Jersey favours fixed platform for Buchan area, sales process to launch early next year
Jersey Oil and Gas said today that a new, fixed platform would be its preferred option for developing its flagship Greater Buchan Area (GBA) in the North Sea.
Jersey Oil and Gas said today that a new, fixed platform would be its preferred option for developing its flagship Greater Buchan Area (GBA) in the North Sea.
Fracking is "not something we envisage at all in our future" as the Government seeks to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a business minister has said.
North and north-east firms are being warned not to ignore letters from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) seeking clarification over their applications to the UK Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).
Oil and metals trader Trafigura has launched a new company to invest in solar, wind and power storage projects globally.
Boris Johnson must act now to accelerate decarbonisation projects or risk losing thousands of skilled engineers essential for delivering the UK’s net zero infrastructure.
UK offshore exploration drilling is on course to slump this year to its lowest level since companies starting scouring the North Sea for oil in the mid-1960s.
Netherlands-based Wintershall Noordzee has completed the third development well at the Sillimanite field in the southern North Sea.
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has started benchmarking North Sea operators on their flaring and venting levels in a crackdown on offshore emissions.
Total has reached a deal to transfer its stakes in five exploration blocks in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, offshore Brazil, to Petrobras.
Danish firms Maersk Supply Service (MSS) and Orsted will test a proto-type buoy that will act as both a safe mooring point and a charging station for vessels.
Equinor and partners have made a final investment decision to develop the 200-million-barrel Breidablikk field in the Norwegian North Sea.
The north-east oil and gas sector’s approach to energy transition is being accelerated by the Covid-19 crisis, according to the chairman of Scottish commercial law firm Burness Paull.
Opportunities for the UK’s underwater engineering industry to capitalise on the global “blue economy” will be the focus of next year’s Subsea Expo, in Aberdeen, it has been announced.
Silicon Valley businessman Tom Siebel urged business leaders to “drive not delegate the digital transformation”, in his keynote address to delegates at ENGenious Online.
Pilot error ultimately led to a helicopter crash off Shetland and the death of four passengers, a fatal accident inquiry was told on its final day yesterday.
Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) said today that Stena Drilling, of Aberdeen, had nominated a drillship for its Covid-delayed Perseverance well.
Total SE will halt oil refining in the Paris region and spend more than 500 million euros ($582 million) by 2024 replacing its facility with renewable-fuel and bioplastic plants.
New technology will enable offshore workers to talk to and text robots working around oil and gas platforms.
Just a week after revealing its plan to turn itself into a clean-energy giant, BP watched its share price drop to a 25-year low.
Sir Ian Wood KT GBE, Chairman of Opportunity North East (ONE) and The Wood Foundation, will headline the Opening Plenary at the Virtual Energy Exports Conference (vEEC Week) on Monday 28 September.
A trade union boss has suggested creating a “job share” scheme to help safeguard North Sea oil industry workers’ positions until offshore activity ramps up next year.
A spinout from Robert Gordon University (RGU) has caught the eye of US oilfield service giant Weatherford with its blowout prevention technology.
Aberdeen and Norway based training provider Mintra has announced its listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
North-east engineering and service company SengS has insisted it will “come out the other side in a relatively strong position” after a challenging year.
Archer has clinched a four-year contract extension worth up to £78.6 million to provide Apache's UK North Sea business with platform drilling operations and maintenance services.