Timelapse: Incredible footage of Talisman topside destined for North Sea
This incredible footage shows Talisman Sinopec UK’s Montrose topside being constructed at Heerema’s fabrication yard in the Netherlands.
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Video: Statoil sets its sight on global wind market in Japan and US
Statoil's flagship Hywind project could be replicated in regions such as the US and Japan, according to the company's head of asset management.
Video: Hywind could become “profitable leg” for Statoil
Statoil's UK managing director said the Hywind project could become a "profitable leg" for the company as it looks to expand its renewables arm. The company announced it had taken a final investment decision on plans to build the world's largest offshore windfarm just a day after winning approval from the Scottish Government. Tove Stuhr Sjoblom sat down with Energy Voice to discuss the next steps for the first of a kind project.
Video: Whale Sharks use Al Shaheen oil field as artificial reef
Hundreds of Whale Sharks have been congregating close to the Al Shaheen oil field in the Persian Gulf. The bewildering site is believed to happen close to one of the largest oil fields in the world as it acts as an artificial reef - attracting species that would not otherwise live so close by. This footage shows an expert from the operator of the field Maersk Oil and David Robinson from Heriot Watt University who specialises in the ecology of the species in the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
Video: The Queen switches flow of oil from Forties field
Oil major BP celebrated a milestone for the fledgling North Sea oil and gas industry 40 years ago today as The Queen opened the operation of the UK's first oil pipeline. This video captures footage of Aberdeen as the city transcended from the fishing industry to energy. The 130-mile pipeline from Cruden Bay to Grangemouth was built by BP serving the Forties oilfield 110 miles east of Aberdeen.
Video: Powering The Future exhibition to inspire next generation
Encouraging more young people into the energy sector will be the key focus of a new £1.5million investment in Scotland.
Video: Maersk’s Tyra East platform in the North Sea
This stunning aerial footage shows the Tyra East platform - home to Denmark's largest gas field. The Tyra platforms in the North Sea form the export centre for all gas produced in the Danish Underground Consortium.
Video: CHC leads the way with tablet technology in the North Sea
North Sea helicopter operator CHC is leading the way with innovative new technology offshore. The company has replaced paper documents to create an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB). It combines pilot logs, flight procedures and other documents in the field onto one tablet device which pilots can use when flying to different North Sea destinations.
Video: Timelapse of Shell’s self-installing rig in the Phillipines
This time-lapse shows a self-installing platform which will help unlock more energy from deepwater, in waters off the coast of the Phillipines. It is the first offshore platform designed and built in the country. More than 1,400 Filipino workers have spent two years attempting to make the concept a reality for oil major Shell.
Video: Total powers Nigerian power station – with solar panels
A service station in Nigeria is getting its power – from solar panels. The Onigbagbo solar-powered site in Lagos, Nigeria is the first of its kind In West Africa. Total said the construction of the service station was part of an effort to provide alternative energy solutions.
Video: Shell Arctic vessel rescues man and his cat caught in high winds off Alaska
A French man and his cat were rescued from his sailboat after getting stuck in high seas off the coast of Alaska.
Video: Time-lapse of Shell’s incredible Malikai topside
This time-lapse shows the Malikai topside at 40 metres high being skidded a distance of 90km into place. The feat was the world’s highest operation of its kind performed at that scale for the Shell deepwater project.
Video: NSRI leads the way on subsea technology innovation
It’s been an extraordinary year for the National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) whose launch coincided with the global decline in oil price. Project director Gordon Drummond said while the situation added a whole “new dynamic” to what NSRI was trying to do, the body’s creation has been “hugely positive”. Speaking to Energy Voice Drummond said within the subsea sector there remained a lot of activity in the research and development phase of work.
The Journey: Aker’s Matt Corbin
Matt Corbin heads up one the subsea industry's most prominent firms.
Video: MOL Group’s Brian Glover on why this isn’t the ‘end of the line’ for the UKCS
MOL Group will be continuing its focus on the UKCS and Norway after snapping up assets in both regions since last year. Brian Glover, exploration and business development senior vice president for the company, spoke exclusively to Energy Voice as it visited the firm's headquarters in Hungary. Everyday this week Energy Voice will be briefing from Hungary on the latest developments in MOL's operations across the globe.
Video: The ‘walk to work’ on the North Morecambe platform
Everyday teams of offshore workers are “walking to work” on North Morecambe platform in the East Irish Sea. The £16million project being undertaken by Centrica Energy involves installing new equipment to use the high pressure of the nearby Rhyl field to boost production from the wells in the North Morecambe field.
Video: North Sea’s Brent Delta platform take on Oasis
The crew on the North Sea’s Brent Delta platform, which is set to be decommissioned, gave the song ‘Talk Tonight’ from the Oasis’ 1995 album The Master Plan their best go. Watch the video to see more. Take a look at Subsea 7’s own viral music video here.
Video: Time-lapse of the Energy Ball 2015
As quickly as the party started it’s all but gone. Watch the fantastic Energy Ball 2015 come to life in our incredible time-lapse video of the night. Extra points if you can spot yourself on the dance floor.
Video: Highlights from the Energy Ball 2015
The 2015 Press and Journal Energy Ball lived up to its reputation once again as the premier night of the region's social calendar. Hundreds of guests streamed in to the stand-out evening, donning their finest glitz and glam before being wined, dined and entertained. Flying in from Paris to the delight of guests was the 19-piece Swan Band who had everyone up on their feet before dinner had finished being served.
Video: Energy Institute’s Nigel Bradburn encourages workforce to remain positive
The chairman of the Energy Institute said those facing potential redundancy should remain positive about finding alternative work. Nigel Bradburn had just begun forging his own career in oil and gas after working in the military when he found himself looking for work in 1997. The former commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force sat down with Energy Voice after the Energy Institute was invited to take part in the recently held PACE (Partnership Action for Continuing Employment) event.
Timelapse: Shell’s superlift sets major milestone for Malikai deepwater project
This timelapse shows a major milestone just completed on Shell’s Malikai deepwater project in Malaysia. The topside weighs an estimated 13,800 tonnes which is equivalent to weight of 14,000 average family cars.
Video: Timelapse footage of Aberdeen Harbour expansion project
The chief executive of Aberdeen Harbour said the port expects to feel the biggest bite of the oil price decline in the final quarter of this year.
The Journey: ADIL’s James Paton
For James Paton's first major pitch as the leader of his own company he called in some favours.
Video: Alba B3 topside moved at Netherlands yard
This video shows the Alba B3 topside being moved at the Heerema Zwijndrecht yard in the Netherlands. The structure, being built for Marathon Oil, is one of a number delivered from the yard to clients.
EV Insights: The reporter who struck black gold
“A new source of raw materials opens up as an old and famous one closes”. This was the headline which made the Press and Journal's Ted Strachan famous as he heralded the end of Aberdeen's quarry and the start of the North Sea oil and gas industry. More than 40 years ago the industrial reporter raced against time to scoop a Norwegian publication about the Ekofisk oil discovery.