Deadline approaches for Devex papers
Getting the oil and gas out of the North Sea before infrastructure reaches the end of its life will be the theme of the 11th Devex conference in May.
Workers set to strike this week over Shetland gas plant row
Up to 800 workers building an £800million gas plant on Shetland are set to go on strike Friday after rejecting a “generous” offer from oil services giant Petrofac.
£1.9m boost for Wireline after picking up Mexico contract
An Aberdeen-based firm has won a major contract in Mexico as the country prepares to open up to foreign investment for the first time in 75 years.
Oil and gas industry facing ‘structural shift’ in balance of power, warns former Dana chief
The former boss of oil and gas explorer Dana Petroleum last night urged UK policy makers to take heed of major shifts on the global energy landscape to ensure the North Sea remained competitive.
Partnership paves way for new £5m rig base in Cromarty Firth
A Danish project engineering company is to set up a £5million rig refurbishment base in the Cromarty Firth in the Highlands.
Expanding Parkmead joins FTSE AIM 100 list
North Sea independent explorer Parkmead has joined an index of the top 100 companies listed on the stock market's junior exchange.
Rio writedown after office closure puts Flexlife in the red
Subsea pipe specialist Flexlife fell into the red last year after it shut down its operations in Brazil.
Firm behind Super Puma crash helicopters set for new name
The maker of the controversial Super Puma has unveiled a change in its name.
Workers vote to strike over Sullom Voe terminal rooms row
Workers building an £800million gas terminal in Shetland have voted to take strike action in a dispute over accommodation and pay.
£600K boost for Optimus as it grows big in Bangkok
The Bangkok office of engineering firm Optimus has won business worth more than £600,000 in the past year as it “gained traction” in Southeast Asia.
Schoeller banks on drilling rise for 2014
Austria's Schoeller Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment expects 2014 to be a good year as stable oil prices drive growth in deepwater drilling.
Euronav to buy tankers
Belgian crude oil shipping group Euronav said it will buy 15 very large crude carriers from Denmark's Maersk Tankers, a unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk, for £597.2million.
Closures at Nexen’s Buzzard field impacted on UK production and exports
Unplanned shutdowns in the North Sea’s biggest field hit UK production of crude oil by 8.1% in the third quarter of 2013, new figures show.
Pipeline group set to expand
Pipeline technology group Online Electronics said it expects to grow its business by 50% this year through the expansion of its international operations.
African pirates hell has stopped me working, says oil skipper
A north-east man who was kidnapped by Nigerian pirates has warned others of the dangers of working in the west African oil industry.
Aberdeen hotel shortage ‘will limit future oil and gas growth’, warns expert
A shortage of hotels that charge realistic prices threatens Aberdeen’s economic growth prospects, a travel specialist has warned.
Shell extends Arria deal
Oil giant Shell has extended a contract to use technology developed by scientists at Aberdeen University.
“New breed” of engineers pick up prizes – and praise
An engineering boss has hailed a "new breed" of professional managers from Robert Gordon University's (RGU) Aberdeen Business School.
Paradigm to open Mexico office after £3.5m Latin American deal
A north-east drilling services company has won a contract in Latin America worth an estimated £3.5million.
New diet for offshore workers in bid to cut oil and gas obesity problem
A private medical clinic in Aberdeen has launched a diet service tailored for the offshore industry in an effort to tackle rising levels of obesity.
Offshore caterer Entier makes list of UK’s top fastest-growing firms
A north-east catering firm has become one of only three Scottish companies to be included on a list of the UK’s fastest-growing privately owned companies.
Bond clinches Nexen North Sea helicopter deal
Bond Offshore Helicopters has won a five-year deal to supply UK North Sea crew change support for Nexen Petroleum.
Wood Group PSN boss finds management approach that really rocks
Robin Watson is pleased to have recently learned of the “safety moment” espoused by the 1980s American rock legends who were famous for elaborate stage sets and dangerous pyrotechnics.
Wood Group PSN: We’ll fight safety failure charges over fatal West Delta rig explosion
Wood Group PSN has confirmed that it will be appealing against all of the findings of a report which accused the firm of safety violations in the first major fatal incident in the Gulf of Mexico since the Macondo disaster.
GEG founder Roy MacGregor joins business elite
Hundreds were gathered in the ballroom of the Glasgow Hilton to celebrate Scotland’s entrepreneurs, and Erikka Askeland talked to one of the best, Roy MacGregor