Fear of major environmental accident at oil depot
Oil depots in the north and north-east are among those at high or medium risk of causing a major environmental accident because safety measures have not been fully implemented.
UK oil giant ends two-year hunt for Sutherland’s successor
Energy firm BP unveiled the identity of its new chairman yesterday, surprising the market and ending a two-year search for Peter Sutherland's successor.
Pair in frame as BP’s two-year hunt for chairman nears end
Directors of oil giant BP are understood to have identified Paul Anderson, a US mining and energy executive, as the leading candidate for the role of chairman.
Giant windfarm will blow in orders
A giant windfarm will generate orders worth more than £200million for firms in Scotland, the first minister said yesterday.
£7.6m grant will safeguard refinery jobs, says Salmond
A multimillion-pound grant from the Scottish Government will help safeguard more than 500 jobs at a giant oil refinery, First Minister Alex Salmond said yesterday.
Oil prices advance as global output lifts
OIL prices rose to near seven-month highs yesterday as improving global factory activity bolstered expectations of an economic recovery.
How to engineer a good night out
OIL and gas consultants Altra Energy hosted a party at its new offices in the Union Plaza complex in Aberdeen.
Literary lunch first for Aberdeen
THE concept has worked well in Edinburgh and Glasgow, but Aberdeen got its first taste of the Gliterary lunch in the city's The Square restaurant. Guest speakers were authors Libby Purves, Sybil Le Fleur and Derek Flory.
Aberdeen braces for Shell shock over jobs
More than 2,000 Scottish employees of Shell are bracing for job losses as the oil giant's new chief executive makes his mark by cutting costs.
Investors demand return of shares
FURIOUS investors are reportedly calling for Royal Dutch Shell bosses to hand back their bonuses amid an escalating row over the oil giant's pay awards.
SSE sees the benefits of price pledge
Scottish & Southern Energy said yesterday it had benefited from competitive pricing and investment of almost £1.28billion last year, which helped it to a net gain of 600,000 customers in the year to March 31.
Shell gets bloody nose over payouts
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell suffered a shareholder revolt yesterday amid fury over executive pay.
Graeme lifts award at Pig dinner
THE Aberdeen section of the Pipeline Industries Guild (Pig) staged its 15th annual black-tie dinner at the city's Marcliffe Hotel, hosted by section chairman Garry Millard.
Fit-out firm says ‘fit like’ to clients
THE Aberdeen office fit-out and relocation company, ASM, whose clients include BP and ExxonMobil, held a reception at Aberdeen Art Gallery.
Gas producer is proving a good bet as its performance continues to impress
GAS producer BG Group has seen its first-quarter profits squeezed around 14% in the wake of lower oil prices.
Shell reports £2.26bn surplus in first quarter
Royal Dutch Shell posted profits of £2.26billion yesterday for the first three months of 2009, down 58% on a year earlier.
BP surplus slips to £1.64bn but still beats City forecasts
Oil giant BP said yesterday that first-quarter profits slid 62% year-on-year after oil prices slumped from last summer's record high.
Safety beacon solution ‘is top priority’
Finding a solution that will allow offshore workers to once again use personal safety beacons on helicopter journeys is a top priority, an industry body said yesterday.
BP chairman fends off critics as investors vent anger
BP shareholders registered their anger at senior directors' pay and their connections to the Royal Bank of Scotland by only narrowly passing the firm's remuneration report yesterday.
Offshore wind industry in UK could be blown off course
The UK risks missing out on tens of thousands of jobs in the offshore wind industry unless the Westminster Government gives greater support to the sector.
Role for Scots green energy firms in China
The renewable-energy industry offers "massive" opportunities for Scotland and China to collaborate, according to First Minister Alex Salmond.
Centrica move sends shares in Aberdeen operator soaring
Venture Production, the Aberdeen-based oil and gas operator, saw its share price soar yesterday after British and Scottish Gas owner Centrica snapped up more than one-fifth of Venture's shares.
AMEC looks to 2009 with ‘measured confidence’
ENGINEERING project-management group AMEC said yesterday its oil and gas business had made a major contribution to record financial results for 2008.
Offshore staff will be encouraged to blow whistle over safety fears
Offshore workers will be encouraged to "blow the whistle" and raise safety fears on offshore oil and gas platforms and drilling rigs under new rules revealed yesterday.
Oil service firm growing from Moray base
A YOUNG Moray company is looking to add to its workforce after breaking into the global oil and gas market.