Opinion: Oil part of Scotland’s energy mix despite low carbon objectives
Scotland’s oil and gas industry has helped power the Scottish and UK economy for decades. Our new Energy Strategy confirms that the sector has a major role to play.
Scotland’s oil and gas industry has helped power the Scottish and UK economy for decades. Our new Energy Strategy confirms that the sector has a major role to play.
A huge transformer built for a wind farm off Aberdeen was due to arrive in the north-east last night.
Donald Trump’s desire to squeeze Kim Jong Un’s regime risks being undermined by the furtive maneuvers of oil tankers at sea.
Oil extended gains from the highest close in three years as U.S. industry data showed crude stockpiles continued to decline and as OPEC production held steady last month.
Two vessels were damaged following a “low energy collision” in the North Sea.
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) confirmed yesterday that the Montrose Alpha platform will be partially down-manned due to a blocked drain.
Looking back on where we were a year ago, 2017 has been a heartening time for carbon capture and storage (CCS). Promising noises from the UK and Scottish Governments suggest an acceptance that the climate technology is necessary for meeting greenhouse gas targets, and an acknowledgement that government support is necessary if we are to develop a home-grown industry at least cost.
Motorists are starting the new year paying the highest price for petrol since 2014, new figures show.
New oil and gas recovery projects will receive a $30 million cash boost in an effort to develop unconventional methods to extract fossil fuels.
More than half of 18 to 24-year-olds and a quarter of families don’t know whether they have a standard variable tariff (SVT) or not, new figures show.
Concerns over the potential impact of the Forties pipeline shutdown added a bump in the road of what had been a far more positive 2017 – with a more stable oil price supporting performance across the North Sea quietly welcomed.
The carbon footprint of Scottish households has fallen by 25% on average since new legislation committing to greenhouse gas reductions was passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2009.
Big gains for technology and health care companies helped US stocks set records again on Wednesday.
Low-carbon technologies generated half of the UK's electricity in 2017, outstripping the combined power from coal and gas for the first time, analysis shows.
Ashtead Technology said today that it had completed its merger with the subsea rentals business of Forum Energy Technologies (FET).
North Sea oil and gas operator Serica Energy has confirmed that production from the Erskine field has restarted after a damaged pipeline halted operations in December.
Brazil’s state-run oil producer Petrobras agreed to pay $2.95 billion to settle U.S. class-action lawsuits over a massive corruption scandal that has damaged its market value.
A Norwegian subsea service company has launched an investigation after two of its divers reported suffering symptoms of brain damage.
Energy giant Shell has been ordered to improve its safety procedures at the St Fergus plant near Peterhead.
Energy giant Shell has completed the sale of the first phase of its Hong Kong and Macau LPG (liquid petroleum gas) marketing business to DCC.
A Norwegian subsea service company has won new contracts with Brazilian firm Petrobras for the installation of remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs).
A subsidiary of Danish conglomerate Moller-Maersk will carry out drilling work on fields offshore Ghana as part of a four-year deal with Tullow.
A former Scottish Rally champion and North Sea oil boss has died following a plane crash.
My work station occupies a triangular space in the central hub of the house ... the kitchen-family zone. A 45 degree turn of the head to my right is a window that looks out across part of the garden.
The UK’s top share index eased back from a record high yesterday after a sluggish performance from blue-chip energy stocks.