Scanning the North Sea with Texo DSI
Texo DSI has delivered inspection and survey data offering unique insights to the owners and operators of a range of North Sea assets across oil and gas and the renewables energy industry.
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Putting decarbonisation plans into action
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the energy transition is defined as ‘a pathway toward transformation of the global energy sector from fossil-based to zero-carbon by the second half of this century’.
At the heart of the matter
Heart disease is the single biggest killer in Scotland. It acts as a huge burden on the NHS, with someone in Scotland being admitted to hospital due to a heart attack every 50 minutes. It causes daily devastation, with coronary heart disease causing around 18 deaths every day.
Red Rooster is continuing to build its brand globally with bespoke designs
Aberdeenshire-based Red Rooster Lifting continues to be at the forefront of development within the lifting industry. Building on the demand for Red Rooster rental equipment, there has been a significant investment for 2020 in a range of bespoke designs offering customers the supply, rental, and servicing of the best-powered lifting and load measuring solutions in the world.
Could diversity be the key to powering a low carbon future?
Few would doubt that the global energy industry is facing huge challenges as it transitions to a low carbon future. But most would agree that, with the sector’s usual combination of innovation and commitment, these can be overcome.
How to stay safe in a changing industry
Safety and engineering experts will deliver talks at PIM’s upcoming integrity management event, ‘Sustainability, integrity management and the North Sea’.
Push for diversity and inclusion at CMS
The oil industry has some great female role models among its leaders – just here in Aberdeen, Deirdre Michie and Colette Cohen spring immediately to mind.
The can-do spirit at Genny Hire keeps company ahead of the rest
Since first opening its doors in 2008, Genny Hire has gone from strength to strength. Sadly, in May 2019, one of the directors, Peter Emslie, passed away. But Peter’s ethos and “can do” spirit is well and truly alive within the Genny Hire team.
Underwater 3D inspection solution clinches contracts for Cortez Subsea
Subsea technology and services company, Cortez Subsea, enjoys success in the global inspection market thanks to its 3D technology.
Charlie-1 looms as potential company maker for 88 Energy
Alaskan focused oil and gas group, 88 Energy Ltd (ASX:88E) provided a further update on Monday regarding the progress of the group’s Charlie-1 appraisal well on the North Slope of Alaska.
88 Energy just weeks out from drilling 1.6B barrel Alaskan oil target
Dual listed junior oil explorer 88 Energy Limited (AIM: 88E | ASX: 88E) is just weeks away from spudding its Charlie-1 appraisal well at Project Icewine on the North Slope of Alaska.
The changing face of a modern apprentice
Our industry is facing a tremendous challenge as we tackle the energy transition, and developing a workforce that is multi-skilled, flexible and technology-enabled is critical.
What to look for in a good PPE partner
The energy industry changes quickly, and companies often find themselves hard pressed to maintain or even improve worker safety while increasing productivity and sales.
Iqarus: It pays to talk
Statistics show that one in four of us will experience a mental health problem in any given year, but many are too afraid to talk about it.
Texo Group tackles industry challenges
Texo Group has started the year with a new focus and a number of key projects being delivered for clients in the energy industry.
Being creative in the oil and gas industry
Can we really be creative in an industry like oil and gas that’s bound by regulation and where failure can have major implications for safety?
Data-driven decision making from Baker Hughes
In their push to lower total cost of ownership and improve the safe operation of their offshore blowout preventers (BOPs), drilling contractors and operators need real-time access to BOP data that can reduce non-productive time (NPT) and total expense (TOTEX), without increasing maintenance and service costs.
Decades of oil and gas safety expertise can benefit growing offshore wind industry
The oil and gas industry has, for decades, placed safety at the forefront of operations with a continual drive to improve safety measures through increased training and awareness. With offshore wind projects growing across Scotland, there are lessons to be learned to reduce risk in this developing sector as well.
A new approach for a new decade
Imagine, for a moment, an industry whose workers can quickly report good and bad practices at work; where the reporting system looks the same wherever they are working; where workers get prompt feedback on what they have reported and the information collected is shared and used to improve the safety performance of participating companies and the industry as a whole.
Returning confidence leads to boost for MPH
One of Aberdeen’s longest-running family businesses, McIntosh Plant Hire (MPH), is ramping up activity having experienced an increase in enquiries across all its key service lines in recent months.
Care for your workers
BMI Healthcare is Britain’s leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals throughout the UK.
Surplus offshore operations assets on sale – BP North Sea
As a leader in the sale of surplus industrial assets, Liquidity Services is pleased to inform you about an upcoming online auction of surplus offshore equipment on behalf of BP North Sea in Aberdeen.
Know your tax liability
Norway and Denmark continued to be attractive work locations for UK companies in 2019. Many of those companies are specialists in the traditional sectors of oil and gas but there has been an upsurge in other sectors such as renewables, aquaculture and agriculture.
Traveleads named official travel partner for major energy industry event
The Energy Exports Conference (EEC), organised by the Energy Industries Council, (EIC) returns to Aberdeen for the second year in June 2020 and independent travel management company, Traveleads is delighted to announce it is this year’s official Travel Partner.
Key 2020 trends for the oil and gas sector
As we leap into 2020, a number of key trends are likely to dominate the oil & gas sector.