Today’s energy sector is a very different one from that of a few years ago. Despite this being traditionally the summer shut-down time and a quieter period, Blaze is still busy delivering the final commissioning and hook-up on two of the largest offshore wind projects in Europe.
Offshore wind turbine firm MHI Vestas have announced the appointment of Julian Brown as UK country manager.
Digitalisation and innovation manager for ASCO Norway, Christopher Hoftun, says the offshore supply chain industry is now ready to be digitally transformed, as industry leaders gather in Norway for the 22nd biennial ONS conference.
There has been a lot of talk about “green shoots of recovery” in our industry recently and, for Denholm MacNamee, the green shoots we see are growing from seeds sown consistently throughout tougher times, writes managing director Brian Ritchie.
Norwegian Petroleum and Energy Minister Terje Soviknes, an ardent supporter of expanding oil drilling in the Arctic and to protected areas such as Lofoten, is leaving the Cabinet amid a broader reshuffle by Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
A new report by business research firm Global Market Insights has said the UK North Sea and Germany are currently leading the world in offshore wind energy.
Sinn Fein has called for a scheme which was aimed at reducing carbon emissions, but ended up closing government at Stormont, to be scrapped.
Denmark's 25-year reign as top oil exporter is due to end this year as North Sea outputs decline.
A month-long standstill at a North Sea facility dented profits for Israel’s Delek Group.
Rising oil prices and an improved US drilling market have helped oilfield services firm Hunting back into the black but North Sea revenues are down.
Neptune Energy’s boss said talks are under way to solve regulatory issues that are hindering production from the giant Cygnus gas field in the southern North Sea.
The deal to merge Npower and SSE's retail operations has been given the provisional green light after the energy watchdog said there is "plenty of choice" in the UK market.
Petrofac said yesterday it plans to “build momentum” in its core North Sea business after agreeing to sell its stake in the Greater Stella Area development.
Cluff Natural Resources (CLNR) has said it is accelerating technical work for six "highly prospective" North Sea licenses it has formally acquired from the Oil and Gas Authority.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) yesterday made public a prohibition notice served to Shetland-based company Ocean Kinetics for a safety breach while working at Aberdeen Harbour.
Norway is hosting ONS, its oil exhibition, conference and festival, in Stavanger from August 27 to 30. It’s a short trip there from Aberdeen and, with more than 65,000 visitors last time round, one that will be made by many from the oil industry here.
Inspectors have condemned a “significant failing” by Apache to meet health and safety standards in the use of trainees offshore.
Westhill-based i3 Energy is to start surveying work ahead of seeking approval for its Liberator development in the Moray Firth.
US conglomerate GE’s decision to sell its stake in Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) has given the energy service firm “clarity” on its future, one of its bosses said.
Norway is easily the biggest source of imported natural gas for the United Kingdom. In the first quarter of this year, when demand soared thanks to the now-forgotten Beast from the East, 60% of imports came by pipeline from Norway.
The winners of the 2018 Offshore Safety Awards were recognised yesterday at an event held in Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC).
Iraq sees a need to increase crude exports and says it’s ready to ship more as soon as OPEC agrees how members will share a collective supply boost, according to the acting director-general of the state-run Oil Marketing Co.
It is well understood that commercial divers operate in some of the most dangerous and extreme conditions of any industry. Particularly in areas such as the North Sea, they will conduct complex operations whilst continually managing the risks associated with working at great depth, in very low temperatures and with severely limited visibility.
UK North Sea oil field projects commanding capital spending of almost £2 billion have already been sanctioned this year, representing a big increase on 2017 levels, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has said.
The Solar Trade Association (STA) urgently called on UK energy minister Claire Perry to back the continuation of the "export tariff" last night.