Industry welcomes EU committee safety vote
BREAKING: The UK’s North Sea oil and gas industry has welcomed a vote by EU members of parliament in favour of an offshore safety directive.
Health, Safety & Environment
MEPs to rule on safety rules
Controversial plans for EU-wide safety rules for the oil and gas industry will go before members of the European Parliament today.
Key appointments at Survival Craft Inspectorate
Survival Craft Inspectorate, a global provider of emergency marine evacuation systems, has appointed two new senior executives.
North Sea sector lags behind
Offshore safety in the UK North Sea has seen major improvements - but in one area still lags behind the rest of the world, it was revealed in Aberdeen yesterday.
EnQuest hails safety record on platform
Independent North Sea oil and gas producer EnQuest marked a major safety milestone yesterday.
Maersk policy yields results
Maersk Oil has turned itself around after being among the worst performers in safety standards in the UK North Sea, according to its regional boss.
North Sea safety warning
A warning has been issued to North Sea oil and gas companies about a potential safety risk affecting the deck gratings used on many offshore platforms.
Introducing new methods of waste disposal ‘not always easy’
Waste disposal in the UK offshore industry is getting better, but the sector's ageing assets are keeping operators and waste contractors on their toes.
Bond sets aside £5million for helicopter crash claims
Helicopter firm Bond has set aside a further £5million for compensation claims made by those who lost loved ones in the April 2009 North Sea disaster.
Safety in spotlight
Trade body Oil & Gas UK will host a breakfast briefing tomorrow to discuss the work of Step Change in Safety, the organisation set up to improve safety in offshore operations.
Platform crew endure spot of bother
The crew of an offshore oil platform have been left washing in sinks filled with water from kettles after their hot water system failed, it has been claimed.
Crew praised after diver’s life saved
THE crew of a North Sea support vessel have been praised for saving the life of a diver who was stranded nearly 300ft underwater with no air line.
EU controls on safety rejected
he North Sea oil and gas industry scored a victory in Brussels yesterday in its battle over EU plans to seize control of offshore safety rules.
Norwegian safety officials investigate rig listing
Norway's oil and gas safety authority has launched an investigation into Saipem after a semi-submersible drilling rig started to list in the Barents Sea.
DoJ ‘pushing for maximum penalties’
BP's hopes of reaching a settlement over the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe were dealt a blow yesterday after it emerged that the US government intends to prove gross negligence or wilful misconduct at trial.
Offshore safety plea to Brussels
European Union-wide rules on offshore health and safety could lead oil and gas companies into a "legal nightmare", a committee in Brussels will be told today.
Concerns over moving electric transformers
An energy company has failed to allay fears that transporting heavy electricity transformers for the Beauly to Denny power line down a steep Highland hill could endanger nearby homes and buildings.
Capita to boost north-east workforce after £1.5m win
Occupational health service provider Capita aims to recruit 20 people in Aberdeen after winning a £1.5million contract.
Offshore safety ‘hijacking’ outcry
A Brussels bid to seize regulatory control of the oil and gas industry was described as an "absolute scandal" last night after it was hijacked by green protesters.
Approval given for leak pipeline oil removal
Oil major Shell has been given the go-ahead to start removing oil from the pipeline at the centre of a major leak in the North Sea a year ago.
SCI expanding into Middle East market
North-east firm Survival Craft Inspectorate (SCI) said it would open a base in the Middle East as part of international expansion plans.
Oil giant removes mine threat to gas pipeline
Oil giant Shell has successfully removed a World War II mine which had threatened a major North Sea gas pipeline.
North Sea platform fire call false alarm
More than 200 oil rig workers were called to muster due to a suspected fire at a North Sea installation yesterday.
Oil giant rig safety assessments slammed
BP focused too much on the little details of personal worker safety instead of the big systemic hazards that led to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and was not as strict on overall safety when drilling rigs involved other companies they hired, a US government safety panel has concluded.
Inspections stepped up since oil spill
Offshore safety inspections in the UK have increased since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to law firm Pinsent Masons.