Oil and gas young professionals aim to tackle jobs crisis
Young oil and gas professionals are experiencing despondency and low morale according to one young engineer who is helping organise an event to improve the options for young engineers.
Young oil and gas professionals are experiencing despondency and low morale according to one young engineer who is helping organise an event to improve the options for young engineers.
Almost 10% of companies in the UK are unaware they have been victim to cyber security attacks with incidents now costing an average of £1.7million, according to a new report. The annual survey, which involved more than 10,000 executive from more than 127 countries, showed an escalation in the frequency, severity and impact of cyber-attacks. Insiders - either current or former employers - top the list as a major source of incidents. But it was also found firms are becoming more adept at prevention and detection methods with innovation also on the rise.
A persistent drug trafficker was jailed for six years today (wed) after he returned to using heroin following the oil downturn.
Coastguard rescuers have reached a solo 82-year-old yachtsman whose stricken vessel started drifting towards a gas platform in the North Sea.
Anti-corrosion specialist Gemini Corrosion Services has completed a £1/4 million contract ahead of schedule for Japanese company Sumitomo, securing jobs at its Montrose base in Scotland and raising the possibility of future expansion.
A major operation is under way to rescue an 82-year-old yachtsman whose stricken vessel started drifting towards a gas platform in the North Sea.
Norway’s government will propose spending a record amount of its petroleum wealth to cover budget needs as it seeks to rescue the economy from the plunge in oil prices, according to state broadcaster NRK. The minority coalition plans on spending a record 193 billion kroner ($23 billion) of oil income in 2016, up from an estimated 168.8 billion kroner this year, NRK reported, without citing where it got the information. That represents 2.8 percent of its wealth fund, the world’s biggest, NRK said. The government seeks to keep oil cash spending within 4 percent of the value of the fund. The budget will be revealed at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Oslo. “The budget will be well-adapted to handle challenges both in the short and long term,” Finance Minister Siv Jensen said to reporters as she was leaving her house early Wednesday. It will be a “good” and “expansionary” spending plan, she said.
According to Columbia University scientists, this fundamental force of nature is ‘more powerful than other forces like wind and waves’ An immensely powerful yet invisible force “lifts” water from Earth’s surface to the top of the tallest redwood and delivers snow to the tops of the Himalayas. Yet despite the power of evaporating water, its potential to propel self-sufficient devices or produce electricity has remained largely untapped – until now.
Brazil’s top electoral court agreed to open an investigation into allegations that President Dilma Rousseff illegally financed her re-election campaign. The charges could provide grounds for her removal from office along with Vice President Michel Temer.
Oceaneering International said there will be changes to its leadership team. The company said Marvin Migura will no longer remain as executive vice president of the company but will still maintain his role as senior vice president. Migura joined Oceaneering in 1995 as chief financial officer and was appointed to executive vice president four years ago.
International arbitration is the most preferred form of dispute resolution for cross-border disputes, including in the oil and gas industry a new study has revealed.
The finalists for the Oil & Gas UK Awards have been announced.
ProSep has made a number of changes to its senior team as it looks to strengthen its position amid the oil price decline. The company said Patrick McCarthy, who joined the board of directors one year ago, will become the chief executive. Former boss Neil Poxon will remain with ProSep to oversee the transition until the end of this year.
Eleven crew members have been rescued from a Dutch cargo ship which sank off the Belgian coast after colliding with a gas tanker.
Engine maker Rolls-Royce said it will cut an extra 400 jobs from its marine division due to the continued slump in the price of oil.
Norwegian shipping heavyweight GC Rieber has agreed to take early redelivery of the survey vessel Polar Duke from Dolphin Geophysical as part of an overall restructuring agreement to improve Dolphin's competitiveness in a challenging market.
Oilfield services giant Cameron has confirmed that R.Scott Rowe has officially taken on the roles of president and chief executive today.
Aberdeen-based downhole specialist EnerQuip, has added a new director as the company gears up to launch a new torque control product.
Oil major Shell could still house some of its fleet in Seattle’s port despite pulling out of plans for exploratory drilling in Alaska. The company said last month it would no longer be pursuing Arctic drilling for the foreseeable future after disappointing results from an initial well. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said the ruling by deputy hearing examiner Anne Wantanable to clear the way for the possibility of Shell using Terminal 5 for the Polar Pioneer was disappointing. Wantanabe said the attempt by the city’s department of planning and development to require a new land-use permit relied on “inaccurate” characterisations of the work to be done.
Nigeria’s former oil minister was arrested in London on Friday, according to reports. Diezani Alison Madueke held the role for five years under the presidency of former leader Goodluck Jonathan. The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) said five people had been arrested across London as part of an investigation into suspected bribery and money laundering offences. It is understood Madueke was granted bail a few hours after being arrested.
AFC Energy has delivered its first surge of energy into the German power grid. The move is part of the planned trials of the power electronics connected to its first commercial sale KORE fuel cell system. It forms part of the final test stage of proving and providing electricity to the German grid from the system.
The Forth rail bridge has been voted Scotland’s favourite example of engineering.
The average price of petrol has returned to being cheaper than diesel, the RAC said. Two pence per litre was shaved off petrol prices at the pumps during last month, according to the RAC Fuel Watch report. Filling up a 55-litre family car is now £1 cheaper than at the start of September.
Elementis Plc has named Paul Waterman, the global chief executive of BP Lubricants, as its chief executive-designate.
Energy customers are facing a potential “Halloween horror” from rocketing bills - as 12 fixed dual fuel deals are due to expire at the end of October. Comparison website GoCompare.com said that households on the deals which are set to end stand to see an average annual increase in their bills of £147.95 or 15.2% if they sit tight and allow themselves to be rolled onto their supplier’s standard variable tariff.