Oil challenge triumph for Bucksburn pupils
Pupils from Bucksburn Academy triumphed in the north-east heat of an online competition which sees pupils around the world take on the role of oil barons.
Paradigm aims to attract the brightest students
Skills learned in the armed forces can often be transferred to civilian jobs and one Aberdeen student has used experience gained exploring the high seas to secure an energy industry scholarship.
Graduate profile: Emma Stephenson
After flirting with a career in the RAF, aeronautical engineer Emma Stephenson instead chose the oil and gas industry.
Force majeure and change of tack
Privately-owned oil exploration firm Caithness Petroleum has set its sights on a new target in the Inner Moray Firth.
3Sun Group aims to tackle lack of wind-turbine qualifications
3Sun Group is seeking £3.2million of public funding as part of an £8.4million project to tackle an estimated lack of wind turbine and offshore technicians in the supply chain.
Primary pupils benefit from experience
Peterhead engineering firm Score Europe is taking steps to forge closer links with primary schools in the area.
Our fantastic Energy Alphabet Competition
Not far from the earth's surface is a source of energy we could use to heat our homes, schools and businesses.
Scheme brings females into energy industry
Pupils from Gordon Schools Huntly got to dip their toes in the energy industry through a visit to offshore safety and survival firm Falck Nutec in Dyce earlier this year.
Samsung delivers vessel
Samsung Heavy Industries has delivered the world's largest windfarm vessel - the 161m Pacific Orca.
A2Sea picked for jack-ups
Offshore wind services firm A2Sea has been picked to provide two jack-up vessels for the construction of RWE's Gwynt y Môr offshore windfarm off the coast of North Wales.
Asco has £75m war chest to help extend global reach
Oil and gas logistics firm Asco said yesterday it had a £75million war chest for acquisitions.
Ex-BP exec joins Valiant board
Valiant Petroleum said today it has taken on former BP executive and Silverstone Energy co-founder Stephen Horton.
Changes at the top at Xcite
Heavy oil explorer Xcite Energy announced a string of changes to its senior management today, including the departure of its chief executive.
Rig operator counts cost of gulf disaster
Global rig operator Transocean has set aside a further £483million to cover costs in the wake of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, it revealed yesterday.
Apache hails successes in North Sea
US oil firm Apache said yesterday that drilling successes in the North Sea this year would make a significant contribution to 2012 group production growth.
Platypus shows strong results, says Dana
Aberdeen-based oil and gas firm Dana Petroleum said today that drilling on its Platypus gas discovery had shown "strong results".
ATP Oil and Gas readies for Skipper drilling
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) said yesterday a rig had been secured to drill the Skipper discovery in the northern North Sea.
ENI makes new gas discovery off Mozambique
Italian oil and gas group Eni said yesterday it had made a new and important natural gas discovery at its bumper Mamba field off the coast of Mozambique.
Talisman reports fall in North Sea production
Canadian oil firm Talisman has revealed its North Sea production fell nearly 30% in the past quarter.
Cape dives on profit shock
Shares in international oil and mining service firm Cape plunged yesterday to their lowest in more than three years after it sent out a stark profit warning.
North Sea operations buck wider BP trend
BP's North Sea operations saw a rise in production in the second quarter, bucking a fall across the wider group, the oil major revealed yesterday.
Figures fail to impress analysts
The latest BP figures were clearly a disappointment on several fronts.
New guidelines for North Sea well issues
Industry body Oil and Gas UK has published a set of guidelines for the sector on issues around oil and gas wells in the North Sea.
Prosafe win in North Sea
Accommodation platform operator Prosafe has picked up a £36.9million contract in the UK North Sea.
Oil giant’s shares slide after it racks up £1bn loss for quarter
Shares in oil giant BP took a beating yesterday after the firm announced pre-tax losses of £1billion for the second quarter of this year.