ConocoPhillips benefits from higher oil prices
US oil and gas group ConocoPhillips said today the UK Government's North Sea tax grab had cost it an additional £68million in taxes.
Positive start for cohort of graduates
OIL and gas services firm Cosalt Offshore has taken the plunge and recruited its first cohort of graduates.
BG shares up on US LNG export deal
BG Group yesterday signed an £5billion deal with US energy firm Cheniere Energy to export shale gas supplies from the country to the rest of the world for the first time.
Rockhopper spuds eighth Falkands well
Falklands oil and gas explorer Rockhopper Exploration said this morning it spudded its latest well on its Sea Lion discovery yesterday.
New CEO at Taqa
The parent company of UK oil and gas firm Taqa Bratani has appointed a new chief executive.
Budding engineers
ABERDEENSHIRE youngsters have just been given an early month taste of the skills and challenges encountered in industry at a science and engineering showcase day in the Granite City.
Future of UK North Sea said to be at tipping point
THE future of the UK North Sea is at a tipping point, a gathering of oil and gas industry leaders was told in Aberdeen yesterday.
BP boss says oil and gas giant safer and stronger after Macondo
BP boss Bob Dudley said today the oil giant had reached a clear turning point after announcing quarterly pre-tax profits of more than £4.5billion.
BP boss to reaffirm UK production plans
THE UK boss of oil giant BP is due to reaffirm its plans to maintain its North Sea production until 2030 - if not increase it - at a business gathering in Aberdeen this morning.
Lessons to be learned from studying history of North Sea
The UK Government and industry could learn from a new book chronicling the history of the North Sea energy industry, Alex Salmond said last night.
Technip wins £28.6million subsea contract on Causeway
French energy engineering firm Technip said today it had won a £28.6million contract to carry out subsea work on the North Sea Causeway field.
Milestone for Breagh project
Banchory-based Sterling Resources said today it was a step closer to production on the southern North Sea Breagh gas field.
Reserves estimate doubled at giant North Sea discovery
SCANDINAVIAN energy giant Statoil doubled its reserves estimate on the North Sea Aldous discovery yesterday to up to 1.5billion barrels.
Schlumberger positive despite global financial turmoil
OILFIELD service giant Schlumberger yesterday said its third-quarter turnover rose 49% to £6.4billion compared with the same period in 2010.
Tidal energy: Abundant natural resource in north
THE Highlands and islands have more than their fair share of tidal-energy resources. Highlands and Islands Enterprise said the Pentland Firth strategic area alone hosted six of the top 10 tidal-energy sites in the UK.
Boost for tidal power
TIDAL energy projects in Scotland received a boost today after the Scottish Government announced plans to increase the financial support they could get.
Scots oil firms set for return
THE death of dictator Muammar Gaddafi could see Scottish oil industry firms return to the north African country.
Energy giants to report results
LOWER oil prices in recent months could see profits at the world's largest energy companies dented as they reveal their third-quarter results this week, according to analysts.
Statoil: Big gets bigger on Aldous
Scandinavian energy giant Statoil has this morning doubled its reserves estimate on the North Sea Aldous discovery to up to 1.5billion barrels.
Petrofac predicts profits
INTERNATIONAL oil and gas facility service provider Petrofac today predicted at least 15% growth in like-for-like profits for the full year.
Cairn’s India deal due “shortly”
Edinburgh-based oil firm Cairn Energy said today it expected a long-delayed deal to sell a stake in its Indian business to complete "shortly".
Renewables tariffs announced
Offshore wind farms in England and Wales are set to receive more subsidies than previously planned in the next few years under proposals from the UK Government today.
Japanese testing tidal technology in Scots waters
JAPANESE firm Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) is to use Scottish waters to test a tidal-energy system it has been developing, it was announced yesterday.
Ranger becomes North Sea Energy
North Sea oil and gas explorer Ranger Exploration is now trading as North Sea Energy after being taken over.
Ithaca reveals £1bn plan for Greater Stella area
BRITISH oil explorer Ithaca Energy agreed a plan to develop a key North Sea oil field, in a move which will double its yearly production by 2013.