Royal celebration for offshore engineering firm Ace Winches
Fast-growing north-east company Ace Winches and its award-winning boss, Alfie Cheyne, had three good reasons to celebrate yesterday.
Turnover boost for Aiken Group
Aberdeen engineering services firm Aiken Group said yesterday that its annual turnover was up by 4% to £13.33million despite some of the harshest trading conditions of its 26-year history.
Offshore Europe 2013: Energy sector remains bullish about investment, says survey
Energy companies are poised to step up investment in the UK North Sea, a survey by banking giant Barclays has found.
Offshore Europe 2013: Lloyd’s Register snaps up Senergy
Energy services group Senergy has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Lloyd's Register to create what is billed as an industry-leading assurance services player covering the "reservoir to refinery and beyond".
Offshore Europe: Scotland raising the bar for oil and gas innovation, says Technip boss
Scotland's offshore industry is raising the bar for innovation and health and safety in the global oil and gas field, a top boss in the supply chain says.
Seafood treat for Offshore Europe visitors
Around 50,000 delegates attending a major international oil and gas show will be treated to some of the best seafood from the north-east.
New survey to provide picture of oil and gas sector
Oil and gas operators and contractors are airing their views this autumn on how the issues and challenges they face are affecting the decisions they make.
Australian delegation targets Scottish skills at Offshore Europe
Exclusive: Australia will be championed as a land of opportunity for north-east firms this week, when a large contingent from Down Under arrives in Aberdeen for the city’s Offshore Europe event.
Offshore Europe ‘no excuse to jack up hotel prices’
Hotels in and around Aberdeen should not see the city’s Offshore Europe event as an excuse to jack up their prices, the boss at the city’s new Courtyard by Marriott says.
Reef reorganised into two divisions
Reef Subsea has reorganised its business into two divisions as part of restructuring overseen by new chief executive Duncan MacPherson.
Interim chief for Sterling after surprise Azancot exit
North Sea explorer Sterling Resources said yesterday it had appointed an interim boss after the sudden departure of Mike Azancot, who was chief executive.
Harkand grows office space after expansion
Subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) group Harkand has taken over an additional 9,107 square feet of office space at Ocean Spirit House in Aberdeen’s Waterloo Quay.
Viking SeaTech snapped up in £150m deal by US firm Actuant
Aberdeen firm Viking SeaTech is in US hands after a £150million deal saw it snapped up by Wisconsin-based Actuant.
Scots energy firms reaping Brazil rewards after trade mission
Firms which took part in a Scottish trade mission to Brazil earlier this year expect to benefit from an estimated £17million following the trip.
North Sea exploration ‘remains worthwhile’, finds new report
Exploration success rates in the UK North Sea grew slightly during the final four years of activity over the period from 2003 to 2012, a new report says.
No reason to ground Super Pumas permanently, insists CHC safety boss
The boss responsible for safety at CHC – the firm at the centre of the latest North Sea helicopter crash – says its Super Pumas will go back to work.
RRC joins growing 3sun Group
International energy-industry business 3sun Group said yesterday it had snapped up Aberdeenshire firm RRC Controls Services for a six-figure sum.
HB Rentals opens new £1m Sauchen base
Offshore accommodation and workspace specialist HB Rentals has officially opened its new eastern hemisphere headquarters.
Aisus aiming high for debut year
Fledgling oil and gas inspection specialist Aisus Offshore is targeting turnover of about £1million in only its first year in business.
Asia boost for Wireline Engineering
Aberdeen wireline and well-intervention technology specialist Wireline Engineering said yesterday it had secured work worth more than £700,000 in Asia after investing in an office and supply base in Malaysia.
Bigger surge in private lets ahead of Offshore Europe 2013
Demand for private accommodation during the Offshore Europe (OE) 2013 oil and gas show in Aberdeen has nearly doubled to a new high, according to a north-east letting specialist.
Sterling counts cost of Breagh field delays
North Sea explorer Sterling Resources has posted wider second-quarter losses, saying delays and cost increases for its Breagh gas project were intensely frustrating.
Oil and gas ‘just as thrilling as F1’, says former Red Bull engineer
An engineer has taken skills acquired on the Formula 1 racing circuit and applied them to his new role in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
Glacier snaps up Ross Offshore
Scottish oilfield specialist Glacier Energy Services has snapped up Aberdeen-based Ross Offshore in a multimillion-pound deal.
The challenge of looking after offshore medics
Capita Group director Susan Reid has come a long way from helping her dairy farmer grandfather deliver milk in the Mearns. She tells Keith Findlay how she came to be working for the FTSE 100 firm.