From West of Shetland to Africa to the Falklands
The quoted oil&gas sector may have finished 2009 on a dull note, but it still managed to outperform the broader market in Q4.
Green expectations: offshore wind and the future of renewable energy
With the Scottish Government's target to generate 31% of Scotland's electricity demand from renewable sources by 2011 and 50% by 2020, there will be many opportunities to capitalise on the oil&gas industry's offshore experience.
Carbon Master’s offered at Dumfries
CARBON is becoming part of everyday parlance in North Sea circles, but how many decision-makers in the sector realise that there are now three Scottish institutions that offer a carbon degree.
Graduate profile: Karina Sultanova
Late last year, Karina Sultanova, a supply-chain consultant at Shell UK, carried off The Oil & Gas UK Award for Overall Excellence.
The incredible quest to mimic the natural world
EVER picked a leaf off the ground and looked at its beauty and complexity? Reality is that it is a remarkable harvester of solar energy, the ultimate goal to sustain the plant that it fell from. In the leaf, nature has achieved a great feat of technology. It has succeeded in doing what scientists, with all their sophisticated tools, have been trying to do for decades - using light to drive the splitting of water into its component parts to make a fuel.
From the ozone hole to CO2 threat
The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is now steadily closing. However, the downside is that this could trigger an increase in warming of the southern hemisphere due to a build-up of carbon-dioxide.
Plug your iPod into your T-shirt
DAFT though the notion might seem, one day you could be plugging your iPod or mobile phone, or similar communications device, into your T-shirt or jeans for power and then, wait for it, recharging the clothing overnight.
Fugro launches latest survey ship
FUGRO'S latest geophysical survey vessel, the Fugro Searcher, has been successfully launched at the Fassmer Shipyard in Germany.
Subsea intervention set to become a major theme in ITF 2010 programme
We at Energy enjoy the frontier-busting nature of the energy sector, especially upstream oil&gas and renewables. It is why so much attention has been paid to the projects fostered under the wing of the UK's Industry Technology Facilitator based in Aberdeen.
Your medications offshore
We all know that illicit drugs and safety just don't mix, so it makes good sense that recreational drugs cannot be taken offshore. But what about prescribed and over-the-counter drugs?
Delayed Aker semi finally completed
THE sixth generation H-6e class semi-submersible rig, Aker Spitsbergen, is complete and has finally gone on contract with Statoil, initially to work the Halten Nordland sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Rubbish start to 2010 E&A drilling in the North Sea
ALTHOUGH official figures show that the UK came out of recession in the final quarter of 2009, the effects are still evident in the country's oil sector. Just five E&A (exploration and appraisal) wells are active at the start of 2010, utilising four mobile drilling units and a production platform.
Sakhalin-1 drilling ops set yet another record
EXXONMOBIL has successful completed the first two extended-reach wells at the Odoptu field offshore eastern Russia, employing one of the world's most powerful land-based rigs.
Third super-semi joins Ensco fleet
Drilling major Ensco has taken delivery of ENSCO 8502, the third of the company's seven ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rigs being constructed by Keppel FELS in Singapore.
City to host APM meet
THE Association for Project Management (APM) is hosting its annual conference in Aberdeen on February 16.
Acteon focuses on structural monitoring
UK GROUP Acteon has created a new business unit, to be known as Pulse Structural Monitoring, specifically to provide structural monitoring equipment, systems and services to the offshore industry.
Serica farms out Irish Sea acreage
SERICA has reached an agreement with Agora Oil & Gas (UK) for the farm-out of UK blocks 113/26b and 113/27c, which contain the Conan and Doyle prospects and in which Serica presently holds a 100% interest.
Chevron to push ahead with $5.2billion Papa Terra
CHEVRON has decided to push ahead with the Petrobras-operated Papa Terra deepwater project offshore Brazil, for which the capital cost is an estimated $5.2billion.
Drillers.com forges JV with University of Pau
OILFIELD technical website www.drillers.com has forged a joint venture with the department of applied mathematics at the University of Pau, in France, with the objective of creating online tools to help optimise drilling decisions.
Statoil and DNO big winners in Norwegian offshore licensing round
THE Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered 38 production licences in its APA (Awards in Predefined Areas) 2009 licensing round, which is focused on mature areas of the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Major to reduce Dunquin exposure
EXXONMOBIL wants to reduce its exposure on the Irish Atlantic Frontier by reducing the size of its stake in the potentially large offshore Dunquin gas prospect in the Porcupine Basin.
Wellscope system a dynamic new tool
SCOTTISH group Senergy has come up with what is claims is a "pioneering new tool that will revolutionise the oil&gas industry's approach to well inflow performance".
Crucial pipeline repair
ABERDEEN-HEADQUARTERED Subsea 7 has successfully completed a crucial repair to pipeline infrastructure in the Total-operated Girassol field offshore Angola, West Africa. The project was accomplished using remote intervention technologies working in 1,350m (4,429ft) of water. It is a clear demonstration of the remarkable subsea skills resident in Aberdeen and which will be celebrated at Subsea UK's 2010 conference on February 10.
Subsea 7 shows its innovative mettle
SUBSEA 7 has successfully completed a crucial repair to pipeline infrastructure in the Total-operated Girassol field offshore Angola, West Africa.
NSRI one year old – is it on track?
The UK's National Subsea Research Institute was formally launched at Subsea UK's 2009 annual conference among huge promise, but has the NSRI started to deliver?