Ex-Paladin boss new TSMarine chairman
ABERDEEN-BASED TSMarine (Contracting) has named Roy Franklin as its first non-executive chairman.
Oil & Gas
Dana secures rigs to drill Rinnes area
Dana Petroleum, the Aberdeen-based oil and gas operator, said yesterday it had secured semisubmersible rigs to drill a further two exploration wells in the same area as its recent significant oil discoveries at West Rinnes and East Rinnes, north-east of Shetland.
SNP fires new broadside over petrol prices
The SNP last night seized on an AA survey to show drivers are increasingly holding the UK government responsible for sky high fuel prices.
Brown bids to win cut in sky-high oil prices
Gordon Brown last night raised hopes of a fall in oil prices when he said major oil producing countries had agreed for the first time that they are too high.
Salmond steps up oil fund pressure
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond yesterday stepped up the pressure on Westminster to set up a Scottish oil fund.
Offshore cardiac diagnosis saves lives
TELEMEDICAL electro-cardiongram (ECG) monitoring from Broomwell Healthwatch has cut the cost of healthcare for the North Sea oil and gas industry, improved patient care and helped save lives, by providing offshore cardiac diagnosis for the industry's oil and gas rig workers.
AGR Petroleum Services urges operators to be drill-ready
AGR Petroleum Services, the oil and gas well management company, has urged smaller, independent operators to be "drill-ready" if they are going to compete with larger rivals in the North Sea.
Pay for nuclear power plea
Oil-rich states should use the trillions of dollars they are making from soaring prices to finance new nuclear power plants in Britain, Gordon Brown said yesterday.
Ambassador gets to know north-east
THE new Kazakh ambassador to the UK, Kairat Abusseitov, was in Aberdeen yesterday to meet local business people and politicians on his first official visit to the north-east and first trip to the UK since taking up his post in London last month.
Concern that rig oil pollution may be spreading up north-east river
Fears were raised last night that oil particles washed ashore at a north-east beach were spreading up a prominent river.
US firm makes offer for Ithaca
Endeavour International, the US oil and gas operator which focuses on the North Sea, has offered to buy Canadian company Ithaca Energy, also with a UK continental shelf focus, in a cash and share deal worth close to £180million.
Row after report claims oil would put Scotland in black
A political row erupted yesterday after official figures showed Scotland would have a budget surplus of more than £800million if it had a "geographical share" of North Sea oil revenues.
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.
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.