Church of Scotland oil and gas divestment timetable challenged
A grassroots movement within the Church of Scotland has tabled a motion for the speedy divestment of all oil and gas accrued funds within the organisation.
A grassroots movement within the Church of Scotland has tabled a motion for the speedy divestment of all oil and gas accrued funds within the organisation.
The topsides for Total’s huge Culzean gas field have set off for their destination in the North Sea.
A new UK Government support package for fracking won't give the shale gas industry much momentum, analysts said today.
After paying more than $65 billion in legal costs for the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, BP Plc is wary of the risk of lawsuits related to climate change.
Oil giant Shell said it would consider changing North Sea shift patterns as part of a wider review aimed at making its offshore operations “sustainable and competitive”.
Serica Energy said today that it remains "fully committed" to buying BP's interests in a North Sea field co-owned by Iran.
Azinor Catalyst has signed a letter of intent with Transocean for drilling the Agar-Plantain wells in the UK North Sea.
Oil extended gains as a new wave of U.S. sanctions on Venezuela stoked concerns over its crude production and as analysts forecast further declines in American stockpiles.
French energy company Total said it is looking to expand its search for natural gas off Cyprus' south coast and seeks to secure another exploratory drilling licence, days after warning it could exit Iran over renewed US sanctions there.
Cuadrilla has applied to the Government for consent to frack the UK's first horizontal shale gas well, the company said.
BP has signed a long-term agreement to purchase liquefied natural gas from Venture Global LNG once it opens its export facility in Calcasieu Pass, LA.
BP chief executive Bob Dudley’s pay package was approved without fuss at the UK oil giant’s annual general meeting in Manchester yesterday.
BP chief executive Bob Dudley said the UK energy major was “firing on all cylinders” at its annual general meeting in Manchester yesterday.
Glencore Plc is close to a $1 billion deal to buy Chevron Corp.’s southern African assets, potentially scuppering an earlier agreement with China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., according to three people familiar with the matter.
Dundee-based oil and gas safety group Starn is targeting growth after acquiring a group of companies in Australia and Asia.
Ghana sees the country’s state-owned gas-station operator as the leading bidder to partner Exxon Mobil for the exploration of crude at an offshore field, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Shale explorer Cuadrilla has applied for an injunction forbidding trespassing at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire.
US oil firm Kosmos Energy said today that it would redrill a well off Suriname after encountering "shallow bore hole stability issues" with its first effort.
Workers at a division of Schlumberger are facing hefty pay cuts after the US oil service firm announced plans to slash bonuses.
A scrap metal company that supplied 15 miles of old North Sea pipes for the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) has called for incentives for the oil and gas industry to increase the amount of reused material from decommissioned assets.
A mechanic who was laid off during the oil downturn is now spending his time “blinging” up cars in Aberdeen.
Sembcorp Marine today confirmed it would build the floating production unit for Shell's Vito field in the US Gulf of Mexico.
A Labour frontbencher has called for action on a multibillion pound oil and gas sector deal – and confirmed the party would order an “urgent review” of North Sea taxes if it takes power.
Venezuelan officials declared socialist leader Nicolas Maduro the easy winner of Sunday's presidential election.
Harbour Energy made a final sweetened bid of $10.9 billion for Santos, claiming support from the Australian oil and gas producer’s biggest shareholders.