Climate activists hold protest outside BP meeting in Elgin
Climate change activists made their way to Elgin yesterday to protest as energy bosses met in the town.
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BP hires remote-controlled boats for ‘groundbreaking’ North Sea projects
BP has employed the use of remote-controlled boats for a “groundbreaking” inspection project in the North Sea.
UK in talks with US to boost protection for Gulf shipping over Iran threat
The U.K. is in talks with the U.S. and other allies about beefing up their military presence in the Persian Gulf to deal with the rising threat to shipping posed by Iran.
BP scoop top engineering award for Shah Deniz 2 project
BP has revealed that it has been awarded a prestigious engineering award for the Shah Deniz 2 project in Azerbaijan.
Taxpayers foot £140k Greenpeace-BP protest bill for police overtime
A recent North Sea protest row that erupted between BP and Greenpeace cost the taxpayer nearly £140,000 due to Police Scotland clocking up hundreds of hours of overtime.
UK navy intervenes after Iran tries to stop BP oil tanker
The British navy intervened to stop Iran from blocking a commercial oil tanker leaving the Persian Gulf, heightening friction just as European nations scramble to salvage a landmark nuclear accord with the Islamic Republic.
BP, Shell and Chevron evacuate workers from Gulf of Mexico platforms
The top Big Oil operators in the Gulf of Mexico said Tuesday they are evacuating workers from most of their deepwater platforms in response to this hurricane season's first looming disturbance in the area.
Life after oil: Former BP worker has novel idea to rewrite story after downturn
A north-east man has written a novel after facing the twin travails of a cancer battle and losing his job in the oil and gas downturn.
BP oil tanker shelters in Persian Gulf on fear of Iran retaliation
An oil tanker run by BP Plc is being kept inside the Persian Gulf in fear it could be seized by Iran in a tit-for-tat response to the arrest by Gibraltar last week of a vessel hauling the Islamic Republic’s crude.
Updated: EnQuest to cut 80 jobs at Shetland oil terminal
Oil firm EnQuest said that about 80 employees would lose their jobs at a major terminal in Shetland by the end of 2019.
Oil giants should be intimidated by climate change, warns activist investor
If you’ve attended or watched annual general meetings (AGMs) held by oil majors in the last few years, you might recognise Mark van Baal.
BP says some of its oil ‘won’t see the light of day’
Oil companies are under increasing pressure to bring fuel to market faster and cheaper, leading BP Plc to conclude some of its resources “won’t see the light of day,” according to its head of strategy.
Altrad brands acquisitions a ‘tremendous success’ as new orders secured
Industrial services firm Altrad said its half-year results showed its efforts to integrate companies acquired in recent years had been a “tremendous success”.
Stunts aren’t the solution for climate emergency
It did not take long for declarations of a climate emergency to prompt the kind of episode they are assumed in some quarters to legitimise.
Cluff launches Dewar farm-out and identifies BP platform for development
Cluff Natural Resources (CLNR) has launched a farm out process for its Dewar prospect and identified a BP platform as a means of development.
More trouble for Trinidad’s LNG sector
LNG production in Trinidad and Tobago was disrupted after a power outage shut down the Atlantic LNG export terminal.
BP invests £23.6m in pioneering tech to turn gas into fish food
BP has splashed out £23.6 million in an "alternative protein" maker that will use the energy major's gas to make fish, livestock and pet feeds.
‘No winners’ from BP-Greenpeace North Sea battle, OGUK say
"No winners" have resulted from a 12-day North Sea standoff involving BP and climate group Greenpeace, accordinging to the representative body for the oil and gas sector.
Police to make arrests in effort to end North Sea standoff
Police Scotland is seeking to make further arrests as it attempts to bring an end to a bitter North Sea standoff between oil giant BP and the climate activist group Greenpeace.
Government ‘strangely silent’ on BP-Greenpeace standoff
Both the UK and Scottish governments have been strangely silent on the highly dangerous game of cat and mouse being played out in the North Sea between an offshore giant and activists from Greenpeace.
Crisis talks in bid to end Greenpeace-BP rig standoff
Oil and gas chiefs are today to hold crisis talks in an effort to bring to an end a “dangerous” stand-off between climate activists and oil giant BP.
BP-Greenpeace standoff will have significant economic consequences
The immediate economic consequences of the BP-Greenpeace standoff over the Vorlich field are obvious: the drilling operations are delayed and, as operations of this type are very costly, only a few days can have a considerable impact.
World will get half its power from wind, solar by 2050
Nearly half the world’s electricity will come from renewable energy by 2050 as costs of wind, solar and battery storage continue to plummet.
Hurricane Energy’s Lancaster field ‘generates first revenue’
UK-based oil and gas firm Hurricane Energy has announced that it's first lift from the west of Shetland Lancaster field has "generated first revenue".
Updated: Union boss tells Greenpeace to ‘back off’ as rig forced into second U-turn
A trade union boss has urged environmental activists to “back off” and let North Sea rig workers get on with their jobs.