UK energy minister to put North Sea to the fore of industrial strategy
The UK Government's energy minister has vowed to put the beleaguered North Sea oil and gas sector "front and centre" of a national industrial strategy.
The UK Government's energy minister has vowed to put the beleaguered North Sea oil and gas sector "front and centre" of a national industrial strategy.
Oil major Shell today announced plans to cut 90 onshore positions at its UK North Sea business in Aberdeen.
Military chiefs secretly planned to re-use defunct oil platforms off the Caithness coast as training facilities.
North Sea operator EnQuest has asked for permission to put a new water injection pipeline in the Greater Kittiwake Area (GKA).
The number of energy industry vacancies advertised in the UK has soared in the past year as the sector shows signs of recovery, a new report said.
Optimism is returning to North Sea exploration, though estimates for this year’s drilling targets could be unrealistic, an oil sector analyst has said.
A Scottish conservationist has said changing European laws to allow more oil rigs to be left at sea could present a “colossal opportunity” for the North Sea.
Chartered accountant and business advisor Anderson Anderson and Brown (AAB), of Aberdeen, has topped a list of Scottish “dealmakers” for a 12th consecutive year.
A North Sea operator will soon start plugging and abandoning (P&A) wells on the Beatrice oil field as it prepares a wider decommissioning programme.
Statoil's chief executive Eldar Saetre is "optimistic" that OPEC and non-OPEC countries will agree to extend oil output curbs to reduce a global supply glut.
Oil major BP is celebrating the start of production from Quad 204, one of the largest field redevelopments in North Sea history.
A boss at BP has hailed the North Sea as an attractive place to invest and said the oil major would keep working to “reinforce confidence” in the region.
Danish firm Semco Maritime has delivered a jobs boost for Aberdeen after being chosen for work on the Culzean project in the North Sea.
Oil services firm Wood Group has axed around 170 jobs in Houston, Texas.
Semco Maritime plans to employ up to 150 people in Aberdeen to carry out hook-up work on Maersk’s £3.3billion Culzean project in the North Sea.
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has hailed the party’s UK manifesto, including a promise to safeguard the North Sea oil industry, as "a radical vision for the country".
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority has given Aker BP permission to use a Maersk rig to plug North Sea wells.
Maersk Oil’s boss said yesterday that key infrastructure for the North Sea Culzean field would soon be ready to set sail from the Netherlands.
Norwegian authorities have ordered Total to step up safety standards on the energy giant’s Martin Linge development.
Maersk Oil has awarded a contract for hook-up work on the North Sea Culzean project to one of its sister companies.
Energy giant Centrica will safeguard 70 offshore jobs by breathing new life into a North Sea oilfield with a £35million investment.
Premier Oil boss this morning said the firm was making strides towards a cash positive year.
A horror helicopter crash involving three Britons off Norway was caused by a loose tarpaulin getting tangled in the blades, it has emerged.
Scotland should focus on a UK-wide Brexit deal rather than constitutional issues in order to grow the economy, the head of a leading business group has said.
An oil and gas engineer and his partner have broken the cycle by setting up an active holiday retreat in France.