Former Aberdeenshire oil and gas worker who faced redundancy on career change
Marc Cran started a successful barber business after facing the chop when the oil downturn hit.
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Power Moves: Motive Offshore adds Americas manager and more
Jonathan Watt has been appointed as Americas regional manager at the Motive Offshore Group to help the company expand in the market.
Port of Aberdeen digs in for £4million shore electrification project
Port of Aberdeen has started work to enable vessels to plug into the grid for power instead of burning heavily-polluting marine fuel when they are berthed.
Power Moves: Spirit Energy’s new CFO and more
Nick Harrison has joined Aberdeen-headquartered Spirit Energy as its new CFO.
PODCAST: OPITO on global expansion and energy transition
As the energy sector continues to expand and roll out new technologies, training standards must keep pace to ensure that workers are adequately equipped to handle the environments they find themselves in.
Power Moves: New chairman for Centrica and more
Kevin O’Byrne will step in to replace Scott Wheway as chairman of Centrica, effective from 16 December 2024.
Tree-bark removes climate-warming methane from atmosphere, study finds
While trees are well known for sucking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, researchers have discovered they offer one more important benefit: They can act as a net sink of methane, another gas that harms the planet.
Power Moves: Alan Bruce joins Harbour Energy and more
Alan Bruce, former CEO of Ithaca Energy, has joined Harbour Energy’s executive leadership team heading up its technical functions globally.
Obituary: Ian Clark, who led Shetland’s battle to control big oil
Former energy minister Brian Wilson pays tribute to the man who helped to ensure Shetland extracted a levy from every barrel of oil that came ashore, and asks who are the leaders like Ian now?
Why diversity and inclusion can be drivers for change across industry
The engineering construction industry is responsible for the design, build, maintenance and decommissioning of major UK infrastructure.
French TotalEnergies sells West of Shetland assets to Prax
French firm TotalEnergies (PAR: TTE) has sold its oil and gas fields West of Shetland to Prax Group.
Aberdeen student awarded for recycled oil rig building design
A Robert Gordon University (RGU) student has won a prestigious architectural award for an innovative building design made from recycled oil rigs.
International Women in Engineering Day: ‘I’ve dreamed of being an engineer since I was a little girl’
Today is International Women in Engineering Day, which celebrates the amazing work of female engineers around the world.
Fitch deals fresh downgrade blow to Petrofac
Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded oilfield services giant Petrofac (LON: PFC) after it defaulted on an interest payment.
Catan: New Energies pits fossil fuels against renewable energy
In the latest edition of the classic board game Catan, players must avoid climate catastrophe while choosing between fossil fuels and renewables.
Extinction Rebellion Scotland targets Shell on Aberdeen’s Union Street
A group of protesters set up banners outside of Shell's Aberdeen office to "expose the greenwash".
75% of Scots back North Sea oil and gas
Three-quarters of Scots support oil and gas production from the North Sea, according to a new poll.
Wood requests time to mull £1.6bn “final” offer
Wood Group (LON: WG) has requested a deadline extension in order to consider a "final offer" bid from its Dubai-based suitor, Sidara.
Digital twin firm Aize launches software firm Elementz in Aberdeen
A digital twin software firm backed by Norwegian giant Aker has launched a new asset integrity service headquartered in Aberdeen.
Milestone for £500m Ben Cruachan power station expansion which will create 1,000 jobs
Exploratory ground works are under way at the site of the £500 million Cruachan power station expansion in Arygll.
Integrity HSE expands as it completes first acquisition
Consultancy firm Integrity HSE has made its first acquisition 14 months after opening its doors.
Sarwar reveals more details on GB Energy and pledges “hundreds of millions” for Grangemouth
A debate of Scottish political leaders ahead of the UK General Election on 4 July revealed more details about the parties' energy policy, including a proposed state-owned energy firm.
General election is perfect opportunity to address IR35 tax rules
The upcoming general election is an opportunity to address flaws with off-payroll tax rules which "offshore contract workers have been hit hard by," Qdos said.
North Sea could produce another 5bn barrels – but only if it cuts carbon
The North Sea basin could produce another 5 billion barrels of oil and gas - but only if it can strip carbon pollution from its operations, the industry regulator has warned.
‘A challenge but also an opportunity’: conference to hear Highlands and Islands’ critical role in reaching net zero
Targets to reach net zero in Scotland will only be achieved with significant help from the Highlands and Islands.