VIDEO: GE unveils largest ever onshore turbine
Increased rotor diameter on GE’s 4.8MW turbine should reach industry’s maximum Annual Energy Production rate to date.
VIDEO: Aberdeenshire couple complete Mongol Rally in electric car
Adventurer Chris Ramsey and his wife Julie completed a world first by competing against hundreds of other petrol or diesel powered vehicles.
Opito: ‘We want to make sure that this is an industry that’s attractive to young people’
School age students were shown the future work possibilities within the oil and gas industry through an Energise Your Future (EYF) programme.
Top energy consultant: Companies ‘have to form alliances that add value’
A boss from executive search firm Ducatus Partners has said collaboration within the energy sector only makes the talent pool stronger.
Saudi Aramco director: ‘some of us will have to step back to let the younger generation in’
Saudi Aramco director Andrew Gould said today that he’s looking to technology and young people to lead the industry out of difficult times.
Offshore wind due to hit record low price – over 50% off in under five years
Government figures, to be published by National Grid on Monday, are expected to show that the price paid for electricity from offshore wind farms has dropped by more than 50% in under five years.
VIDEO: Statoil builds Norway’s largest drilling platform
Oil big hitter, Statoil, has produced footage of the largest drilling rig in Norway's history being assembled.
Official report details litany of problems led to Transocean crash
An official report into why the Transocean Winner oil rig crashed into rocks off the Western Isles has revealed a litany of problems including a worn tow rope, failing to consider high winds and an insufficient towing manual.
CHC Helicopter makes maiden crossing from Aberdeen to North Sea rig
The new Airbus H175 super-medium aircraft made the successful trip from its Aberdeen base to the the Ocean Patriot rig.
Oil inventories climb 4.6 million barrels after Hurricane Harvey
The amount of oil held in U.S. storage tanks rose by 4.6 million barrels last week after Hurricane Harvey added to the glut that has kept crude prices low for more than three years.
Kazakhstan in talks with world oil giants
Kazakhstan is hoping to strike a deal with some of the world’s largest oil producers on restraining its crude production due to a need to crank up output at its Kashagan field.
North-east man, 30, dies in Africa rig accident
A north-east man has died in an industrial accident while working off the coast of Africa.
Hurricane Irma may plunge Florida into fuel crisis
Truckers who hauled gasoline to Texas last week from Florida may run the same route in reverse next week as Hurricane Irma bears down on the Sunshine State.
Investors could ‘walk away’ from tidal project, MP’s are told
Potential investors for a pioneering scheme to generate renewable energy from tidal lagoons will “walk away” if the Government does not make a decision “very soon”, MPs have been told.
Haiti officials may shut down nuclear power as Irma provokes evacuations
Emergency aid teams are helping evacuate people from coastal areas of Haiti in preparation for the worst of the storm.
VIDEO: Dudgeon offshore windfarm reaches completion
The Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm’s 67 turbines have now reached completion with the last one installed this week.
Sellafield workers to ballot for strikes over ‘completely unacceptable’ pay deal
More workers at the Sellafield nuclear site are to be balloted for strikes in a row over pay.
Vattenfall commits to north-east with substantial cash injection
Offshore windfarm developer to invest £150,000 locally for 20-year lifespan of European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC).
France looks to end oil and gas production by 2040
France will stop granting new exploration permits next year as it seeks to end all oil and gas production by 2040, according to a draft bill presented at a cabinet meeting Wednesday.
Oil price hits four week high as refining returns to US
Oil traded near a four-week high as U.S. refiners returned from shut downs caused by Hurricane Harvey, boosting demand for crude.
Sir Clive Woodward: Oil and gas can learn a lot from sport
The man who led England to its historic Rugby World Cup victory has claimed there is a lot the oil and gas industry can learn from the sports world.
Irma en route to Florida after wreaking havoc in Carribean
Florida is on high alert for the expected arrival of Hurricane Irma, which continues to tear a deadly path trough the Caribbean, leaving devastation in its wake.
Dudgeon windfarm installs final turbine
The remaining turbine of the 67 installed within the Dudgeon field was put in place this week.
MP calls on May to investigate Malaviya Seven case
An MP has demanded Theresa May launches an investigation into the oilfield services company that abandoned crew members at Aberdeen harbour.
Petrotechnics delivers Proscient project to American natural gas terminal
Software platform launched at Gulf of Mexico site to help improve operation and risk management.