Fuel protesters put pressure on EU leaders
HUNDREDS of farmers and lorry and taxi drivers blocked roads in Brussels yesterday to push for help in coping with soaring fuel prices.
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Trinity looking to break into markets abroad
An award-winning Aberdeen firm specialising in offshore catering and remote-site facility management is poised for further expansion in its global activities, its boss said yesterday.
BP chief helps staff mark move into new headquarters
BP chief executive Tony Hayward was in Aberdeen last night to help celebrate the official opening of the oil company's new North Sea headquarters at Dyce.
New offer to tanker drivers worth 14%
THE deal aimed at ending the bitter fuel tanker drivers' dispute is worth around 14% over two years, it emerged yesterday.
Salmond attacked over oil tax fund
First Minister Alex Salmond will be accused of "gloating" over soaring Scottish energy prices tonight.
Over 500 pupils set to explore the oil industry
Organisers of a career fair aimed at addressing the skills shortage in the oil industry say they have received an overwhelming response from schools and businesses.
Aberdeen group keeping on top of corrosion
ABERDEEN firm iicorr said yesterday it was continuing to strengthen its position as a leading provider of corrosion solutions to the marine and oil and gas sectors.
Tanker drivers’ union agrees pay deal with employers
A deal to resolve the bitter fuel drivers' pay dispute was agreed last night, averting the threat of further strikes.
Firm recruiting as business stream expands
COMPUTING service provider Virtual Stream has secured a clutch of contracts worth more than £200,000 in the past few months.
Plexus signs first Middle East deal
PLEXUS Holdings, the Aberdeen-based oil and gas engineering service business, has signed its first Middle East contract with Dubai Petroleum Establishment, to supply its proprietary POS-GRIP wellhead and mudline suspension systems for use in the Gulf.
Progress of energy projects hailed
ABERDEEN'S ITI Energy has announced that two of its major research and developement programmes - Orangutan and Helipipe - are making good progress.
Energy service company founders sell their stakes
The two founders of Aberdeen company, Gas and Oil Technology (GOT), have sold their stakes in a deal worth millions of pounds.
Pumps run dry across Scotland as strike bites
Pumps across many parts of Scotland ran dry yesterday as Shell tanker drivers prepared for their fourth day on strike.
Scomi adds mud-storage capability
ABERDEEN-BASED Scomi Oiltools (Europe) is launching a drilling-fluid division in the UK with a new quayside plant in the Granite City.
Expro suitor raises stakes again with £1.8bn offer
Funds managed by private-equity firms Candover Investments, Alpinvest and Goldman Sachs have again raised their offer for oilfield technology specialist Expro International through buyout company Umbrellastream.
Valiant set for first oil next year
Independent oil and gas company Valiant Petroleum said yesterday it had made excellent progress in becoming a key North Sea player.
Union warns of shortages as strikers picket depots
Petrol supplies to Shell garages were hit yesterday as hundreds of drivers launched a four-day strike in a long-running row over pay which union leaders warned will lead to shortages over the weekend.
Bookings flood in for Energy Ball
More than 1,000 places are already booked for Aberdeen's first Energy Ball.
Scots unite to demand action on fuel prices
Scots farmers, fishermen and hauliers united last night to force the UK and Scottish governments to tackle the fuel crisis as it took a turn for the worse.
Forecourt-shortage fear as strike goes ahead
Last-ditch talks aimed at averting a four-day strike by hundreds of fuel tanker drivers in a row over pay broke down last night.
Entrepreneur award for PSN’s CEO
Bob Keiller, chief executive of Aberdeen-based international energy service company Production Services Network (PSN), has been named as Ernst and Young Scotland Entrepreneur of the Year 2008.
West African oil and gas markets not to be ignored – analyst
Delegates at a business breakfast in the Granite City yesterday were told how offshore west Africa was leading the way in oil and gas capital and operating expenditure.
Decommissioning facts to be laid bare
TWO events being held by Oil and Gas UK and technology facilitator ITF in Aberdeen this week will sharpen the industry's focus on the technologies and capabilities required when decommissioning of oil and gas infra-structure gets under way, potentially at a cost of £20billion to 2040.
BP chairman dismisses talk of $250 oil
The chairman of UK oil major BP has rejected as "apocalyptic" a prediction by Gazprom chief executive Alexei Miller that oil prices would soar to $250 a barrel by the end of next year.
Experts aim to investigate potential new oil fields
Aberdeen University researchers are to investigate potential new oil fields which have lain undiscovered and untapped for more than 40million years.