Flood of demand for Scots diving centre
A SCOTTISH commercial diving centre reported yesterday that it continued to work at full capacity to train students.
Westhill headcount to climb after African award
Subsea 7 said yesterday it expected over time to recruit about additional 100 workers following a new contract win in Africa, with about one-third of them to be located at Westhill, near Aberdeen.
MSP hails group’s North Sea investment
SCOMI Oiltools (Europe) revealed a £10million investment in its north-east business yesterday, including a drilling-fluid division, which will complement its waste-management and cuttings-processing business.
Northern acquires Arctic rigs from drilling giant Transocean
Northern Offshore UK strengthened its position in the thriving North Sea drilling market yesterday with the £375million acquisition of two rigs.
Wave-energy expert testing PowerBuoy technology in Orkney
A COMPANY developing ocean-going buoys that convert wave energy into electricity will test its latest technology at Emec, the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre.
Wood starts work on gas plant
WOOD Group Engineering (North Sea) has started work on a contract in Shetland which could be worth up to £60million and which has created 140 jobs.
Former PSL boss buying into Caltec success story
A FORMER boss of PSL Energy Services at Portlethen has taken up a senior role with Caltec.
Windfarm hook-up award for Subocean
ABERDEEN-BASED subsea installation company Subocean announced a £7million deal yesterday.
New hope for marooned workers on remote rig
AROUND 40 employees of an Aberdeen-based oil and gas drilling company were last night still stuck on a rig off the coast of northern Russia.
Gas firm pumps millions into business
ABERDEEN oilfield service company Dominion Gas said yesterday that it had just completed a further £4million investment in the business to help growth.
Angry workers stranded on rig
Nearly 40 employees of an Aberdeen-based oil and gas drilling company are stranded on a rig in a remote area to the north of Russia.
New firm to target stranded assets
Three former employees of Enterprise Oil have set up their own company to acquire and develop oil and gas properties in the North Sea and northern Europe.
‘Time running out’ for marine solutions
MARINE energy has a vast potential to contribute eco-friendly energy, but has only 10 years to prove itself as a viable technology or risk being eclipsed by other energy sources.
Ettrick to be on stream later in year
Canadian energy group Nexen expects first production from the Ettrick field development in the North Sea to start in the last quarter of this year.
Brothers set to share £100m following sale of oil service firm
Four brothers who founded a fast-growing oil service firm in the north-east less than seven years ago are to share nearly £100million following its sale yesterday.
Module firm continues to invest in fleet
A NORTH-EAST supplier of offshore accommodation modules and containers for the international energy industry yesterday reported record growth in 2007.
Expro chief upbeat about firm’s future under private ownership
The Aberdonian chief executive of international oilfield service group Expro has predicted a "fantastic future" for the business under its new ownership.
Hunting kept strong by energy demand
INTERNATIONAL energy service company Hunting said yesterday that trading conditions continued to be robust and the board remained confident on the outlook for 2008.
SSE and port operator to be power partners
Forth Ports and Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) said yesterday they were to develop renewable-energy projects around Forth Ports sites in Scotland and England.
Consultancy is bought for £20m
Well management company AGR Petroleum Services has bought Aberdeen's TRACS International Consultancy in a deal worth £20million.
Six-figure win for Aberdeen software specialist
ABERDEEN-BASED software, training and consultancy specialist Monitor announced a contract win yesterday for the oil industry worth a six-figure sum.
Moth find pleases operator
Oil and gas operator Oilexco has announced a "significant" discovery in UK waters.
Cape workers may down tools in North Sea
Several hundred employees of oil service firm Cape could soon take unofficial industrial action, a North Sea union leader said last night.
All-Energy event scoops runner-up accolade
ABERDEEN'S All-Energy show, the UK's largest renewable-energy exhibition and conference, has been awarded runner-up spot in the Advocate Award at the British Renewable Energy Awards.
Ex-Paladin boss new TSMarine chairman
ABERDEEN-BASED TSMarine (Contracting) has named Roy Franklin as its first non-executive chairman.