New North Sea field investment opportunities ‘on the horizon’, Shell boss says
Opportunities for new North Sea field investment are "beginning to appear on the horizon", according to Shell UK's commercial manager Ben Taylor.
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Carbon emissions down for north-east council
Scotland’s shift to renewable energy has helped Aberdeenshire Council cut its greenhouse gas emissions.
Shifting Paradigms to look at future of oil and gas industry
The major economic issues of the 21st century will be the focus on a conference being held at Aberdeen University next week.
Sellafield workers to stage fresh strike
Workers at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant are to stage a fresh strike in a dispute over pay.
BP officially opens Oman’s giant Khazzan gas field
BP has officialy marked the start of operations at Oman's giant Khazzan gas field.
Jersey raises funds for North Sea Verbier
North Sea minnow Jersey Oil and Gas has raised funds to pay for an appraisal programme on the North Sea Verbier field.
Rolls Royce Marine continues to suffer from oil and gas downturn
Engineering firm Rolls-Royce's Marine division is continuing to suffer from weak demand.
Fire at US Shell platform involved 30-inch gas pipeline
The fire at a platform in the US Gulf of Mexico involved a 30-inch gas export pipeline, supermajor Shell has revealed.
800 plus to be laid off as uranium prices cut deep in Canadian producer’s purse
One of the world's largest uranium producers is to suspend production from its Canadian operations due to low commodity price.
Modec delivers another Gulf TLP for Hess
Japanese platform supplier Modec has delivered another deepwater Tension Leg Platform (TLP) project for Hess Corporation.
Audi to use renewable energy to make e-diesel
Car-maker Audi plans to use renewable energy to manufacture e-diesel.
UK will provide Saudi Aramco with credit guarantees, reports claim
The UK Government will provide Saudi Aramco with $2billion in credit guarantees so that the Middle East energy giant can buy goods and services from Britain more easily, Reuters is reporting.
DNO updates investors on Kurdistan operations
Ten possible oil bearing zones have been identified in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Songa profits slump as third quarter hits hard
Drilling contractor Songa saw third quarter profits slump ahead of a $3.4billion takeover by rival Transocean.
Norwegian safety watchdog finds five ‘non-conformities’ at Aker BP’s Alvheim
Norway's offshore safety watchdog has found a number of issues in relation to Aker BP's operations in the Alvheim field, close to the UK North Sea border.
Scientists to develop robots to perform risky offshore duties
A £36 million project is to develop robots to work in hazardous offshore environments.
Shell partially downmans Brent Bravo due to weather
Oil major Shell has taken 60 people off the Brent Bravo platform in the North Sea.
Total acquires Engie’s upstream LNG business and becomes the second largest global LNG player
French supermajor Total has signed an agreement with France's Engie to acquire its portfolio of upstream liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets for an overall enterprise value of $1.49 billion.
Wells Fargo hits renewables milestone
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) has announced that 100% of its global electricity consumption for 2017 will be met with renewable energy.
Elite status for north trio
Three north-east firms have joined an international “elite” and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in a move aimed at spurring them onto further growth.
US EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that global nuclear capacity will grow at an average annual rate of 1.6% from 2016 through 2040, led predominantly by countries outside of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
FTSE350 urged to fill more top roles with women
A government-backed review has today urged FTSE 350 companies to fill more board and senior leadership positions with talented women in a bid to make the UK a world-leader on gender diversity at the top of business.
Mixed response over new energy supplier
Plans by two of the UK’s bigest utilities to create a unified new energy supplier, turning the market’s so-called Big Six into five, drew a mixed response from investors, union chiefs and consumer groups yesterday.
E.on admits to losing 200,000 UK customers this year
E.On has admitted to losing 200,000 British customers this year, adding that energy price hikes did not help shield its British business from the effects of "fierce" competition, tough regulation and the Brexit-hit pound.