capture how fast the sector’s knowledge of project scopes has grown in recent years.
Cost of ignoring mental health issues too steep to ignore
The cost of ignoring mental health issues in the workplace is too steep to ignore.
PIM joins forces with Edinburgh specialist for high-performance data techniques
Integrity management specialist Plant Integrity Management (PIM) is joining forces with EPCC, a high performance computing (HPC) research specialist based in Edinburgh, to investigate the benefits of cutting-edge data analysis and artificial intelligence to the integrity management sector of the oil and gas industry.
Treasury ‘committed’ to April IR35 changes despite election and delayed budget
The Treasury has said it “remains committed” to changes to contractor pay rules by April, despite a delayed budget and the upcoming general election.
North Sea project consents lagging behind OGA estimates
The number of North Sea projects approved so far this year is well below Oil and Gas Authority predictions, according to a leading analyst firm.
Viewport3 breaks into decommissioning market with £100K contract wins
Subsea scanning specialist Viewport3 has announced its entry into the UK decommissioning market with a pair of new contracts worth a combined £100,000.
Monthly update: Four wells active across UK North Sea
Westwood Global Energy reports that, as of October 29, there were four active exploration wells and four appraisal wells drilling in the UK.
Six offshore wells active across Norway
Westwood Global Energy reports there were three exploration wells and three appraisal wells active at the end of October.
ExxonMobil’s profits fall in third quarter
Exxon Mobil Corp. profits fell in the third quarter, the company reported Friday.
Heerema to power giant crane vessels with wind energy
Heerema Marine Contractors, owner of two of the world’s largest offshore crane vessels, has announced plans to power them with energy produced by wind turbines.
Shell gets green light to decommission North Sea Goldeneye platform
Shell has received the green light to decommission its Goldeneye platform in the North Sea.
North Sea must reduce 30-year wait for discoveries to be produced – OGA
North Sea operators must reduce the almost 30-year window it takes to bring new discoveries to development, according to a new report.
North Sea operator Neo Energy pledges £2.5million to UK research body
North Sea operator Neo Energy has given £2.5million in funding to a leading research and training body for the UK energy sector.
Vernon Kay to host 2019 Energy Ball
TV personality Vernon Kay is to host this year’s prestigious Press and Journal Energy Ball.
Fluor posts £574 million loss in third quarter amid company overhaul
Dallas engineering, procurement and engineering company Fluor posted a nearly three-quarter billion dollar loss during the third quarter amid a company-wide overhaul.
Energy transition announced as key theme of Southern North Sea conference
The transition to a lower-carbon energy sector will be the key topic of the flagship conference for the Southern North Sea next year.
Valaris sinks to a loss as it looks to sell ageing rig
Valaris has sunk into the red as it seeks to sell off an ageing semi-submersible drilling rig.
Apache targeting first production from Storr project next month
US operator Apache has announced its plans to have first production from its Storr project in the North Sea next month.
HSE investigation after suffocating gas found in diver’s air supply
An investigation has been launched after a substance which can cause suffocation was found in an offshore diver’s breathing gas.