Christmas cancelled? Flight woes leave 300 workers stranded on offshore rig
Bad weather this winter has caused flight cancellations that could leave hundreds of workers left offshore over Christmas.
Bad weather this winter has caused flight cancellations that could leave hundreds of workers left offshore over Christmas.
A helicopter flying near Bridge of Don in Aberdeen had to turn and avoid a drone that was flying โwell aboveโ height restrictions.
CHC helicopters general manager Per Andre Rykhus has stepped down from his role at the company, creating a "brief operational pause in Norway".
North Sea helicopter operator Babcock slumped to pre-tax losses of ยฃ383 million in 2021.
Kelly Brown and Robert Phillips, from the employment law team at Addleshaw Goddard, examine the implications for oil and gas employers & employees of new requirements for helicopter baggage searches.
Helicopter operator CHC has landed a contract to transport workers for the Capricorn Energy (formerly Cairn Energy) Diadem drilling campaign in the North Sea.
UK-based upstream player Harbour Energy has restarted development well drilling at its Natuna Sea Block A offshore Indonesia after operations were suspended due to a helicopter accident last week.
Dozens of North Sea helicopter flights from Aberdeen and Sumburgh face delays this morning as severe weather strikes the region.
A helicopter has been stuck on a North Sea rig for two days after the discovery of a "technical issue", combined with stormy weather conditions.
Equinor is investigating an incident which led to the suspension of crew change flights on its Mariner A platform for several days.
Crew change flights to Equinorโs Mariner A platform have been suspended after an aircraft got stuck on the installationโs helideck, the Norwegian oil firm said today.
An offshore helicopter was forced into an emergency landing at a Shetland airport today after being struck by lightning.
Bristow has lost its contract with Apache North Sea to rival helicopter operator CHC.
The CEO of NHV hopes the restoration of oil prices can help the beleaguered helicopter market โto a more sustainable situationโ.
Babcock bosses have continued to hit out at its oil and gas helicopter business, saying โweaknessโ persisted through the third quarter.
Babcock has started a North Sea helicopter contract with Total which rival CHC criticised as โunsustainable pricingโ.
The grief-stricken pilot of a doomed helicopter which crashed off Sumburgh killing four oil workers has told a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) how his โworld endedโ that day.
A new system designed to recognise the non-technical skills required by helicopter pilots flying search and rescue missions has been developed by Aberdeen University.
Equinor has release dramatic footage of a mock helicopter rescue operation at an offshore platform in the North Sea.
Helicopter operator NHV improved the Covid-19 cleaning regime at its Aberdeen base after being pulled up by the UK's health and safety watchdog.
NHV helicopters has won a Shell North Sea contract previously operated by larger rival CHC.
Helicopter group NHV has landed a five-year North Sea contract extension with Ithaca Energy.
Pilots were โdistractedโ by incorrectly positioned cranes leading to a helicopter landing on the wrong oil platform in the North Sea, according to investigators.
The family of a Moray woman killed in a North Sea helicopter crash have expressed โdismayโ that a fatal accident inquiry into the tragedy will be held remotely.
North Sea helicopter flights are expected to reduce by up to 30% over the next two weeks due to the effect of the coronavirus outbreak.