Power Moves: Rovtech’s new chief executive and more
John Polson has been joined Rovtech as its new chief executive.
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Power Moves: MDL’s new director of strategy and more
Aleksandra Jurczak has been appointed as director of strategy and marketing at equipment solutions provider Maritime Developments Ltd (MDL).
Power Moves: New FrontRow Energy Technology CEO and more
In the latest edition of Power Moves, Steve Kent has been appointed as CEO of FrontRow Energy Technology Group as the company looks to strengthen its board ahead of planned global growth.
Should the UK reset its carbon price trajectory?
The EU’s CBAM will negate some of the benefits of a separate UK ETS and increase the complexity of trade. Harmonised systems, in contrast, would create a more effective CBAM-protected bloc and prevent carbon price competition. However, the UK ETS is Brexit’s child, and Brexit was never about cooperative action in the face of climate change...
What will the Autumn Budget mean for the energy sector?
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Rosebank: Oil and politics at play in new Energy Voice documentary
A new Energy Voice documentary will answer key questions on the furor around Rosebank, the largest untapped find in UK waters and perhaps the most controversial oil field of recent times.
Why Orkney’s ports will see more success in 2024
Orkney Harbours has huge reason for optimism as it forges ahead with plans for 2024.
In pictures: 50 years of International School Aberdeen
Celebrating 50 years of International School Aberdeen, we are taking a look at some of the key moments during this time.
ADM’s Okhomina eyes big plans
These are difficult times for the oil industry but ADM Energy is working on expansion at its Aje field, offshore Nigeria. At the same time, the company is also on the hunt for new opportunities, backed by an agreement with Trafigura.
Efora’s pan-African outlook
Efora Energy sees its future as balanced between the exploration assets, where it began, and the fuel supply side, where it has focused in recent times.
SDX’s serendipitous capex timing
SDX Energy’s capital expenditure will fall to $24.7 million this year, while production is expected to be 66-72% higher than 2019.
Finding the Aquaterra Energy sweet spot
Construction and installation of subsea structures can be challenging in countries with limited local capacity, and Aquaterra Energy aims to fill a niche with its conductor supported platform (CSP).
GMS battles forward
Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has made progress in shoring up its future but much rests on its negotiations with lenders.
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Piper Alpha remembered 31 years after oil rig disaster
One of Scotland's most horrendous disasters in oil and gas history was remembered in Aberdeen today.
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Piper Alpha: How many regulators does the North Sea really need?
A few weeks ago, I had the good fortune of meeting Steve Rae, one of the 61 survivors of Piper Alpha and, in our conversations, something emerged about an aspect of the UK continental shelf that I’m becoming increasingly concerned about – the threat of overbearing regulation and the problems that it will create sooner or later. Or indeed has done already.
Piper Alpha: What stops stopping the job?
How empowered are offshore workers to speak up about safety or even to stop the job when the risks have become unacceptable?
Piper Alpha: Emotional event for rig tragedy victims
Nearly 1,000 people gathered at a special memorial event last night to remember the 167 men who died in the Piper Alpha disaster 30 years ago.
Piper Alpha: Banner on show at Aberdeen Maritime Museum
It was sent all the way from Australia to Aberdeen as a means of commemorating those who died on Piper Alpha.
Piper Alpha: Fundraising concert nearing £30,000 target
A fundraising event for the upkeep of the Piper Alpha memorial gardens in Aberdeen is closing in on its £30,000 target.
Piper Alpha: RMT calls for improved offshore safety
An offshore union has called for better protection for workers on the 30th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster.
Piper Alpha: A time to reflect amid the grief
They are two words inextricably linked with tragedy and human loss on an unprecedented scale in the history of offshore energy.
Piper Alpha: We must remember sacrifices of victims, survivors and rescuers
On the 7th of July 1988 the country woke up to an unfolding tragedy, yet it wasn’t until the evening, sitting down to the nine o’clock news that most of us learned of the enormity of what had happened on the Piper Alpha oil platform.
Piper Alpha: Providing spiritual guidance
Offshore chaplain Reverend Gordon Craig believes the 30th anniversary of the Piper Alpha tragedy can bring the disaster “out of the history books and into real life” for many young oil workers.