Delight as downturn-hit hotel set to reopen
An Aberdeen hotel that closed its doors at the start of the year due to the oil downturn will reopen under a new owner.
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Sir Ian Wood to receive prestigious Carnegie Medal for philanthropy
One of the north-east’s most renowned business figures has gained international recognition for his philanthropy.
Petrol rationing underway in Portugal as lorry drivers go on strike
Portugal has started rationing petrol as a precaution after 2,000 lorry drivers began an open-ended strike over pay, a move that comes at the height of the crucial summer tourist season and during the summer harvest.
Iqarus strengthens clinical team with two senior appointments
Iqarus, a leading provider of intelligent and integrated healthcare for demanding and complex environments, has strengthened its clinical leadership with the appointment of two new clinical directors.
Nova Innovation completes testing on project to reduce tidal cost by 30%
Edinburgh-headquartered tidal energy firm Nova Innovation has announced the completion of a project aiming to reducing the cost of the technology by 30%.
Independent Oil and Gas to repay £22.4m debt to collapsed lender
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has announced plans to pay back £22.4million in debt to its collapsed lender London Oil and Gas (LOG).
Aberdeen needs to get past ‘fear of sharing’ to become global tech hub
Greater collaboration and regulation within the technology industry is key to the north-east becoming a hub of global excellence, an industry boss has claimed.
Ribbon cut as £333 million P&J Live opens
With the cutting of simple white ribbon, Aberdeen’s new multi-million-pound P&J Live complex officially opened yesterday.
Director rejoins Deloitte’s Aberdeen team
Deloitte has further boosted its Aberdeen-based practice with the announcement that Sarah McGavin has rejoined the firm as an audit director.
Barclays opens tech lab as part of Aberdeen’s diversification drive
Aberdeen’s entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to diversify the north-east economy has encouraged Barclays to open its second Scottish Eagle Lab.
Growing travel management firm opens doors in Aberdeen – promoted
A firm of travel management specialists has open its doors in Aberdeen. Headquartered in Leeds, Traveleads will now have a base in the Granite City.
People’s Energy to extend service to small businesses
An energy supplier that claims to operate "responsibly and fairly" has said it plans to roll out its service to small busniesses.
Xodus Group renewables study hopes to ‘accelarate’ energy transition
Aberdeen-headquartered consultancy firm Xodus Group has revelaed it is undertaking an offshore renewables study designed to "accelarate" the energy transition.
Aberdeen set to host World Energy Cities AGM
The city of Aberdeen is set to host this year's World Energy Cities Partnerships Annual General Meeting (WECP AGM).
Subsea scanners proud of role in WWII submarine quest
Hugely humbling and poignant.
Energy price cap to cut up to £80 from household bills
Around 11 million households across the country are set to see their energy bills cut by between £60 and £80 a year, according to experts.
Modec unveils new long-life FPSO designs
Japanese construction firm Modec has unveiled plans for two new models of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels - Noah and M350.
More than 160 jobs to go as coal-fire power station to close
Unions have called for an urgent meeting with energy giant RWE after it announced the closure of a coal-fired power station.
Extend climate change laws to set binding environmental systems, think tank says
UK climate change laws should be extended to other areas of "environmental breakdown" with binding targets to protect natural systems, a think tank has said.
OGUK holds event to tempt new blood into the industry
More than 100 interns from 20 companies working in the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry were challenged to help find solutions to the UK’s net zero ambitions at an event hosted by OGUK last night.
Clients seek flexibility in an ever-changing commercial property market
The commercial property market in Aberdeen continues to show encouraging signs of recovery, though it’s still a long way short of the halcyon days before the oil and gas downturn.
WATCH: Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm battles ‘the haar’
Scotland's biggest wind farm was opened yesterday by the Duke of Rothesay in Wick, in the north-east of the country.
Union warns Centrica ‘you can’t cut out of crisis’ as CEO departs
A trade union has warned energy giant Centrica that it "can't cut its way out of a crisis" as it looks to slash jobs and make £250 million in efficiencies on the back of poor half-year financial results.
Fish-inspired technology could save up to £50K on seabed scans
Aberdeen-headquartered Hydro Group has completed trials of a new technology which could save tens of thousands of pounds on costs of scanning the seabed.
WATCH: Equinor install Troll C gas module
Norwegian oil giant Equinor has produced a video showing the installation process for its Troll C Gas module at one of the biggest ever North Sea finds.