Signs of markets stabilising despite ongoing pandemic, Wood bosses say
Engineering and consultancy giant Wood said today that its revenues fell by more than a fifth in 2020 due to challenging trading conditions.
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Environmental watchdog suspends routine offshore inspections
The environmental watchdog for the UK offshore oil and gas industry has temporarily paused routine offshore inspections due to the worsening of the Covid-19 situation.
Dubai added to Scotland’s Covid travel quarantine list
Dubai has been added to Scotland's travel quarantine list with travellers returning from the country told to self-isolate for 10 days.
First Tech director predicts busy future
A boss at First Tech said the Aberdeen-headquartered energy service group had “a lot to look forward to” in the coming years as its growth and diversification continue.
Oil price direction an ‘open question’ as Covid mutation weighs down Brent
A top petro-economist said today that the Covid-19 mutation had left an “open question” about the direction of Brent crude prices in the coming weeks.
‘We must start the new year more positively’, says Oil and Gas UK chief
Reflecting on Oil and Gas UK’s prediction that North Sea projects could take up to three years to return, the industry body’s chief executive, Deirdre Michie, said, “we have to start the year more positively than that.”
OTC 2021 event postponed until August
Organisers of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston have postponed the 2021 event until August due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Oil RenAIssance: Big Oil is tapping Big Tech once more
Renewable energy technologies and the use of big tech within the oil and gas sector have been accelerated due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
SPE embraces change
The events of 2020 require no explanation. They have changed life for the last seven months and continue to do so.
EVOL: A gas leopard, humble learnings and rough sky diamonds
Energy Voice’s latest podcast, in association with the International School Aberdeen, is a real diamond in the rough.
Updated: Oil trims losses after plunging to four-month low on virus fears
Oil futures bounced back from session lows as stronger-than-expected US economic growth data and signs that Europe may get more stimulus offset some of the fallout from renewed lockdown restrictions.
How to show resilience in a competitive jobs market
The last six months have been some of the most difficult in living memory. With COVID-19 set to cast a shadow for some time yet, many firms will be taking a more cautious approach to recruitment – focusing on hiring those able to help build vital resilience into the business.
Offshore sector records highest weekly Category B cases since start of Covid outbreak
The UK North Sea has recorded its highest weekly spike in offshore “Category B” cases since the country went into Covid lockdown in March.
Oil extends losses after President Trump says he has Covid-19
Oil was caught up in a broad downward move in financial markets after President Donald Trump said he had tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.
Sustainability and Covid-19
People questioning the oil and gas industry’s sustainability is not a new phenomenon. Far from it. For years oil companies, governments, investors and other stakeholders have questioned the sustainability of the industry and the need to address environmental, social and governance issues (ESG).
Updated: Weatherford laid off 130 Aberdeen workers in first half
Oilfield service firm Weatherford has said it made 130 employees redundant in Aberdeen in the first half of 2020 in an effort to get a grip on its costs.
The human cost of Covid and commodity price crash
Energy Voice article – The Human Cost of Covid and Commodity Price Crash
Prosafe says switching office will ‘refresh and reinvigorate’ Aberdeen business
Bosses at Prosafe are hoping an office move will “refresh and reinvigorate” the firm’s Aberdeen operations at a time when the oil and gas industry is at an “all-time low”.
Covid spike in US threatens oil’s remarkable price rally
A spike in U.S. coronavirus cases is threatening the oil market’s recovery from its historic plunge into negative territory.
Stick to letter of the law
The challenges of the combination of Covid-19 and the fall in the oil price continue to place enormous stress on the industry. While those offshore have remained at their workplaces, albeit in smaller numbers and under strange and difficult circumstances, in order to maintain production from the UKCS, others who have now spent two months working from home are beginning to consider a return to the office or work site.
Green climate technology key to Covid-19 pandemic recovery plans
In the wake of the historic global economic shutdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, governments are unleashing trillions of dollars in a bid to create jobs and spur economic recovery. The scale of this stimulus is unprecedented, in some cases amounting to more than 10% of countries’ gross domestic product. At the same time, an overwhelming number of economists, finance ministers, and business leaders are saying that much of that money needs to help—and certainly not hinder—our ability to cut emissions.
Crude Intentions: Collaboration will assure the oil markets recovery
Production cuts may not be enough to rebalance the market now, but they can help its recovery in the second half of 2020 according to Boris Ivanov, Founder and Managing Director of GPB Global Resources.