Welding group strengthens management
INTERNATIONAL welding group Serimax has appointed a new director as it prepares to extend its North Sea business.
North-east pipeline specialist reports strong start to year
Pipeline engineering specialist STATS Group has had a good start to 2010, with a big jump in contracts won.
UK ‘more attractive’ for green ventures
A COMBINATION of recently-announced government initiatives and incentives is today said to have made the UK a more attractive location in which to invest in renewable energy projects.
Fast-growing firm takes top honour
The top honour in last night's Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards went to a fast-growing company set up less than three years ago.
Future developments offer ‘massive’ opportunities
Future energy developments offer "massive" opportunities for Scotland, oil and gas leaders heard in Aberdeen last night.
Ferguson awards £4.5m work to Scots firms
FERGUSON Modular has awarded contracts worth £4.5million to Scottish suppliers for work on its new accommodation support vessel.
Flexlife establishes Asia-Pacific hub
NORTH-EAST oil service company flexlife has opened its first international base.
Academic research appointment by NSRI
THE National Subsea Research Institute (NSRI) has appointed Richard Neilson as academic research director.
Ferguson Modular appoints division chief
FERGUSON Modular, a supplier and manufacturer of offshore accommodation solutions for the energy industry, has appointed a chief operating officer to lead its accommodation-support vessel division.
Former BP boss now part of Lexicon team
INDEPENDENT corporate-finance adviser Lexicon Partners revealed yesterday it was building a team in Aberdeen.
Global Energy confirmed as rescuer of Sovereign units
About 400 Scottish jobs were saved yesterday with the sale of the fabrication division of Sovereign Oilfield Group.
Wood announces Aussie joint venture
ABERDEEN-BASED international energy service company Wood Group has announced a new joint venture in Australia.
Bidder found for Sovereign operations
Hopes are rising for the future prospects of the 400 people who work for troubled Aberdeen-based Sovereign Oilfield Group.
BP plans to pump £1bn a year into North Sea
BP signalled a massive vote of confidence in the North Sea yesterday by announcing plans to spend billions of pounds in Scottish waters over the next few years.
Grampian Confidence boost to jobs at North Star
SOME 30 jobs are being created for officers and crew as a new vessel joins Craig Group's North Star Shipping fleet.
Wood could spend up to £134m on buys in 2010
Aberdeen-based international energy service giant Wood Group is planning to spend up to £134million on its latest worldwide acquisitions this year.
Shell seeks to sell production vessel
Energy giant Shell is looking for a buyer for the Anasuria floating production vessel in the central North Sea plus stakes in associated fields.
Rolls-Royce taking control of Odim
Global power-system company Rolls-Royce said yesterday it was to take control of Norwegian oil service firm Odim in a £154million deal.
Tritech donates sonar kit to Fort centre
NORTH-EAST underwater technology company Tritech International has donated sonar equipment to the Underwater Centre, at Fort William.
Sir Ian says leaving platforms in sea will benefit environment
Leading Scottish entrepreneur Sir Ian Wood said last night that there would be less damage to the environment if large oil and gas steel platforms being taken out of use were left in the North Sea to become reefs.
Sovereign administrator sets ball rolling with potential buyers
An administrator for Aberdeen's Sovereign Oilfield Group has already begun to have meetings with possible buyers of its main fabrication businesses.
RPS Energy strengthened in Granite City
RPS Energy officially opened its new Aberdeen office yesterday in the city's Carden Place.
Anxious wait for Sovereign workers
The 400 people who work for Aberdeen's troubled Sovereign Oilfield Group face an anxious wait after administrators were called in yesterday.
Relocation gives Zenith space to expand
FAST GROWING Scottish firm Zenith Oilfield Technology has moved into new headquarters.
Oil and gas to flourish for decades say bosses
Britain's oil and gas industry has the potential to continue supporting 450,000 UK jobs to at least the end of this decade, an industry leader forecast yesterday.