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Union official at centre of Grangemouth row quits job
The Unite union official at the centre of the Grangemouth dispute has resigned from his job at the plant.
Peterson wins £150,000 North Sea contract
Aberdeen-based logistics firm Peterson has landed a £150,000 contract for Rosetti Marino’s North Sea commission.
Dubai expansion for Altor Risk Group
Aberdeen-based risk management group Altor has boosted its Middle East, Africa and Asian team with a clutch of new appointments.
Craig Group marks 80th anniversary with new vessels launch
An Aberdeen maritime services firm has celebrated its anniversary by releasing two new vessels - the largest in the company's 80 year history.
Super Puma crash victims remembered at church service for offshore dead
More than 200 people packed a north-east church at the weekend to remember the victims of a North Sea helicopter crash.
Take-off begins for direct flights from Aberdeen to Oslo
Direct flights between Aberdeen and the Norwegian capital Oslo take off today.
Super Puma tragedy: Families set to attend memorial service
The families of four oil workers who were killed in a helicopter crash earlier this year will attend a special service today in their memory.
Oil pipeline sell-off plans spark new concerns over future of airbase
FRESH fears for the future of a Moray airbase were raised last night after it emerged that the UK Government is considering selling off a pipeline used to supply it with jet fuel.
Aquamarine pioneers real-time wave testing
A Scottish wave energy company has started gathering real-time data from its test site in Orkney as it gears up for the world's biggest wave farm installation.
Energy Graduate: The ultimate learning curve
Experiencing the energy industry first hand is the best learning tool toward career in the sector, a graduate engineer has discovered.
Grangemouth set to reopen “immediately”
The owners of the giant Grangemouth petrochemical site have decided to keep it open, saving thousands of jobs from being lost.
Super Puma tragedy: Survivor James Nugent relives terror of Shetland crash
THE last survivor to escape from the wreckage of a helicopter that plunged into the North Sea has revealed he still has nightmares about the disaster.
ScottishPower joins the price hike top
Another 2.2 million households face higher energy bills after ScottishPower became the latest provider to announce gas and electricity price hikes.
Ineos will consider Unite’s offer
The owners of the giant Grangemouth site are considering a last-ditch offer by the union at the centre of the crisis to “embrace” a survival plan aimed at preventing the loss of thousands of jobs.
Seminar will call for action over pensions
A major professional services provider will call the energy sector to take action over upcoming changes to pension law at an Aberdeen seminar.
Unions set to “embrace survival plan”
The union at the centre of the Grangemouth crisis has decided to “embrace” a survival plan aimed at preventing the site’s closure and the loss of thousands of jobs.
Clegg warns on green tax “own goal”
Stripping green levies from energy bills would be an “own goal” which could cost jobs and reduce support for poor households, Nick Clegg has warned in the latest sign of division within the Coalition.
Energy Graduate: Making the most of summer holidays
Making the most of your time off to gain work experience is key for securing a job in the energy sector, believes an industry graduate.
Talks begin to save Grangemouth
Union leaders are to meet managers at the giant Grangemouth site in a bid to save thousands of jobs following the shock decision to close the petrochemcal side of the business.
Timeline: Grangemouth closure – how it happened
Timeline for the Grangemouth row that led to the closure of the petrochemical side of the complex.
XPD8 expands senior team
Aberdeen-based XPD8 has appointed two new department managers as it celebrates 10 years in business.
Smith: What needs to be done to keep bills down
Sir Robert Smith, acting chairman of the energy and climate change committee at Westminster, writes exclusively for the Press and Journal and Energy Voice on why the group has summoned the bosses of the “big six” firms to explain rising consumer bills.
PM vows energy competition test
The Government is to launch a “proper competition test” to establish whether the energy market can be made more competitive, David Cameron has said.
Energy Graduate: Jade – “one of the lads”
An energy course graduate has taken one step closer to realise their dream of becoming an underwater welder - and the fact that she is a girl is not stopping her.