2013: The Energy Voice year caught on camera
In the eight months since Energy Voice launched, our team has been working ceaselessly to keep you updated on the latest news from across the industry.
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Energy Prices: Couple turn off heating for charity
An Aberdeen couple decided to go without heating throughout December to raise money for those who cannot afford to keep warm.
South Sudan “agrees to cease hostilities”
South Sudan’s government has agreed to end hostilities, regional African leaders say.
Arctic 30 Britons return home
Five Britons detained in Russia as part of the so-called “Arctic 30” will return home to the UK today, Greenpeace has said.
Energy Prices: Consumers should consider a switch
With winter price rises, followed by the UK Government reducing some of the levies on household energy bills, many consumers will be feeling confused about what all this means, and more importantly how it will affect what they are paying.
Energy Prices: Things need to be put into perspective
With widely-reported rising gas and electricity prices for consumers, kicking the “Big Six” energy providers has become something of a national sport.
Energy Prices: Facing the choice over heating or eating
Campaigners fear more and more people will have to make the stark choice between heating their homes and eating this winter because of the rising cost of gas and electricity.
Energy Prices: Blackout threats “scaremongering”, says National Grid
The National Grid has dismissed claims there could be blackouts in Britain due to energy supply shortages as “scaremongering”.
Energy Prices: Domestic bills rocket by 140% in a decade
Shock new figures have revealed that domestic energy prices have rocketed by 140% over the last nine years.
2013: The Energy Voice year in review
Look back through the highlights of the last 12 months in our interactive gallery, linking you to Energy Voice's coverage of the key events.
Court rejects BP’s settlement “proof of loss” bid
BP's most recent effort to stop settlement payments to Macondo spill claimants has been denied by a federal judge on Tuesday.
Britons trapped in South Sudan amidst heavy gun fire
British, Canadian and Kenyan citizens are among 3,000 foreigners trapped in a South Sudan city experiencing bouts of heavy machine gun fire.
Russia drops first Arctic 30 case
The case against the first out of the 30 accused of taking part in a Greenpeace protest against Gazprom operations in the Arctic has been dropped by the Russian authorities today.
Hercules gets $50million compensation for Louisiana blaze rig
The company behind a Gulf of Mexico rig which blew out following a gas leak received $50million (£30million) in insurance compensation.
UK sends final rescue plane to South Sudan as government prepares to take back oil capital
The UK is to send a final plane to South Sudan to evacuate remaining Britons - as the country's government warns it is set to launch a major offensive in a bid to retake its oil capital.
Bumi confirms £850m plans for Kraken FPSO
Offshore services provider Bumi Armada Berhad will provide the floating production, storage and offloading vessel for the giant Kraken North Sea field after confirming an £850million deal.
Thousands set for Subsea Expo
Up to 5,000 delegates are now expected to attend Europe’s leading annual subsea conference and exhibition in Aberdeen next year.
Rebels seize South Sudan oil capital as civil war fears grow
South Sudan’s central government lost control of the capital of a key oil-producing state as renegade forces seized more territory in fighting that has raised fears of full-blown civil war in the world’s newest country.
Grangemouth workers agree new deal
Nearly all the workers at Ineos's Grangemouth refinery and petrochemical plant have signed up to the company's new pension plan and accepted new terms and conditions, the company said yesterday.
Paradigm to open Mexico office after £3.5m Latin American deal
A north-east drilling services company has won a contract in Latin America worth an estimated £3.5million.
Thousands back petition over offshore helicopter safety
More than 3,000 offshore workers have called on Oil and Gas UK to work to improve the safety of helicopter flights to and from North Sea platforms.
French oil giant Total on NSA and GCHQ spy lists
Oil and gas giant Total was on a list of more than 1,000 surveillance targets of American and British security services, it has been revealed.
First voyage for Prelude as world’s largest ship takes to sea
The world's first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility has taken to open waters for the first time, following 14 months of construction.
Offshore walk-to-work system gets funding boost
A project to develop new means of access to offshore installations is looking to pick up pace after securing further funding from a UK innovation body.
Jailed oil boss Khodorkovsky released after Putin pardon
Oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been released from prison following Russian president Vladimir Putin’s pardon, his spokeswoman has confirmed.