Wood expands chemicals footprint with new Esseco UK contract
Wood has been appointed as capital delivery partner for Esseco UK’s chemical production facility in Wakefield.
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Wood on track to complete Russia retreat by end of 2022
Energy services giant Wood is on course to complete its exit from Russia by the end of the year.
Several ‘high quality’ bidders in running for Wood built environment business, CEO tips headcount to grow
Bosses at Wood (LON: WG) are “confident” the sale of its built environment business will elicit an increase in the division’s headcount.
Updated: Wood set for a ‘phenomenally positive’ future, says outgoing CEO Robin Watson
The outgoing CEO of Wood, Robin Watson, believes the energy services giant is on course for a “phenomenally positive” future as he prepares to step down.
Wood to engineer Chilean green hydrogen plant for Total Eren
Wood will provide concept engineering for the H2 Magallanes Project, a large-scale green hydrogen facility in southern Chile being developed by Total Eren.
Big Oil should spend windfall billions on transition, not dividends, says former Wood Group CEO
Oil giants should spend their billions of windfall profits on transition, not shareholder returns, according to the former CEO of Wood Group.
Furlough frustration to awards season for North Sea apprentice
A North Sea oil and gas worker has emerged through an “up and down journey” of furlough and frustration to being nominated at a national awards for Scotland’s top apprentices.
From strategy to construction, the next step for hydrogen
Questions of green or blue hydrogen are by the by, there is a major need for construction to get under way in order to achieve net zero participants at the fourth episode of Hydrogen – Tracking Transition said recently.
Wood takes $100 million hit from legacy Aegis Poland contract
Wood (LON: WG) expects to take a one-time $100 million charge in relation to a legacy Amec Foster Wheeler defence contract, Aegis Poland.
Wood appointed owner’s engineer for UK’s first commercial lithium refinery
Mineral processing company Green Lithium has appointed Wood as its owner’s engineer, as it progresses plans to build and operate the UK’s first large-scale commercial lithium refinery.
Wood debt surges as it plans sale of built environment unit
Wood has announced a stronger second half year of trading in 2021, but reported a £290million increase in debt and confirmed plans to offload its built environment business following a strategic review.
Wood hails bumper year with £425m of Middle East contracts
Aberdeen-headquartered consulting and engineering group Wood has signalled a year of “strategic growth” in the Middle East, accumulating $580million (£425m) of secured contract backlog in 2021.
EDF-backed Stornoway Wind Farm receives additional consents
Scottish ministers have approved additional consents for the Stornoway Wind Farm on Lewis, allowing developers the option of larger and more modern turbines.
Wood transition boss forecasts rosy year ahead after “massive ramp up” in low carbon opportunities
“Energy transition is at the forefront of our strategy”, explains Dan Carter, global director of decarbonisation and new energies at Wood.
Wood lands £120million of North Sea contracts securing 200 jobs
Aberdeen-headquartered energy services giant Wood has unveiled North Sea contract wins worth £120million in the fourth quarter of 2021, including with Shell and Dana Petroleum.
‘Getting the mix of voices right’: Our panel of experts give verdicts on COP26
With COP26 now in the rear-view mirror, Energy Voice has assembled a panel of experts to give their verdicts on whether the summit really was a climate change turning point.
Wood bags FEED contract with Saudi Aramco
Aberdeen-headquartered Wood has secured a multi-million dollar front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with Saudi Aramco.
Wood lands contract for largest gas reserve in Turkey
Aberdeen-headquartered engineering giant Wood has won a contract working on the largest gas reserve in Turkey in the Black Sea.
SGN shares plans to make Aberdeen world’s first 100% hydrogen powered city
Aberdeen could become the first city to be powered entirely by hydrogen as soon as the end of the decade under ambitious new plans.
Wood to help upgrade National Grid gas networks
Engineering and consulting group Wood has been awarded a five-year contract by National Grid to provide controls and metering upgrades for its UK gas transmission assets, and to review hydrogen blending in the gas network.
Wood weighs up future for 7,000-strong built environment business
Wood is considering its options, including a potential sale, for its built environment consulting business, which holds a 7,000-strong workforce.
Scottish – German collaboration project to unlock £17bn green hydrogen market
It is hoped an ambitious international collaboration project could unlock access for Scottish firms to a multi-billion pound green hydrogen market.
The COP Shop 2: Tackling energy and agriculture’s joint climate challenges
Energy and agriculture: Two industries which may not naturally go hand in hand. But they are critical in meeting society’s needs for food and fuel and both are at a crossroads in tackling carbon emissions.
Wood to impose supplier emissions targets with Scope 3 plan in ‘next 12 months’
Engineering giant Wood will release a plan to impose emissions targets on its suppliers and on its own products used by customers within the next year, according to chief executive Robin Watson.
Wood strengthens leadership team with new appointment
Energy services company Wood has announced the appointment of Lesley Birse as its executive president of people & organisation (P&O).