Hunt is on for energy success as Offshore Achievement Awards open
An annual search for the best performing individuals and companies in the energy industry gets under way today.
Training firm Mintra wins contracts worth £12m
Aberdeen-based Mintra Training Portal (MTP) said yesterday it had won new oil and gas contracts worth a total of £12million.
Oil and gas leaders highlighted in new legal review
Scotland’s legal market has gone through an “arguably unprecedented rate of change”, a new report says.
Industry veteran Ross brings personal touch to Jee expansion plans
Subsea engineering and training firm Jee has recruited oil and gas industry veteran Nigel Ross to help take it to the next level of growth. Keith Findlay talks relationship management, business growth plans and soup with the Cullen skink world champion
Proeon Systems to open new Aberdeen base
Norfolk company Proeon Systems has launched a base in Aberdeen as it targets business in the north-east.
Bibby names new commercial director to steer growth plans
Subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore said yesterday it had appointed Nicky Etherson as its new commercial director to help deliver ambitious growth plans.
Romar seal Frontier management deal
North-east oilfield service company Romar International said yesterday its offshore workforce will be managed by Aberdeen recruitment specialist Frontier International under a contract worth £650,000 in its first year.
Subsea firm Ecosse on renewables hunt after windfarm success
Bosses at a north-east subsea technology specialist are hoping its biggest contract will lead to similar work on renewable-energy schemes across Europe.
New training scheme aims to prevent another Macondo
New measures to improve skills on well-control operations are expected to reduce the risk of another Macondo-type well blowout such as happened in the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil and gas industry salaries highest in Scotland
Salaries in Scotland for skilled oil and gas professionals are around 3.3% higher than the rest of the UK, according to a new survey.
£63million Tanzanian deal for Asco
Bosses at energy service firm Asco Group are celebrating a £63million deal to provide supply base services for BG Group in Tanzania.
Foreign expansion target for Xodus
The boss of Xodus Group says the Aberdeen firm is actively seeking expansion opportunities in the Middle East, south-east Asia and South America.
US award goes to Wood Group Mustang CFO
Aberdonian businessman Mike Dear has come out on top in a US quest to find the chief operating officer of the year at large private companies.
Awards success for Spex Group
Spex Group, of Aberdeen, is celebrating after being named one of the fastest growing technology firms in Britain and winning a top honour at a prestigious business awards event in London.
Buying Amor a natural fit, says Lockheed Martin
The new owner of Scottish business technology company Amor Group said yesterday the firm's Aberdeen-based energy arm was a "natural fit".
Oil industry boost for Aberdeen hotel trade
Aberdeen is the best place in the UK bar London for hotel room rate and occupancy levels, a new report shows.
Wood Group targets success in India after contract wins
Wood Group said yesterday it was targeting further growth in India after winning a string of new contracts in the country during the past year.
Expansion plans take shape as Wireline nets £1.9m work
North-east wireline and well-intervention technology specialist Wireline Engineering said yesterday its global expansion plans were on track after £1.9million-worth of new contracts in the first half of 2013.
Oil and gas salaries outstrip inflation with 15% rise as industry battles skills shortage
Wages in the UK's thriving oil and gas industry are growing by 15% a year, far outstripping the rate of inflation, a survey has found.
Wave energy experts to dock at Inverness marine conference
Scottish wave and tidal energy projects will be in the spotlight at a conference and exhibition in Inverness next week.
Scots energy firms set for Turkey mission to oil and gas industry
Scottish companies are visiting Turkey this week, targeting new business opportunities in the country's growing oil and gas sector.
New gongs add to Offshore Achievement Awards line-up
Two new award categories have been announced for one of the biggest events in the oil and gas industry calendar.
WS Atkins adds Langlands as director
Wood Group chairman Allister Langlands has joined the board of design and engineering company WS Atkins as a non-executive director.
Economic secretary flies in for Aberdeen talks
The relationship between the UK Government and the country's oil and gas industry could hardly be better, a Treasury minister said yesterday.
Subsea 7 to spend £5.5m on pipe plant
Offshore engineering giant Subsea 7 said yesterday it was investing more than £5.5million in refurbishing its pipeline bundle fabrication site near Wick in Caithness.