PROTECTING the environment and behaving in a sustainable manner is "no longer the preserve of a few enthusiasts", but is a "matter of essence" for every person and organisation, the current chairman of the International Association of Drilling Contractors warned last month.
DNV is launching a joint industry project designed to overhaul existing industry guidelines for the safe design of both fixed and floating structures in Arctic offshore regions.
Two major West of Shetland development projects are gathering momentum, with Houston-based INTECSEA having secured the facilities engineering services contract for the first stage of Chevron-operated Rosebank/Lochnagar, while Doris has started front-end engineering for Total-operated Laggan/Tormore.
MORE than 100 Aberdeen employees of US group General Electric claim they are being kept in the dark about plans for their operation.
The chief executive of Premier Oil said yesterday it had been able to maintain a portfolio of future developments which should have the potential for significant, profitable growth over the next few years.
ABERDEEN company Electro-Flow Controls (EFC) is looking to Brazil as a priority for future growth.
FRENCH oil major Total is the latest energy company to announce moves to reduce its North Sea overheads.
ITF, the oil and gas industry technology facilitator, has announced another international member.
CREDITOR Royal Bank of Scotland has, in a Canadian court hearing, blocked a bid by Oilexco Inc to participate in a new UK North Sea exploration well.
Scottish employees of oil giant Shell may have to wait months before finding out if their jobs are at risk in a major restructuring at the business.
TOTAL Waste Management Alliance (TWMA), the environmental service specialist, has already landed contracts totalling about £10million in the North Sea this year.
FORMER Cairngorms National Park media chief Danny Alexander returned there yesterday in his capacity as a local MP to promote the use of renewable energy within the park's boundaries.
AN ABERDEEN-BASED provider of specialist oil and gas survey services has announced a first for its technology.
More than 2,000 Scottish employees of Shell are bracing for job losses as the oil giant's new chief executive makes his mark by cutting costs.
HIGHLAND residents will see renewable energy in action as part of a unique festival in the region next month.
Cosalt saw its shares slide to their lowest level in a year yesterday after it said trading was below market expectations.
When bosses at a fast growing international energy service business in the north-east sought out a new chairman to help to develop the business further they aimed high, and got Charles Mackay.
Aberdeen-based Sigma Offshore said yesterday it had secured £2million of new funding to further develop its oil and gas technology.
SPECIALIST oilfield production-chemical company Champion Technologies is investing £4.5million at its eastern hemisphere headquarters in Aberdeen.
A GIANT oil rig arrived in Dundee on Friday for general maintenance work.
FURIOUS investors are reportedly calling for Royal Dutch Shell bosses to hand back their bonuses amid an escalating row over the oil giant's pay awards.
Cutting Underwater Technologies (Cut), a specialist cutting services provider to the decommissioning and abandonment industry, has invested £3.25million in new UK headquarters in Aberdeen.
A row between an offshore support company and its landlord is being taken to the European Parliament.
A NORTH-EAST college has struck a deal with some of the world's biggest oil companies which will give pupils the chance to see how the oil and gas industry works.
Scottish & Southern Energy said yesterday it had benefited from competitive pricing and investment of almost £1.28billion last year, which helped it to a net gain of 600,000 customers in the year to March 31.