Wood aiming to raise profile at ONS
NORWAY is a key market for international energy service company Wood Group and this year marks the seventh time the firm has participated at ONS.
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Global Energy signs partnership deal with Bergen Group
Global Energy Group, a Scottish contracting and service-based company which supports the international energy industry, announced a Norwegian tie-up yesterday.
Subsea sector could face choppier waters
THE UK's booming subsea industry must prepare for choppier waters, a champion of the multibillion-pound sector has said.
North-east firms prove their worth to James Fisher
Marine service company James Fisher and Sons said yesterday that two north-east subsidiaries had exceeded all expectations since they joined the group.
Petrofac hopes to land work worth £5bn-plus
Petrofac, a global provider of facility services to the oil and gas production and processing industry, said yesterday it was bidding on major contracts worth more than £5billion.
UK offshore industry praised for versatility
THERE is almost nothing the UK offshore industry cannot do, Scotland Office Minister David Cairns told the Offshore Northern Seas show yesterday.
Second site in Norway to boost TWMA’s global growth
International environmental service specialist TWMA yesterday announced the opening of a new office to service increasing business from the Norwegian market.
Aberdeen firm continues to win work in Norwegian waters
An Aberdeen company providing marine technology services, Nautronix, yesterday announced another Norwegian deal.
Proserv chief confirms north-east growth plans
Proserv Group, of Norway, has confirmed plans for expansion of operations in the Aberdeen area, which will lead to more jobs locally.
Triton says VisualSoft addition will benefit both firms
Triton Group has taken another significant step forward in its plans to become a world-leading subsea technology and service group with the acquisition of an underwater digital video systems company.
Greenland area can be new North Sea, says Sir Bill
Scottish oil and gas firm Cairn Energy is ready to reap the rewards from an unexplored area with "transformational exploration potential", chief executive Sir Bill Gammell said yesterday.
High growth aspirations
Noble Denton expresses its mission as having global capability in complex marine operations and offshore engineering for the oil and gas industry, where it finds the bulk of its customers, and the renewable-energy sector.
UK oil sector urged to look east
THE Balkans could hold the key to resolving skills shortages in the North Sea offshore sector, according to a company specialising in business and recruitment links with the region.
Consultant says BE-Centrica deal would be bad move
THE UK's biggest energy consultancy, McKinnon and Clarke, has reacted angrily to the call by one of British Energy's major City investors, Invesco, for the nuclear-power generator to merge with British/Scottish Gas owner Centrica.
ITF launches joint industry project at show
The Aberdeen-based Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) launched a major joint industry project at ONS today.
Energy firms converge on Stavanger
Bosses of the oil and gas industry from all corners of the globe are in Norway this week for the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) energy show.
Energy windfall tax could ‘do enormous damage’
The future of the north-east's offshore oil and gas industry could be under threat if the government imposes a windfall tax on energy companies, it was claimed last night.
£83m win keeping rig busy in North Sea
NORTHERN Offshore UK has secured a contract worth about £83million for its new semisubmersible drilling rig Arctic II, which it acquired at the end of last month.
TSM set for major expansion with new vessels on the way
TSMarine says it remains on track to almost double turnover to about £100million by next year after achieving £55million in 2007.
Gas prices soar after leak is discovered on pipeline
UK wholesale gas prices soared by more than 14% yesterday after a leak on a North Sea pipeline prompted fears about supplies this winter.
Oil boss says shadow of NRB must be lifted
Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) is to lead fresh efforts to stamp out offshore workers being banned from any installation in the North Sea without being given a reason.
The talented Mr Fix It
The usefulness of cabinet-making skills to a successful career in energy services may not be immediately obvious.
Commercial debut for sand-cleaning system
ABERDEEN-BASED industrial-cleaning and waste-disposal company MS Industrial Services (MSIS) has completed a contract with oil and gas, marine and drilling support-service firm Offshore Marine Services (OMS).
£25m of work for Aberdeen firm
Integrated environmental service specialist TWMA has announced contract wins of £25million in the past quarter.
Providence announces new study
PROVIDENCE Resources has announced the start of a study to evaluate the carbon-sequestration and gas-storage potential of the Kish Bank Basin offshore Ireland.