A protest in support of shale gas extraction has been held in Blackpool by campaigners. The move has been made in an attempt to highlight industry in Lancashire, after the county council refused planning permission for test fracking at a site in the region.
Sunshine Oilsands has appointed a new chief financial officer to its team.
Electricity is being transmitted along the full length of the controversial Beauly to Denny power line for the first time. Joint developers Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission (SHE Transmission) and SP Energy Networks said the 220km (136-mile) “power super-highway” is now fully operational at up to 400 kilovolts. The overhead line carries renewable energy generated in the Highlands to central Scotland and was given the go-ahead by Scottish Government ministers in January 2010.
A US company has proposed building an artificial island to drill for oil off Alaska’s coast. Hilcorp Alaska has filed a development and production plan with the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
Opito has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new approvals manager to meet the rising demand of accredited offshore workers. The industry body, which now has 13 approved training centres in the Gulf of Mexico, has accredited an estimated 25,000 workers this year. Richard Edwards, a former firefighter and US Coastguard, has joined Opito’s international office in Houston.
Velocys said it has reached a settlement deal with CompactGTL Limited in the patents infringement case which it filed two years ago.
A new chief financial officer has joined the team of Sodexo ahead of the departure of its current boss.
Wood Group today confirmed a leadership change after announcing Robbie Brown will be leaving his role as company secretary.
Rescuers are searching for at least 91 missing people a day after a mountain of excavated soil and construction waste buried dozens of buildings when it swept through a Chinese industrial park.
The Government has been accused of failing to be alert to alarms raised by the steel industry before firms starting cutting thousands of jobs.
Two energy firms have been fined a total of £152,000 for failing to prevent the death of a Caithness man while he was working inside a 200ft wind turbine.
The end of underground coal mining in the UK has been marked with little fanfare, with miners leaving the country’s last remaining deep coal pit with hugs, handshakes and just a few tears.
The fall in oil prices has contributed to a slowdown in the growth of Scotland’s economy, the country’s chief economist has reported.
Plexus Holdings has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of a new non-executive director. Kunming Liu has joined the board with immediate effect, with the role forming part of the company's signed licence agreement with Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services. Liu has more than 18 years' experience in corporate finance and financial accounting and is the vice president of HITIC Energy.
Ofgem has fined Npower £26million over alleged billing and complaint handling failings.
Amec Foster Wheeler said it has been awarded an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract worth $113million for the Cullinan Mill extension in South Africa. The project, near Pretoria, follows successful FEED (Front End Engineering and Design) work on Cullinan by the company.
Brazilian prosecutors said 12 people have been charged in connection with an alleged bribery scheme involving SBM Offshore and Petrobras. Police said they had executed four arrest warrants as part of an investigation known as "Operation Black Blood". It is understood two of the suspects are already in jail.
Sensor technology inspired by Bottlenose Dolphins could help extend the life of oil and gas pipelines by using ROV's (Remotely Operated Vehicles) to detect blockages, according to new research. The initiative, carried out by Heriot-Watt's University's Ocean Systems Laboratory, Hydrasun Solutions and CENSIS, will develop an enhanced wide-band sonar system based on the principles of the marine mammal's detection capabilities.
The Church of England should “put aside the Greenpeace manuals” and invest in fossil fuels, a Tory MP has said. Climate change sceptic David TC Davies (Monmouth) told Church commissioners to look at the Bible’s Parable of the Talents, which is about making wise investments.
French oil giant Total has been charged following an investigation into a suspected gas leak on a North Sea platform.
Total has named chief executive Patrick Pouyanne as its new chairman.
A vessel carrying 560 metric tons of bunker fuel sank after a collision with a chemical tanker in the Singapore Strait late Wednesday, the city-state’s Maritime and Port Authority or MPA said. Shipping traffic in the waterway remains undisrupted and there were no signs of any fuel leak, the MPA said in a statement on Thursday.
Finance ministers from the United Nations Security Council’s 15 powers are poised to adopt a resolution aimed at disrupting the Islamic State (IS) terror group’s earnings from oil and antiquities sales, ransom payments and other criminal activities. IS is already subject to UN sanctions under resolutions dealing with al Qaida. But the proposed resolution, sponsored by the United States and Russia, elevates IS to the same level as al Qaida, reflecting its split from al Qaida and the growing threat it poses especially in the Middle East and North Africa. US treasury secretary Jacob Lew, who will chair today’s meeting, said disrupting IS’ revenue and cutting it off from the international financial system “are critical to effectively combating this violent terrorist group”.
Aberdeen councillors have given unanimous backing to a new vision for the north-east economy for the next 20 years. Members agreed the Regional Economic Strategy at a meeting of the full council yesterday. The plan has been drawn up during a downturn in the North Sea offshore industry and amid tumbling global oil prices.
Former first minister Alex Salmond unleashed a scathing attack on “three-time loser” Donald Trump last night, accusing him of damaging the Scottish economy. The Gordon MP condemned his “treatment of Scotland”, which he said would prompt Scottish Americans to join the “ever-growing list of people alienated” by the businessman. The Trump Organisation was quick to retaliate, branding Mr Salmond a “has-been and totally irrelevant”.