Met Office to offer weather training for North Sea helicopter firms after storms
Detailed information about North Sea weather has been vital to the safety of offshore workers this winter, according to the Met Office.
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Capita appoints new MD for international health unit
Medical services firm Capita Health and Wellbeing has promoted its marketing and sales director to lead its international health unit.
Infrastructure and prices replace climate change as main global energy fear, warns WEC
Concerns over the volatility of prices has replaced climate change fears as the main driver of energy policy around the world, according to a new report.
Energy sector boss joins Business Excellence board
The boss of an Aberdeen-based IT maintenance and support firm for the energy sector has been appointed to the Scottish Government’s Business Excellence Partnership board.
Carbon capture conversion costs hit Drax profits
The operator of the UK’s largest coal-fired power station saw profits slump 23% as carbon prices rose and it prepared to convert two more units to burn cleaner fuel.
Chancellor to miss Aberdeen cabinet meeting ahead of Budget
Chancellor George Osborne is expected to miss the UK Cabinet’s first-ever meeting in the north-east next week because of a diary clash.
Scotland Decides: Salmond hits back in currency debate
First Minister Alex Salmond has claimed that a Westminster withdrawal of the pound from an independent Scotland would inflict a “George tax” on businesses across the rest of the UK at a cost of some £500million.
Muehlhan set for £4m expansion
Aberdeen firm Muehlhan Surface Protection (MSP) is gearing up for expansion after securing lending facilities worth nearly £4million from Clydesdale Bank.
Subsidy questions leave UK landfill energy projects in doubt
The head of a firm behind plans to generate electricity from landfill has warned that green power subsidies in the UK make it difficult to find projects here.
£60m flotation plans for offshore support group Gulf Marine Services
Offshore support vessel group Gulf Marine Services has announced plans to launch on the London Stock Exchange as it looks to raise £60million to increase the size of its fleet.
Boost for carbon capture schemes as top energy firms back calls for 10% power targets
Some of the UK's leading oil and gas industry firms have backed a call for the UK to source 10% of its energy requirements from carbon-capture equipped power stations within the next decade.
Chevron camp protests in Nigeria come to end after five-day lockdown
Protests at a Chevron gas plant in Nigeria have ended after a war of words between the oil giant and local workers over the incident.
Lansdowne appoints Rockhopper development boss
North Celtic Sea-focused exploration firm Lansdowne has named Richard Slape as its new commercial director.
Centrica linked with Conn bid
Scottish Gas parent Centrica has reportedly approached a top BP director as a possible successor to chief executive Sam Laidlaw as the energy giant’s boss prepares to stand down after nearly eight years.
New oil and gas boss for Johnston Carmichael
Accountant Johnston Carmichael has appointed Graham Alexander as the new head of its oil and gas industry group.
£750K contracts boost for Mac
An Aberdeen maritime consultancy firm has announced new contract wins worth £750,000 in January as it reported a £1million boost in annual turnover.
£1m technology bid to develop tool for securing more oil
A company has been formed to commercialise technology that will help oil and gas companies to improve acquisition and analysis of geophysical data.
Scientists claim Macondo disaster may cause heart failure in Gulf of Mexico fish stocks
Oil giant BP has hit back over claims the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has caused heart problems for fish in the Gulf of Mexico.
Reflex Marine launches new Frog transfer unit
Safe transfer firm Reflex Marine has launched its latest unit for allowing offshore workers to be moved safely.
Cullen: New conference will help oil firms cut down on human risk element
The man who led the Piper Alpha disaster inquiry has backed a new conference in Aberdeen to help challenge risks caused by workers in the oil and gas industry.
Kværner boosted by North Sea but admits Vardal yard faces ‘challenging’ future
Offshore engineering group Kværner saw its 2013 profits rise after high North Sea activity.
Energy watchdog urges full inquiry into ‘Big Six’
Regulators should refer the “broken” energy market for a full competition inquiry after figures showed the Big Six companies received more than 5.5 million complaints last year, watchdog Which? has said.
Young Energy: Send us uranium stories and win an iPad
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Super Puma FAI: Five-year delay into crash ‘unacceptable’, hearing told
The 2009 North Sea helicopter disaster could have been avoided and the five-year wait for answers is “unacceptable”, a fatal accident inquiry into the crash has heard.
Failure to build second Aberdeen Harbour ‘could cost Scotland £500m a year’
Exclusive: Building a second harbour in Aberdeen would generate an extra £1billion for the Scottish economy every year – and create 3,000 north-east jobs.