Third job for energy minister as Fallon handed Portsmouth role
The UK minister in charge of overseeing the North Sea oil and gas industry has been given a third government job.
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Oil staff remember colleagues on anniversary of In Amenas attack
Tributes have been paid today as oil companies marked the one year anniversary of the terrorist attack in Algeria which killed 40 people.
Lamprell set for better-than-expected results
Dubai-based rig builder Lamprell says it expects final results for 2013 to be ahead of initial expectations.
Partnership paves way for new £5m rig base in Cromarty Firth
A Danish project engineering company is to set up a £5million rig refurbishment base in the Cromarty Firth in the Highlands.
Super Puma FAI: Copter engineers were ‘cautious about everything’ after earlier crash
Bond engineers were “cautious about everything” in the days leading up to the fatal 2009 helicopter tragedy amid ongoing investigations into an earlier crash, a fatal accident inquiry has heard.
Npower most complained about energy firm
Npower has continued to receive the highest number of complaints among energy suppliers - around eight times more than the best performing company, figures show.
China and India to drive up energy demand by more than 40%, new global report finds
Demand for energy is going to rise by more than 40% over the next 20 years, according to BP.
UK fabricators gain exposure in new industry handbook
Energy industry body Oil and Gas UK has published a new handbook listing a dozen British construction yards in a bid to raise the sector's profile in home and international markets.
Less than a third of Brits understand fracking, warns new survey
Almost half of UK homes would object to having a shale gas operation within 10 miles of their home, a new survey has claimed.
SeaBird lands Guinea 3D scan deal
Seismic specialists SeaBird have landed a £3million contract to carry out scans around the Gulf of Guinea.
US looks to new laws after oil train disasters
New regulations aimed at preventing further oil train explosions in the US are set to be introduced by next year, American transport chiefs have revealed.
UKOG snaps up pair to claim onshore stakes
British-focused oil explorer UK Oil and Gas is to take a 10% stake in two onshore licences after buying up a pair of development firms.
Martin named as new boss at READ Cased Hole
READ Cased Hole – the leading North Sea well integrity logging specialist – has appointed Roy Martin as chief executive.
Cameron and MEPs give backing to carbon capture and storage scheme
Prime Minister David Cameron has said it would be a “huge mistake” to ignore the potential of a pioneering green energy technology that is due to be developed in the north-east.
Bullock: Communication key to helicopter safety work
Keeping the workforce and their families “informed and comfortable” on the latest updates regarding helicopter travel, is key to Step Change in Safety’s work, said the body’s co-chair.
Super Puma FAI: Crash copter’s gearbox was due to be replaced, inquiry hears
The fatal accident inquiry into the 2009 North Sea helicopter catastrophe continues to focus on the events surrounding the discovery of a metal fragment in the gearbox just weeks before the aircraft crashed.
Three rescued from burning windfarm service boat in North Sea
Three crewmen have been rescued from a boat which caught fire at sea.
Lough joins Rockhopper
One of the directors of energy watchdog Ofgem's supervising body has joined Falklands oil explorer Rockhopper.
Shell: Peterhead CCS project first step to stopping climate change
The proposed Peterhead carbon capture and storage (CCS) scheme could become a template for other companies looking to reduce negative effects of the energy industry on environment, believes the project’s development manager.
New faces for Ferguson Group
Aberdeenshire-based Ferguson Group has appointed a team of industry and product experts to its team.
Centrifuges eyes Middle East expansion with new Dubai plans
Aberdeen-based energy service company Centrigues Un-Limited today announced plans to expand into the Middle East.
Scotland Decides: SNP energy plans ‘unworkable’, warns Carmichael
Proposals to force UK consumers to subsidise renewables in an independent Scotland, and buy back energy to keep the lights on, have been branded “wrong-headed” and “unworkable”.
Super Puma FAI: New rules would have grounded crash copter
Maintenance guidelines introduced since the 2009 North Sea helicopter disaster would have led to the immediate grounding of the doomed Super Puma.
Woollard & Henry eye expansion after oil and gas engineering growth
Oil and gas engineering group Woollard & Henry is set to hire 20 new staff as it looks to meet demand from the energy industry.
Costa Concordia salvage vessel open for business
A North Sea accommodation service vessel involved in the salvage operation of the wrecked Costa Concordia is now looking for a new charter.