Independent Oil and Gas strengthens board following departure of non-exec chairman
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has strengthened its board and senior management team with a string of new appointments.
Good Energy Group brings offshore wind to mix for first time through deal with DONG Energy
Good Energy has signed an agreement with DONG which will allow the supplier to bring offshore wind into the mix for customers needs.
UPDATED: EnQuest streamlines, Kraken remains on track, BP acquisitions progressing
EnQuest made a marginal profit last year after streamlining its operations by reducing overheads and increasing production.
Aker Solutions Secures FEED Contract for Johan Sverdrup phase two
Aker Solutions has secured a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract from Statoil for the second phase of the massive Johan Sverdrup development offshore Norway.
Updated: Faroe Petroleum hails “transformational year” with North Sea finds
Faroe Petroleum's chief executive hailed 2016 as a "transformational year" for the firm after landing a string of North Sea finds.
Subsea 7 wins Gulf of Mexico Mad Dog 2 contract from BP
Subsea 7 has won a contract from supermajor BP as part of the Mad Dog 2 Gulf of Mexico deepwater development.
Energy Voice’s industry survey #Oil2017: New World Order
#Oil17: New World Order is the publication’s third annual sector survey.
TechnipFMC awarded onshore contract in Ghana
TechnipFMC has been awarded an onshore contract in West Africa.
Sikorsky S92 Irish Coastguard chopper hit rocks, investigators claim
The Sikorsky S92 Irish Coast Guard helicopter that crashed into the Atlantic a week ago struck rocks on an island, investigators have said.
Caithness to Moray power transmission network upgrade reaches milestone
Energy firm Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has announced an "important milestone" in its £1.1billion Caithness-Moray undersea link project.
Promoted: Claims – changes to the system
Neil Dempsey, a director at chartered accountants Anderson Anderson and Brown, talks liquidation and the changes that you need to know about as a business owner.
Two Scottish firms secure £2.5million to trial wave power prototypes
Two Scottish firms have secured £2.5million to trial prototype technology which could provide a cost-effective, reliable way of turning wave power into electricity.
Grandson of Standard Oil co-founder dies age 100
US billionaire David Rockefeller, who was the last of his generation in the famously philanthropic family, has died aged 101.
North Sea strikes on the horizon as unions reject pay offer
Offshore workers could take "sustained" North Sea strike action this summer after a pay deal was rejected by trade unions.
Bets are on that drilling market is bottoming out
Billionaire John Fredriksen and his former top adviser Tor Olav Troim may not see eye to eye anymore, but they agree on this: it’s time to buy offshore rigs again.
UK Govt launch discussion paper on possible tax relief for late lift North Sea assets
The UK Government has launched a discussion paper on possible North Sea tax relief for late life assets.
Law firm welcomes discussion on North Sea tax relief
The publication of a UK Treasury paper designed to provoke discussion on North Sea tax relief has been welcomed.
Ellon based NECE wins first contract of year in Kazakhstan
Ellon-based integrity monitoring specialist North East Corrosion Engineer (NECE) has won its first contract of the year in Kazakhstan.
TransCanada secures shippers for LNG pipeline in British Columbia
TransCanada Corp has secured commitment from shippers for a pipeline for Malaysian state-owned oil company Petronas's Pacific NorthWest liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in western Canada.
Mystery over sheen at Montrose area redevelopment, Repsol resumes production
Mystery remains over the origin of an oil sheen that led to a North Sea production shutdown.
Updated: Unite vote to reject OCA pay deal for second time
Members of Scotland’s biggest offshore trade union have voted to reject a pay offer.
Safety forum to focus audits on ageing assets
An alliance of North Sea safety agencies is to focus efforts on the safe operation and maintenance of ageing facilities.
Borr buys up 15 of Transocean’s rigs
Borr Drilling has agreed to buy 15 drilling rigs from Swiss-based Transocean in a $1.35 billion deal.
Repsol Norge undergoes audit of emergency preparedness and helideck at Gyda
Respol has been ordered to respond to Norway's safety watchdog after a number of areas for improvement were noted in a recent audit.
Opinion: Biomaths – why burning wood pellets doesn’t pay
The UK is finally moving beyond burning coal to generate electricity. Many in government and industry have held up biomass as its natural, renewable replacement. Billed as low-carbon and easy to burn using existing technologies, it’s an apparently ideal solution and in the UK, it’s riding a wave of subsidies. But it’s time to shed some light on the dubious evidence that lends biomass its status as a renewable energy source.