Call for more female recruits to join oil and gas training scheme
A call has been made for more female recruits to join an apprenticeship scheme for the energy sector.
Ocean Installer awarded two Statoil SURF contracts
Subsea services company Ocean Installer has won two subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) contracts from Statoil for several fields offshore Norway.
Sparrows takes over major offshore contract from rival EnerMech
EnerMech has today been dealt a blow after losing a major offshore contract to a rival engineering services company.
BP awards Heriot-Watt £1.25million for energy research collaboration
BP has awarded Heriot-Watt University £1.25million for continued work into energy research.
North Sea oil to bring in £1billion in tax this financial year, says Oil and Gas UK
North Sea oil will bring in £1billion in tax to the UK government this financial year, according to Oil and Gas UK.
Oil tanker carrying 22 Indian crewmen goes missing off West Africa
An oil tanker carrying 22 Indian crewmen has gone missing off the coast of West Africa.
Supreme Court ruling due on HSE and Chevron legal battle following North Sea incident
A decision will be made this week by the UK’s highest appeal court which could have a significant impact on health and safety offshore.
Fugro wins rig positioning contract from Statoil
Fugro has won a contract with Statoil for rig positioning services.
EnerMech takes over Denholm Valvecare
Aberdeen-based engineering firm EnerMech has bought UK valves business Denholm Valvecare (DV).
BP to expand retail business in China
BP has entered into joint ventures with Shandong Dongming Petrochemical Group (Dongming Petrochemical) to develop a fuel station and retail business in China.
Big Banks Accept OPEC Was Right as They Embrace Oil Near $80
Wall Street’s biggest banks have changed sides and are embracing a surge in oil prices.
Oil Below $70 as U.S. Shale Surge Looms Over Bullish Banks
Brent crude traded below $70 a barrel as the specter of expanding U.S. supply was weighed against Wall Street banks’ growing faith in a price rally.
UK Government doubles support for maritime trainees
UK government funding to help train new recruits in the maritime sector has been doubled to £30million per year.
Groningen production restrictions to prove costly for Dutch government, says WoodMac
Planned production cuts to the Europe’s largest gas field is to cost the Dutch state-run Enrgie Beheer Nederlands $5billion over the life of the field as well as cause the continent to look elsewhere for supply, according to analysts Wood Mackenzie.
Repsol buys Total’s stake in North Sea Visund field
Respol has reached a deal to buy Total's stake in the Visund field in the North Sea.
Aker BP gets consent for exploration well drilling in Norwegian Sea
Aker BP has been given consent to drill an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.
Watch: ERRV navigates North Sea storm in January
A video of a crew on an emergency response and rescue vehicle (ERRV) in the North Sea.
“Major intervention” needed after production around Dutch gas field brings powerful earthquakes
The Netherlands’ Climate minister has been warned production needs to be reduced significantly around a major gas field following a series of increasingly powerful earthquakes.
“Strong progress” on Atlantis purchase of South Wales power plant from Simec
Edinburgh-based Atlantis Resources says “strong progress” has been made on its purchase of a power plant in South Wales from Simec.
TechnipFMC completes £42.5million purchase of Plexus Holdings “jack-up” business
Oilfield service giant TechnipFMC has announced it has completed the purchase of Plexus Holdings’ “jack-up” business in Aberdeen for £42.5million.
Lundin Petroleum to make dividend payments after record year in 2017
Swedish exploration and production firm Lundin Petroleum has announced it will start paying dividends after reporting record cash flows in 2017 due to a recovery in the price of oil.
North Sea back to life, 13 fields expected to be sanctioned in 2018
The UK oil and gas industry is stirring back to life, with 13 fields expected to be sanctioned in 2018.
Independent Oil and Gas “on track” for southern North Sea hubs
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) says it is “on track” for approval for its two 100% owned southern North Sea gas hubs.
$100bn clean-up bill awaits Asia’s old offshore oil wells
Getting old is expensive if you’re an oil well.
Refinery shutdowns drove record crude oil exports after Harvey
The shutdown or slowdown of many Gulf Coast refineries after Hurricane Harvey drove U.S. crude oil exports to record levels in September and October as inventories mounted and export facilities came back online, according to the U.S. Energy Administration.