ABB wins $800million deal for Scotland’s subsea power link
ABB has won a $800million order with the Scottish Hydro Electric (SHE) Transmission to provide the Caithness-Moray high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission link.
Wood Group PSN lands Australian contract win
Wood Group PSN has boosted its brownfield project portfolio with its latest contract win.
Atkins spends £9million to acquire nuclear business
Atkins has acquired US-based Nuclear Safety Associates (NSA) for £9million.
Kea Petroleum heads back to the drawing board
Kea Petroleum is headed back to the drawing board after posting disappointing results from its Puka-3 well.
Genel Energy restores full headcount in Iraq
Genel Energy today confirmed it will restore a full headcount and resume all operations at its bases in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).
Sound Oil makes senior appointment
Sound Oil confirmed its latest board appointment.
Firm looks to transform offshore accommodation
An oil and gas support services company looks to channel the cruise ship industry in a bid to transform the creature comforts of today’s offshore accommodation.
Huntington field back on line
The Huntington platform is back on line after undergoing an equipment upgrade.
Fired shale pioneer mounts massive comeback
Aubrey McClendon’s reign as shale king came to a stunning halt when a shareholder revolt saw him fired from Chesapeake Energy. The 55-year-old soon found himself on the outside of an empire he helped build – brick by brick.
Rame Energy secures final loan for wind projects
Rame Energy has secured the final loan needed to expedite its next four wind projects.
Tullow Oil forges ahead with North Sea divestment
Tullow Oil has struck a deal to sell off its Netherlands gas assets for $81.1million.
Updated: 34 coal miners trapped
Thirty four miners are trapped deep inside a coal mine in central Bosnia that has collapsed.
Scottish Independence: Think-tank claims fracking could unlock North Sea boom
Fracking for shale gas under the North Sea could be worth £600billion to the Scottish economy, a think-tank has claimed.
Phased return for nuclear reactors
Four nuclear power reactors that were shut down after a defect was discovered in one of them are set to begin switching back on at the end of next month, operator EDF Energy has said. The firm said a “phased return to service” was expected to take place between the end of October and the end of December.
Endeavour opts not to make $33million interest payment after failed talks
Endeavour International confirmed it will not pay $33.5million in owed interest which was due earlier this week after failing to agree a way forward with its debt holders.
North Dakota oil boom curbs hunger
North Dakota’s oil boom has helped curb food poverty, according to a new government report.
Shale firm bid ‘should be refused’
A shale company’s bid to explore for oil and gas in a national park should be turned down, planning officials have recommended.
RDS lands contract for the Sea Lion development
RDS has landed a one year contract for Premier Oil’s Sea Lion development in the North Falklands Basin.
MSP hints at oil sector tax breaks
The North Sea oil sector could benefit from new tax breaks if the SNP comes to power in an independent Scotland, the country’s energy minister has suggested.
Statoil permanently shuts down North Sea platform’s production
Statoil’s first gravity-based installation in the North Sea will be permanently shut down today after nearly 13 years in production.
New chairman takes the helm of SPE Aberdeen
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen has appointed a new chairman.
Halliburton agrees to pay $1.1billion to settle Macondo claims
Halliburton has agreed to pay $1.1billion to settle a string of lawsuits filed against the firm in relation to its role in one of the most devastating offshore oil spills in US history.
Andes strengthens its E&P position
Andes, the Latin America exploration and production group, has strengthened its industry position after agreeing a deal with Trayectoria Oil & Gas (TOG).
Missing oil tanker at the centre of heated debate suddenly reappears
A missing oil tanker at the centre of a heated ownership debate has suddenly reappeared.
Statoil forges ahead with “LEGO” industry standardisation
Statoil has teamed up with DNV GL to develop a level of industry standardisation aimed at the subsea industry.