Cape ‘building momentum’
Energy support service firm Cape said yesterday it saw its strongest growth since 2007 last year with an 11% rise in sales to £722.5million.
Continuing North Sea recovery helps James Fisher
Marine service group James Fisher and Sons reported strong results in its offshore oil division in 2011 helped by the North Sea and growth in new global oil provinces.
Ex-Conoco-Phillips man takes reins at Nexen
When Archie Kennedy left his roles as Conoco-Phillips managing director and joint chairman of industry body Oil and Gas UK in 2009, the plan was to take a year out.
Apache to get go-ahead for Forties platform
Energy Minister Charles Hendry will give the go- ahead today to Apache North Sea's plans to add a new platform to be bridge-linked to its Forties Alpha installation.
Total boss says Aberdeen has not changed in two decades
Aberdeen has not changed in the past 20 years - which is a good and bad thing, the head of oil group Total in the UK said last night.
Sterling grows its Dutch acreage
Aberdeen-based oil and gas exploration firm Sterling Resources said today it had been jointly awarded exploration licenses in the Dutch North Sea.
Aquamarine Power eyes Lewis
Wave energy firm Aquamarine Power is hoping to build its first array off Lewis, the firm said today.
Best possible start for students
A new educational support scheme for mechanical engineering students - Engineering Insight - has been launched.
Study to focus on offshore energy
The first tranche of students into a new industrial doctorate centre focusing on offshore renewable energy engineering started in January.
Explorers on hunt for British potential in shale gas and coal bed methane
While news around the UK's onshore oil and gas landscape last year focused on earthquakes unsettling Blackpool, there is in fact rather more happening than just that.
Top prize for Torry
Students from Torry Academy won top prize for a project looking into biomass at the Go4SET Aberdeen Celebration and Assessment Day (CAD).
Aker programme first for accreditation solution
Aker Solutions is thought to be the first company in the UK to have gained an accreditation for its graduate programme for construction engineers following a pilot by the ECITB.
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Firm plans £500k upgrade
Aberdeen companyChurchill Drilling Tools is to invest £500,000 in its facilities and create new jobs in order to meet growing demand for its safety improvement technologies.
First-mover advantage in southern North Sea?
Extending field life will keep oil and gas the dominant driver of the southern North Sea but the region also has first-mover advantage in decommissioning and offshore wind, the EEEGR conference heard yesterday.
Endeavour International focus on North Sea
Endeavour International today said its 2012 budget of up to £109million would be focused on the North Sea.
Iona raising cash for North Sea projects
North Sea focused Iona Energy said it was hoping to raise up to £131million through a share offering and bank lending.
Wello’s Penguin to step into Orkney waters
A Finnish marine renewables firm is to start a full-scale test of its new wave energy device off Orkney next month.
BW Athena heads for North Sea
Oil and gas firm Ithaca Energy said today the floating production vessel for its Athena field has set off for the North Sea.
Call to step up North Sea activity
A major step up in exploration and development rates needs to happen or billions of barrels of UK oil and gas could go unexploited, an industry event heard yesterday.
Oil & Gas UK boss wants Government support
UK Government support for the oil and gas industry would help the long-term security of the north-east and boost Treasury tax intake, the boss of Oil & Gas UK said yesterday.
Centrica’s upstream business on target for 70million barrels of oil equivalent annually
Centrica's upstream business is on target to hit 70million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) annual production by the end of 2013 after a three-month spending spree, the firm's UK upstream boss said today.
Skills the key to Aberdeen’s long-term future as oil and gas hub
Aberdeen's future as a centre of the oil and gas industry in years to come will hinge on a long-term approach to skills and knowledge, a conference in Edinburgh heard today.
Xcite shares jump in early trading after update on Bentley field
Shares in heavy-oil explorer Xcite Energy spiked yesterday after it said its Bentley field could contain 116million barrels of proved and probable reserves.