Third world climate change schemes given £3.6million cash boost
Schemes to tackle climate change in developing countries will be given more than £3.6 million of government cash, the Scottish Climate Change Secretary has announced.
Low carbon on the agenda as Arctic nations prepare to meet
Cabinet ministers from Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands will visit Scotland next week for a summit on the challenges facing northern nations.
KazMunaiGas sees revenues increase on higher Brent price
Kazakhstan's leading oil and gas operator JSC KazMunaiGas has seen revenues increase year-on-year due to the increase Brent price.
Bainet well spudded in Romania
Onshore drilling of a well in Romania has started, according to AIM listed investment firm Prospex Oil and Gas.
Trump offers to intervene in dispute over oil-rich South China Sea
President Donald Trump has offered to mediate in the South China Sea disputes, while his Chinese counterpart played down concerns over Beijing's military build-up and the prospects of war in the contested waters.
Fears over 600 job losses at offshore engineering firm
A union has raised fears over 600 potential job losses at an offshore engineering firm.
Piper Alpha hero, Iain Letham, dies of cancer at 56
One of the heroes of the Piper Alpha disaster has died of cancer at the age of 56.
Two oil executives plead guilty in foreign bribery case
Two former executives at a Dutch oil and gas services company pleaded guilty to conspiracy for their roles in bribing foreign government officials in Brazil, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.
Crockett tells North Sea commission that Scot Gov has “no influence”
Aberdeen’s Lord Provost has told the North Sea commission that the Scottish Government will have “no influence” on Brexit.
John Bell celebrates 40 years
John Bell Pipeline Equipment Company Limited is celebrating 40 years of success.
Twin coal plants in Greece face court challenge over ‘pollution’
Lawyers have launched a case against two of Greece’s major coal plants for their failure to comply with EU law.
Yorkshire Ripper’s victim’s son gives inspirational business talk
The son of the Yorkshire Ripper's first victim gave an inspirational talk on overcoming adversity to the north-east business community this week.
£3billion in dividends paid out to shareholders of privatised firms since 2010
Privatised companies have paid out £37 billion in dividends to shareholders since 2010, according to Labour research.
The North Sea oil and gas industry seeing ‘positive signals’
The North Sea oil and gas industry is seeing “positive signals” according to the latest Scottish Government report.
Ex-miners ‘heartbroken’ as headgear at Britain’s last deep coal mine demolished
Former miners who gathered to watch the demolition of the headgear at Britain's last deep coal mine have said it was "heartbreaking".
Spike in radioactivity over Europe blamed on Russia
An apparent accident at a Russian facility is suspected of causing a recent spike in radioactivity in the air over much of Europe, according to a report by France's nuclear safety agency.
Conditions for growth in oil and gas sector ‘more favourable’
Confidence is building in the North Sea oil and gas industry, a new report has said, despite concerns a no-deal Brexit could double trade costs for the sector.
First Minister to address UN Climate Change Conference in Germany
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will address this year’s UN climate conference, COP23 in Bonn, on Wednesday.
Watch: This may be the droid you are looking for…
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created an aquatic robot that emulates the swimming locomotion of manta rays.
DNV GL secures master services agreement with Chrysaor Holdings Ltd
The world's largest classification society DNV GL has secured a combined engineering services agreement with relative North Sea newcomer Chrysaor.
Consultation on funding a United Kingdom National Data Repository through the OGA Levy
North Sea regulator the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) is seeking views from industry on establishing a National Data Repository (NDR).
OGTC accelerates offshore robotics
A total of 15 projects have been earmarked as having the potential to accelerate the use of robotics offshore.
Watch: Shell’s Auger – from deepwater pioneer to new energy giant
Back in 1994, Auger was the world’s first tension leg platform, operating in the US Gulf of Mexico. A true deep-water pioneer, it was the first to float in water, moored to the sea floor 830 metres (2,720 feet) below.
COSL rapped over safety failings
An oilfield services company has been reprimanded over a number of failures relating to a drilling rig.
‘No lessons learned’ as second blast rocks shipbreaking yard where 31 were killed
A fire has broken out at a shipbreaking plot a year after an explosion on the same vessel killed 31 people.