Updated: Production shut down on Harding platform amid power supply glitch
Taqa's Harding platform in the North Sea is being partially down-manned amid problems with power and water supplies.
Taqa's Harding platform in the North Sea is being partially down-manned amid problems with power and water supplies.
A port in the north-east of England has announced itself as a contender for offshore oil and gas decommissioning work.
An Aberdeenshire energy service firm has folded after falling victim to the oil sector downturn, putting four people out of work.
Statoil has published stunning footage of the topside for the Aasta Hansteen platform leaving a yard in South Korea.
Scottish Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse said today that innovation remained "crucial" to securing the North Sea's future during a trip to Aberdeen.
Industry body Decom North Sea (DNS) has appointed Tom Leeson as its interim chief executive with immediate effect.
Maersk Oil has submitted plans to the UK Government for developing the South Maclure field in the North Sea.
As the dust settles on the first Autumn Budget for over two decades, one might reasonably conclude it was, outside of the oil and gas sector, a bit of an anti-climax.
A dozen rigs stacked in the Cromarty Firth because of the oil and gas downturn brought an “unfortunate” financial boost for the body responsible for the waters last year.
Two Norwegian energy service firms will work together on the country’s largest ever onshore power supply contract.
Each week, Energy Voice pulls together the Friday Five, a selection of the site’s most read and engaged with stories of the week. This week’s top five were chosen by EY oil and gas tax partner Derek Leith, Guest Editor of Energy Voice.
Already in default and struggling with sinking oil production, Venezuela’s state-run energy firm told its employees to cut costs and expenses by 50 percent in an austerity drive to reflect the broader economic crisis hitting the OPEC nation of 30 million people.
Oil headed for its best weekly advance in a month after an outage on the Keystone pipeline added to speculation crude supply could tighten and as investors await OPEC’s decision on extending output curbs.
The UK's energy regulator has turned down plans for a subsea electricity distribution link between Shetland and mainland UK.
When it comes to technology, there’s an almost unlimited menu for oil and gas operators.
A High Court judge has continued an injunction obtained by energy giant Ineos prohibiting unlawful activities such as trespass or obstruction at its shale gas sites.
Never before have the opportunities and challenges facing the global gas industry been the subject of such intense scrutiny and debate as they are today. With natural gas and LNG now sitting at the forefront of a new global energy competition, the sector’s most influential leaders will have plenty to discuss at next year’s Gastech in Barcelona.
Stork has brought in a naval architecture expert to strengthen the oil service firm's hand as a market-leader in maintenance.
Norway has given Wintershall the go-ahead to drill a wildcat well off Norway. North Atlantic Drilling’s West Phoenix rig will be used to drill the well, about 120 kilometres southwest of the Aasta Hansteen field. Wintershall has a 40% operated stake in licence 894, Statoil Petroleum has 40% and Petoro had 20%.
An Indian shipping company has said that one of its offshore supply vessels sank 100miles of Mumbai this week.
A week after Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund said it wanted to get out of oil and gas investments, the latest spending plans from oil companies show how the country’s not about to quit petroleum.
Trinity E&P said today that the sale of a package of assets in Trinidad to Range Resources had been blocked by regulators.
KPMG has said that ground-breaking new oil and gas tax rules would create a "level playing field" for North Sea investors.
Centrica plunged the most in 20 years as earnings are expected to fall below market consensus after a disappointing performance by its energy supply business.
A ground-breaking new tax break for the oil sector will revitalise the North Sea and pave the way for a flurry of deals, industry experts said yesterday.