Here comes the energy Cold War
if relations between the West and Russia worsened and Gazprom - which is a state-owned company - was ordered to either reduce or even cut off supplies to Europe how could we deal with the loss of that much gas?
if relations between the West and Russia worsened and Gazprom - which is a state-owned company - was ordered to either reduce or even cut off supplies to Europe how could we deal with the loss of that much gas?
It is difficult to avoid the impression that the potential for a major new Scottish industry in renewable energy is slowly ebbing away.
David Pritchard's Aberdeen address was riveting, devastating in its brutal frankness. You could have heard a pin drop, so rapt was the attention.
For Britain's oil and gas sector the most far-reaching announcements in Budget 2014 were those indicating the launch of a full tax review for the UK Continental Shelf and confirmation of the Government's acceptance of the Wood Review recommendations, writes Professor Alex Kemp.
As the oil and gas industry prepares to celebrate the UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards later this month, we're provided with a time for reflection, and a reminder the sector must continue to remain ever vigilant.
Some “good news” seems to have hit the shores of Cyprus recently, unless it would be likely to revive an old trail of international tensions, writes RGU's Nicolas Maulet.
Year in, year out, it seems to me that the chancellor giveth with the one hand and taketh away with the other, writes Jeremy Cresswell
The UK Government appears to have learnt from its previous mistakes in that there are fortunately no surprises for the oil & gas sector in the budget announced today, writes Clare Munro.
Tomorrow, George Osborne will deliver what is the most important Budget for the North Sea oil and gas industry in a generation. Writing exclusively today, Maersk Oil UK managing director Martin Rune Pedersen outlines what the sector needs to hear from the chancellor following the Wood Review.
A lot of questions that have been asked in response to the CAA report have been around size and shape, writes Les Linklater.
Writing exclusively for the Press and Journal, managing director of helicopter firm Bond Offshore Luke Farajallah explains why the 2009 Super Puma disaster means he will never stop striving to improve safety for his company’s passengers.
There’s no doubt that the UK oil and gas supply chain - a world leader in R&D, technological innovation and high-end engineering - contributes a huge amount to the UK economy today.
Petroplan managing director Andrew Speers on why the oil and gas sector needs to target transferable skills with sideways recruitment - and where it should go on the hunt.
I write about Oman as we at CMS expand our Middle East work into this region.
The recent level of exploration activity in the UKCS is of concern, and the relatively small amount of recoverable reserves discovered offers little encouragement to those who hope to see the basin properly exploited. Thus, it is perfectly reasonable to question whether the current oil and gas tax regime is effectively encouraging exploration.
Read the keynote address made by Piper Alpha inquiry chairman Lord Cullen of Whitekirk to the Another Perspective on Risk Conference in Aberdeen.
Having a vision is essential to good, effective and profitable business practice. It is a clear statement of goals and objectives set within an agreed timeframe.
In the body of mental health statistics, two facts speak for themselves; one in four people will suffer from clinically significant mental health problems and 40% of sickness absence from work is attributable to poor mental health.
The times they are a-changin' - so said Bob Dylan and, not surprisingly for a political, social, philosophical and literary commentator, he wasn't wrong.
The oil and gas industry enjoyed a seminal moment late last month.
The Ukrainian government's signing in November of a production sharing agreement with Chevron to explore and develop shale gas in the Lviv region was widely greeted as a landmark deal for the future of the former Soviet Satellite's energy security.
Like many people I covered in the business world, I thought “culture” was simply fodder for human resources seminars. Companies, after all, are complex organisations made of individuals.
Watching any television coverage or wider press regarding the activities of unconventional oil and gas investment, the word "fracking" has universally replaced all references to oil & gas exploration and development. Sadly, this is not a positive.
For those of us who despair of the current focus of political debate in Scotland, Monday, February 24, confirmed our fears and should act as a severe warning for the months and years ahead.
Don't panic. I'm not thinking of setting up a protest group and marching on London. In fact, people that know me are fully aware that I'll do anything to avoid going anywhere near the place.