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.
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.