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Opinion
Accelerating oil & gas careers… virtually anywhere
There are big changes happening in the world of well control training that are going to make it even easier for people to drive their careers in the oil and gas industry.
25 years after Piper Alpha, are we taking a backward step?
It is ironic that just as we are approaching the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster when 167 men lost their lives and many were seriously injured, the Government has made a change which will remove the right to claim compensation based on breach of, among others, the very health and safety regulations introduced following Lord Cullen's report into Piper Alpha.
Piper 25: Taking stock for the future
Few will need to be reminded that next month marks the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster. As the world's worst offshore incident, it claimed the lives of 167 men and cast a dark shadow over everyone and everything connected to oil and gas for a long time afterwards.
Ofgem’s ‘light touch’ regulation policy could be factor in price manipulation
A few years ago I did a study on oil prices for Christine Lagarde, then the French finance minister and now the head of the International Monetary Fund, writes Tony Mackay.
Risky business: threats and opportunities
A new entrant to the top 10 of risks is IT security, specifically the threat to companies' operations of cyber attacks.
Brian Wilson: Tuning into Holyrood … by accident
Brian Wilson on the rumblings of political point-scoring rhetoric cascading through the airwaves
Jeremy Cresswell: Piper Alpha and the generation gap
It might seem odd choosing this issue of Energy to mark the 25th year since the Piper Alpha disaster of July 6, 1988, but we have taken our cue from the North Sea industry's three-day Piper25 conference on June 18-20.
Dick Winchester: A question of trust
When it was announced that BP, Shell, Statoil and maybe others we don't know about were being investigated by the European Union for potentially having manipulated the oil price I have to admit to not being at all surprised. Disappointed and concerned perhaps but not actually surprised.
Fiasco of the EU carbon emissions trading scheme
The European Union is going through a difficult period, mainly because of the economic recession.
Renewables poised to eclipse power generation old guard
By the end of this year, it is likely that renewables will be the country's main source of electricity, providing more power than nuclear, coal or gas. Far from being "alternative energy", renewables is now a major part of our energy mix, and a significant part of Scotland's economy.
Does the Treasury care about renewables at all?
The "system" the government has set up isn't aimed at creating a renewables industry but developing mechanisms to achieve the various government policy aims on carbon emission reductions, percentage of electricity from renewable sources and so on and so forth, writes Dick Winchester.
Don’t be polite to the elephants in the room
It doesn't quite match Edinburgh Zoo's two pandas in its enclosure, but All Energy will have two elephants in the room, writes Brian Wilson
Uncertainty, complacency, inertia
It is not just the UK where confusion reigns over providing affordable, low carbon energy - but the entire European Union, it seems, writes Jeremy Cresswell.
Europe’s North Sea energy powerhouse shows its mettle
Many visitors to Scotland are somewhat astounded to learn that inventors from our country have created some of the most important devices to improve our life in the modern age . . . the telephone, television, refrigerator, penicillin and MRI scanner, to name just a few.
Brazilian presence proved key for companies in licensing round
On 14 May, the ANP, Brazil’s national oil licensing agency released the results of its 11th bidding round for oil and gas rights, the first for five years.
Pursuit of North Sea safety the best way to honour Lord Cullen’s work
Think of safety, remember Piper Alpha. Lord Cullen's groundbreaking report laid the foundation for a new era of safety in the oil and gas industry.
OTC 2013: UK ministers could take a leaf out of Jack’s book
The old saying goes: "Everything is bigger in Texas" and that was certainly true at OTC this week.
OTC 2013: Robust oilfield service sector adds to optimism
There is a real feeling of optimism at OTC this year; reflecting the extremely robust outlook for the global oilfield service market.
OTC 2013: Jeremy Cresswell’s Energy Eye – Day Three
The Herold report appeared during the dark days of the late 1990s when, of course, the jobs axe was being swung with some vigour on both sides of the North Atlantic.
OTC 2013: Jeremy Cresswell’s Energy Eye – Day Two
The goal is to have the first full-suite subsea factory operational by 2020, subject to the usual caveats. But as far as Statoil is concerned, actual delivery is a case of when, not if.
OTC 2013: Greater sense of certainty for oil and gas companies at Houston
If anyone doubted there was a renewed sense of optimism in the industry, they need only spend a few hours here.
OTC 2013: Jeremy Cresswell’s Energy Eye – Day One
Scotland’s energy minister dropped in on the Scottish Pavilion here at OTC today, clearly in ebullient form and rightly so.
OTC 2013: Houston remains industry’s must-attend event
Nick Dalgarno is a managing director at specialist corporate-finance adviser Simmons & Co International
OTC 2013: Scotland’s presence showcases global reputation within industry
Being invited to take part and present at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston is a real honour and a recognition of the dynamic oil and gas sector in Scotland.