Majority of offshore workers think safety standards are down, survey finds
The majority of offshore workers believe health-and-safety standards have dropped in the last six months, according to a survey.
North Sea recovery like an ‘elephant in David Attenborough programme’ says OGUK’s Mike Tholen
Energy Voice's Guest Editor Philip Rodney sat down with Oil and Gas UK's Upstream policy director Mike Tholen to discuss 2016's influence on the North Sea. Find out why Tholen thinks the industry can be best described as an 'elephant in a David Attenborough programme' below.
Norway ups production in November
Norway has increased its production output in November, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).
Flybe launches three daily round trips from Aberdeen to Heathrow
Regional airline Flybe will go head to head with British Airways (BA) on the Aberdeen to London Heathrow route next year.
President Obama announces permanent Arctic Ocean drilling ban
President Barack Obama has imposed a permanent ban on oil and gas drilling in most US-owned waters in the Arctic Ocean.
Opinion: Manufacturing oil not inventing it
As the North Sea industry grapples with its cost base, has it done enough to ensure its place at the table to attract investment in order to realise the enormous potential left in the basin?
2016: Statoil’s year of the North Sea
Even with oil in a two year slump, Statoil still flexed its North Sea muscles. From kick-starting drilling on Mariner to finally cracking the 30-year puzzle that was Utgard, the Norwegian operator kept busy. However, the year wasn't without its challenges. The oil major forced to put the brakes on Bressay. Scroll through the gallery below to see where and how Statoil has kept busy in the North Sea.
Best Opinion: Jeremy Cresswell – It’s not my job to be Mr Popular
We've rounded-up our best opinion pieces of the year. Jeremy Cresswell, Energy editor of our sister paper the Press & Journal, has an opinion that packs a punch. His take on the latest energy issues have become a monthly staple. From having a renewables go to calling out the big energy players, scroll our gallery and click 'read article' to read some of his best columns in full.
Three billion boiled kettles later, UK’s first win farm marks 25th birthday
The UK’s first commercial wind farm is celebrating a quarter of a century of generating renewable power.
It doesn’t end here, say anti-fracking campaigners after court rejects challenge
Campaigners say they will fight on after losing their landmark High Court challenge against one of the first planning applications to carry out fracking in England.
Anti-fracking campaigners lose landmark case to prevent drilling in Yorkshire
Campaigners have lost their landmark High Court challenge against one of the first planning applications to carry out fracking in England.
Witnesses tell of horror of Berlin truck terror attack
Visitors at a busy Christmas market in Berlin fell silent after a truck ploughed through crowds killing 12 people and injuring 48 people, a witness has said.
Guest Editor: More firms should follow Statoil’s Syrian lead
Statoil has donated NOK 5million (£465,000) to assist the Red Cross in its efforts to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in war-torn Syria. That's a substantial donation in anyone's language. There are few industries that are more global than oil and gas. It is also difficult to think of any other business sectors that operate in more challenging environments. Making a commitment such as this is both appropriate and heartening.
Video: Shell delivers special Christmas to homeless Oil Sands family
In May 2016, wildfires devastated much of the City of Fort McMurray, AB, Canada near Shell’s Albian Sands operations.
Opinion: Oil downturn has taught us that ‘Grey Matters’
It goes without saying that the North-east is going through one of its most turbulent times in recent history, as the oil and gas sector faces major global challenges and a plummeting oil price. The impact on business and people in the region is clear. At Elevator, however, we are seeing a dramatic uplift in the number of new business start-ups beginning to feed through. It took a while to kick-in, but 2016 will go down as the year that large numbers of people, many previously employed in oil and gas, looked to start a new venture as a viable alternative option for their future.
Campaigners to hear high court ruling in anti-fracking challenge
Campaigners learn today whether they have won a legal challenge against one of the first planning applications to carry out fracking in England.
Best Opinion: Jake Molloy
We've rounded-up our best opinion pieces of the year. And we couldn't compile a 'Best of' without featuring RMT regional organizer Jake Molloy. His first-person piece on the Chinook tragedy was a powerful and somber reflection.
Opinion: Dear Mr Cresswell
I would like to address some of the concerns expressed in the Energy Voice opinion piece ‘SR crows about renewables supply chain performance overseas – I beg to differ‘, December 13th.
UN ‘warns Iran about Uranium enrichment CAP’
Iran has been warned that unless it slows its uranium enrichment process, it could soon break through a cap on material which could be used to make a bomb, diplomats have said.
Stormont crisis as non-DUP members snub Arlene Foster statement on energy scheme
The Stormont Assembly has been plunged into crisis after all non-Democratic Unionist members walked out ahead of a disputed statement by the First Minister on her role in a botched renewable energy scheme.
BP strikes deal with Kosmos Energy over west Africa gas field
BP is to inject almost 1 billion US dollars (£800 million) into a gas field off the coast of west Africa as the industry continues to battle low energy prices.
Shell sells Australia aviation business to Viva Energy
Shell has signed an agreement with Viva Energy Australia Pty Ltd (“Viva Energy”) for the sale of Shell Aviation Australia Pty Ltd for a total transaction value of approximately $250million.
EV Guest Editor: This year has been ‘The Scream’
Norway’s Edvard Munch should really be Planet Earth’s artist of 2016. How many of us have woken up this year with facial expressions similar to Munch’s The Scream as world events unfolded before our eyes? The sad losses of David Bowie, Prince and Leonard Cohen. And the sensational outcomes of Brexit and the US Presidential election. Not to mention the see-sawing of expectations in Aberdeen.
Best Opinion: Dear Mr Robertson, ‘I’m living the crisis’
We've rounded-up our best opinion pieces of the year. To kick things off, we selected one our most powerfully penned pieces. In 'Dear Mr Robertson; 'I'm living the crisis' an out-of-work oil man addresses a politician, who refused to say the the words "North Sea" and "crisis" in the same sentence.
Opinion: Behavioural change requires better behaviours
It’s nice to be nice or so my mother always told me. A relationship built on courtesy, respect and trust will always be much stronger. In today’s new norm of a lower, for longer oil price, we need robust relationships across the supply chain more than ever. It’s all very well talking about collaboration and co-operation but, if we don’t have mutually beneficial relationships, we’re unlikely to be able to achieve the collaboration that will deliver the results required for a successful and sustainable supply chain.