Future asbestos deaths from 1970s oil boom ‘inevitable’
Future asbestos-related deaths arising from construction in the 1970s North Sea oil boom are “inevitable” according to a legal team supporting victims.
Future asbestos-related deaths arising from construction in the 1970s North Sea oil boom are “inevitable” according to a legal team supporting victims.
Petrofac has said its resilient engineering and production business is offsetting a “challenging North Sea market”.
Energy services giant Wood has won a £52.2m contract for work on the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria.
Aberdeen-based Return to Scene have secured a "significant" award to kick-start a new tool to save hundreds of millions of pounds for offshore automation.
Intense footage has been released of a on offshore rescue vessel taking on Storm Deirdre in the North Sea.
Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund has announced it will sell a 43.1% stake in North Sea infrastructure in a multi-million pound deal.
Martin Findlay, Partner, KPMG LLP (UK), looks at the latest developments around Brexit from an oil and gas sector and business readiness perspective.
A number of investors have called on ExxonMobil, the world’s largest oil and gas company, to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Aberdeen-headquartered PD&MS has said it intends to increase its headcount by around 25% over the next year to support a series of recent contract wins.
The Scottish Government has pledged to continue to “champion” North Sea oil and gas, despite “difficulties” posed by a growing focus on climate change.
A “show-stopping first” has been hailed by the North Sea Bird Club (NSBC) in its annual report following the sighting of a rare White-Tailed Sea Eagle.
Workers at an Aberdeen oil services firm were shocked to find a reptile in one of their company’s workshops.
A forecast for Scottish economic growth recently issued by EY indicates that onshore upstream employment in Aberdeen is expected to fall 0.3% by 2021. Interestingly, the same report details that there is likely to be an increase in the number of jobs in the wider oil and gas sector in the coming years, including roles associated with technology, administration and communication. It is clear that O&G jobs are not going to disappear overnight, yet, all the same, this change is likely to have an impact on the individuals working within the industry.
UK-listed Block Energy has toasted a key milestone for an onshore oil project in Georgia.
Faroe Petroleum has tabled draft plans to the UK Government for decommissioning the Ketch and Schooner gas fields in the southern North Sea.
Speculation arose last night as two oil and gas operators emerged as potential bidders for a package of Chevron’s North Sea assets.
A top Aberdeen business lobbyist has raised concerns that ministers may be trying to “step away” from a pledge that would safeguard key air transport links.
We have only 12 years to avoid a catastrophe across our planet –less than the time taken for a child to complete school.
Aberdeen-oilfield services firm Plexus has bemoaned conditions “holding back” the widespread adoption of its wellhead engineering technology.
Securing a job in the oil and gas industry can be a daunting prospect following years of hard work at university.
Premier Oil Plc is considering a bid for a package of North Sea oil and gas assets put on the block by U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. that’s worth about $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Chrysaor has hired advisers ahead of talks to acquire Chevron’s North Sea assets for nearly £2bn, according to a report from Reuters.
Business leaders were warned yesterday that signs of “regression” were emerging on North Sea collaboration as activity picks up.
Aberdeen marine and naval architects are putting their skills to good use in a way which will help deliver free, vital medical care to some of the poorest countries in the world.
Pale Blue Dot Energy, the company behind the Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage site at St Fergus, writes for Energy Voice from the COP24 conference in Katowice, Poland.