EnerMech continues North Sea work with two-year extension
The Aberdeen-based services firm continues a 'successful partnership' with an unamed North Sea oil operator.
Oil & Gas
Oil & Gas
Aberdeen’s Costain to ‘optimise’ Grangemouth’s Kinneil oil terminal
Costain will work on the terminal, which connects to the Forties pipeline.
Dyce-based OEG targets US expansion with acquisition
The north-east Scotland business targets "ongoing growth and investment" folling US takeover.
Fawley ‘famished’ as refinery canteen workers ready for strike action
Canteen workers at the ExxonMobil-owned oil refinery will take strike action over a "poverty pay" dispute.
Starmer to meet Trump in Aberdeen
The US president announced he'd meet the prime minister in "the oil capital of Europe".
SLB’s $7.8 billion ChampionX merger wins UK approval
SLB laid out plans to acquire its oilfield services rival, ChampionX, in November.
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Wood Sidara extend takeover bid deadline for fifth time
Negotiations will go on until 28 July - when they will either conclude, or get extended again.
NHV and Flylogix launch offshore helicopter and drone partnership
The firms will initially focus on the oil and gas sector in the UK North Sea and East Irish Sea.
Financial Conduct Authority investigates Wood
The UK finance regulator will investigate the Aberdeen services giant.
Power Moves: Wood’s new senior vice-president and more
New appointments at Wood, Iberdrola and COWI - find out who made the biggest Power Moves this week.
Grangemouth and Aberdeen oil and gas workers complete offshore wind skills training
ECITB provides six-week energy transition skills programme for 15 oil and gas workers.
Balfour Beatty secures £833m construction partner contract for NZT Power
The Teesside project is expected to become the world's first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage.
EVOL: OEUK Conference 2025
Energy Voice Out Loud hits the show floor at the OEUK Conference 2025.
BP and Shell mega-merger a sign of the times
In spite of turbulent geopolitics, oil prices remain low, which makes listed oil majors more likely to seek value through consolidation.
North Sea vital for UK’s energy mix, Boskalis
The company said the government needs to make the energy industry attractive to young people.
Shell and Equinor announce joint venture’s name
Adura will be the name of Shell and Equinor's new UK business.
Memorial to lost North Sea oil and gas divers unveiled in Aberdeen
The statue at Pocra Quay in Fittie commemorates the more than 100 divers who have lost their lives since the inception of the North Sea oil and gas industry in the 1970s.
Hundreds of jobs at risk as Teesside petrochemical plant closes
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen called for "a proper response from government".
Energy Vocations: Zenith Energy’s graduates, Hazik Gilani and Hamish Grey
Energy Vocations is the monthly series in which Energy Voice speaks to workers who keep the UK's lights on.
UK Industrial Strategy needs to recognise oil and gas
The 160-page document mentions oil a total of three times, and gas seven.
The W.I.N.E Interview: Chris O’Shea, chief executive of Centrica
"I am worried that the debate about the energy transition is becoming quite polarised – you're either for or against; you're either left or you're right, and that means we're not having a nuanced and informed debate."
Middle East conflict shows the need for a reasoned debate on gas
Ongoing conflict in the region means its time to reconsider the place of gas in the energy transition.
Aberdeenshire drilling HQ goes on sale for £13.6 million
The 3.7-acre site in Portlethen is marketed as Grade A office space.
The windfall tax debate
Does the oil industry understand tax policy from a government perspective?
UK oil and gas industry welcomes talk of ceasefire in Middle East
OEUK chief executive David Whitehouse spoke at the organisation's conference in Aberdeen.
Aberdeenshire oilfield supplier Roemex completes management buyout
The Portlethen-based oilfield chemical supplier employs 40 staff and has a turnover of £14.5 million.
Hunting acquires UK-based FES Group in £50m deal
Hunting will acquire Northumberland-headquartered Flexible Engineered Solutions (FES), strengthening its offshore and subsea profile.
Vår Energi announces first oil from North Sea Jotun FPSO
Vår Energi said it marks the start of a "new era" for the Balder field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
UK can unlock 7.5 billion barrels, says OEUK
The UK can increase its oil production by 3.2 billion barrels if the right support is delivered, Offshore Energies UK reports.
Peterhead-based Score Group acquires Australian firm Callidus
Score and Callidus are both owned by private equity investors SCF Partners
Falklands oil sector revival looms as global firms seek untapped resources
Global demand for resources may finally overcome the political barriers that have stalled the Falklands' Darwin discovery.
