RWE Dea committed to North Sea, insists new managing director
Former RWE Dea Norge managing director Hans-Joachim Polk has affirmed the company's commitment to the North Sea after taking over the same role in the UK.
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Treasury set to launch major study into UK fuel prices
A CUT-PRICE fuel scheme for Scottish motorists will move a step closer to reality today under plans to help hard-pressed families in rural areas.
Prime Four project ‘sign of Premier’s commitment to North Sea’
Work started yesterday on Premier Oil’s new UK North Sea base at the £125million Prime Four business park at Kingswells, Aberdeen.
Workers ‘still wary of copters’ after update on Super Puma return
Offshore workers attending a safety seminar yesterday said they remain wary about flying on helicopters that were suspended from use after two ditching incidents.
Thai oil spill spreads to nearby islands as clear-up battle continues
An oil spill that has hit a tourist island in the Gulf of Thailand has spread to nearby smaller isles as workers race to clean up the once-white sands and clear waters.
OMV launches international recruitment drive after targeting 1600 new staff by 2016
Oil and gas firm OMV says it is looking to hire another 1600 new staff within the next three years as it looks to expand its exploration work.
Etpm expands its ROV services
Aberdeen-based subsea recruitment company etpm has taken on two new staff after opening an office in Great Yarmouth.
Seven hurt after dozens of explosions at Florida propane gas plant
Seven people have been hurt after a series of explosion at a propane plant in central Florida this morning.
Magma eyes 20 new jobs and expansion overseas
Oil engineering consultancy Magma Products says is looking to set up an office in Houston in the wake of its recent expansion in Aberdeen.
Former RBG chief Dave Workman quits Stork
A leading figure in the Scottish oil industry has resigned from Stork Technical Services (RBG).
Relief well approved for Gulf of Mexico rig blaze site
Safety officials will today drill a relief well for the gas well which blew out and left an oil rig ablaze in the Gulf of Mexico for two days last week.
Former OPEC secretary general named new Gasol chairman
West African energy development group Gasol has appointed Rilwanu Lukman as its new chairman after existing chair Cornelia Meyer confirmed she would step down next month.
Bias: We want Mozambique to be centre of excellence like Aberdeen
EXCLUSIVE: Mozambique is urgently awaiting Aberdeen's help to grow its fledgling energy industry, the country's minister for minerals has told Energy Voice.
Opito appoints new director
Opito has appointed a new director to strengthen links with the oil and gas industry, schools and universities.
Fracking pioneer George Mitchell dies aged 94
George P Mitchell, the billionaire oilman, developer and philanthropist considered to be the father of the production technique known as fracking, has died at his home aged 94.
Colombian oil visit looks to strengthen UK ties
Links between the UK energy supply chain and the Colombian oil and gas industry have been boosted after a two-day fact-finding mission to the north-east by state oil company Ecopetrol.
Updated: Police arrest anti-fracking campaigners blockading Cuadrilla test site
Fourteen protesters were arrested as a blockade at a rural site earmarked for exploratory oil drilling by a fracking company was cleared.
Clear-up begins after fire extinguished on Gulf of Mexico rig blaze
New footage showing the aftermath of the two-day rig blaze in the Gulf of Mexico has been released.
Super Puma meetings will reveal ‘due diligence’ of helicopter safety checks
North Sea workers and their families will meet oil and gas safety leaders next week to discuss the return of the grounded EC225 helicopters.
Mozambique president urges Scots oil firms: “Help us make poverty history”
Scottish energy service firms can help make poverty history in Mozambique, the south-east African country's president said yesterday.
Burning Gulf of Mexico rig under control after gas contained
UPDATED: Gas from a blown out well which caused a rig in the Gulf of Mexico to burn and collapse has now been contained, according to safety officials.
Protesters begin campaign against exploration by fracking company
Protesters have pledged to mount a day-and-night campaign of resistance against a fracking company as it plans to start exploratory oil drilling in an English village.
Epsilon appoint Raleigh as new chief executive
Former Intera founder Michael Raleigh has been named as new chief executive of US onshore exploration firm Epsilon Energy.
Drilling rig partially collapses after Gulf of Mexico gas leak blaze
UPDATED: An out of control gas well off in the Gulf of Mexico is continuing to burn today after catching fire following a blowout
Ofgem launches £205million Argyll grid consultation
Energy regulator Ofgem has launched a funding consultation on a proposed £205million improvement of a grid in the western coast of Scotland.