Awilco to scrap idle WilHunter oil rig after six years in Cromarty Firth
Awilco Drilling has announced it will scrap the WilHunter oil rig after lying idle for nearly six years in the Cromarty Firth.
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Protestors blocking entrance to Cromarty Firth oil rig maintenance facility
Extinction Rebellion is blockading the main entrance to a rig maintenance facility at Port of Cromarty Firth's Invergordon base.
Celebrity chef Nick Nairn to cook up culinary delights on North Sea oil rig
Celebrity chef Nick Nairn is making a trip offshore to showcase his cooking skills to the crew of a North Sea oil rig.
GEG teams up with Proman to develop green energy to methanol plant at Nigg Oil Terminal
Global Energy Group has teamed up with the world’s second largest producer of methanol as it seeks to develop a low carbon cluster in Cromarty Firth.
Turbine jackets for Scotland’s largest wind farm arrive in Cromarty Firth
SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies are celebrating the arrival of the first jacket superstructures for what will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm.
Cromarty Firth simply ‘the best’ for offshore wind marshalling and assembly capacity
The Cromarty Firth has been named in a new study as the best location for a marshalling and assembly hub to support large-scale expansion of Scotland’s offshore wind industry.
‘End economic growth or end the planet’ – XR stage protest in front of oil rig in Highlands
Climate campaigners staged a demonstration in the highlands yesterday against a perceived lack of action on rising sea levels.
Plans in pipeline for ‘huge’ green fuel plant at Port of Nigg
In the Scottish Highlands, discussions are currently ongoing that could transform the region into the world’s next energy and maritime hotspot.
Exclusive: End of 12-year ‘eyesore’ on Cromarty Firth as Hutton legs removed
A 20,000-tonne “eyesore” on the Cromarty Firth of more than 12 years is finally being removed as the huge Hutton platform legs are being taken to shore.
Cromarty Firth built tidal turbine passes Japanese pre-use inspection tests
A Scottish built tidal turbine located in Japan has hit another milestone after it passed pre-use inspection tests.
Global Energy Group boss outlines vision for manufacturing cluster at Port of Nigg
Global Energy Group is planning to develop a manufacturing cluster around the £100million fabrication plant it is proposing to build at its Port of Nigg facility on the shores of the Cromarty Firth.
Subsea 7 confirms 10 crew members with covid on North Sea vessel
Subsea 7 has confirmed 10 crew members on a North Sea supply vessel have tested positive for Covid-19.
Cromarty Firth at heart of renewables ‘gold rush’, compared to Aberdeen pre-North Sea boom
The Highlands is poised to benefit from a “renewable energy gold rush” in the coming decades as the energy transition takes flight.
Plans launched to place Cromarty Firth at heart of ‘green hydrogen revolution’
A plan to establish a “world-leading” green hydrogen hub on the Cromarty Firth has been launched today by a new partnership of companies, including utilities giant ScottishPower and three big names from the whisky industry.
Renewable energy ‘power house’ to open in Highlands
A new “global centre for excellence” in renewable energy technologies is to be opened in the Highlands.
Global Energy Group ‘best positioned’ in UK to benefit from offshore renewables boom, says new CEO
Global Energy Group’s new group chief executive has described the firm as “probably the best positioned organisation in the whole of the UK” to make the most of the expansion in offshore renewables.
Bafta-winning director making documentary on 1970s ‘oil boom’ in Highlands
A Bafta-award winning filmmaker is creating a new documentary on how the 1970s oil boom transformed the fate of a small village in the Highlands.
VIDEO: Well-Safe Protector rig arrives at Invergordon ahead of decom work
The newly-refurbished Well-Safe Protector rig has arrived at Invergordon to get it ready for work in the decommissioning market.
Demonstration turbine for Kincardine floating wind project arrives in Cromarty Firth
The demonstration turbine for what will be the “world’s largest” floating offshore wind development arrived off the coast of the Highlands over the weekend.
Port authority scoping potential for ‘green hydrogen’ hubs on Cromarty Firth
Highland industries may start switching from traditional power sources to “green” hydrogen within three years under an ambitious plan that would establish the area as a “global forerunner” in large-scale production of the fuel.
Grim year predicted for oil and gas at Cromarty Firth
Cruise liners could return to Highland waters as early as next spring, after staying away throughout 2020 due to the pandemic, the boss of the region’s busiest port has said.
Global Energy Group plans ‘UK’s largest offshore wind plant’ in Highlands
Up to 150 new jobs could be created under £100 million plans by the Global Energy Group (GEG) to build what has been described as the “UK’s largest offshore wind fabrication facility” in the Highlands.
Use of offshore rigs sees ‘largest monthly drop for 20 years’ – Rystad
Use of offshore drilling rigs globally has seen the largest monthly drop in 20 years, according to analysis from Rystad Energy.
Covid quarantine for oil vessel in Cromarty Firth
Crew members on an oil vessel in Cromarty Firth are isolating after a colleague who remains on board tested positive for Covid-19.
Exclusive: ‘World first’ floating green hydrogen project coming to Aberdeen
Aberdeen has been selected as the home for the “world’s first” offshore floating facility to produce green hydrogen.