Aberdeen office building changes hands again
An office building in the heart of Aberdeen has changed hands for an undisclosed sum only weeks after it was snapped up at auction for just £20,000.
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Craig International appoints Middle East manager
The Middle East oil and gas arm of Craig International has announced Steve Gibson as country manager for the region.
Consolidation plans put north-east jobs at risk at Baker Hughes, GE
A major oil service company is preparing to launch a consultation over job losses in Aberdeen and Montrose.
Sparrows hires former Aker, GE boss as regional director
Aberdeen crane engineering company Sparrows Group has brought in a new regional director to spearhead its operations in the UK and Europe.
GE signs deal for Eni partnership in Africa
GE Oil & Gas has signed a five year contract contract for work with Eni East Africa (EEA) on the offshore Mozambique developments it operates.
EU clears GE Oil & Gas, Baker Hughes merger
The European Commission has cleared the planned merger between Baker Hughes and GE Oil and Gas.
GE Oil & Gas unveils new turbines
GE Oil and Gas today unveiled two new gas turbines at its annual meeting in Florence, Italy.
Q&A: GE Oil & Gas boss says downturn was catalyst for positive change
Energy Voice spoke with GE's Oil and Gas president Lorenzo Simonelli about how business and the industry is coping. Hundreds of people will be attending the conference today, including BP's Bob Dudley, who will be hosting fireside chat. Check back tomorrow for more.
Consultations start for Montrose redundancies at GE Oil & Gas
GE Oil & Gas has started formal consultations into its proposal to make what are understood to be 32 redundancies at its Montrose sites.
Technip and GE Oil & Gas to explore digital LNG solutions
GE Oil & Gas and Technip have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a joint project to explore areas to co-develop digital solutions for the LNG industry.
GE Oil and Gas launches new subsea connector
GE Oil & Gas has completed the qualification of its upgraded 36kV high voltage wet mate connector.
GE Oil & Gas lands Statoil Johan Sverdrup contract
GE Oil & Gas has secured a major deal with Statoil to supply surface wellhead and christmas tree equipment for the landmark John Sverdrup in the North Sea.
GE Oil & Gas signs first-of-its-kind partnership with Iraq Ministry of Oil
GE Oil & Gas has signed an agreement with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil that aims to strengthen the performance of the nation’s energy sector and create local jobs.
Tech Tuesday: Read teams with GE for new micro-leak detection tool
Well intervention specialist Read Cased Hole has collaborated with GE Oil and Gas to develop a new micro-leak detection tool that can be deployed in well intervention processes including slickline, electric line, coiled tubing and tractor.
Io Oil and Gas expands Houston office
Oil and gas consultants Io, has made three senior appointment as the firm establishes itself in the Unites States.
IOG agrees additional loan for North Sea assets
Independent Oil and Gas has agreed an additional £800,000 loan from London Oil & Gas, adding to the £2.75million it has already provided to fund the Skipper appraisal well.
GE Oil & Gas signs $610million LNG support contract
GE Oil & Gas has signed a $610 million agreement with Cheniere Energy to provide spare parts and maintenance support on two LNG trains at Chenier's export facility in Corpus Christy, Texas.
GE Oil and Gas launches new gas compressor programme
GE Oil & Gas has launched a new programme for gas compression packagers with Houston-based manufacturing specialist AFGlobal the first participant.
GE Oil & Gas announces planned job losses in Peterhead
Energy firm GE Oil and Gas today announced plans to cut jobs at its facility in Peterhead due to low oil prices. GE employs about 130 people at the base, where components used in the oil and gas industry are made. The firm, which also has operations in Aberdeen and Montrose, did not specify the exact number of staff members it intends to lay off, or the amount of money it expects to save as a result of the measure.
GE Oil and Gas sign landmark pipeline project
GE Oil & Gas will provide high-end turbomachinery for the first phase of the landmark Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) - a partnership between BP, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Turkey's state-owned BOTA (Petroleum Pipeline Corporation).
Statoil and GE announce winners of shale sand challenge
Energy giants Statoil and GE have announced winners of a competition to find new ways of dealing with sand in shale gas production.
GE signs first deal after Australia passes clean-energy target
General Electric Co. agreed to help develop a A$450 million ($348 million) wind farm in Australia, spurred by parliament’s approval of a new renewable energy target. GE will supply turbines to the 240-megawatt Ararat wind farm in the state of Victoria that’s being developed with partners including Renewable Energy Systems Ltd., according to a statement from the companies. The development is expected to become the nation’s third-largest wind farm.