A French CEO’s pitch for more wind turbines: They’re ‘poetic’
Do you think wind turbines 'nice and poetic'? Engie SA chief executive officer Catherine MacGregor says they are.
North-east’s HPR ROV acquired by Subtron Group as jobs ‘safeguarded’
North-east business HPR ROV has been acquired by Subtron Group for an undisclosed sum as the business vows to ‘ safeguard’ its Thainstone team.
VIDEO: Ray Riddoch says political policies will change before votes are cast
The former CNOOC boss said "there will be a lot of change between now and the general election" following Labour's windfall tax policy.
Subsea Expo set to navigate the blue frontier in Aberdeen
Subsea Expo is returning to Aberdeen's P&J Live on Tuesday with the theme 'Navigating The Blue Frontier'.
Humza Yousaf: SNP would oppose Labour and keep windfall tax at current levels
Humza Yousaf said he'd maintain the status quo on the windfall tax in Aberdeen following Labour's controversial plans.
Yousaf criticises windfall tax plan set out ‘wolf in red rosette’ Labour
Scotland's First Minister has branded Labour a "wolf" in a red rosette as he rejected the party's plans to increase the windfall tax.
ConocoPhillips exceed working hours rules as SLB strikes continue at Ekofisk
Workers at the ConocoPhillips Ekofisk J platform in the Norwegian North Sea were found to be in breach of the working hours provisions.
Labour will deliver where SNP failed on publically owned energy firm, says Miliband
Ed Miliband has promised Labour will deliver where the SNP has failed with its planned publicly-owned energy company.
Valaris lands UK contracts with Shell, Harbour, TotalEnergies and Ithaca
Valaris has revealed a number of contracts in UK waters in its latest fleet status report as it boasts a $3.9 billion backlog.
Aberdeen business leaders write to Keir Starmer warning against oil and gas windfall tax plans
More than 700 concerned voices, including Aberdeen business tycoon Sir Ian Wood, have signed the letter demanding a U-turn.
Unions liken EPL job loss impact to 1980s miners’ strikes
“There are more and more comparisons to be drawn” between the large-scale miner's strikes of the 1980s and the effects of Labour’s windfall tax hike, unions say.
Anchoring the opportunities of offshore floating wind
As offshore wind continues to evolve, becoming one of our principal sources of low carbon energy, the available seabed space suitable for the installation of fixed turbines will shrink.
Aberdeenshire childcare closures to drive women out of energy sector
“We cannot afford to lose even 50 women from the energy industry” AXIS Network said following Aberdeenshire Council’s plan to end all out-of-school care.
Wood confirms 22 jobs to be cut in Aberdeen
The majority of the energy service giants employees are based in the Granite City.
NZTC to hand out £100,000 to 12 start-ups in sixth TechX cohort
Aberdeen’s Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) is set to dish out up to £100,00 each to 12 start-ups through its TechX Clean Energy Accelerator.
‘Time is running out’ to meet CCS goals as spring budget looms
Chancellor warned that "time is running out" to meet the UK's lofty carbon capture storage goals by industry.
Oil bosses brand Labour ‘clueless’ over windfall tax plans
Oil and gas bosses from across the North Sea have decried Labour as "clueless" following its proposed windfall tax hike.
UK in talks with Hitachi over Welsh nuclear plant site
The UK government is holding early-stage talks to buy a site in Wales to build a nuclear power plant, a move aimed at reviving Britain’s ageing nuclear fleet, the Financial Times reported.
Europe’s oil demand is lifting prices in West Africa and the North Sea
Europe’s oil refineries are stepping up crude purchases following a surge in the price of diesel and disruptions to imported shipments from the Middle East. The situation is driving up the cost of physical barrels of oil.
NZTC Horizon service could source alternatives to North Sea electrification
Net Zero Technology Centre's (NZTC) new Horizon service can source opportunities for North Sea firms, including ways to cut emissions when electrification is not viable.
Ex-Aberdeen Labour leader accuses party of ‘trying to destroy’ oil and gas industry over windfall tax plans
Independent councillor Barney Crockett quit the Labour Party last year over its North Sea strategy.
EPL ‘betrayal’, rig mishaps and a win for BP
Keir Starmer was up in Aberdeen recently but did he listen to the industry?
2024: a busy start for oil and gas regulatory developments
It’s been a busy start to 2024 in UK oil and gas regulation, with two areas of interest reaching different stages of the legislative process.
Brimmond’s crane solution for decom sector’s weighty issue
Following a £750K investment, Brimmond now boasts one of the largest rental fleets of high-capacity marine cranes in the UK.
Flying the flag for Aberdeen’s only international school
Former students are the greatest advocates for any school and, as North-east Scotland’s only international, independent school, International School Aberdeen (ISA), has been inspiring and empowering students to succeed for over 50 years.