Shell reassures workers amid concerns about Covid day rate pay
Shell has moved to reassure offshore workers that they will receive their full day rate, even if they’re forced to return home due to Covid-19 concerns.
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Updated: Oil trims losses after plunging to four-month low on virus fears
Oil futures bounced back from session lows as stronger-than-expected US economic growth data and signs that Europe may get more stimulus offset some of the fallout from renewed lockdown restrictions.
Shell boss pleased with firm’s Covid-19 response, but admits to ‘humbling’ lessons
Shell can be “pleased” with its efforts to contain Covid-19 on its assets, the energy giant’s boss said today.
Texas added 700 oil extraction jobs in September, first uptick since the pandemic started
Texas added 700 oil and gas extraction jobs in September, the first uptick since the coronavirus pandemic broke out nationally.
Covid-19 may stunt electricity demand for years
Electricity demand is unlikely to return to normal levels even after the development of a coronavirus vaccine, according to a new report by scientists from Columbia University.
Unburdened by huge write-offs and impairments, BP returns to profit in third quarter
Energy giant BP returned to profit in the third quarter of 2020 as the firm benefitted from the absence of the huge write-offs and impairments which dented its previous results in August.
Aberdeen engineering firm believed to have laid off quarter of workforce
An Aberdeen-based subsea engineering and decommissioning services provider is believed to have laid off around a quarter of its workforce.
Report highlights ‘very worrying signs’ for North Sea employment
Industry body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) said today it is seeing “very worrying signs” for employment in the North Sea sector.
Shell announces plan to begin pre-mobilisation Covid-19 testing, confirms outbreak on Brent Charlie
Shell has announced plans to begin testing North Sea workers for Covid-19 before they head offshore.
Aberdeen worst in UK for job opportunities, new figures show
Aberdeen faces a “tough winter ahead” as new figures show job opportunities in the city are the worst in the UK.
Rising numbers of North Sea oilfield service firms in ‘crisis mode’
A restructuring specialist has warned more North Sea oilfield service firms are “operating in crisis mode” and that he expects to see higher levels of insolvencies next year.
Chancellor makes job support scheme ‘more generous’
Billions of pounds of extra help has been announced for firms and workers hit by coronavirus restrictions.
The key lessons to running an oil company from home
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered one of the most disruptive periods on record for energy markets, with almost a third of global oil demand wiped out as millions stayed home amid lockdown measures and travel bans.
Global supply chains in a post pandemic world – dealing with disruption in the energy sector
This article is intended as a quick legal guide of some key points for busy Energy executives who need to manage business risk exposure when global supply chains are disrupted.
Covid safety, cleaning fears mount for North Sea workers
Trade union chiefs said yesterday that offshore workers have “a lot of concern” about North Sea firms’ ability to keep a lid on Covid-19 while increasing crew numbers on platforms.
‘Not coping’: HSE slams firms over offshore Covid risk to crew
The UK’s workplace safety watchdog has accused two offshore energy sector firms of putting crew at “serious risk” of catching Covid-19.
Increasing manning levels ‘only way’ to address North Sea maintenance backlog
Increasing manning levels offshore is the "only way" the North Sea sector will be able to clear its growing maintenance backlog, according to oil and gas safety chiefs.
A new normal for energy?
COVID-19 has changed the world in many ways and energy hasn’t been excused. In early 2020, there was a perfect storm of excess supply and massive reductions in demand. Since then, the market has become far more balanced and the oil price seems to be tightly bound in a narrow price range.
North Sea industry ‘still in control’ despite recent Covid resurgence
North Sea safety bosses have insisted the oil and gas industry is “still in control”, despite a recent resurgence of Covid-19 offshore.
Workers removed from Shell platform on two occasions in matter of days over Covid-19 fears
Workers have been flown off a platform in the Central North Sea over fears about an outbreak of Covid-19 on board.
Workers removed from North Sea platform after colleague tests positive for Covid-19
More than a dozen workers have been removed from a North Sea platform after a colleague tested positive for Covid-19.
Challenged by Covid-19 testing fees or access to private healthcare?
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Cold, Flu or Covid?
As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, the signs are all there that we’re heading into winter, whilst also facing a spiralling pandemic.
Covid quarantine for oil vessel in Cromarty Firth
Crew members on an oil vessel in Cromarty Firth are isolating after a colleague who remains on board tested positive for Covid-19.
Cost control through automation in a time of COVID
In a world where control and COVID together seem an oxymoron, Steve Bruce, Product Director at Idox shares his insights into where and how energy players can exert tighter control over projects to reduce cost and risk.