Npower faces £3.5m payout after breaching sales rules to vulnerable customers
Energy company npower is to pay £3.5million to vulnerable customers after it was found to have breached energy sales rules.
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Petrol prices on the rise again, warns AA
The autumn dip in petrol prices failed to stimulate sales and the cost of filling up is rising again, according to the AA.
Jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky set for surprise pardon
President Vladimir Putin says he will pardon jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a surprise decision that will let his top foe and Russia’s formerly richest man out of prison after more than a decade.
Christmas Offshore: Bringing festive spirit to North Sea rigs
So just how do you bring the holiday season to workers offshore? Aleksandra Jurczak spoke to the man whose job it is to provide Christmas dinner for the North Sea workers.
Oil workers killed in South Sudan as Britain begins evacuation
Oil workers have fled fighting in South Sudan after the attempted coup in the African state saw hundreds of foreign workers evacuated.
New training manager for SCI
North-east offshore emergency support group Survival Craft Inspectorate has named David Weston as its new training and competence manager.
Shell warned over breaking safety rules at St Fergus gas terminal
Exclusive: Oil giant Shell has been accused of breaking safety rules at the St Fergus gas terminal.
Ex-BP engineer Kurt Mix found guilty of destroying Macondo evidence after deleting texts
A former BP engineer has been found guilty of obstructing the investigation into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster.
New chief executive named for regulator Ofgem
Energy industry regulator Ofgem has named the former head of its Irish counterpart as its new chief executive.
Russia approves amnesty for ‘Arctic 30’ rig protesters
Hopes that the group of Greenpeace activists arrested during a protest in the Arctic will be allowed home for Christmas have risen following political moves in Russia.
Maersk opens offshore wind sector to the jobless
An offshore wind company has come up with a solution to local unemployment – by helping the jobless kick-start their careers in the energy industry.
New board members as Subsea UK looks for international and skills gap focus
Supply chain industry body Subsea UK has added three new members to its board after a record-breaking rise in membership.
Meta wins Platts Global Energy Award in New York
An Aberdeen-based well integrity firm has scooped the Leading Commercial Application Award at the 2013 Platts Global Energy Awards.
Wood Group PSN appoints new US bosses
Wood Group PSN has today appointed two new presidents to lead its Americas business.
Deliberations continue as jurors struggle to reach unanimous verdict over Macondo engineer trial
Jurors are continuing to deliberate after failing to reach a decision for a second day on the trial of a former BP engineer accused of obstructing the investigation into the Macondo disaster.
Heslop out in front after ‘hard yards’ years
He quotes John Lennon, looks like James Bond (according to his wife) and has earned his crust in some of the world's most dangerous places - all worth major man points. But EnQuest boss David Heslop also has a remarkably caring side...
Christmas Offshore: Send us your messages and win a hamper
We're giving away three £50 Christmas hampers this year for those families cut off from their loved ones over the holidays.
Technip braced for ‘exceptionally low’ start to 2014
French oil services group Technip warned it expects margins to fall to 'exceptionally low' levels in early 2014.
BP launches lawsuit against Macondo lawyer as it looks to stop payouts from fish compensation fund
BP has launched a new bid to prevent further compensation payments over the Macondo disaster after looking to block payments from the fund set up to compensate the Gulf of Mexico's fishing industry.
Christmas Offshore: The volunteers bringing cheer to North Sea workers
While the majority of Britain enjoys the festive season with their families, for some it will be spending it with their workmates, away from home and dry land, writes Aleksandra Jurczak.
Half-year loss for newcomer Africa Oilfield Logistics
African-focused oil group Africa Oilfield Logistics posted a $155,000 loss in its first six months of operation.
Marin brings AGR Seabed Intervention back home in seven-figure deal
Aberdeen-based AGR subsidiary AGR Seabed Intervention has been snapped up by deepwater excavation group Marin.
Ofgem slated over Project Transmit delay
Energy regulator Ofgem has been criticised for delaying a review of electricity transmission charging arrangements by 12 months.
Petrofac to launch armed forces training scheme to plug oil industry skills gap
Petrofac is turning to ex-Army and RAF personnel to tackle the oil and gas industry skills gap.
Jury begins deliberations in Macondo BP engineer’s trial
A US jury is deciding whether a former BP engineer broke the law or harmlessly swiped his finger across a mobile phone when he deleted hundreds of text messages in the aftermath of the deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill.