Shell North Sea platform caught without lifeboats by HSE
Shell has been landed with a warning from the safety watchdog after it found there were no lifeboats available on one of its North Sea platforms.
Tourism boss revives calls for oil rig museum in Aberdeen
Aberdeen has been urged to cash in on European oil capital status, emulating the likes of Texas, Berlin, Viborg and Istanbul by opening a national energy museum.
North Sea dodges windfall tax – but Treasury’s oil and gas receipts head for highest in over a decade
The North Sea has dodged calls for a windfall tax, but Treasury receipts from the sector are set to surge to their highest in over a decade.
Video: UK must ‘abandon phobia of our own hydrocarbons’ Boris Johnson tells MPs
Boris Johnson has told MPs that the UK must “abandon the phobia of our own hydrocarbons” for energy security.
BP seeks sale of Foinaven field in West of Shetland
BP is seeking to sell its beleaguered Foinaven field in the west of Shetland, according to a news report.
Multimillion dollar announcement as Aberdeen-Houston partnership celebrates milestone
An Aberdeenshire-born entrepreneur has announced a multimillion-dollar expansion of his flourishing Houston co-working industrial property business during a landmark transatlantic business event.
Spring statement: Key demands facing Rishi Sunak ahead of mini-budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will come under pressure to offer more support to working families in financial pain as he makes his spring statement on Wednesday.
Petrofac awaits outcome of £127 million HMRC court battle
Petrofac (LON: PFC) is awaiting the outcome of a £127 million court battle with HMRC, and said a portion of the costs could land on its customers.
Neptune Energy left ‘dismayed’ after Save the Children rejects $1m donation for Ukraine
Neptune Energy workers have been left "shocked and dismayed" after charity Save the Children rejected a $1 million donation for Ukraine from the oil and gas firm.
‘Cambo has to go ahead’: Industry debates as Shell reconsiders oilfield exit
Industry leaders have been debating as news emerges that Shell is reconsidering its exit of the Cambo oilfield.
Former BP CEO Lord Browne says windfall tax is ‘justifiable’
Calls for a North Sea windfall tax “are justifiable” according to the former CEO of oil giant BP, Lord John Browne.
‘The Rig’ TV show one of Amazon Studios’ ‘biggest investments’
Supernatural thriller ‘The Rig’ is one of Amazon Studio’s “biggest investments”, it has told MPs, helping create hundreds of jobs.
‘Not so turn off and onable’
Back in the 1990s, a talking tortoise advertised power for British homes, with the famous slogan 'it's got to be easily turn off and onable.'
BP invests £3m in drone firm FlyLogix following North Sea methane trials
BP has invested £3m into unmanned aviation firm Flylogix following methane monitoring trials in the UK North Sea.
New licensing will ‘keep up the momentum’ for North Sea: Energy Minister
New North Sea licensing this year is part of the UK Government’s “ongoing” commitment to the sector, the energy minister has said.
Report: Rich nations including UK ‘must end oil and gas by 2034’
Rich countries must end oil and gas production by 2034 to keep the world on track for the Paris Agreement climate change target and give poorer nations longer to replace their income from fossil fuels, a new report says.
Lerwick lands decom deal for Ninian Northern jacket
Lerwick Harbour is to be the staging location for decommissioning of the 8,500-tonne jacket of the Ninian Northern platform.
Altus Intervention to be acquired by oilfield services giant Baker Hughes
Oilfield services giant Baker Hughes has signed a deal to acquire wells specialist Altus Intervention.
Neptune confirms hydrocarbons at Hamlet
If the question was “to be or not to be”, Neptune Energy has answered in the former for its Hamlet discovery.
Treasury to encourage banks to fund North Sea oil and gas
The Treasury will meet with lenders today to encourage them to fund North Sea oil and gas.
Boris Johnson: North Sea oil and gas in ‘national effort’ to wean UK off Russian energy
Turning off the taps to North Sea oil and gas leaves the country open to “blackmail” by Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned.
Op-ed: Andy Samuel on the OGA becoming the North Sea Transition Authority
April Fools’ Day is nearly here but jokes and pranks will be far from people’s minds.
Industry reaction as OGA rebrands to NSTA
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has made a rebrand to the North Sea Transition Authority - here's the industry reaction to the move.
North Sea regulator OGA in rebrand – and confirms plans for new licensing round
The North Sea regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has become the latest industry institution to rebrand in a shift towards cleaner energies.
North Sea windfall tax ‘absolutely the wrong thing to do’ says Scottish Secretary
The Scottish Secretary has said an oil and gas windfall tax would be “absolutely the wrong thing to do” ahead of the Chancellor's Spring Statement next week.