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"Build back better."
"Build back better."
The Scottish Government has argued that delaying Brexit would “remove further instability” for the struggling oil and gas sector.
Energy giant Total has reached the one billion-barrel milestone at its Elgin-Franklin complex, surpassing original estimates from when it started up nearly 20 years ago.
Westwood Global Energy reports that as of May 27 there were no exploration and appraisal wells active in the UK. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and oil price crash, there have been a large number of E&A wells deferred to 2021.
Seadrill fell to a £1.2billion pre-tax loss at the start of the year off the back of heavy impairments for its rigs which are dropping in value.
The Covid-inflicted oil price crash has left oil and gas companies facing two distinct choices, a new report said.
Petrofac has been awarded a five-well contract for the first phase of Independent Oil and Gas’ (IOG) “Core” project in the North Sea.
Asymptomatic testing will be the key “ask from government” to help get thousands of people back to work in the North Sea, according to an industry boss.
More North Sea oil and gas work coming to the Port of Dundee boosted revenues for owner Forth Ports last year.
BP has appointed a new leader to head up its business in the United States, replacing industry veteran Susan Dio.
An offshore worker has been hospitalised after sustaining a “crushing injury” at a North Sea oilfield.
Energy giant BP has told shareholders its net zero transition is “deepened and accelerated” by the Covid-19 pandemic, but kept quiet on the fine print.
A North Sea support vessel firm has welcomed a government move to exempt oil workers from quarantine rules.
There remains “doubt and questioning” around the UK Government’s quarantine exemption for offshore workers and the potential spread of Covid-19, according to a union boss.
An Aberdeen firm has ramped up to testing more than 500 offshore workers per day for Covid-19.
The UK Government has approved Taqa’s plans to decommission the topsides of the 32-year-old Eider platform in the North Sea.
Oil rose as the head of the International Energy Agency forecast demand will likely grow past its level before the global pandemic.
Renewables generated more than 40% of Britain's power in the first three months of the year - overtaking fossil fuels for the first time, analysis shows.
A call has been made to resurrect a Scottish Government programme to protect oil and gas jobs as thousands of workers face redundancy.
An oil worker who helped oversee construction of BP’s Clair Ridge and Equinor’s giant Aasta Hansteen installation is now building up a new mental health platform for the industry.
BP put workers "in harm’s way" during a fire on the ETAP installation, being left without water pumps to extinguish it, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned.
Rig inspection firm Aberdeen Drilling Consultants (ADC) has launched a resilience audit to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 on North Sea installations.
An “unprecedented” number of enquiries amid the latest oil downturn is expected to see an Aberdeen-based business nearly double its headcount and boost turnover.
Demand for hydraulic fracturing services in shale plays across the United States is expected to reach rock bottom in May and stay low in the summer before a recovery begins in the fall, the Norwegian global energy research firm Rystad Energy reported.
A redeveloped Highland port is aiming to use a stricken cargo ship to showcase its credentials for oil and gas decommissioning.