Floating tidal device exports power to grid
An Orkney-based tidal-energy firm said today it had successfully generated power and exported it to the national grid.
Ithaca to benefit from boost to tax allowance
Aberdeen oil explorer Ithaca Energy said yesterday it would benefit from a tax boost as it announced it had been given the go-ahead for its £630million Greater Stella development.
Islands’ energy future rosy
When oil first arrived in Shetland in the 1970s, it brought a massive economic injection to the island economy; the likes of which many people thought they would never see again.
Placements for renewable engineering graduates sought
Britain's first Industrial Doctorate Centre in Renewable Energy (IDCORE) is seeking UK-based engineering companies to provide engineering doctorate students with projects to work on.
Oil explorer raises £31.5m
Heavy-oil explorer Xcite Energy has raised £31.5million to help fund ongoing work.
Darcy expects to double workforce
Oil and gas firm Darcy Technologies said it could double its staff by the end of the year and is on the lookout for additional premises after a successful test of its first product.
Cairn to snap up Agora Oil & Gas
Edinburgh-based oil and gas explorer Cairn Energy today said it is to buy Norwegian exploration Agora Oil & Gas for about £280million.
Falklands can be significant oil and gas province – Phipps
Exploration firm Desire Petroleum said yesterday it believed there would be more successes for oil firms in the Falklands.
First Norwegian production for BG
BG Group said today it had started its first production from the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Enterprise Oil’s enterprising opportunists
Ten years ago, the UK's largest independent exploration and production group - Enterprise Oil - was swallowed up by Shell.
What young professionals think about the ‘great crew change’
Operators and contractors need to work more collaboratively on skills initiatives rather than being short-termist and buying in experience, a young professionals debate in Aberdeen heard.
Graduate profile: Danny Molyneux
The future is looking bright for chemist Danny Molyneux who, aged 26, is getting hands-on experience in a company on the cusp of growth.
Standardisation would help sustainability – RWE
RWE Dea's gas production boss has called for a return to the CRINE cost-cutting principles of the 1990s after facing major project delays and cost increases.
Impressive designs from Castletown
Primary school children from Caithness and North Sutherland experienced real life in the marine energy industry when they got to meet the head of a tidal energy developer.
Energy Alphabet Competition
Although oil and gas plays a huge part in our everyday lives, from fuelling our cars to being used to make plastic bottles, there is more to energy than you might think.
Perenco to drill on Tyne
French independent Perenco has outlined plans to increase production through its Tyne platform about 170km east-north-east of the Yorkshire coast by drilling a sidetrack from its Tyne T5 well.
Shell’s ONEgas investing in southern basin
Shell is to spend £500million in the southern North Sea in the next two years through its ONEgas business despite having been close to pulling out of the area, a conference in Norwich was told.
Law firm mentors pupils
Aberdeen-based law firm, Paull & Williamsons is working with Robert Gordon College on a new mentoring scheme.
Chance to learn from the experts
New entrants to the energy industry will debate how the challenges and expectations of the oil and gas and renewable energy industries are being met as part of an introductory course to the energy industry.
First picture of gas escaping from Elgin
This is the first picture which shows the gas leak on Total's Elgin platform.
Concerns played down over Elgin platform’s other wells
Total has played down fears other wells on the Elgin platform could suffer the same fate as the one spraying gas over the North Sea.
Pledge on oil spill details
The UK Government's energy minister has pledged that more information about oil and gas spills in the North Sea will be made public.
Rigs’ operations suspended so they can drill relief wells
Total has suspended drilling operations on two rigs in the North Sea so they can be used in a major operation to help stop the Elgin platform gas leak.
Total boss sets out Elgin position
Philippe Guys, Total E&P UK managing director, today spoke to reporters about the incident on the Elgin platform 150 miles east of Aberdeen.
Total find source of gas leak
Total said yesterday that it had found the source of its leak on the Elgin platform - but has yet to decide how to stop it.