Aker BP boosts Norwegian Q1 production by nearly 19,000 barrels
Aker BP has strengthened its first quarter production rates by nearly 19,000 barrels per day compared to this time last year.
Video: Get a first look inside the Pioneering Spirit as it prepares to help decommission Shell’s Brent field
Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is to use the world's largest vessel to decommission its iconic Brent field in the North Sea. Energy Voice travelled to Rotterdam to get a behind the scenes look at the ship ahead of the record breaking 24,000 ton lift of the Brent Delta topside this summer.
Interview: World’s biggest ship will lift Brent Delta, just don’t call it a boat says Shell
At nearly 400 metres long and more than 100 metres wide, the Pioneering Spirit dwarfs the Titanic.
Energy Voice gets up close and personal to world’s biggest ship ahead Shell’s record lift
Energy Voice is getting access to the world's biggest ship ahead of a record breaking topside lift for super major Shell.
Oil downturn continues to hit Aberdeen hard
Developers behind an ambitious regeneration scheme near Aberdeen rail station have walked away from the deal as the oil and gas downturn continues to chill investors.
Steve McQueen’s Le Mans Porsche turns electric for $1.1 Million
Three Austrian brothers have reworked a limited-edition Porsche race car model driven by actor Steve McQueen in the 1971 film Le Mans to run on electricity.
NAM and Shell install solar power on Leman Echo
NAM and Shell UK have successfully installed the sustainable solar energy system from technology company VONK on the Leman Echo platform in the southern North Sea.
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund calls for firms to be transparent about tax
The operators of Norway £915billion sovereign fund wants global companies to be transparent about tax payments.
Fresh row at Grangemouth as pay talks become a “hostile battleground”
A fresh row is brewing between furious union chiefs and petrochemical giant Ineos over pay talks for workers at Grangemouth.
Video: Russian research ship encounters squally conditions on return home
Footage has emerged of a Russian research vessel braving a storm on a return voyage.
Peel plans more turbines for Shetland
Renewable energy firm Peel Energy has unveiled plans for a new 21 turbine new wind farm at the outskirts of Lerwick.
F-One finishing flag comes down on Malaysian GP, stated owned Petronas to stay on as Merc sponsor
The finishing flag will come down on the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix in October for the final time.
Buzzard to resume production after outage
Production at the UK North Sea Buzzard field has restarted after an unscheduled two-day shutdown for technical repairs, an industry source familiar with the matter said. The field, which produces around 180,000 barrels per day of oil is the largest contributor to the Forties stream, which helps to set the price of dated Brent.
US targeted Syria accounts for tiny % of global oil – but neighbouring Iraq is a different matter
While Syria makes only 0.04% of global petroleum supplies -- less than Cuba, New Zealand or Pakistan -- it calls one of the world’s biggest producing regions its neighborhood.
Quick-take: US oil jobs climbs to year high
US oil and gas extraction jobs climbed to the highest in nearly a year at around 181,000 in March from about 179,000 in February.
Traders going defensive despite muted market reactions to Syria
Financial markets that were initially spooked by US missile strikes against Syria may have settled down, but that doesn’t mean investors are just taking things in stride.
Unite claims Ineos is being ‘reckless’ over pay talks
Unite the union claims petrochemical giant Ineos is being "reckless" over pay talks for workers at its plants in Grangemouth.
Video: see Maersk’s latest vessel
Video of the latest vessel to join Maersk's fleet has been released.
Hurricane upgrades recoverable estimates from GLA
Hurricane Energy (AIM:HUR.L) listed on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM), has tripled its estimate of recoverable oil from its Lancaster field in the North Sea.
Statoil granted wildcat permit
Statoil is to drill a wildcat well using the Songa Enabler facility.
AkerBP granted permission for central North Sea wildcat
AkerBP ASA has been granted permission to drill a wildcat well in the central North Sea.
Stunning picture of array cables being laid at Galloper Wind Farm
A stunning picture of the first array cable being laid at a new wind farm off the coast of East Anglia has emerged.
Robert Gordon University teams up to offer diver training
Robert Gordon University is working with The Underwater Centre to incorporate a commercial diving familiarisation course as part of its masters (MSc) courses in engineering.
BP gets go-ahead to operate North Sea field with Iran
BP and Iran's state-run oil company received a licence from the US Treasury last year to operate their joint gas field in the North Sea following the lifting of Western sanctions on Tehran, the supermajor revealed today.
Huge steel jackets lined up for Beatrice wind farm
Huge steel jacket foundations have been lined up at a fabrication yard in Belgium in readiness for the next phase of construction of the Beatrice offshore wind farm.