Scottish Independence: Yes vote ‘gives oil wealth chance’
Independence would give Scotland a second chance to harness its oil wealth for the “benefit of the nation”, a Scottish Government report has claimed.
Independence would give Scotland a second chance to harness its oil wealth for the “benefit of the nation”, a Scottish Government report has claimed.
Sir Ian Wood’s explosive intervention in the independence debate is being hailed by Labour as “the most important moment of the campaign”. Energy Voice’s exclusive interview with the Aberdeen-based oil services businessman set the agenda in the referendum battle on Thursday, dominating first minister’s questions at Holyrood.
Chevron Upstream Europe’s managing director Craig May will anchor Aberdeen’s first Deep Offshore Technology Conference (DOT) as keynote speaker.
Norwegian oil and gas firm DNO has reported record output in the second quarter of the year following the upgrade of its key Kurdish asset.
Irish explorer Falcon Oil & Gas is set to commence its nine-well exploration programme in the Australian Beetaloo basin following a successful sale of its shares in the asset for A$20million ($18.6million).
Skyrocketing oil production in the Permian Basin has reversed a decades-old price relationship between heavy and light crude in the US’s largest oil patch.
Maersk Training has appointed a new general manager in Aberdeen.
In the midst of some of the worst Middle East tensions in a decade, one-time enemies Egypt and Israel are negotiating deals that may mean the sale of $60billion in Israeli natural gas to liquefaction plants in Egypt.
Nearly 150 oil workers were evacuated from a UK North Sea platform after a power failure, Shell said today.
Engineering contractor Costain has announced a record order book after securing work on a series of major infrastructure project.
Growing demand for electricity and falling costs for wind and solar power mean more renewable- energy projects will be commissioned this year in sub-Saharan Africa than were added from 2000 through 2013.
Brent crude fell from the highest closing price in three days as a measure of China’s manufacturing missed estimates and the U.S. pledged to continue operations to stop Islamic radicals in Iraq. West Texas Intermediate also dropped.
Energy Voice’s broadcast of Sir Ian Wood’s view on the Scottish independence set a new record for viewing on this site. That’s hardly surprising given his standing in the UK and wider international oil and gas industry.
Major energy infrastructure projects unveiled for the north yesterday are expected to lead to thousands of new jobs.
The Scottish Government will today launch a blistering attack on the UK Government’s alleged “mismanagement” of North Sea Oil.
Key figures in the pro-union camp claimed Sir Ian Wood’s comments had “fatally undermined” the case for independence.
Following comments I made in an interview requested with Energy Voice, I find myself reluctantly drawn into the public debate on Scottish Independence, despite my lifelong resolve to avoid politics.
A leading light of the energy industry today revealed he fears for Scotland's future if it votes for independence and warned it would have just 15 years left before depleting North Sea oil reserves began to hit jobs and the economy.
Engineering group Costain Upstream has secured a contract extension with Premier Oil worth £12million.
Aberdeen oil service company Omega Completion Technology has secured a completions framework contract with Statoil for its downhole completion solution.
Ghana, the nation seeking to increase its oil output fivefold in the next decade, expects an offshore development by Hess Corp. to join the nation’s project pipeline, according to the Petroleum Commission.
Norway risks discouraging investment in its oil industry if western Europe’s biggest crude producer repeats surprise tax increases and political meddling in projects, according to a report.
tlantic-focused explorer Chariot Oil & Gas has agreed the farm-out of 25% working interest in four Brazilian blocks as it is revving up its exploration campaign in the country's deep waters.
Woodside Petroleum, Australia’s second-biggest oil and gas company, sees increasing opportunities to hunt down acquisitions as the world’s major energy producers focus on selling assets.
The co-founder of an Aberdeenshire oil and gas engineering business will be the keynote speaker at an event uniting female business ‘angels’ with start-up companies.