Employers still in dark over apprenticeship levy
Most employers have little or no knowledge of the apprenticeship levy, just days before the new charge is coming into force, a study reveals.
Most employers have little or no knowledge of the apprenticeship levy, just days before the new charge is coming into force, a study reveals.
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 6% in 2016, official figures show.
Lawyers have moved to arrest the Malaviya Seven in an effort to recover wages owed to the crew aboard the offshore supply vessel.
Nearly 1,000 grants for retraining after redundancy have been given to former oil workers in the North-east - including for chimney sweep training.
Mourners are to gather at the seaside village of Blackrock, in Co Louth, for the funeral of one of the victims of the Irish Coast Guard helicopter crash earlier this month.
Energy giant SSE has said its retail gas and electricity arm will see lower annual earnings after more than 130,000 customers quit the group.
First Integrated Solutions (FIS) boss Steven Mearns has left the Aberdeen-based energy services company under a cloud.
Aker Solutions said today it had agreed a £20million deal to buy a rival Norwegian oil services firm.
Bowleven’s under-fire chairman has resigned as a director of the troubled Scottish oil and gas explorer.
North Sea newcomer Delek Group posted a significant increase in profits last year as it looks to complete the acquisition of Ithaca Energy.
Atlantic Petroleum’s boss said yesterday that the firm would “never say never” to investing in the UK North Sea in future, despite pressing ahead with plans to exit the basin.
Public sector contracts worth more than £1million during the past year highlight ongoing diversification at Aberdeen-based business software consultancy Absoft.
Senior figures from Mexico’s national oil company, Pemex, have been visiting Aberdeen on a fact-finding mission.
The company behind a project to store gas under Larne Lough in Northern Ireland said today it had paid back a loan to London-listed Baron Oil.
A disgruntled Moray resident has discovered he is paying almost £300 more a year on gas than his neighbour – despite their boilers only being 6ft apart.
China’s largest offshore crude producer has snapped up a 65% stake in a licence off the coast of West Africa.
Bowleven’s former boss confirmed yesterday that he was no longer involved with the turmoil-hit Scottish oil explorer following his ousting earlier this month.
Atlantic Petroleum’s boss said today that the company planned to make a “new start” after losses narrowed significantly in 2016.
North Sea deal-making and investment will carry on in the face of political uncertainty over the next few years, a new survey said.
Bosses at Gulf Marine Services (GMS) said yesterday that the firm hoped to attract more decommissioning work with a “pioneering cantilever” developed for its large-class vessels.
Atlantis Resources will supply turbines and services for a tidal-stream array in Indonesia, the Edinburgh-based firm said today.
A north-east councillor who accused the local authority of prioritising cruise ship tourism over maintaining historic harbours has welcomed fresh investment.
I have been a harsh critic of the current decommissioning removal plans; this is on the basis that removal provides little benefit for the environment, the economy or society.
The governors of California and New York have said they will push ahead with aggressive climate change policies despite President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to boost the coal industry.
A trio of North Sea operators yesterday attended an event in Aberdeen in hope of finding supply chain companies who can fulfil their maintenance and repair needs.