Talisman makes huge oil discovery off Columbia
Canadian oil producer Talisman Energy and Colombian state-owned oil company Ecopetrol today confirmed they have discovered a significant oil find in southeastern Colombia.
Renting out land for wind turbines in remote Scots areas still ‘lucrative’ for landowners
Demand for wind turbines on remote Scottish sites remains strong despite a 5% cut in subsidies for onshore wind developments, claims a leading consultant.
Drax coal-fired power station goes green with £700 million biomass project
The UK's largest coal-fired power station - Drax in Yorkshire - plans to convert half of its boilers to run on biomass in a bid to cut carbon emissions by 80%.
Tullow Oil abandons well in South Omo block in Ethiopia
Tullow Oil has abandoned a well in the South Omo block onshore Ethiopia.
Kentz to buy Valerus Field Solutions in £266 million deal
Global engineering group Kentz is set to buy US-based oil and gas services company Valerus Field Solutions in a £266 million all-cash deal.
Trinity finds new oil discovery offshore Trinidad
Caribbean-focused exploration company Trinity today announced a new oil discovery offshore the east coast of Trinidad and Tobago.
Salamander Energy hails ‘significant column of gas’ in Indonesia
Asian-focused exploration company Salamander Energy today confirmed it had found a "significant column of gas" on the West Kerendan field onshore Indonesia.
Scientists must explain fracking facts better, warns professor
Scientists need to better communicate the facts about onshore shale gas extraction, according to a leading professor.
Decommissioning needs much greater innovation, warns outgoing industry chief
Exclusive: In his first interview since it was announced he would retire next year, the head of the body overseeing North Sea decommissioning tells Gemma Mackenzie about the challenges still facing the £35billion industry.
Amec lands £76 million Umm Lulu contract
International engineering and project management giant Amec has landed a £76million contract in the United Arab Emirates.
Turnover up at Coates Offshore as global activity increases
Offshore equipment rental specialist Coates Offshore has reported a 14% increase in turnover due to increased global activity.
Scopus Engineering targets Middle East in bid to double turnover
Aberdeen-based Scopus Engineering is ready to tackle new markets, according to its new non-executive chairman John Forrest.
Oil and gas companies must share North Sea plans with UK government
Oil and gas companies are set to be grilled on their plans for North Sea extraction as the UK Government puts pressure on operators to reach 80% production efficiency by 2016.
Government review of small-scale anaerobic digestion welcomed by industry
Renewables bodies have welcomed government plans to carry out a review of the level of Feed-in Tariff (FiT) support available for small-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) plants.
Irish oil firm Falcon reports £2.3m losses
Irish oil firm Falcon Oil & Gas has reported a £2.3 million loss for the first nine months of the year.
Leni on track to drill two new wells at Goudron field
Leni Gas and Oil is on track to drill two new wells at the Goudron field in Trinidad.
GDF Suez lands £1.4bn London waste to energy contract
GDF Suez's UK recycling arm Sita UK has landed a £1.4 billion contract to convert thousands of tonnes of London household waste into energy.
Pakistani national oil company discovers new gas field
Pakistan's national oil and gas firm Oil and Gas Development Company today confirmed it had discovered a new gas find in the country's Sindh province.
Production increases on trouble-hit Huntington field
The trouble-hit Huntington oil field is still encountering problems despite an increase in production to around 20,000 barrels a day.
Developer launches hunt for Scottish large-scale solar sites
Farmers could earn more than £50,000 a year renting out sites for large-scale solar farms as a London-based developer scopes out potential sites in the north and north-east.
Solar the perfect “complement” to wind technology, insists Scots researcher
Large-scale solar farms could help balance electricity flow to the grid from existing windfarms, claims a leading solar researcher.
Opinion divided over plans for eight large-scale solar farms in Scotland
Plans to build up to eight large-scale solar farms in Scotland have been met with mixed reaction.
Taqa appoints McGuinty as company secretary
Abu Dhabi oil giant Taqa has appointed Michael T McGuinty as its new general counsel and company secretary.
Offshore wind developers accused of ‘steam-rolling’ landowners on cabling agreements
Offshore windfarm developers have been accused of taking advantage of landowners whose land they use to lay cables for connecting schemes to the grid.
Wind turbines ‘most controversial renewables technology’, finds survey
Wind turbine schemes are the least attractive and most difficult to develop renewable energy technologies, according to a new report.