Orkney’s European Marine Energy Centre named in top 200 world projects
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) based in the Orkney Islands has been named among the top 200 most influential world projects.
New decom leadership group meets in Aberdeen
A new industry group aimed at setting out a strategy to tackle "efficiency and effective" oil and gas decommissioning has met in Aberdeen.
Aker Solutions’ extension with Perenco to keep 75 people busy
Oil service firm Aker Solutions said today that it had secured a three-year contract extension with Perenco.
Equinor to pay $379m for Brazil licence stake
Equinor has agreed to buy Barra’s 10% interest in the BM-S-8 licence in Brazil’s Santos basin for $379 million.
Uncertainty for workers as Chevron reveals plans to sell North Sea platforms
Hundreds of offshore workers are facing uncertainty after Chevron announced plans to sell the majority of its stakes in North Sea oil fields.
BP raises Clair stakes with ConocoPhillips deal
Oil giant BP will increase its equity in the Clair field after agreeing to buy a 16.5% stake from ConocoPhillips.
VIDEO: Forties Field chosen as world-changing venture
It was one of the most significant projects in the history of oil exploration.
EnerQuip win multi-million deal as Aberdeen starts to sense resurgence
A £3.7 million deal was inked yesterday by an Aberdeen-based firm to supply torque machine solutions worldwide.
Halliburton sued by EEOC for allowing harassment of Muslims
Some Halliburton Co. supervisors and co-workers harassed two Muslim employees, according to a lawsuit filed against the world’s biggest fracking provider by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
UKOG raising £2m from new shares
UK Oil and Gas Investments (UKOG) has raised £2 million via a placing of 100 million new ordinary shares at 2p per share.
HIE intervention saves vital contracts website
A website credited with helping secure contracts worth a total of more than £174 million for small and medium-sized businesses in the north and north-east over the past six years has been saved from closure.
OPINION: Innovation and agility is key to achieving potential in oil and gas
History is littered with examples of brands that have dominated their respective markets but, through a combination of lack of innovation, inefficient execution and focusing internally instead of on customers, have gone on to suffer a massive fall in market share against rivals.
WATCH: Aberdeen bay wind farm goes live
The new £300 million wind farm off Aberdeen has reached a major milestone by generating power for the first time.
Rivals in the running for renewables award glory
Two leading Aberdeen-based oil and gas service chain companies are competing head-to-head for the renewables honour in the 2018 Press and Journal Energy Voice Gold Awards.
McDermott poaches new COO from rival TechnipFMC
Growing energy engineering and construction firm McDermott International poached its new second-in-command from rival TechnipFMC.
Blaze Manufacturing: Safety comes first and foremost
It’s hard to believe that the Piper Alpha tragedy was 30 years ago and some of our staff weren’t even born at the time or were just children.
New upstream oil and gas appointment at AAB
Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB), one of the UK’s leading independent firms of Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors, has announced the appointment of Graeme Robertson as Senior Manager in their specialist joint venture and contact audit business, John F Daly Associates. In this role, Graeme becomes a key member of AAB’s specialist Upstream Oil & Gas team.
Scotoil shares secret of success
Investment in facilities and the retention of experienced staff has positioned Aberdeen firm Scotoil Services to take advantage of the growing demand for North Sea oil and gas decommissioning services.
Score Training doing proactive work on emissions
Pipelines and piping systems are highly regulated areas. They are high risk with valves being critical components within these systems. To effectively manage risk in piping systems and maintain regulatory compliance, personnel operating, maintaining and managing the systems must have a solid understanding of valves and valve operators.
Communication is the key, Kelvin TOP-SET says
Human factors are at the heart of all major offshore incidents, indeed all incidents, an investigation expert has recently stated. David Ramsay, group managing director of industry specialists Kelvin TOP-SET, made the comments as he was reflecting on the 30th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster.
Learning from HSE successes key to industry recovery, Verum Solutions says
With the 30th anniversary of Piper Alpha upon us, the oil and gas industry deserves credit for its response to the tragedy and the way health and safety measures have been improved to protect the workforce.