May’s Brexit appeal resonates in Scottish Nationalist stronghold
The Scottish town of Peterhead, the U.K.’s largest fishing port, always had a rebellious streak.
Peterhead
TechnipFMC’s new Deep Explorer vessel docked in Peterhead
A hi-tech deep sea vessel was last night berthed at a north-east harbour after paying a flying visit to the region.
New swarf filtering system could save P&A costs, claims Peterhead firm
A Scottish firm has come up with a new filtration system that it claims will allow well operations to be carried out faster and more efficiently.
Decom series: North Sea ports wage decommissioning ‘Phoney War’
Energy Voice began its decommissioning series in October by raising the prospect of a “turf war” in the North Sea over the next 30 years.
Davidsons Blast Services to expand Peterhead base
A Peterhead-based protective coatings firm has received permission to expand its blast and painting facility.
Exclusive: Scottish ports ‘must unite to share post-oil’ work
Ports in the north-east of Scotland must band together with their UK neighbours to fend off the challenge from Norway and the Netherlands for decommissioning work.
Collision report due on oil bunker barge and vessel crash in North Sea
The final outcome of an investigation into a collision between a bunker barge and a cargo ship in the North Sea will be revealed in the coming weeks.
GE Oil & Gas to close Peterhead base, consulting with staff
General Electric Oil and Gas said today it is in consultation with workers in Peterhead after revealing plans to close its site in the town later this year.
Brexit: Score Europe MD calls for industry to “rise to challenge”, says INDY 2 is “unwelcome distraction”
The managing director of Score Europe said industry must "rise to the challenge" and "pull together" after the UK voted by a narrow margin to leave the European Union.
Balfour Beatty wins £5.5m Statoil offshore wind contract
Statoil has awarded UK-based Balfour Beatty a £5.5million contract to deliver the onshore cable and substation system for its £180million floating wind farm project offshore Peterhead.
Scottish CO2 hub “a unique opportunity for the UK”
The creation of a Scottish CO2 (carbon dioxide) Hub can unlock UK and European potential for carbon capture and storage (CCS), according to a new report.
MacGregor wins Hywind mooring contract with Statoil
Offshore moorings specialist MacGregor, has won an order for substructure connection mooring systems for Statoil's Hywind pilot park off the north east Scotland coast.
Peterhead dismay at collapse of CCS project
The Peterhead community has been left reeling by the collapse of the CCS project that would have created hundreds of jobs.
Statoil Hywind project work goes to Global Energy firm
Key equipment for the world’s first floating windfarm will be made in Aberdeen and at Nigg Energy Park in the Highlands, it was announced yesterday.
Fury as Government pulls plug on £1billion CCS scheme
The UK Government is axing its £1 billion competition to develop “carbon capture and storage” technology on power stations, including Peterhead.
Video: Hywind could become “profitable leg” for Statoil
Statoil's UK managing director said the Hywind project could become a "profitable leg" for the company as it looks to expand its renewables arm. The company announced it had taken a final investment decision on plans to build the world's largest offshore windfarm just a day after winning approval from the Scottish Government. Tove Stuhr Sjoblom sat down with Energy Voice to discuss the next steps for the first of a kind project.
Energetica eyes up overseas investment
Energetica faces a challenge to attract new overseas investment into north east Scotland whilst avoiding robbing 'Peter to pay Paul'.
NorthConnect power project gets council backing
The £2billion NorthConnect project to connect Aberdeenshire to the Scandinavian electricity network has been approved by Aberdeenshire Council.
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.
Norway power link could create 200 jobs
Plans have been tabled for a £2billion power link between Aberdeenshire and Scandinavia which could create 200 jobs. The NorthConnect scheme would carry electricity generated in Scotland and Norway to both nations to meet demand. The consortium involved wants to build an onshore converter station in the village of Boddam, south of Peterhead.
HSE issues notice to Shell over alleged safety breach
Offshore giant Shell has been accused of breaking safety rules at its site at the huge St Fergus gas terminal. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued an improvement notice for the second time in just over a year after it emerged not enough was being done to prevent “major accidents” at the complex north of Peterhead. The HSE accused Shell of failing to take “all measures necessary” to identify tasks which had the potential to cause a “critical” situation.
Deputy First Minister calls on grid charges regime
Deputy First Minister John Swinney has called for reform of the UK’s “fundamentally flawed” transmission charging regime after it was announced that Longannet power station is likely to close early next year. Operator Scottish Power said yesterday that the coal-fired plant in Fife will “in all likelihood” close by March 2016 after losing out on a short-term National Grid contract. Neil Clitheroe, chief executive of Scottish Power retail and generation, said the current transmission charging regime was a “major barrier” to any future investment in thermal power generation in Scotland.
Longannet likely to close after failed contract bid
Scottish Power will likely close its coal-fired power station at Longannet in Fife next year. The announcement comes after the energy firm lost out on a contract from National Grid. A Peterhead gas-fired power station owned and operated by SSE was selected to provide voltage support services to National Grid between April 2016 and September 2017. About 270 people are currently employed at Longannet.
Ed Davey: Clean-energy project ‘developing very well’
A pioneering clean-energy project in Peterhead is “developing very well” and investment decisions will be taken this year, according to the UK energy secretary. Ed Davey defended the rate of progress at Britain’s two leading carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Aberdeen and Yorkshire. Shell plans for to fit CCS technology to Peterhead Power Station, enabling harmful emissions to be caught before the enter the atmosphere, and stored in the North Sea.
Score Group HQ plans at risk over oil prices
Score Group has unveiled plans to spend around £80million on new headquarters and other buildings in its home town of Peterhead. But a further plunge in oil prices could kill off the project, the company’s owner has warned. The proposals are at an early stage and no approach has been made to Aberdeenshire Council for planning approval.