Ex-EY boss Derek Leith joins decom specialist Well-Safe Solutions
Former EY boss Derek Leith has joined Aberdeen-headquartered decommissioning specialist Well-Safe Solutions as a non-executive director.
Life after oil: How former Aberdeen offshore worker grew sandblasting firm
The business has added its "small piece" to the £30 million Inverness Castle redevelopment.
Var Energi: Norway independent struck by half-billion dollar Balder write-down
Costs linked to the upcoming Balder development cut down profits at Var Energi (OSLO: VAR), Norway’s second-largest independent operator.
Expro strikes $210m deal to buy Aberdeenshire’s Coretrax
Energy services firm Expro (NYSE: XPRO) has struck a $210m deal to buy Aberdeenshire-headquartered drilling tech company Coretrax.
Analysis: Labour windfall tax plans will slash value of North Sea portfolios
Apache, CNOOC and Equinor will see hundreds of millions of dollars slashed.
‘This feels like a betrayal’: Labour plans ‘proper windfall tax’ on oil and gas industry
Labour will introduce a “proper windfall tax” on the oil and gas industry if it comes to power at the election, including a rate increase and cutting investment allowances.
Mairi McAllan named Scottish energy secretary
SNP rising star Mairi McAllan has been named Scotland’s new energy secretary following a reshuffle brought on by Michael Matheson’s resignation on Thursday.
Saudi plans eVTOL flights to ‘The Rig’ theme park
Tourists will be travelling in style to a giant oil rig theme park planned off the coast of Saudi Arabia.
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‘Extremely worrying’: HSE seeing North Sea operators moving backwards on maintenance
Watchdog also warned operators they "cannot contract out" their legal HSE obligations.
‘Common sense engineering’: AquaTerra with bold targets after management buyout
Now in its 20th year, and fresh from a management buyout, Aberdeen-based AquaTerra Group is planning a multimillion-pound growth spurt.
Shell joins wave power subsea project off Orkney
Energy giant Shell has become the latest major firm to join an innovative wave power subsea project off Orkney.
Labour not committed to ‘arbitrary’ numbers on £28bn green investment pledge
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has said the party is not committed to "arbitrary" numbers on its pledge to ultimately invest £28 billion a year in the green economy.
Greta Thunberg stands trial over London oil conference protest arrest
Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was accused of breaking public protest laws on the first day of a London trial after she was arrested while blockading an oil and gas conference last year.
Pathfinder: TAQA to put major Brae Alpha decom contract out to tender
Firm then plans to put the Harding removal contract out in September.
Eni completes $4.9bn acquisition of Neptune Energy
Italian oil giant Eni (BIT: ENI) has completed its multibillion-dollar takeover of North Sea operator Neptune Energy.
Apache boss grills politicians on North Sea windfall tax
“What are you doing about the Energy Profits Levy? Because clearly that’s driving out investment here in the UK.”
Aberdeen drilling firm vows to take HMRC case to Supreme Court
Legal expert says case has "far-reaching" implications and "would obviously benefit from a review by the highest court".
James McCallum: Energy firms must embrace ‘power of technology’ to ease their troubles
Xergy founder James McCallum discusses the role of technology in helping improve energy firms' margins.
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas coming to Scotland, says energy minister
Vestas, the wind turbine manufacturing giant, is coming to the Port of Leith according to Scotland's energy minister.
Cable failure strikes North Sea wind farm – but ‘meshed’ grid saves the day
Cable failure has struck a wind farm in the North Sea, but its “meshed grid solution has prevented an outage.
Global clean energy spending surges to $1.8 trillion. It’s not enough
Global spending on the clean energy transition hit record highs as the world moves to rein in climate change, but it’s still not enough to get on track to net-zero emissions.
Waldorf plans to sell stakes in CNOOC North Sea oilfields
However, firm is seeking fresh acquisitions ‘of large portfolios’ in UK to capitalise on $900m tax position.
Amazon to buy power from Scottish wind farm Moray West
American tech giant Amazon has signed a deal to buy electricity from Scotland’s Moray West offshore wind farm ahead of first power later this year.
New polling: 75% of Scots back North Sea production ahead of political showdown
Three-quarters of Scottish people back domestic North Sea production according to new polling ahead of a political showdown in Aberdeen tonight.