WATCH: The moment Ninian Northern had its legs blown off
Video footage has been shared online by Demolition News showing the Ninian Northern platform having its legs blown off with explosives in Lerwick.
Serica says flow test puts third Rhum well at ‘upper end’ of expectations
Serica Energy said today it had overcome technical challenges to perform a flow test on the Rhum gas field's third production well in the northern North Sea.
Longboat hails fundraiser as a success, names two farm-in partners
Longboat Energy said today it had succeeded in raising £35 million through a share placement and confirmed farm-in agreements with Equinor and Spirit Energy.
Pioneering Spirit completes single-lift platform removal in East Irish Sea
The Pioneering Spirit vessel has removed the DP3 gas production topsides from Spirit Energy’s Morecambe Bay development in the East Irish Sea.
Are you ready for a new world?
Aberdeen is home to ISA, an international school that is creating the new possible Young school leavers born in the 1950s started their careers in a very different place to the one they will retire from. Yes, the architecture is pretty much the same, and the glorious landscape beyond remains untouched. However, not too much else has stayed the same.
BP: Our blue hydrogen project can really help Teesside decarbonise
A war of words is raging over blue hydrogen.
There’s more to electrolysis than electrolysers: Tulloch lifts lid on OGTC hydrogen intentions
The global hydrogen technology manufacturing pie is going to be huge, according to Martyn Tulloch, OGTC head of energy system integration.
Clyde Training Solutions – Introducing competency beyond compliance
As the first training centre in the central belt of Scotland to offer an extensive suite of offshore, maritime and renewables training, Clyde Training Solutions (CTS) recognises what is required to offer something unique.
Waldorf Production adds to its deal-making clout with new appointment
Waldorf Production UK has hired a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) expert as its general counsel and commercial director, based in its Aberdeen headquarters.
ExxonMobil celebrates new discovery at Longtail-3 offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil today said it made a discovery at Longtail-3 in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.
Ministers and industry leaders to link energy transition aspirations with actual opportunities at Energy Exports Conference
Sir Ian Wood KT GBE, Chairman of Opportunity North East (ONE) and Energy Transition Zone Ltd, Talal Al-Marri, President and CEO at Aramco Europe, and the Rt. Hon. Graham Stuart MP, UK Minister for Exports are among a few of the keynote speakers confirmed for next week’s virtual Energy Exports Conference.
New programme to ‘unlock £200m of public sector investment’ for net zero
A new investment programme has been launched which will eventually unlock £200 million of public sector investment to help Scotland achieve its net zero target.
Landowner gets behind £550m Loch Ness hydro scheme
A north landowner has thrown his support behind a controversial hydro scheme on the banks of Loch Ness after it was approved by Scottish Government ministers.
North Sea firm Orcadian Energy aims to raise £5m via London IPO
North Sea oil firm Orcadian Energy intends to raise £5 million via an initial public offering (IPO) in London.
‘It looks really scary’: Union boss raises safety concerns after Ninian Northern legs removal
A trade union boss has said the Ninian Northern platform, which had its legs blown off as part of a decommissioning project, now looks “really scary” and at risk of “falling over at any time”.
Shell, BP, Harbour Energy and TotalEnergies team up for UK electrification study
Shell, BP, Harbour Energy and TotalEnergies are working together on platform electrification plans, it has emerged.
Day of reckoning really has arrived for Big Oil
A few weeks ago, three of the world’s largest listed energy corporations were given a kicking of a kind that is destined to change Big Oil forever.
UK oil, gas and chemicals: How can the sector ensure its workforce is ready for net zero?
2050 sounds a long way away but in reality, it's not.
Worley deal with Ithaca on Captain EOR creates work for more than 60 onshore
Worley says a contract it won on Ithaca Energy's Captain EOR project in the central North Sea would create work for more than 60 onshore employees.
Tailwind Energy wraps up acquisition of Decipher
North Sea oil and gas firm Tailwind Energy has completed its acquisition of Decipher Energy, of Aberdeen.
Addleshaw Goddard appoints new co-heads to global energy practice
Law firm Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Catherine Fearnhead and David McEwing as co-heads of its global energy and utilities practice.
Green energy ‘centre of excellence’ takes shape
An initiative aimed at helping create a renewable energy jobs boom in the Highlands has been launched, following the appointment of its first manager.
Pipeline specialist STATS Group bolster Qatar base
Qatar, with the world’s third largest reserves of natural gas, is a strategically important market for pipeline technology specialist STATS Group.
Blue or green hydrogen? What colour will the fuel of the future be?
The debate around which direction the UK should take in terms of blue or green hydrogen is complex.
Rotech Subsea delivering on the energy transition whilst gearing up for global demand
On the back of a stellar 2019, last year was shaping up to be a record one for Rotech Subsea. The company was poised to enter new markets, as its range of controlled flow excavation (CFE) suspended jet trenching tools became established as the go-to choice for IRM and trenching scopes for the energy sector.