MPs set to publish inquiry report on helicopter safety
A group of MPs are set to publish the results of their inquiry into North Sea helicopter safety.
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Is private equity diving into the North Sea?
I expect few of those reading this column will have ever heard of Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co, the Blackstone Group or Permira Advisers LLC.
US overtakes UK with its CCS big push
While the UK goes on talking about carbon capture and storage, the US has had a live CCS project operating for more than a year at Port Arthur, Texas.
Opinion: Melfort Campbell on the Oil and Gas Commission report
In developing the Oil and Gas Commission report, it very quickly became clear that current high levels of investment are hiding an undercurrent of reduced investment. Low production efficiency, limited enhanced recovery projects and a reduced backlog of new projects for development point to significant under recovery of UKCS resources.
Opinion: Predicting the unpredictable
It’s often said that we measure success by counting failures. It’s the same with safety. Whether it’s the number of hydrocarbon releases or lost-time incidents, we tend to count and measure what’s gone wrong rather than what’s gone right.
Oil & Gas UK Awards: Celebrating our SMEs
Just a few weeks ago, Oil & Gas UK hosted its first Oil & Gas UK Annual Conference – the largest of its kind for the UK oil and gas sector in 2014. Now, as summer approaches, like many organisations in the offshore oil and gas sector, we’re working hard to plan and prepare in anticipation of a busy autumn period.
Kurds vow to keep Kirkuk oil amid referendum plans
Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurds plan a referendum for independence and will keep troops in the nearby oil hub of Kirkuk until people there can vote on whether to join the Kurdish enclave, a regional government spokesman said.
Maersk launches new EBS training course
Maersk Training has launched a new course focusing on the air emergency breathing system ahead of the change in helicopter safety regulations on September 1.
Opinion: Culture change needed to pull more women into oil
Last May it was reported that the percentage of women in the offshore oil industry had dropped to a new low, despite long running efforts to make it more attractive to the women.
Brent trims biggest monthly gain since August
Brent crude declined, trimming its biggest monthly gain since August amid speculation that continuing violence in Iraq will disrupt supply from OPEC’s second-largest oil producer.
Good start to the year for North Sea exploration
UK North Sea exploration activity trebled to six new wells in the first three months of this year, compared with just two in the final quarter of 2013, new figures show.
Balls pledges tax stability for North Sea
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has claimed it is “inevitable” that border controls will be put in place if Scotland becomes independent.
Crude prices head for biggest decline since March
Brent headed for the first weekly decline since violence erupted this month in northern Iraq as the crisis has so far spared oil output from Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)'s second-largest producer.
Iraq not that important to global oil price, expert tells Energy Voice
Energy Voice spoke to David Bell, Professor of Economics at University of Sterling, about how the Iraq crisis can realistically impact global prices of oil - including those at the pumps.
Oil nears lowest price in a week as Iraq hints increased exports
Brent crude traded close to its lowest closing level in a week after Iraq said oil exports from the south of country would still increase amid the northern insurgency.
Opinion: Oil and gas’ role in low carbon economy
Oil and gas play a crucial role in providing modern Britain with the energy it needs; the importance of that role is unlikely to change any time soon.
Obesity offshore discussed at Aberdeen Clinic launch
The problem of growing waistlines among the offshore workforce was the key focus of an inaugural seminar at the Aberdeen Clinic.
Iraqi PM rejects unity government
Iraq’s prime minister has called on his nation’s political blocs to close ranks in the face of Sunni militants - but gave no concrete promise of greater political inclusiveness for minority Sunnis.
Copter crash victim blames solicitors for lack of compensation
A Moray man who was involved in a North Sea helicopter ditching has hit out at his trade union solicitors’ handling of his case.
Kerry urges Kurds to help form new government
US Secretary of State John Kerry met with leaders in the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region in his bid to prod the country to unite against an al-Qaeda offshoot that has seized control over swaths of the country.
Holyrood urged to publish oil and gas report
The Scottish Government is under pressure to publish a report on the offshore industry to help inform the independence debate.
Oil gains as Isil seizes Iraq-Jordan border
An al-Qaeda breakaway group seized more territory on Iraq’s borders with Jordan and Syria as US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad to try to get political leaders to set aside sectarian divisions and confront the growing threat.
Chancellor George Osborne’s oil price fears over Iraq violence
Britain could provide logistical support for US strikes against insurgents in Iraq, Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith said amid reports of a Cabinet rift over the issue.
Oil finances stir AGCC Independence debate
Money matters relating to the North Sea oil and gas industry have been one of the key issues debated by economists and politicians during Thursday's Scottish Independence, organised by the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC).
Refinery militants ready to resume attack
Sunni militants besieging a key Iraqi oil refinery are regrouping to resume their assault, the army officer in charge of its defence has said.