Over 580 All-Energy exhibitors
More than 580 organisations will be exhibiting at a renewable-energy event in Aberdeen next month.
Subsea hardware spending to soar
Global spending on subsea hardware is expected to rise to more than £81billion between 2013 and 2017, according to energy analyst Douglas-Westwood.
Project west of Shetland to help Total overtake BP in UK waters
French oil and gas company Total said yesterday a new gas project off Scotland would help it overtake BP as the UK's largest oil and gas producer by 2015.
Helping hand to fill gap
Firms from the US will share solutions to the skills-gap problem at a breakfast during the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.
Sechin visits Granite City
President of Russian energy giant Rosneft Igor Sechin has been in Aberdeen to visit GE Offshore’s production facilities in the city.
Spotlight on successes in health and safety
Oil and gas workers were celebrating yesterday at a ceremony in Aberdeen recognising leaders in health-and-safety practice.
Catcher yields more oil
Premier Oil said yesterday it had discovered oil at its Bonneville exploration well in the central North Sea.
Bowleven gas boost
Africa-focused oil and gas explorer Bowleven said yesterday drilling at two of its reservoirs off Cameroon had found condensate-rich gas.
Schlumberger turnover up
Oil service firm Schlumberger yesterday said its turnover was up 7% to £7billion for the first quarter of 2013 on a year-on-year basis.
Ending lives of wells safely
An Aberdeen meeting attracted some of the North Sea's biggest companies yesterday to discuss how to abandon oil and gas wells safely at the end of their productive lives.
Technical presentation
Chemical engineer Colin Smith will talk at the Douglas Hotel, in Aberdeen on Wednesday, on how to improve the design of development projects.
Approval for Orlando
Oil and gas firm Atlantic Petroleum said yesterday the development plan for the North Sea Orlando field had been approved by the Department of Energy.
‘Big prize’ for north-east firms
Scottish Development International (SDI) said yesterday that Australia was the "big prize" for north-east firms looking at Asia.
Aberdeen’s role ‘central’ to developments in Falklands
Falklands exploration company Rockhopper said yesterday that Aberdeen would remain central to any future development in the south Atlantic oil and gas fields.
Stability ‘crucial factor’
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has restated the Scottish Government's approach to the oil and gas industry if Scotland became independent.
Fastnet seeks field partner
Small explorer Fastnet Oil and Gas said evaluations had shown its Shanagarry project had similar characteristics to nearby producing fields in the central Celtic Sea.
First oil from North Sea field
Premier Oil said yesterday that oil production had started from the Huntington field in the UK central North Sea.
Koreans land £1.24billion Rosebank production vessel deal
Oil giant Chevron has agreed a £1.24billion deal with Hyundai Heavy Industries to build a production vessel for a huge oil field west of Shetland.
Davey and Ewing to give views at renewables show
Energy Secretary Ed Davey and Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing will both speak at next month's All-Energy event in Aberdeen.
Scotney well dry
Independent oil and gas explorer Trap Oil said yesterday it was abandoning the North Sea Scotney exploration well as dry.
Aker wins work on Solan project
Oil service firm Aker Solutions said yesterday it had won a £30million-plus contract to work on Premier Oil's Solan field.
Lord Cullen to discuss offshore safety progress
Piper Alpha inquiry chairman Lord Cullen is to discuss safety challenges facing oil and gas leaders at an event this summer.
Gazprom may extend pipeline to UK
Russia’s Gazprom has signed an agreement in Amsterdam to look at extending the Nord Stream gas pipeline to the UK.
Arctic rig protest
Environmental activists boarded a Seadrill rig yesterday at a Norwegian yard in protest at the country’s plans for an Arctic exploration campaign in the Barents Sea.
Reef wins in west Africa
Norway’s Reef Subsea Group, which employs 50 staff in Aberdeen, said it had secured two contracts in west Africa with a combined value of more than £9.8million.