Don’t expect oil production increases for much longer, Prof Kemp says
A top Aberdeen petro-economist has warned that oil production increases in Scotland will not be sustainable for much longer.
A top Aberdeen petro-economist has warned that oil production increases in Scotland will not be sustainable for much longer.
A fledgling independent oil and gas service company has found a new home, won its first major contract and expanded within months of start-up.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has dished out an improvement notice to Centrica following a “significant” leak at the Morecambe Bay complex in the Irish Sea.
A UK watchdog has ordered vessel owner Teekay to smarten up its safety procedures following a "lifting incident" on the Voyageur Spirit ship.
Italian energy company Eni has signed a pact on oil and gas exploration and production opportunities with the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).
Australian firm Far today denied claims made in a media report that it was involved in a dispute with UK-based Cap Energy in Senegal.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) today admitted to an error in an assessment of the Barents Sea’s ability to generate oil revenues.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today that a group set up to support the oil and gas industry had made a “vital contribution to strengthening the sector”.
ConocoPhillips and Centrica have submitted plans for decommissioning a raft of southern North Sea platforms to the UK Government.
Premier Oil’s sale of its stake in the Wytch farm field is a “good deal” that will help lower the company's debts, analysts have said.
Video footage of an oil rig leaving Dundee has been published online. The clip, uploaded to YouTube by Stuart Burns, shows the Rowan Gorilla V rig being towed up the Tay and past Broughty Castle. The 20,000-tonne vessel arrived in the city in June.
Recent speculation in the UK energy sector was correct – the 2nd Contract for Difference (CfD) auction for offshore wind did indeed produce an incredible result, with a strike price of £57.50 per MWh being achieved for two highly significant offshore wind projects.
Who takes the risk in an offshore construction project if the design imposed by the contract terms is wrong? The company which has required the use of that design, or standard, or the contractor which agreed to design and build using it?
The great white shark must keep moving or else it dies. It has to keep oxygen-rich water constantly flowing through its lungs.
A pioneering new North Sea renewables project will soon be supplying power to Scotland.
An SNP MP has attacked the Government’s “nuclear obsession”, claiming it will result in people paying higher bills.
A judge has renewed an injunction obtained by energy giant Ineos prohibiting unlawful activities such as trespass or obstruction at its shale gas sites.
The start of a controversial fracking operation in North Yorkshire has taken a step closer after a council signed off the last planning permissions for the project, prompting renewed activity from campaigners camped near the site.
A Moray port is preparing to capitalise on a jobs boost following the award of a contract for a massive offshore windfarm.
“Sympathy” is what North Sea veteran Paul Warwick feels when asked about the shareholders who lost their investments in Xcite Energy.
The chief executive of German industrial services giant Bilfinger said yesterday that the North Sea has not become an elephants’ graveyard.
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) today revealed plans to lay off 80 North Sea staff members.
With BP’s sale of the Forties Pipeline System to Ineos, Unite warned that gave its chairman ‘the power to bring the UK to a standstill’. Mark Lammey reports
The Press and Journal celebrated the resilience of the North Sea oil and gas industry last night at their annual Gold Awards ceremony.
Oil explorer Azinor Catalyst said today that its North Sea Partridge well had come up dry.