North Sea part of Shell’s “cash engines” business
Oil giant Shell has marked its entire North Sea portfolio as part of its “cash engines” business - one of the three main areas of focus for the firm in coming years.
Gold Awards 2016: How to enter
Categories for this year's glittering awards ceremony have been revamped and are better than ever.
The Gold Awards are back for 2016!
The Press and Journal’s Gold Awards, in association with Aberdeen Asset Management, are back and better than ever.
Ministers listening as 25,000 North Sea jobs “at risk”
A visit by ministers to Aberdeen yesterday was welcomed as a “strong signal” that the Scottish Government was “open for listening” to the region’s oil and gas industry.
Gretchen Watkins, Maersk Oil: invest your way through the downturn
It could have been much worse for Maersk Oil.
Light on the horizon as North Sea takes top spot for growth
A highly respected Scottish economist expects oil and gas to remain Scotland’s fastest growing industrial sector despite the collapse in commodity prices wreaking doom and gloom in the industry.
Helix Well Ops has the power to withstand oil and gas slump
An Aberdeen based subsea services firm has said it has the strength to endure a prolonged oil and gas downturn despite seeing its income more than halved last year.
Ithaca slims down board
The chairman of Ithaca Energy is set to step down ahead of the firm achieving first oil from its flagship North Sea field.
Shell jobs: Move means “lower forever”
Paul Goodfellow, Shell’s Vice President for UK & Ireland, has said that despite the “tough message” he had to deliver yesterday to staff in Aberdeen, he saw green shoots of sustainable change emerging in the North Sea.
No panacea to North Sea exploration woes, says industry veteran Phil Kirk
There is no simple panacea for solving rock bottom levels of exploration in the North Sea, according to industry veteran Phil Kirk.
Fracking approved in North Yorkshire
Councillors in North Yorkshire have given the green light to the first fracking operation in the UK for five years.
Gold Awards 2016: Enter now!
Entries have opened for the Press and Journal’s second annual Gold Awards.
Gold Awards 2016: The categories
This year the Gold Awards in association with Aberdeen Asset Management presents eight awards categories. These are:
Energy Jobs Taskforce says job cuts “heartbreaking”
Scottish Enterprise has issued a 10-point plan to help oil and gas firms mitigate the impact of job cuts in the wake of the oil price crash.
OGUK seeking subsea data experts
Trade body Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) us seeking data experts to help the industry make sense of one of the world’s largest collections of subsurface oil information.
No Apache merger – but 37 North Sea job cuts confirmed
Two energy giants have distanced themselves from rumours of another $17billion mega-merger as the low oil price environment creates a febrile environment for takeover speculation.
Scotia Homes to slash jobs as oil downturn slows sales
A north-east house builder has revealed plans to cut more than 20 jobs as it faces a decline in sales.
Petroleum data course launches at RGU
A north-east university has teamed up with an oil and gas data specialist to launch a new course as demand for information management grows despite the decline in oil prices.
“Lethal mix” of fear and despair in wake of North Sea helicopter crash
A huge and emotional outpouring of distressed and angry emails have been received by the leading offshore workers’ trade union RMT since a fatal helicopter crash in Norway killed 13 people last month.
Algy Cluff warns of “grave threats” to UK energy security
Oil and gas veteran Algy Cluff has hit out at the UK government claiming its energy policy in recent years has delivered “grave threats” to Britain’s energy security.
Billionaire North Sea investor Jim Ratcliffe offloads firm
Billionaire North Sea investor Jim Ratcliffe has sold a business that makes polystyrene for packaging to a Polish firm for £63million.
OTC 2016: What they really thought
Hundreds of representatives of North Sea companies braved the downturn to attend the Offshore Technology Conference 2016 in Houston.
Ft Mac fires drive up oil price
The raging inferno at the heart of Albert's tar sands region have caused crude oil prices surged higher.
OTC2016: Tax trouble ahead for cash-hit oil companies
The new international tax regime being adopted across the world presents a serious risk to the regeneration of the oil and gas sector, specialists have warned.
OTC2016: Hot work for Petrohab
A Texas provider of hot work safety enclosures has unveiled a new modular system designed and manufactured in Dundee, Scotland.