Guardian newspaper says ‘no’ to oil advertising money
The Guardian newspaper is to stop taking advertising money from some of the world's biggest polluters after banning oil majors from its pages and website.
Former Aberdeen energy firm boss lands new job
A former Aberdeen energy service firm boss has found a new job south of the border.
Oil price and energy transition challenge digital transformation
Our industry is facing a period of renewed challenge and change, a balance between traditional focus and emerging sustainable energy solutions according to the chair of ENGenious 2020, the sister event to SPE Offshore Europe.
Updated: Neptune to fast track discoveries by unlocking geoscientists’ potential with data
Oil and gas firm Neptune Energy will harness digital technology to drastically slash the length of time taken to discover hydrocarbons.
European oil firms leaving US counterparts behind in energy transition race, CMS report says
European and Chinese oil and gas firms are well ahead of US rivals in the energy transition race, new research has found.
French energy giant Total faces legal action over climate policy
A French climate alliance of charity groups and local authorities has launched an unprecedented legal action against Total, hoping to make the French energy company drastically reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
Adnoc’s $15bn gas pipeline draws BlackRock, GIP interest
BlackRock Inc., Global Infrastructure Partners and KKR & Co. are among suitors considering bidding for a stake in natural gas pipelines being sold by Abu Dhabi’s state-owned energy giant, people familiar with the matter said.
‘Surprisingly swift’ uptake of data science in oil and gas
Data science is about recording, storing and analysing massive amounts of data in order to extract useful information and uncover intelligent information for organisations. In recent years, companies across all sectors have been implementing data science in order to become more efficient and the oil industry has not been an exemption.
Net Zero supermarkets: Shopping around for answers on packaging
A few months ago I approached Sainsbury's with the following suggestion:
Carlyle to invest $100m in US solar projects
Global investment firm The Carlyle Group will invest $100 million in solar power projects in the US.
Exxon at a 10-year low shows challenges for oil’s biggest major
It’s almost as if the last decade never happened for investors of Exxon Mobil Corp. shares.
Second gas plant rejection brings joy for Fife villagers
Residents and environmental campaigners are rejoicing after controversial plans to build a gas peaking plant in the shadow of a Fife village were thrown out for a second time.
Updated: Virus-induced oil price slump harks back to Sars, Aberdeen oil experts say
Oil and gas shares were hit yesterday by a drop in crude prices brought on by the deadly Coronavirus outbreak originating in China.
Repsol Sinopec going after more Blake field oil
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) has submitted a key document for a project aimed at boosting production from the Blake field in the central North Sea.
Oil and gas employers paying lip service to training, survey shows
Oil and gas industry professionals have raised concerns about employers paying lip service to training and development opportunities in a new survey.
Simplification, sales and scope 3: Key priorities for BP’s new CEO
BP’s new CEO needs to “push” the energy transition agenda further to stop the supermajor falling foul of investors, particularly in Europe, analysts have said.
Weak natural gas, LNG prices to put dent in Shell and BP full-year figures, analyst says
Weak natural gas and LNG prices will put a dent in the full year earnings of Shell and BP when the supermajors report their results in the next two weeks, an analyst has said.
Trade bodies join forces to ‘eliminate’ offshore helicopter deaths
Two global industry bodies have joined forces in a bid to “eliminate fatalities” from offshore oil industry helicopter transport.
Canadians invite industry body to speak at sustainability seminar
The leading representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry is heading to St Johns, Newfoundland to a seminar focused on sustainability and international trends in oil and gas.
Come on Trump, time to get on the right side of science
I shouldn’t have been surprised but I read with utter dismay coverage of President Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. This statement horrified me –
IP Week: defining the industry’s role, delivering a low carbon future
As widely circulated reports of BP’s plans for a major organisation shake-up emerge, the energy industry can only wait in anticipation to hear what Bernard Looney FREng FEI, Incoming Group Chief Executive of BP, has to say. Updates to their climate change strategy are sure to have an impact on other oil and gas major’s policies going forward, especially when paired with the increasing pressure from investors and the wider public.
Creditor vows to pose ‘series of questions’ about Premier Oil deals
Premier Oil’s largest creditor is refusing to back down in its challenge to the company’s planned acquisitions and debt maturity extensions.
North-east man climbs career ladder at Hunting
A former pupil at Mackie Academy in Stonehaven is taking another big step up the career ladder at Hunting.
Digital development ‘key’ to securing oil and gas industry’s future
Digital technology will be key to helping the oil and gas industry ride out a “perfect storm” of challenges facing its future, the audience heard at an event in Aberdeen last night.
Exxon Mobil ‘poised’ to kick off UK North Sea, Germany sales
Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to start gauging buyer interest in its U.K. and German upstream operations in the coming weeks as the oil major continues to divest overseas assets, people with knowledge of the matter said.