Judge rejects BP bid to suspend Macondo compensation payments
A US judge has rejected BP's bid to have compensation payments relating to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill temporarily stopped.
A US judge has rejected BP's bid to have compensation payments relating to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill temporarily stopped.
UK oil and gas safety partnerships Step Change in Safety and Asset Integrity Steering Group have named new co-chairs.
EnQuest said yesterday its offshore teams on a North Sea platform had gone six years without a serious accident.
A helicopter pilot has expressed his confidence at getting back in the cockpit of a Super Puma aircraft after all flying restrictions were lifted on the fleet.
While Super Pumas are now clear to fly, it is likely to be a number of weeks before they take to the skies.
Air safety regulators have given their approval to plans for modifications which will allow the grounded EC225 Super Puma fleet to return to the air.
ABB is to upgrade safety and automation systems on Statoil's Heimdal platform after agreeing a new contract with the Norwegian oil giant.
Investigators probing an oil train derailment and explosion which has killed at least 13 people in Canada are looking into the cause of an earlier fire on the same train.
An offshore energy union claimed yesterday that the government has meddled with safety recommendations brought in after the Piper Alpha disaster.
Operators of a rig which collapsed off the coasts of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo said efforts to locate a man missing after the accident were ongoing - as they confirmed no spillage had occured.
One person is missing and another six have been injured after the Perro Negro 6 jackup rig sank off the coast of Angola last night.
Maximising the benefits of preventive healthcare in an organisation isn't just down to the company doctor or nurse or the human resources department or for that matter, the line manager.
Survival Craft Inspectorate (SCI), a global provider of emergency marine evacuation systems, is investing £500,000 in a new training academy.
The firm which builds the grounded Super Puma helicopter has revealed they could be back in the air within days - and vowed they will never ditch again because of gearbox failings.
Bond Offshore Helicopters has launched a programme to transform the look of all its North Sea aircraft.
Members of the Piper Alpha inquiry team were reduced to tears by the harrowing and dramatic stories of survival against the odds, it has been revealed.
A reception was held in the Scottish Parliament last night to mark the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster.
Oil giant BP has taken out adverts in leading US newspapers calling for a change in compensation payments in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
A new lifestyle solution to increase the general health of the energy workforce has proved a success.
The industry needs to keep learning from Piper Alpha to improve safety, agreed key Piper 25 speakers.
Hundreds of delegates at Piper 25 were urged to turn words into action yesterday as the conference commemorating observing the Piper Alpha disaster drew to a close.
Offshore survival specialist Survivex opened its £1.5million fire training centre with an event for clients yesterday.
Safety processes at energy companies must start with top-level management, a senior industry expert has warned.
Offshore workers should take every opportunity to raise concerns they may have over safety, according to a Piper Alpha survivor.
A Piper Alpha survivor has told how he could not resist returning to the rigs - despite the tragic events that saw 167 people killed.