Green hydrogen funding unveiled for clutch of North Scotland projects
Funding for a 3GW hydrogen production site in Kintore, alongside projects to decarbonise Highland transport and whisky, has been unveiled.
Cromarty Firth
Highland offshore renewables skills hub backed by wind developers
A skills and innovation hub set for the Highlands is being backed by floating offshore wind developers Renantis, BlueFloat Energy and Orsted.
Video shows view from the top of huge Aberdeen oil rig
A worker scaled the Noble Innovator, providing sweeping views of Aberdeen from the 200-metre jackup legs.
Thousands of jobs promised as Cromarty Firth and Forth Ports confirmed as ‘freeports’
The two Scottish bids to become job-creating “freeports” with special tax status have been confirmed by the UK and Scottish government two days after we exclusively revealed the winners.
Rishi Sunak heads to Highlands in first Scotland visit since becoming PM
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to be in the Highlands on Friday morning to confirm investment in a green freeport for the region.
Opinion: ‘Anywhere but bl**dy Aberdeen’ approach from governments must stop
If politicians allow the prize of becoming a global green energy hub to slip away from the north-east, they will never be forgiven, writes Ryan Crighton.
Cromarty Firth to win ‘freeport’ status as Aberdeen bid misses out
Aberdeen business leader equated "awful policy decisions" on freeports, energy policy and lack of CCS support to a "catalogue of betrayals" from Scottish and UK Governments.
Watch: Well-Safe Defender arrives in Cromarty Firth ahead of Spirit job
Well-Safe Solution’s Defender rig is now moored up in the Cromarty Firth ahead of embarking on its inaugural contact under its new guise.
Spotted? Workers catch glimpse of North Sea rig being broken up in Turkey
Workers appear to have caught a glimpse of a North Sea oil rig being broken up at a yard in Turkey.
Cromarty Firth could become wet storage base for dozens of floating wind structures
For decades oil rigs have been part of the furniture in and around the Cromarty Firth in the north of Scotland.
50 jobs created as Global Energy Group lands Moray West contract
Global Energy Group has signed a contract to fabricate components for the Moray West Offshore Wind Farm, creating 50 jobs in Nigg.
Cromarty Firth oil rig arrives in Turkey for legal scrapping
An oil rig which was laid up in the Cromarty Firth for years over fears it would be sent to an illegal shipbreaking beach overseas has now arrived in Turkey to be scrapped legally.
Cromarty Firth oil rig headed for recycling yard in Turkey
An oil rig which was blocked from leaving the Cromarty Firth in 2018 has been sold to a Turkish recycling firm for scrapping
Images: Hummingbird Spirit enters Cromarty Firth on wave of uncertainty
The Hummingbird Spirit has been captured entering the Cromarty Firth on what could be one of its last ever journeys.
Letter urges minister to turn Highlands into Green Freeport
Ministers have received a letter urging them to support a bid to create a green freeport Highlands.
Hummingbird Spirit FPSO setting off for Cromarty Firth and uncertain future
The Hummingbird Spirit FPSO will head off from the North Sea today to the Cromarty Firth - ahead of an uncertain future for the vessel which could see it scrapped.
Companies fined £154,000 after crewman’s forklift death at Invergordon
Two companies have been fined a total of £154,000 after a crew member of a vessel was run over by a forklift on the quayside at Invergordon.
Plan for UK’s largest wind tower factory at Nigg struck by delay as key Spanish partner exits
Doubt has been cast on delivering the UK's largest offshore wind tower factory at Nigg in the Highlands next year after a key Spanish partner made its exit.
The Green Freeports race is on
The race is warming up to determine the locations for Scotland’s two Green Freeports.
Saipem 7000 to return to Scotland following crane incident
The Saipem 7000 vessel is to return to Scotland following a crane incident last month.
ScottishPower and Storegga to ‘transform the Highlands’ with green hydrogen
ScottishPower and Storegga, the firm behind the Acorn carbon capture project, have announced a green hydrogen partnership to “transform” industry in the Highlands.
No removal in sight for Youtuber playground oil rig in Cromarty Firth
There remains no removal plan in place for an oil rig in the Cromarty Firth which has become a dangerous playground for thrill-seekers.
YouTuber branded ‘beyond reckless’ after scaling North Sea oil rig
A YouTuber has been branded “beyond reckless” after scaling a North Sea oil rig laid up in the Cromarty Firth.
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.
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.