Brexit could blunt UK’s scientific edge on topics such as climate change
Britain risks "losing our edge" as a scientific research powerhouse as a result of Brexit, the chairwoman of an influential parliamentary committee has warned.
Alert over life raft issue
A safety alert has been issued over ropes attacted to life rafts on offshore platforms.
Green MSP calls on ministers to open talks on engineering firm facing crisis
A Fife MSP is calling on the Scottish Government to facilitate discussions with as many key stakeholders as possible to save jobs at Burntisland Fabrication.
Premier Oil to extend charter of Teekay’s Voyageur Spirit until April 2019 in North Sea
Premier Oil intends to keep the Voyageur Spirit floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the Huntington field in the North Sea until April 2019.
Businessman Bloomberg says promoting coal at climate change event ‘like promoting tobacco at a cancer summit’
Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg has compared the US promoting coal at a climate change event to "like promoting tobacco at a cancer summit".
IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2017 forecasts trends for future mix
The way the world meets global energy demand is changing dramatically according to the latest version of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) flagship publication.
JKX saw production increase in October
London listed JKX Oil and Gas saw average output for October go up.
UK firm to supply parts for Chinese windfarm giant
UK headquartered development firm Ilika has announced a partnership to deploy solid state battery powered devices for the condition monitoring of wind turbines with Titan Wind Energy, the largest manufacturer of wind turbine products in China.
Russia accuses Europe of meddling in Nord Stream plans, reports claim
Russia has accused the European Union of attempting to disrupt plans for the North Stream-2 gas pipeline.
Investment made in North Sea’s Catcher FPSO
An associate of a Chinese investment bank has sunk $275million into a long term equity deal with a North Sea field development vessel.
Clean Invest Africa plc joins NEX Exchange
Junior stock market NEX Exchange has announced that Clean Invest Africa plc [NEX:CIA] has joined its register.
Houston private equity firm closes $600million fund
Post Oak Energy Capital has closed a $600 million fund it plans to pour into North American oil producers, service companies and midstream companies, it said Monday.
California onshore well gas flowing at “sub-commercial” rates
Developers remain "optimistic" about an onshore gas well in California despite initial tests showing "sub-commercial" flow rates.
Commodity giant Noble share price drops after co-CEO resigns
Singapore's Noble Group has seen its share price drop after its co-chief executive officer resigned.
UpdatedRosneft boasts ‘one of the best performance in the industry’ in Q3
Russian state owned oil giant Rosneft delivered "one of the best performance in the industry" this quarter, according to Igor Sechin.
Shell increases sell down to full interest in Woodside
Shell is to upside its sell down of shares in Australian firm Woodside Petroleum following "strong demand" from institutional investors.
Skyline to change forever as Dounreay’s iconic ‘golf ball’ set to vanish
The Caithness skyline over Dounreay is to change forever as the £1.6billion clean-up of the nuclear plant – including demolishing the iconic golf ball – enters its final phase.
UK and Norway in North Sea ‘hackathon’
Groups from the UK and Norway are to band together to deliver joint technology 'hackathon' event later this month.
Shell Enchilada fire causes Hess production headache as pipelines remain shut in
The fire at a Shell platform in the Gulf of Mexico has had a knock on effect on Hess Corp's production.
Watch: Preparing the jackets for the Beatrice windfarm
In July 2016 UK based steel firm Smulders was awarded the contract for the fabrication of 28 jacket foundations for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm. The Smulders’ site at Wallsend, Newcastle, will construct the lower part of the jackets over a 12 month period. Check out the video to find out more.
Renewables could make up two-fifths of power generation by 2040, IEA claims
Energy policies around the world could see renewables making up two-fifths of power generation by 2040, the International Energy Agency has said.
Opinion: The digital revolution is here, and oil and gas needs to catch up
Since 2014, the oil and gas industry has rightly had a focus on resetting expectations for a lower priced environment.
Millions of vulnerable households will hand half a billion pounds more than needed to Big Six energy suppliers
Around 4 million "vulnerable" households will hand over nearly £500 million more than needed to the Big Six energy suppliers this year due to being trapped on expensive tariffs, according to new Ofgem data.
Opinion: Carbon capture or kettle smart
Much attention in recent years has been devoted to cleaning up traditional fossil fuel power plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Scientists issue ‘warning to humanity’ over perils facing Earth
A prophetic "Warning to Humanity" giving notice of perils facing the Earth has been issued by more than 15,000 scientists from around the world.