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Promoted: Aberdeen Drilling School launches Plug & Abandonment Awareness course
Between now and the mid-2050s, an estimated 470 platforms, 5,000 wells, 10,000km of pipelines and 40,000 concrete blocks will have to be removed from the North Sea. Can anyone afford not to understand this critical and complex phase of the well life cycle?
Opinion: US shale’s the wild horse that OPEC just can’t tame
It was all so simple. By lifting restraints on output, Saudi Arabia would stop subsidizing high-cost oil producers and halt the rapid rise in U.S. production that was eating into OPEC's market share. At least, that was the logic back in November 2014.
Lundin’s North Sea well improves field output potential
Ludin Norway has completed drilling a well to gauge the additional resource potential of its Edvard Grieg field in the Central North Sea.
Amec Foster Wheeler wins $240m radiological remediation contract with the US Navy
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today it has been awarded a five-year contract with U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) to clean up and restore Navy properties contaminated with low-level radioactive materials and industrial wastes. Many of the properties are on the Superfund National Priority List and are predominantly located in California.
STUC calls for new Holyrood powers as part of Brexit process
Scotland should be given new powers so it can take a “distinctly different“ approach to issues such as immigration and employment rights, union leaders have argued.
Emmanuel Macron vows to unite France ahead of Elysee decider with Marine Le Pen
Centrist Emmanuel Macron pledged to unite France as defeated opponents gave their allegiance to him in his battle for the French presidency with far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
General election needed to stop opposition parties ‘frustrating Brexit’, says May
Theresa May has said a snap general election is necessary to prevent opposition parties at Westminster “frustrating” the Brexit process.
People earning over £70k could pay more tax under Labour, McDonnel hints
People earning more than £70,000 a year could face being asked to pay more tax under a Labour government, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has hinted.
Kim’s desire for peace ‘deciding factor’ in US-North Korea relations – Trump
Donald Trump has said how much North Korea’s leader desires peace will be a deciding factor in easing tensions between his nation and the United States.
Theresa May seeks Parliament’s approval for snap election
MPs are expected to give their approval to Theresa May’s plan for a snap election on June 8, in a Commons vote the day after her shock announcement.
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to host petroleum data forum
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) will host an international conference on storage and use of petroleum data.
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North Korea: US is creating a situation for nuclear war
North Korea’s deputy United Nations ambassador has accused the United States of turning the Korean Peninsula into “the world’s biggest hotspot” and creating “a dangerous situation in which a thermonuclear war may break out at any moment”.
North Korea nuclear crisis ‘coming to a head’, US warns
The tense stand-off between the US and North Korea over the rogue state’s nuclear weapons programme continued as Washington warned the crisis was coming to a head.
Money to my ears…
I love to sing and am currently a member of a barbershop chorus, so I often pay more attention to the lyrics of songs than my friends and colleagues.
Lord Digby Jones to headline Energy Institute event
Distinguished business leader and politician Lord Digby Jones will talk about his latest book Fixing Business – Making Profitable Business Work for the Good of All during a special fundraising lecture hosted by the Energy Institute in Aberdeen in May.
Capital Documents: The proof is in the printing
Printing or copying a document is just a case of pressing a button and waiting for the paper to emerge isn’t it?
John McCain casts doubt on missile failure cyber attack speculation
The head of a powerful Washington committee which oversees the American military has downplayed suggestions the US used cyber warfare to sabotage a North Korean missile test.
US rig count nets 13th consecutive gain
Oil companies set up more drilling rigs in U.S. oil fields over the past week, expanding the nation’s rig count for the thirteenth consecutive week, Baker Hughes said Thursday.
Dounreay to shed 15% of workforce
Bosses at a north nuclear plant are preparing to shed up to 15% of their staff as part of a voluntary redundancy scheme.
Small businesses exporting more goods confidence is up despite rising costs
Smaller firms are feeling increasingly confident despite “spiralling“ business costs, spurred by more international trade, a new study reveals.
Promoted: Singapore Airlines takes off in Houston
It’s been a busy six months for leading carrier Singapore Airlines after it launched a new non-stop route from Manchester-Houston, announced a Flybe partnership to target the North West and Scottish market, and introduced the latest A350 fleet offering an enhanced passenger experience.
Inquiry into windfarm decision to take place
Councillors yesterday agreed to ratify a decision to reject a windfarm ahead of a public inquiry at the end of the month.