Statoil eyes Mariner operations centre inside three years
Statoil says it will launch a new operations centre in Aberdeen within the next three years as it prepares for the launch of the giant Mariner field.
Events
Stott: Aberdeen is key to offshore industry
Aberdeen will always be the key place for offshore oil and gas activity, believes the man behind the successful Offshore Europe conference.
Infrastructure investment needed to maintain UKCS ROI, warns ABB
North Sea investment levels are unsustainable and a more carefully targeted programme for maintaining assets in the region is needed, according to a top engineer.
Premier looks to automate Solan operations after $17m Emerson deal
Premier Oil has handed Emerson a $17million contract to automate production on its new offshore North Sea Solan field.
Offshore Europe: Travel agent nets £1m after finding 1500 hotel rooms for event
A top north-east travel agent has been given a record-breaking £1million boost from Offshore Europe – after lining up more than 1,500 rooms for the conference.
Offshore Europe: Traffic warning for visitors as 50,000 head for AECC
Commuters have been urged to leave extra time for journeys to work this morning with congestion expected on the roads for the start of the Offshore Europe event.
First Minister pays tribute to Super Puma crash victims
Alex Salmond used last night's gala opening of Offshore Europe to pay tribute to the four people who lost their lives in last month's helicopter crash off Shetland.
Seafood treat for Offshore Europe visitors
Around 50,000 delegates attending a major international oil and gas show will be treated to some of the best seafood from the north-east.
Australian delegation targets Scottish skills at Offshore Europe
Exclusive: Australia will be championed as a land of opportunity for north-east firms this week, when a large contingent from Down Under arrives in Aberdeen for the city’s Offshore Europe event.
Jeremy Cresswell: Helicopters, politicians and Offshore Europe
The shocking loss of yet more personnel in a Super-Puma incident in the UK sector once again highlights why so many offshore workers are worried out commuting offshore.
Offshore Europe ‘no excuse to jack up hotel prices’
Hotels in and around Aberdeen should not see the city’s Offshore Europe event as an excuse to jack up their prices, the boss at the city’s new Courtyard by Marriott says.
Independent companies are “the lifeblood of the industry”, claims conference chair
The oil industry must acknowledge the potential of smaller independent companies and their role in the development of the sector, believes one of this year’s Offshore Europe conference chairs.
Scots energy firms reaping Brazil rewards after trade mission
Firms which took part in a Scottish trade mission to Brazil earlier this year expect to benefit from an estimated £17million following the trip.
McIntosh: Offshore Europe 2013 will be “a whole lot of fun”
The addition of an energy festival has been tipped to make Offshore Europe 2013 'fantastic fun' by a leading council figure.
Offshore Europe: Sports project links up with Energy Cities cup
A leading sport project for young people in Scotland has joined forces with Premiership side Aberdeen for next week's Offshore Europe conference.
New subsea conference in Aberdeen to focus on ROV market
The challenges and technological advances in the rapidly growing remote operated vehicle market are to be the focus of a conference taking place in Aberdeen next month.
We must wait for full facts of crash investigation, says oil industry chief
The head of oil and gas' industry body has called for calm thinking in the aftermath of the fatal North Sea helicopter crash.
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Offshore Europe 2013: How to get to the conference
The 40th anniversary staging of the Offshore Europe conference takes place from September 3 to September 6 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.
In pictures: 40 years of Offshore Europe
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Offshore Europe: From Tentie Toon to the AECC
Judith Patten was the PR consultant to Offshore Europe for almost 25 years (1975-1999), only she became a lot more than that; more like a part of the furniture. This is her far too short take on the show as we asked her to cram it into just 800 words
Granite City climbs the league of oil and gas centres
To help put a scale on the boom that was by now gripping Aberdeen, filling its bars, hotels and bed and breakfasts to capacity, some 500 companies had arrived in the city over the period 1970-77.
Learning lessons for the future
So where next for Offshore Europe as Stott battled to anchor it solidly in a small seaport so far away from just about anywhere and best known for fish than anything else?
The 1970s – A new dawn
Industrial estate planning progressed and Aberdeen harbour saw the occasional oil support vessel. Back then, drillships were small enough to get into the port too.
Setting the stage for world class acts
Forty years ago, the North Sea was a mere stripling of an energy province; no one had a clue how much oil and gas was out there, except that sceptics said it would all be over in a decade.