SNS 2017: East England energy sector gets past Aberdeen envy
The energy sector in the east of England has overcome its envy of northern counterparts and is eyeing Dutch partnerships.
The energy sector in the east of England has overcome its envy of northern counterparts and is eyeing Dutch partnerships.
Norwegian shipping giant Farstad said today that its restructuring plan had been approved by shareholders at a general meeting.
President Donald Trump’s promise to increase U.S. fossil-fuel production will have many parlous consequences, not least by driving natural gas prices even lower.
When the who’s who of the oil industry met a year ago in Houston, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister had harsh words for U.S. shale drillers struggling with the worst price crash in a generation.
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority has given AkerBP permission to drill an exploration well on the North Sea Volund field.
Norway’s offshore safety body has cleared Spain’s Repsol to drill an exploration well on the Stordal prospect. The Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible rig will drill the well on Stordal in the Norwegian Sea, about 395kilometres west of Bodo. Drilling is slated to start in early March and last 33 days.
Nervous renewables firms are expecting hundreds of jobs to be lost in Scotland over the coming year as state support for green technology development falls.
Nigeria has filed new corruption charges against Shell and Eni over the $1.3billion acquisition of an oilfield in 2011, a news report said, citing court documents.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has ordered Shell to up its game after the company fell behind on a number checks on its Clipper platform.
Theresa May’s much-vaunted industrial strategy is in danger of failing to deliver on her promise to get the “whole economy firing” due to lack of ambition, MPs have warned.
OEM Group, the Aberdeen-based oil and gas and marine services company, is growing its team in a sign the offshore sector is on the up.
Chevron’s North Sea chief yesterday revealed three strategies that she believes can safeguard the basin’s future.
Energy sector leaders have said they are struggling to get their “single voice” heard by the public because stories about harmony don’t sell newspapers.
Europe’s strongest man said yesterday that the energy sector and powerhouse athletes share some of the same challenges.
Pub quiz regulars should file 2016 away in the back of their minds, as the year just passed will be a popular answer in future, a North Sea industry chief has said.
The Oil and Gas Authority’s chief executive has said fracking can be done safely and benefit local economies.
BP and Shell’s recent North Sea asset sales do not mark the beginning of an exodus from the basin by the oil majors, the head of the Oil and Gas Authority said yesterday.
Industry chiefs have reiterated their calls for reforms of the decommissioning tax relief system ahead of next week’s Budget.
Bosses at Premier Oil said yesterday that the firm was closing in on a final investment decision (FID) on one of the largest gas discoveries in the southern North Sea in recent years.
The energy sector has a unique opportunity to build trust in society and connect with the “man on the street”, a leading industry figure said.
The head of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) said yesterday that the regulator was already a third of the way to achieving one of the goals entrepreneur Sir Ian Wood had set out.
Centrica has said a project by a group of oil and gas companies to unlock small pools in the southern North Sea is progressing at pace.
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill said yesterday that it could file for chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings if it cannot reach an agreement on its restructuring.
Scotland will have to answer some very big questions about energy supply over the next year, a leading industry figure has said.
Europe’s aviation safety body has ordered another round of inspections on the gearboxes of Airbus 225 helicopters.