Exclusive: Apache plans end to giant Forties oilfield with £200m spending cut
Apache has brought forward plans to end Forties, a foundation of North Sea production since the 70s, by 11 years.
Stork strikes suspended as workers mull new pay offer
Strike action planned for this week by hundreds of Stork contractors has been suspended amid a new offer.
Residents call for vote after hydrogen village trial scrapped
Residents of a Yorkshire town have called for an independent vote on hydrogen heating trials after proposals for the alternative location were called off.
Exploration: As Norway unveils major oil and gas discovery, UK ‘lags far behind’
Norway has had a run of oil and gas exploration discovery success which has served to underline the lack thereof for its UK neighbour.
VIDEO: Taqa’s Brae oilfield hits 40 years of North Sea production
Taqa is today marking 40 years since start-up of production at the Brae oilfield in the North Sea.
Several offshore wind FIDs planned for 2023 ‘look more at risk’
Orsted's £8bn Hornsea Three wind farm is a prime example, and a number of others globally have been "re-shuffled and refocused."
BP trial: Worker who took fatal fall had ‘excellent’ work ethic
A man who fell through an open hole on the deck of a BP (LON: BP) platform had “excellent” work ethic and had offered to tidy up to keep busy just minutes before he died, a trial has heard.
Teal West field gets green light from UK environmental regulator
Anasuria Hibiscus’ Teal West oil and gas field in the North Sea has been given the green light from one of the UK’s two offshore regulators.
A letter to Labour: North Sea licensing can be achieved clean, compliant and without a cliff-edge
New UK fields are globally insignificant relative to hubs like Qatar, writes Graham Goffey, but the industry is economically important to the UK.
Pemex platform fire leaves two dead, one missing
Two people died and one remains missing after an explosion and fire at a Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) natural gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico early Friday, the company said.
Petrofac workers on Ithaca platforms to ballot on strikes
Dozens of Petrofac (LON: PFC) offshore workers onboard Ithaca Energy (LON: ITH) platforms are to ballot on strike action.
BP in talks with insurers on deal for £30bn pensions scheme
Energy Voice reported last month on members' concerns over the refusal to increase payments and that the fund could be sold off.
Floating Wind: Will others follow Celtic Sea in leasing round port requirements?
"What we’re looking at here is probably more of an effort to get an earlier level of coordination within the industry."
‘Safety and cost’ were weighed up on BP platform, trial hears
An Aberdeen trial has heard how “safety and cost” were weighed up on a BP (LON: BP) platform where a man died.
Why renting equipment can make sense for offshore safety
Hiring products and services can be the smart solution for a safer and more efficient offshore energy industry
BP withdraws HSE appeal over major North Sea gas release
The appeal was made because BP had, by the time the notice was served, already taken the remedial steps required, it said.
Fake North Sea boss drained widow’s life savings in scam using US sitcom creator’s photos
He sent his victim photoshopped images of a US television producer in hospital and on the Armada platform.
Offshore Europe in the Noughties: North Sea’s longest bull run
We ended part three of our canter through the Offshore Europe with North Sea story with the news that, in 2003, the show had been sold to Reed Exhibitions just as offshore activity was picking up following the second global oil price crash.
Balancing Safety and Sustainability: Maintaining a Rational Perspective
I have found myself, albeit bleary eyed, at two recent business breakfasts in Aberdeen.
‘It’s overdue’: Industry to review offshore worker sizes amid lifeboat concern
The offshore industry will review the weight and size of North Sea workers as concerns are raised over crews fitting into platform lifeboats.
Gallery: Memorial held in Aberdeen to mark 35th anniversary of Piper Alpha disaster
Dozens gathered in Aberdeen on Thursday afternoon to pay their respects to those that died in the Piper Alpha disaster.
Shell UK offshore wind head departs with shift back to oil and gas
Melissa Read, who led the Shell UK offshore wind unit in a major expansion into Scotland, said by email that she has resigned.
Break Point: Just Stop Oil targets Wimbledon
Wimbledon became the latest major sporting event targeted by protesters after two people wearing Just Stop Oil T-shirts ran on to Court 18 on the third day of the Championships.
Spirit Energy appoints former CNOOC VP as HSES director
Spirit Energy has appointed former CNOOC VP Scott McGinigal as technical services and HSES director.
The vexed question of energy feedstock
In October 2018, the International Energy Agency published a report on the future of the petrochemicals industry, arguing that it was a Cinderella in the global energy futures conversation.