North Sea warned of cyber threat from workers ‘angry’ over rota changes
The North Sea oil industry has been warned of the cyber security threat from “angry” workers facing rota changes.
Offshore Europe
Visitor numbers increase by 3,000 for Offshore Europe 2019
More than 38,000 people visited Offshore Europe last week, an increase of 3,000 on the 2017 event.
Saudi Aramco says ‘everybody’ will eventually be hit by cyberattacks
The world’s most profitable company told Offshore Europe delegates last week that “everybody” will eventually be hit by a cyberattack.
Next gen ‘energised’ by Opito event at Offshore Europe
School pupils raced salt-water-fuelled cars, operated drilling simulators, calculated their carbon footprints and donned “smart goggles” at Offshore Europe in Aberdeen today.
Dolphin Drilling hails ‘rebirth’ establishing Aberdeen as international HQ
Dolphin Drilling has hailed its “rebirth” after going debt-free and picking Aberdeen as its international headquarters.
Fighter jet engineer tells Offshore Europe the value of standardising
A fighter jet engineer told the offshore industry yesterday of the need to standardise its processes to improve costs and safety.
Watch: AAB offers cutting insight on North Sea M&A scene
M&A activity in the North Sea has picked up again after a slow down in the wake of the oil price crash. Private equity has penetrated the market and provided the catalyst for multiple deals to be done.
Guyana will make mistakes, but none on same scale as Brexit
Guyana will make mistakes on the road to becoming an oil and gas producing nation – but none will be of the same magnitude as Brexit.
Cities will drive the energy transition agenda, Lord Provost says
Cities will be the key drivers of change in the transition to a low-carbon economy, Aberdeen’s Lord Provost said yesterday.
Not sharing energy transition knowledge ‘digging our own grave’, warns Aker chief
Aker Solutions' boss of low carbon energy warned yesterday that the sector would be "digging its own grave" if it didn't share knowledge and best practice in the energy transition.
Big North Sea oil and gas firms ink ‘gender equality charter’ at Offshore Europe
An Aberdeen-based business network has launched a "behavioral charter" designed to combat gender inequality within the North Sea oil and gas sector.
Wood president heads up new industry diversity task group
Craig Shanaghey, President, Operations Services, Europe & Africa at Wood, has been announced as the chair of a new task group set up to champion diversity and inclusion in the oil and gas industry.
DNV GL unveils concept for live asset risk assessment using digital twins
DNV GL believes the "probabilistic digital twin" (PDT) can close the gap between digital twins – used increasingly by operators to manage the performance of their assets – and risk analysis still largely conducted manually before assets enter service.
Sir Ian Wood hits out at climate activists and retreating oil investors at Offshore Europe
Oil and gas veteran Sir Ian Wood has hit out at climate change activists unwilling to further the energy transition conversation.
OGA chief urges ‘pace’ on research into reuse options for North Sea platforms
The chief executive of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has urged “pace” on research into low carbon options to reuse North Sea infrastructure.
Decommissioning ‘implies getting rid of rubbish’ – time for a new brand?
Industry leaders discussed the potential need for a “new brand” for decommissioning at Offshore Europe yesterday as it “implies you’re getting rid of rubbish”.
Premier Oil director says supply chain still too big, urges support for CCS
An oil firm director has said that the supply chain is still too big in places and may have to “shrink” to become more efficient and robust.
Increase women working offshore to increase sector profit, industry experts say
Figures show that a more diverse workforce will increase oil and gas sector profit, especially if more women work offshore, according to industry experts.
Aker has the Solutions, UK boss says
The concerns surrounding a low carbon energy transition fit “perfectly” with the agenda Aker Solutions has right now, according to the firm’s UK boss of North Sea and European operations.
Opportunities galore for graduates in energy transition, Scottish Enterprise says
The energy transition is dominating debate at the Offshore Europe 2019 conference in Aberdeen this week.
Ninian North ‘fully ready’ for single-lift decommissioning job
Canadian Natural Resources International (CNRI) has announced it has completed a preparation campaign to dismantle a 12,500 tonne oil platform in the North Sea.
Good branding is vital for future of decommissioning
Decommissioning is a topic which gets a reasonable amount of press coverage.
Oil sector is UK’s ‘best hope’ of hitting net-zero goals
Oil and gas companies are the UK’s “best hope” of hitting its net-zero emissions target for 2050, industry bosses said today.
Roadmap sets out North Sea role in ‘huge’ net zero challenge
A new “roadmap” was unveiled today setting out the UK oil and gas industry’s ambition to transform the North Sea into a basin with net zero emissions.
Total sees ‘new potential’ for North Sea investment
Energy giant Total has said it sees “new potential for investments” in the North Sea off the back of exploration successes in the UK.