Glimmer of hope for end of north-east redundancies
A trend for for job cuts which has seen thousands of oil and gas workers across the north-east being made redundant is tapering off, new figures have shown.
A trend for for job cuts which has seen thousands of oil and gas workers across the north-east being made redundant is tapering off, new figures have shown.
Earlier this month, Norway announced it had suffered its first quarterly budget deficit in 20 years.
The Maersk Highlander has arrived at its North Sea destination to work on the Culzean project.
Energy service company Neptune has agreed to carry out a range of engineering and manufacturing services on behalf of Repsol Sinopec Resources UK.
Mixed fortunes for Scotland’s main airports last month have been laid bare in newly-released figures.
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said the Goliat field will remain shut down until new measures are implemented following a number of disruptions.
The new Chancellor of the Exchequer has said he will not cut corporation tax to 15% in a bid to boost the economy.
Oil major BP could soon resume drilling on its Valhall injection platform after a break was introduced last year.
Industry veteran Jim Milne CBE told the North Sea sector not to bury its head in the sand after collecting a lifetime achievement award at the second Press and Journal Gold Awards.
The brother of Paige Doherty’s killer has been forced to take a leave of absence from his job offshore after a court heard of his conviction for a sex offence.
A top oil executive and his wife are offering a reward to help police catch the thieves who stole more than £40,000 of family heirlooms.
Bosses at EnQuest said yesterday that avoiding “North Sea premiums” had helped the firm bring down its operating costs to $23 per barrel in the first half of 2016.
Oil major BP has revealed fresh footage of its Clair Ridge project in the North Sea.
Maersk Drilling has won a $24million North Sea decommissioning deal with Maersk Oil.
Centrica said today it could lay off up to 20 workers at its oil and gas division in Norway.
Enquest today confirmed it whittled its operating costs down to $23 per barrel for the first half of the year.
Aker has landed a deal with Statoil for its North Sea Utgard field.
A “radical” move to ditch its core North Sea assets would see Shell net $1billion in two years, according to UBS.
The chief executive of industry body Oil and Gas UK has said the sector is “very much” open for business in a letter to the Energy and Climate Change Committee.
Ineos has agreed a £220million lending facility to fund its entry into the North Sea.
The first minister has vowed to maximise the opportunities for the Scottish economy from the dismantling of North Sea oil platforms.
Towards the end of August, three wells, comprising two exploration and one appraisal, were active, but with no new spuds since our last report.
Sodexo will cut 45 staff from its Norwegian operations.
Police Scotland are targeting former energy workers to join the force.
Serica Energy has confirmed production has resumed from the Erskine field in the North Sea.