Time to widen Brent benchmark, warns oil trader
The world's top oil benchmark needs fundamental and urgent reform due to dwindling North Sea output, the Scots boss of one of the world’s largest commodity traders said yesterday.
New oil and gas boss for Johnston Carmichael
Accountant Johnston Carmichael has appointed Graham Alexander as the new head of its oil and gas industry group.
Conference to put focus on wave and tide energy opportunities
Leading energy industry figures are to share their knowledge of emerging business opportunities in the wave and tidal sector at an Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (Areg) conference this week.
Scots business chiefs want new incentives for oil and gas exploration in Budget
Scottish business leaders have called for fair taxation for the whisky industry and new incentives to “reinvigorate” declining oil and gas exploration.
Ecosse Subsea Systems doubles staff for £5m windfarm project
North-east subsea technology specialist Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has doubled the size of its workforce after winning a £5million contract to design, build and operate a cable-lay system for a major utilities provider.
Super Puma FAI: Five-year delay into crash ‘unacceptable’, hearing told
The 2009 North Sea helicopter disaster could have been avoided and the five-year wait for answers is “unacceptable”, a fatal accident inquiry into the crash has heard.
CNR International set to invest in Baobab
CNR International (CNRI) is preparing to make a “significant” investment in the next phase of development drilling on its Baobab field off the Cote d’Ivoire, one of the company’s core operating areas.
Prosafe warns UK tax changes could hit North Sea interests
Offshore accommodation provider Prosafe highlighted fears about potential tax changes in the UK North Sea in annual results yesterday.
Super Puma FAI: Expert ‘baffled’ by crash copter data week before accident
An aircraft electronics expert has told the inquiry into the 2009 Super Puma disaster he was “baffled” by system data for the helicopter just a week before its fatal crash into the North Sea.
Super Puma FAI: Judge rejects calls for air worthiness reports to be disclosed
Air-worthiness reports for the helicopter involved in the 2009 North Sea Super Puma disaster do not have to be disclosed, the sheriff overseeing the fatal accident inquiry has ruled.
New North Sea weather monitoring system to help keep helicopter pilots safe
Industry body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) says weather reports from more than 100 North Sea platforms are helping helicopter pilots to fly as safely as possible.
Super Puma FAI: Data showed crash helicopter’s previous problems
The 18th day of an inquiry into the 2009 North Sea Super Puma disaster focused on the doomed aircraft’s high-tech monitoring system.
North Sea helicopter firm praise for units
Airbus Helicopters said it has delivered an “industry-leading” number of aircraft in the last year, having manufactured 497 units.
Union chiefs back public inquiry calls over North Sea helicopter safety
Union bosses have backed calls for a full public inquiry into North Sea helicopter safety amid fears that commercial factors influence whether a helicopter flies.
New trade mission for Scots oil and gas industry firms to target east Africa
Energy service companies either headquartered in the north-east or with operations in the area are going on a mission to Africa to drum up more business.
Oil and gas firms pay out £1.8m in fishing boat damages since 2000
Oil and gas firms must remain vigilant about the risk their activities pose to fisheries, a report says.
Viking SeaTech eyes growth after takeover
Bosses at Viking SeaTech say they have completed an integration process after the Aberdeen offshore support firm’s £150million sale.
Super Puma FAI: New measures should prevent repeat of gearbox failure
Action taken by the manufacturer since the fatal North Sea helicopter disaster of 2009 should prevent the same kind of “catastrophic” gearbox failure happening again, a design expert for the company has said.
Super Puma FAI: Gearbox fragment not the first, inquiry hears
A metal fragment found in the gearbox of the helicopter involved in the 2009 North Sea disaster a week before the tragedy was not the first, it has emerged.
Super Puma FAI: Gearbox warnings minutes before crash
A sophisticated monitoring system recorded hundreds of warnings about loose metal in the gearbox during the days leading up to the 2009 North Sea helicopter disaster.
Super Puma FAI: Engineer’s failure to identify gearbox fragment ‘catastrophic’, inquiry told
An engineer’s failure to correctly identify a tiny piece of metal found in the gearbox of a helicopter which later crashed, killing all 16 men on board, had “catastrophic” consequences.
Apache underlines commitment to North Sea after opening new Aberdeen HQ
Apache North Sea managing director Jim House said the US-owned firm was “in it for the long run” in Scottish waters after a move to new headquarters on the outskirts of Aberdeen.
Super Puma FAI: New doubts raised over crashed copter’s technical log
Another engineer has cast doubt on the accuracy of a technical log for the Super Puma helicopter which plunged into the North Sea in April 2009, killing 16 people.
Director to lead new R&M engineering division
North-east firm R&M Engineering (Huntly) has appointed Dave Penman as a director to head its new offshore and onshore laser survey and scanning division.
Super Puma FAI: Checks on copter found no issues night before crash
Engineers found no sign of any problems with the gearbox of a helicopter the night before it crashed into the North Sea in April 2009, killing everyone on board.