‘Serious questions’ raised after fires occur on separate North Sea platforms
A union boss has said “the eye is being taken off the ball” after a pair of fires took place in one day on separate North Sea platforms.
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Worker injured after fire breaks out on North Sea platform
A worker has been flown to hospital after a fire broke out on a North Sea platform.
Profits surge at RockRose Energy in six months before Marathon takeover
RockRose Energy saw a 449% boost in earnings for the first six months of the year – before completing its takeover of Marathon Oil’s UK assets.
New guidelines to give North Sea safety reps purpose and direction
New guidelines were unveiled yesterday to reinvigorate and protect the critical role of offshore elected safety representatives (ESRs).
OGUK Awards finalists revealed
The shortlist for this year’s prestigious Oil & Gas UK Awards has been revealed today.
Cream of the crop in oil and gas rewarded
Exceptional oil and gas companies and their dedicated employees were recognised at one of the industry’s most prestigious award ceremonies on Friday night.
Ninian North ‘fully ready’ for single-lift decommissioning job
Canadian Natural Resources International (CNRI) has announced it has completed a preparation campaign to dismantle a 12,500 tonne oil platform in the North Sea.
New wave of UK project sanctions out to 2022, Rystad predicts
The UK offshore scene is poised for a timely comeback, according to energy consultancy Rystad.
Wood wins ‘significant’ North Sea contract extension on Taqa assets
Aberdeen-headquartered firm Wood has announced a "significant" contract extension on a number of Taqa's North Sea assets.
Costain’s Aberdeen team busy with North Sea studies, but group profits plunge
Demand for studies from North Sea operators was not enough to stop profits plunging at UK infrastructure firm Costain in the first half.
Taqa hails strong UK performance in first half of 2019
Taqa’s European boss said robust production at its UK assets underpinned a strong first half of the year.
HSE warning after vessel collides with North Sea platform
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety notice after a support vessel collided with an offshore platform in the North Sea.
Taqa moves to oust RockRose Energy as operator of North Sea hub
RockRose Energy faces being ousted as operator of a North Sea hub as it is today re-admitted to the Stock Exchange.
Borr Drilling looks to add jobs as it shifts services to Aberdeen from Dubai
Oslo-listed Borr Drilling has announced that it will be looking to add jobs once it moves into new office space, as work shifts from Dubai to Aberdeen.
Neptune Energy selected for pioneering hydrogen plant in Dutch North Sea
Neptune Energy has been selected to help create the first offshore hydrogen plant in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.
European business ‘robust’ despite steep drop in profits for Taqa
Taqa’s North Sea operation remained “robust” in the first quarter of the year, despite the wider oil firm experiencing a heavy dip in profits.
Saudi Taqa sees $1.2 billion in America, Middle East oil deals
A Saudi oilfield services company backed by the country’s sovereign wealth fund kicked off a planned $1.2 billion in acquisitions by buying Texas-based Schlumberger Ltd.’s Middle Eastern drilling-rig business.
Teams in running for HR awards
Judges have whittled down dozens of applicants to reveal the shortlist for terrific teams and tremendous teachers at the north-east’s most prestigious HR awards.
Eight-way fight for two categories at cHeRries awards
Eight finalists are in the running for two hotly contested categories of The Press and Journal cHeRries Awards 2019.
Taqa North Sea boss ‘confident’ despite dent to earnings
A “natural decline” in production and unplanned outages halved earnings from Taqa’s European business in 2018.
The unexploited data potential for oil and gas
It’s difficult to ignore the emails, conferences and discussion around digital. There is huge focus on what digital technologies can do for our businesses, moving beyond some of the existing digitalisation of our working practices. It’s been helped hugely by the pervasive nature of technology in our lives, Alexa, Siri, couriers arriving at the door and passing you a handheld computer to sign. These technologies help our industry realise that much of this technology is very mature and, in a lot of areas, largely unexploited in the oil and gas industry.
Final shortlist for cHeRries awards
The cream of the crop among human resources (HR) professionals in the region are revealed today in the final shortlist for the cHeRries Awards 2019.
Taqa aims to complete work on Eider platform next month
Taqa has hailed a “major milestone” as it prepares to switch its Eider platform in the North Sea to utility mode next month.
Spirit and Taqa lose legal fight over £68m North Sea pension deficit
Spirit Energy and Taqa have lost a legal battle with Marathon Oil over a £68million deficit in a North Sea pension scheme.
Taqa hands Petrofac contract extension in North Sea
Oilfield services giant Petrofac has secured a three-year contract extension with Taqa in the UK.