Greenpeace activists at risk of prison time over BP protest
Five protesters have admitted their parts in the Greenpeace occupation of an oil rig in the Cromarty Firth last month.
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Police to make arrests in effort to end North Sea standoff
Police Scotland is seeking to make further arrests as it attempts to bring an end to a bitter North Sea standoff between oil giant BP and the climate activist group Greenpeace.
Updated: Union boss tells Greenpeace to ‘back off’ as rig forced into second U-turn
A trade union boss has urged environmental activists to “back off” and let North Sea rig workers get on with their jobs.
Updated: Industry chief says Greenpeace ‘undermining’ its own credibility with rig protest
An oil industry leader has accused Greenpeace of “undermining its own credibility” by reviving its protest on an oil rig in Cromarty Firth.
Updated: BP reportedly takes out injunction on Greenpeace ship
Oil giant BP is understood to have taken out an injunction against a Greenpeace ship headed for the Cromarty Firth.
Police arrest oil rig protesters
Police have stormed an oil rig on a helicopter to arrest two protestors and bring a Greenpeace demonstration to an end.
Port Authority investigating mysterious ‘chemical cloud’ release from Transocean rig
The Cromarty Firth Port Authority confirmed last night that it is investigating a report of a mysterious "chemical cloud" release from the BP-contracted rig that was occupied by Greenpeace activists.
North Sea rig protestors face court
Two Greenpeace campaigners faced court yesterday accused of tethering themselves to an oil rig in an ongoing demonstration.
Activists appear in court over oil rig protest
Two environmentalists have appeared in court in connection with a protest that has brought work on an oil rig to a standstill.
Lifeboat launched as Greenpeace protestors in ‘precarious position’
A lifeboat was earlier launched today to attend an oil rig in the Cromarty Firth that is currently being occupied by Greenpeace protestors.
Transocean serve Greenpeace activists with injunction over oil rig standoff
Activists occupying a BP-contracted oil rig in the Cromarty Firth have been served with an injunction by the owner in a bid to halt a two-day standoff, Greenpeace UK has claimed.
Ex-oil worker and jockey enjoying thriving in new customs venture
A former trainee horse racing jockey who later worked in the North Sea energy industry is enjoying life after oil with her fledgling customs consultancy.
Update: Activists commandeering North Sea rig vow to ‘continue occupation’
Greenpeace activists have vowed to continue their occupation of a BP-contracted oil rig in the Cromarty Firth.
VIDEO: Activists halt progress of North Sea rig bound for BP field
A group of Greenpeace activists have halted progress on a Transocean oil rig bound for the North Sea.
NOV finds buyer for pair of blowout preventers
Oilfield technology and equipment firm National Oilwell Varco (NOV) will sell two 20,000-psi blowout preventer stacks to Transocean.
North Sea drillers snub ‘inferior’ pay offer from ‘breakaway group’
Scores of offshore drillers have rejected an "inferior" pay offer from a group of companies accused of snubbing a collective agreement.
Zennor hails ‘key step’ as it completes test drilling at Finlaggan
Zennor Petroleum has reached a “key step” towards first production at its Finlaggan field in the North Sea.
Opito appoints new global director
Not-for-profit energy skills-body Opito has announced the appointment of a new director to lead a fresh global focus at the organisation.
‘Complacency and fatigue’ contributed to death on offshore drillship
Investigators have found “complacency and fatigue”contributed to the death of an offshore worker in the Gulf of Mexico.
Wheels of recovery in motion for rigs market, analyst says
The wheels of recovery are undoubtedly in motion for the global offshore rigs market, analyst said today.
Transocean signs £650m drilling deal with Chevron
Offshore services firm Transocean has announced it has signed a rig and drilling deal with Chervon totalling more than £650 million.
Transocean completes Ocean Rig takeover
Transocean confirmed today that it had completed the acquisition of Ocean Rig. The acquisition adds nine high-specification ultra-deepwater drillships, two harsh environment semisubmersibles, and two high-specification ultra-deepwater drillships currently under construction to Transocean’s existing fleet.
Shareholders approve Transocean’s takeover of Ocean Rig
Transocean's acquisition of rival rig contractor Ocean Rig has been approved by the shareholders of both companies.
Moody’s says oil service debt ‘unsustainable’
Debt levels at oil field services companies have reached "unsustainable" levels, the debt rating agency Moody's Investors Service said in a new report.
US offshore oil production shows signs of turnaround
Offshore oil production is showing signs of a turnaround as crude prices rise and operations become more efficient, giving energy compaies in Houston and elsewhere the confidence to resume deepwater projects stalled during the oil bust.