Transocean given North Sea safety warning
THE offshore drilling company responsible for running the Deepwater Horizon rig which exploded in the Gulf of Mexico has been given another warning about its operations in the North Sea.
BP outlines plans for disaster
OIL giant BP has outlined its contingency plans for dealing with an environmental disaster as it prepares to start drilling off the coast of Shetland next year.
Wave power set to boost jobs in Western Isles
SCOTLAND'S first commercial wavefarm could be built off the Western Isles within four years.
Speyside wind turbines may raise thousands
A SMALL Strathspey community company is planning a three-turbine windfarm which could eventually fund a range of activities in the village.
Oil wealth fuels cash boom in Aberdeen
ABERDONIANS have more money in their pockets than the residents of any other Scottish city, according to research published today.
Oil pumped from ship stranded on reef
AN OPERATION to extract oil from a container ship stranded on a reef near New Zealand is set to begin.
Huntly turbine may bring cash windfall
HUNTLY residents will have the chance to view plans this month for a windfarm they would partly own.
Councillors back bid for windfarm despite warnings from planners
A CONTROVERSIAL bid to build a windfarm in rural Aberdeenshire has been backed by councillors.
Claims of overcrowding on offshore oil platform
AN OIL company is facing a tribunal over claims its workers on an offshore platform lived in overcrowded conditions.
Isles rally against high fuel prices
A PUBLIC protest against high road fuel prices in the Western Isles is being staged tomorrow.
Bosses have strong exploration track record
THE sale of EnCore Oil would not be the first taste of North Sea success for the firm's founding directors.
Loans for renewable power schemes
SCHEMES to develop locally-owned community renewable energy projects in the north and north-east have been awarded nearly £2million in loans.
Apollo appoints director to support expansion
ENERGY-SERVICE firm Apollo Offshore Engineering, of Aberdeen, said yesterday it had appointed a support director to boost its developing engineering capability and industry profile.
Supreme Court to rule on paid leave for offshore staff
A LONG-RUNNING battle over offshore workers' rights to paid leave reaches the UK Supreme Court later this month.
US to regulate offshore oil contractors
US AUTHORITIES plan to regulate the contractors of oil companies who work offshore following the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Heritage Oil pushing into Libya after Gaddafi
A BRITISH oil explorer has revealed a push into Libya despite ongoing uncertainty over the battle-weary country's future.
Green groups welcome EU stance on tar sands
GREEN groups welcomed news yesterday of EU moves to rule tar sands as more polluting than conventional transport fuels, which they said could ban the controversial oil from Europe.
Committed to renewables
Renewables manager Rajini Sokhi discovered her love of engineering almost too late, after taking a roundabout route into the green-energy industry.
Trio to invest £1m in safety-system venture
A NEW business has been launched in Aberdeen to design and build safety systems for the oil and gas subsea and downstream sectors.
Wireline welcomes Chinese delegation
REPRESENTATIVES of the Chinese oil and gas industry have been in Aberdeen to visit well-intervention technology firm Wireline Engineering.
‘No record’ of Trump turbine talks
AN MSP trying to establish whether SNP ministers held talks with Donald Trump over plans to build a offshore windfarm near his luxury golf resort in Aberdeenshire has hit a brick wall.
Oil industry targeted in e-mail jobs swindle
CRIMINAL gangs are attacking the UK oil and gas industry with a sophisticated online fraud aimed at thousands of jobseekers.
Windfarm fears dismissed by developer
A WINDFARM developer yesterday denied claims that the land they want to build on could lead to a "catastrophic failure" of the turbines.
Bid to remove gas after major oil leak starts
WORK started yesterday to remove gas trapped after August's major oil leak at Shell's Gannet field.
Bonus payouts at energy firm as bills rocket
ONE of the UK's big six energy suppliers will hand shareholders a bonus potentially worth £50million - just weeks after increasing gas and electricity bills.