Airbus ‘fully responsible’ for Norway Super Puma accident
A union boss said today that helicopter maker Airbus was "fully responsible" for a fatal Super Puma crash in 2016.
A union boss said today that helicopter maker Airbus was "fully responsible" for a fatal Super Puma crash in 2016.
A north-east politician said today that a report into a fatal Super Puma crash had strengthened the case for a public inquiry into offshore helicopter transport.
Chief executive of Shell, Ben Van Beurden, has reportedly said today that he believes the 2040 UK ban on petroleum and diesel car sales should be brought forward.
Maersk Oil’s Culzean gas condensate field is to receive a huge shipment of two bridge sections weighing almost 2,000 tonnes.
Helicopter maker Airbus said today it could not have prevented a fatal Super Puma crash in Norway two years ago despite similarities with an accident which killed 16 people near Peterhead in 2009.
The latest safety report from the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) has announced a 36% drop in fatal accidents offshore, yet also found a slight increase in incidents resulting in fatalities for 2017.
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has today announced it has gained approval for the development and operation (PDO) for the Snorre Expansion Project worth nearly £1.8 billion.
Police and fire services are responding to reports of an “explosion” in Dundee’s Greenmarket area.
The war of words over oil prices continues between U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran, and the latest salvo from Iran is for Trump to stop tweeting.
Utility supplier EDF Energy has today announced a 6% price hike in customer bills with bosses saying they recognise it "will not be welcome".
US oil giant Chevron’s decision to sell its central North Sea assets shows the region is struggling to compete globally, analysts said yesterday.
That Chevron has decided to place its interests in Central North Sea fields Alba, Alder, Britannia (and satellites), Captain, Elgin/Franklin, Erskine, and Jade on the market should come as no surprise to anyone in the industry.
Remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) company Rovop, of Westhill, Aberdeenshire, is celebrating bumper sales.
US oil major ConocoPhillips' full withdrawal from the UK North Sea "seems likely" after it agreed to sell a stake in the Clair field, an analyst said.
An acquisition could be on the cards for German industrial services giant Bilfinger as it looks to expand its footprint in the UK North Sea by further developing its maintenance, modifications and operations services.
Norwegian investigators will publish their final report into a fatal offshore helicopter crash today.
Israeli Supreme Court has kicked out a petition to stop Energean Oil and Gas developing the Karish-Tanin fields in the Eastern Mediterranean.
On the evening of the 6th July 1988 I went to bed as I always did at just after midnight because I was in charge of my then baby son’s last feed. Having listened to the news during that feed I was aware that there was a fire offshore but at that point in time the details were sparse.
Stripping local planning authorities of decision-making on fracking in their area would be “hugely harmful” to local democracy, MPs have warned.
Swedish oil firm Lundin Petroleum has upgraded reserves on the Norwegian North Sea Edvard Grieg field following a development drilling campaign.
When BP’s chief scientist and head of downstream technology once applied for a summer internship, she was turned down as the role was thought ‘better suited to a young man’. This month, Dr Angela Strank makes history as the first woman to receive the prestigious Cadman Award from the Energy Institute. BP Magazine hears how a childhood fascination with Marie Curie led to a remarkable career in science and business
Swedish utilities and power generators have already installed so many wind turbines that the Nordic nation is on course to reach its 2030 renewable energy target late this year.
Links between Scotland and Japan’s second largest city will be boosted with the signing of a new co-operation agreement.
Striking the balance between staying true to your founding values and moving with the times is one of the most important things any business can strive for writes Stewart Wilson, Managing Director, KSW Engineering.
July 6, 2018, marks 30 years since 167 people died in the largest offshore disaster, Piper Alpha. It was described by Lord Cullen who chaired the Piper Alpha inquiry as “the worst possible imaginable thing”.