Oil giant sparks safety fears as jobs face axe
OIL giant Shell has been accused of jeopardising safety at a north-east gas plant after it emerged that more than 80 repair and maintenance posts could go at the site.
Energy firm pledges £3.25m for education
A WIND energy firm announced plans yesterday to provide £3.25million over 25 years for educational initiatives in the Highlands if its proposed windfarm near Inverness secures planning permission.
Peterhead favourite for carbon plan cash
THE UK Government has given a clear signal that the north-east is the front runner in the race for up to £1billion of funding for a pioneering green energy project.
New subsea energy link to England in pipeline
PLANS are in the pipeline for a new subsea energy link between the north-east of Scotland and England which would increase the amount of electricity that can be transferred across the UK.
Ithaca and EnQuest shares up, Premier Oil and Wood Group fall
INVESTOR fears that this weekend's meeting of financial leaders will not deliver a solution to the eurozone debt crisis hit Britain's blue-chip benchmark yesterday.
Oil and gas firms could do very well
THE death of Muammar Gaddafi could usher in a wealth of opportunities for Scottish oil and gas firms, one expert predicted last night.
Nigg deal ‘huge boost to Easter Ross’
THE announcement that Global Energy Group has finally secured the purchase of the Nigg yard was widely welcomed by politicians and business leaders yesterday.
Mackays invests in green power
FASHION retailer Mackays Group, which trades as M&Co, is to invest more than £20million in a new wind-turbine network to generate all the power used in its stores in nearly 300 towns nationwide.
£1bn of carbon-capture funding could be redirected to Peterhead
THE north-east could be in "pole position" to land up to £1billion of UK Government funding for the country's first carbon-capture and storage project.
Hopes for £1bn of carbon-capture funding to be redirected to Peterhead
THE north-east could be in "pole position" to land up to £1billion of UK Government funding for the country's first carbon-capture and storage project.
Xcite and Faroe close up – Cairn and Wood Group fall
INVESTORS lost confidence in the prospect of a speedy resolution to the eurozone debt crisis yesterday, causing Britain's leading share index to drop into the red.
Energy chiefs agree moves to help reduce utility bills
ENERGY companies will write "urgently" to more than 200,000 customers in the north and north-east to tell them how to save money on their utility bills before winter arrives.
Cairngorms pylon falls as project begins
WORK to remove redundant electricity pylons from the Cairngorms National Park started yesterday.
Taqa in Iraq move
Abu Dhabi's national energy company Taqa said yesterday it is to buy nearly 20% of a Calgary-based firm focused on Iraq.
Applications go in for eight turbines in Mearns
EIGHT wind turbines could soon be towering more than 150ft above the Mearns.
Oil industry chaplain to return to Netherlands
ABERDEEN'S oil industry chaplain is leaving his post after less than a year.
Free focus on renewables
DEESIDE residents will be able to find out more about renewable energy during a free event in Banchory next week.
New partnership to help search for oil
THE petroleum explorers of the future will be given a helping hand to search out the Earth's remaining oil and gas reservoirs, thanks to a new partnership between the industry and Aberdeen University.
Final designs for windfarm to go on show
THE final designs for a nine-turbine windfarm on Donside will go on show to the public next month.
Oil giant cited over Gulf of Mexico blast
US GOVERNMENT regulators have cited oil giant BP and two other companies - Transocean and Halliburton - for alleged safety and environmental breaches stemming from last year's Gulf of Mexico rig explosion and massive oil spill.
Cameron backs deep drilling
DAVID Cameron yesterday signalled support for deep-water oil drilling in UK waters.
PM hits out at Salmond claims
DAVID Cameron has hit back at Alex Salmond's claims the UK Government is not running the oil and gas industry properly.
Oilmen to jump for cash
FOUR brave employees of a global oil services firm will jump out of a plane at the weekend - from 10,000ft.
BP hails £4.5bn oil field go-ahead
BP said the story of North Sea oil still has a "long way to run" after the company today received the go-ahead for a major £4.5 billion project.
PM pledges to boost North Sea oil and gas industry
PRIME Minister David Cameron has pledged to help deliver investment in the north-east for decades to come ahead of a visit to the region today.