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Scottish Secretary: Independence oil figures out by £15.5billion

The Scottish Government’s oil revenue forecast for the first three years of independence is now out by £15.5 billion, according to the Scottish Secretary. Alistair Carmichael said the latest UK Government analysis showed that 100 days after the referendum, an independent Scotland would have been facing the shortfall following a drop in oil prices. He said “serious questions” now needed to be asked about how the SNP administration “got this so badly wrong”.

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The Journey: Wood Group’s Robin Watson

Robin Watson’s career boils down to two things - adventure and family. Growing up on the west coast of Scotland, his appetite for adventure was shaped by the wide expanse of the neighbouring sea. He quickly joined the merchant navy before later transiting into the oil and gas sector. In the midst of his career climb he met and married his wife. And according to Wood Group’s new chief operating officer, his business success is a credit to his firm family foundation. For him, one could not exist without the other. Energy Voice sat down with the newly promoted executive for its latest instalment of The Journey. He discusses how he manages risk, making tough industry firsts, the challenges the service sector currently faces and what it was like to take up the reins at one of the biggest service companies in the global sector. Watch the full interview below or browse our highlight clips based on topic.

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Student scoops design accolade for Offshore Achievement Awards trophy competition

Robert Gordon University (RGU) student Alexandra Pate, 20, has won the competition to design a trophy for this year’s Offshore Achievement Awards (OCA). The design brief was to capture the awards’ key themes of “innovation, creativity and out-of-the box thinking”. Miss Pate’s winning entry has already led to a prototype, which will be developed into a final version – made of steel and granite – for winners of the OCAs at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Thursday, March 12.

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Shell acts on industry’s skills crisis

Amid the growing need for skilled workers in the engineering industry, Shell has confirmed its investment in a programme aimed to inspire the next generation. Tomorrow's Engineers, run by Engineering UK, aims to tackle the skills crisis by encouraging and inspiring more students to study, and pursue, a career in science, technology, engineering or maths.

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Shell invests £1million to bridge skills gap

Oil giant Shell has invested £1million in a programme aimed at helping address the UK’s critical shortage of scientists and engineers. The Perkins Review of Engineering Skills, published last year, called for urgent action from employers to address this shortage. Shell’s three-year funding, which has been invested in the Tomorrow’s Engineer’s Programme, will enable the programme to expand into more than 500 new schools across the UK.

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Industry Trailblazers: Siberia’s calling

Speeding down the runway at 160mph, Divya Reddy was leaving everything she ever knew – her family, her home, the only country she had ever lived in. At an age when most young women are off fulfilling gap years or just starting to consider which career path they should embark upon, Divya was on her way to one of the most remote parts of the world to work long hours in unforgiving conditions. For the India native, the assignment wasn’t forced. Instead the young Shell engineer graduate volunteered for the post in Siberia, hoping it would give her the kind of industry exposure she could only dream of. It was a move that would later see her scoop the Young Asian Woman of Achievement award and become one of Shell’s youngest ever subsurface field leads.

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15 killed as Iraqi officials recapture Sunni oil town

A series of bomb attacks which targeted markets near Baghdad have killed at least 15 people, Iraqi officials said as security forces recaptured parts of a strategic Sunni oil town north of the capital from Islamic State militants. Iraq is embroiled in its worst crisis since the 2011 withdrawal of US troops in the wake of a blitz this year by the Sunni militant Islamic State group, which has seized a third of the country’s territory. After heavy fighting overnight, Iraqi security forces backed by Shiite volunteers managed to push into the strategic oil town of Beiji today, taking control of some of the town’s southern districts, according to officials.

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Calling all ‘Young Energy’ students

Oil and gas students have one final chance to enter into an industry wide competition and meet Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing and more than 150 senior representative from across the industry. In the run up to skills week Opito has been engaging with people across the industry by giving them the chance to submit a photo with the caption #Iamoilandgas when posting a photo on Facebook or Twitter.

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Opinion: MP Louise Ellman – Wrong signal on safety critical question

Ministers have rejected the Transport Committee’s call for a full, independent, public inquiry into the safety of helicopters used in the offshore industry. Louise Ellman MP, chair of the committee explains their disappointment. Just over a year ago four passengers died when a helicopter crashed off the coast of Sumburgh, Shetland – the fifth such accident since 2009 involving the transfer of oil and gas industry personnel to or from offshore installations in the North Sea.

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Bristow launches new scholarship programme

The commercial helicopter sector continues to throw open its doors to new recruits and apprentices to the oil and gas industry. Energy Graduate takes a look at one company which is helping lead the way.