Boost for Eland as Opuama production begins
African-focused explorer Eland Oil and Gas says it has begin production on the restarted Opuama field in Nigeria.
African-focused explorer Eland Oil and Gas says it has begin production on the restarted Opuama field in Nigeria.
Exclusive: BG Group has hinted that it is ready to create thousands of jobs with a new £2.4billion North Sea development – if George Osborne can get the tax regime right.
Ten years ago a north east fishing firm took the plunge into the oil and gas industry – and never looked back.
Two energy service firms - Aubin Integrity and Flexlife - are teaming up to provide a full service of subsea integrity management solutions for the oil and gas sector.
Aberdeen-based Hydro Group has started the year in a strong position, securing contracts worth £2million in the last quarter.
Aberdeenshire energy firm Proserv has won two major contracts in the Gulf of Mexico worth around £10.5million.
The head of North Sea oil giant BP has warned that Scottish independence would create extra costs for the firm.
A fracking company at the heart of anti-shale protests last year has announced plans to explore for shale gas in two new locations.
Oil giant Shell has begin production from the massive Olympus platform in the Gulf of Mexico as it looks to draw another 1billion barrels from its Gulf of Mexico development.
Risk managers DNV GL are to provide third-party competency services for the massive Mariner North Sea project after agreeing a multi-million pound deal.
Falklands-focused oil firm Rockhopper Exploration has appointed Dr John Summers as a non-executive director to its board.
French energy giant Total is selling off its interests in a deep offshore Angola block in a deal worth around £460million.
US oil group Anadarko has closed 2013 on a high, with a $1.17billion increase in revenue on the previous year.
Shares at North Sea operator Premier Oil were on the up this morning in the wake of news the firm's chief executive Simon Lockett is set to step down after nine years in the role.
Gas giant BG Group says it is looking for a solution to its Egyptian crisis after seeing its profits for 2013 down by 5%.
Urgent action is needed over the UK energy mix and import solutions as unconventional gas heads centre stage in the country's energy debate, according to Alasdair Buchanan, chief operating officer and managing director of Senergy Energy Services.
Sonar Equipment Services of Great Yarmouth is rebranding as Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR)
Taqa (Abu Dhabi National Energy) is to plough around $1.2billion into developing the Atrush oilfield located in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
Paradigm Flow Services has logged another record breaking year with turnover rocketing to at least £10million versus £5.6million for 2012; while the Inverurie firm's EBITDA has leapt from £750,000 to around £2million over the same period.
Drydocks World of Dubai has struck a deal with Drill One Capital for building the "Dubai Expo 2020 NS" mega-jack-up drilling rig.
Dynamic Equipment Company (DEC) says it is on a "strong upward sales and profits trajectory" following management reorganisation and significant new investment.
North sea oil services group AGR is to launch a new petroleum geomechanicals service to build on its existing reservoir management arm.
American rig builder and operator, Helmerich & Payne, has bagged orders for yet more of its highly successful FlexRig land rigs for domestic operations.
Clear-up work from a massive oil spill off the coast of South Korea at the weekend could take another fortnight to complete, officials have warned.
Armed men have abducted a British national working with an oil services company on a main street in Yemen.