Aberdeen hosts 70-strong delegation of Brazilians
Aberdeen is currently playing host to what is said to be the largest business delegation from Brazil the city has ever seen.
Plexus lands £8000,000 contract from Centrica
Aberdeen-based Plexus Holdings, the alternative investment market-listed oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP method of wellhead engineering, said today it had won a new £800,000 contract from Centrica Energy.
£20m-plus of wins for North Star
NORTH Star Shipping, a division of global shipping and energy services firm Craig Group, said it had secured more than £20million of new business and deal renewals.
Reservoir Group in Latin America move
OILFIELD service firm Reservoir Group, of Aberdeen, unveiled plans for South American expansion yesterday.
Aberdeen hosts 70-strong delegation of Brazilians
Aberdeen is currently playing host to what is said to be the largest business delegation from Brazil the city has ever seen.
Oil and gas boom at Aberdeen harbour
CONTINUED growth in oil and gas -related work is driving forward business at Aberdeen Harbour, according to figures from the port.
Omega invests £2.5m in new premises
ABERDEEN oil service company Omega Completion Technology (OCT) said yesterday it had invested £2million in a new building at Dyce as part of expansion plans which will also see a 20% bigger workforce.
SCI wins life-saving deal from oil major
MARINE-SAFETY specialist Survival Craft Inspectorate (SCI) has won a multimillion-pound deal to supply and service life-saving equipment for Shell's operations in the southern North Sea.
Former Wireline boss returns as director
Wireline Engineering said yesterday it had appointed Donald Mitchell to its board in the newly created role of business-development director.
Work starts at Orkney renewables site
WORK has started on the construction of six industrial units for the renewable-energy sector in Orkney.
Total to join French mission to Libya
OIL group Total will be part of a mission of French companies heading to Libya next month to assess the situation, the head of the French-Libyan chamber of commerce said yesterday.
New business for former owner of Buchan Technical services
Keith Findlay
Forty jobs in the pipeline as oil service group triples earnings
ENERGY Environmental Group of Aberdeen said yesterday it had more than tripled its earnings during the past 12 months.
EnerMech invests £10million in Australia
ABERDEEN mechanical service company EnerMech said yesterday it had invested £10million in new facilities and equipment in Australia.
Green energy sector ‘confident’
RENEWABLE-ENERGY firms in the north-east are confident about their prospects and ready to grow, a survey of the industry has revealed.
Shetland project brings boost to Petrofac’s north-east workforce
Petrofac has seen the number of people it employs out of Aberdeen swell by 400 in just six months.
‘Room for improvement’ in UK oilspill-response setup
AN OFFSHORE safety group set up to review oilspill prevention and response practices in the UK after last year's Gulf of Mexico catastrophe has found room for improvement.
No comment from BP and Enquest over assets transfer
ENERGY firms BP and EnQuest refused to comment yesterday on a report saying they were holding talks over the transfer of assets worth up to £400million.
£1m Fugro camera win for Kongsberg
OFFSHORE and marine service company Kongsberg Maritime said yesterday it had secured an order worth more than £1million from Dutch engineering consultant Fugro for underwater cameras made at Wick and imaging sonars manufactured elsewhere.
Acteon defies slump in US gulf
ACTEON Group - a holding company for a global subsea service organisation with operations at locations including Aberdeen - has defied a drop in activity levels after the Deepwater Horizon disaster to post higher profits and turnover.
Oilwell expert in black again
RESULTS for oilwell construction technology business Caledus released yesterday revealed it moved back into the black during 2010.
Offshore union members back OCA pay offer
A SECOND ballot of Unite and GMB union members working for offshore contractors in the North Sea has resulted in a vote of more than two to one in favour of a new pay deal.
Centrica hails first oil from new Goosander Crestal well
Centrica has started producing oil from the newly drilled Goosander Crestal well in the UK North Sea, the energy company confirmed yesterday.
Energy service pair announce overseas moves
Two Scottish oil service companies announced foreign expansions yesterday.
Opito helps in rebuilding Iraq’s oil industry
Opito, the Aberdeen-based oil and gas skill-development body, is playing host to a fact-finding group of officials from Iraq's energy industry.