More than 100 workers on a Statoil-operated North Sea platform had to report to muster stations last night after a fire was detected on board, a Norwegian media report said.
Norwegian oil and gas consultancy Add Energy has kept up its recent run of contract wins after netting a £120,000 deal with an unspecified Omani gas operator.
A green group yesterday called for BP’s application to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight to be rejected amid concerns a spill could cause widespread damage.
The oil branch of Russian energy giant Gazprom will start producing from its newest Arctic field in the next few weeks, a news report said, casting doubt of efforts to agree a global output freeze.
Banchory-based engineering firm Ecosse Subsea Systems said yesterday it had finished work on a £5million contract to clear the seabed for an offshore wind farm.
The owner of Grangemouth refinery has accused the Scottish Government of “hypocrisy” by impeding fracking when shale gas imports are protecting 10,000 jobs in and around the economically vital plant.
The chief executive of the new £180million Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) in Aberdeen yesterday revealed she had already filled a number of keys posts.
Ice pigging, oil-spotting satellites, plasmabits and tyre mattresses were among the technologies on show at a decommissioning industry event in Aberdeen yesterday.
The bus division of Aberdeen-based transport giant FirstGroup has won an award for its efforts to reduce emissions from its fleet, which include the development of a "poo-powered" vehicle.
Singaporean firm Kreuz Subsea has published a video showing the launch of its newest dive support vessel. The Kreuz Challenger was under construction at one of Vard’s yard in Norway. The vessel will carry out inspection, remedial and maintenance services for Brunei Shell Petroleum.