Lord Cullen: Management didn’t accept ‘warning signs’ of Piper Alpha
The man responsible for the exhaustive public inquiry into the Piper Alpha disaster has condemned management for ignoring “warning signs” the tragedy could take place.
The man responsible for the exhaustive public inquiry into the Piper Alpha disaster has condemned management for ignoring “warning signs” the tragedy could take place.
Umbilicals International (UI), part of Seanamic Group, has opened a new facility in Rosyth at is looks to continue growth in the oil and gas market.
The oil and gas industry lacks consistent international safety standards according to a leading trade group.
The offshore industry has been warned it “must continually think the unthinkable” in order to prevent another Piper Alpha disaster.
An Aberdeen firm is to carry out installation work for the world’s first “carbon-free island” in South Korea.
Aberdeen-based NXG Drilling Services has appointed a veteran of a major oilfield services firm to its senior management team.
Nearly 27,000 jobs could be created in offshore wind by 2030 through a sector deal, according tothe Offshore Wind Industry Council
An event is taking place in Aberdeen next week, highlighting the need for oil and gas companies to meet the requirements of a new EU law to protect critical infrastructure.
The vessel which will be used to develop a huge North Sea gas field has started its journey from Singapore.
A huge part of an offshore wind turbine has arrived at the Port of Blyth for testing in the UK.
Aberdeen-headquartered energy services firm Ardyne has bought drilling technology worth £6.8million from a rival company.
Ten start-up technology firms are today embarking on a 16-week programme to help unlock the full potential of the North Sea.
The former director of engineering at Maersk Oil has been appointed as an advisor to tech developer Akselos.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is attempting to market some of its natural gas as clean energy, packaging it with credits for eco-friendly projects that offset pollution coming from the fuel.
Activist group Greenpeace has gate-crashed Total’s annual general meeting in Paris. Members were protesting the French energy giant’s plan to drill in the Amazon basin and French Guyana. It is reported that the event has been temporarily suspended. Police have been called to remove the protesters.
Shell has been granted consent to drill an exploration well in the Norwegian section of the North Sea.
The energy regulator has launched a probe into Utility Warehouse over its treatment of customers in debt.
The oil and gas sector shouldn’t be quick to draw a link between mental health issues and offshore rotas, an industry employment expert has said.
A damning new report has revealed some of the worst explanations given by leading UK firms for not appointing women to boardroom roles.
Hurricane Energy has announced that well completion work has begun on its Lancaster early production system (EPS).
Fledgling oil firm i3 Energy has said it is ready to take “major steps” in developing its North Sea Liberator field.
Blundering wind farm bosses could be hit with a convoy bill of up to £180,000 after ordering turbine parts in the wrong size.
Scottish energy minister Paul Wheelhouse will give a keynote speech at a conference marking 30 years since the Piper Alpha disaster.
Shell has announced that it has started production for the first phase of its Gulf of Mexico Kaikias project a year ahead of schedule.
Oil services firm Schlumberger has pulled out of a joint venture to develop a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Equatorial Guinea.