Profile: Trac Oil’s road to success
Danny Hawthorn, the managing director Trac Oil & Gas is modest about the company’s recent success.
Scottish turbine manufacturer strikes deal with Vattenfall
A manufacturer in Argyll has signed a deal to potentially supply wind turbines to Vattenfall as it breaks ground on a £27million expansion.
Global rebrand brings further job cuts
Global Energy Group has revealed it will “integrate” and rebrand its oil and gas businesses under the same banner.
Wheelhouse calls for action on loan guarantees
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is “not dead” despite the UK government having pulled funding for a major project of the experimental technology in Peterhead, Scotland’s energy minister has claimed.
Maersk Oil contract loss leads to sale speculation
The loss of a major production contract has raised speculation that the owners of Maersk Oil might either put the business up for sale or beef it up with further acquisitions.
Last chance to enter 2016 Gold Awards
Today is the final day that companies have to enter the Press and Journal’s 2016 Gold Awards.
One day left to enter the Gold Awards
There is just one day left to enter the Press and Journal's 2016 Gold Awards.
Jobless oil and gas workers urged to claim financial aid
Thousands of unemployed people in the north-east have been urged to overcome their reluctance to accept handouts and sign on for the dole.
BBC business guru Steph McGovern unveiled as host of 2016 Gold Awards
A popular host of hard hitting business news on breakfast television has been revealed as the host of the 2016 Gold Awards.
Shandwick Supply Company to double staff after cash injection
A precision engineering firm in Easter Ross aims to double the size of its workforce over four years after receiving a £210,000 grant from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
Trac scores £20million Chevron deal
Trac Oil and Gashas won a contract with oil giant Chevron worth up to £20million.
Bilfinger Salamis UK wins North Sea deal with Maersk
Energy service company Bilfinger Salamis UK has secured a contract to provide inspection services to Maersk Oil on the North Sea.
Young Apprentices laid off during training as EES folds
A group of 16 young apprentices have been left unemployed due to the demise of an Aberdeen offshore fabrication company last month.
Difficult conversations with bankers are “tough but not without hope” – Nimmo
Lenders to the oil and gas sector have commenced “difficult conversations” with clients since the start of 2016 as fears that the industry’s woes would continue took hold, a corporate restructuring specialist has explained.
Repsol dismisses “baseless” $5.5billion claim over North Sea joint venture
Spanish energy giant Repsol has dismissed a £3.8billion legal claim made by its Chinese business partner Sinopec over their shared North Sea assets.
North Sea transition skills fund “still valuable”
An oil industry leader has said Scottish Government plans to funnel jobless oil and gas workers into teaching could be “very valuable”.
Another floating wind turbine project planned for North Sea
Two engineering and design firms are working together to deploy the world’s first multi-turbine floating wind-energy demonstrator off Dounreay in 2018.
Jobs boost expected for Lewis as Bifab scores £100m Beatrice contract
A boost for jobs at a fabrication yard on Lewis was welcomed as “excellent news” after its owner won a £100million contract.
Tech firm shrugs off loss of deal with Shell
A technology company that started as a spin-out from Aberdeen University yesterday revealed a widening of half year losses after losing a major contract with Shell.
OGUK 2016:North Sea “open for business”
The UK oil and gas industry may be gripped by a downturn but a lot of positivity has emerged from the two-day conference organised by trade body Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) in Aberdeen.
ONS pulls out stops despite expected decline in attendance
The organisers of an oil and gas trade show in Stavanger are expecting a slight decline in the number of attendees at the biannual event this year due to the effects of the low oil price.
Subsea industry head to Westminster
Representatives of the UK's beleaguered subsea industry are taking their plight to Westminster tomorrow to urge policy makers to do everything they can to protect the sector.
ESS sells £1million offshore wind carousel to Bobby
Bibby Offshore has splashed out a seven-figure sum on a new 800-ton carousel that marks a move into the offshore wind array cable installation market.
Sir Ian Wood sees end of the darkness for oil and gas industry
Billionaire Sir Ian Wood said the beleaguered oil and gas sector was beginning to show slight signs of recovery.
Subsea industry hit by slump in sales
Almost the whole of the UK’s subsea industry has been hit by the collapse in oil prices, as 90% of companies say sales have decreased in the last 18 months, a new survey has found.