Opinion: What will Brexit really mean for businesses tax-wise?
At this stage, we cannot predict with any certainty the full tax impact arising from the UK’s exit from the EU.
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Managing the safety, health & security of mobile oil & gas workers
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and the International SOS Foundation have just issued a guide outlining the aspects of safety, health and security for which organisations should take responsibility when they have workers travelling for work, or on international assignments.
Stork continues expansion into Norway
Stork, a Fluor company and expert provider of maintenance, modifications and asset integrity services, continues making its mark in Norway
Blaze goes one step further with modular system
Blaze goes a step further with a modular system that can deliver both safety improvements and reduce costs.
Five top tips for travel managers in the energy sector
Achieving savings and efficiencies are vital to energy and offshore companies looking to navigate choppy economic waters. When it comes to travel, a specific plan with measurable objectives not only focuses time, but also helps illustrate to the business the measures being employed to reduce spend, and which approach and policies work best. Each organisation is different and there is no one-size-fits-all approach, so it is essential to devise a programme that meets individual needs. ONE: Analyse HOW you buy your travel
Opinion: Remotely managing an overseas business
In this ever evolving and challenging global oil and gas market, many SMEs involved in the oil and gas supply chain is having to think wider than their home market if they are to survive.
Opinion: Time to quit
I am certain that we all are aware that tobacco is a killer! Smokers and other tobacco users are more likely to develop certain diseases and die earlier than those who do not use tobacco. If you smoke, you may worry about what it’s doing to your health and how hard it might be to quit.
Opinion: Building a culture to maximise Scotland’s future oil and gas success
For almost two years the oil and gas sector globally has been facing one of its worst downturns in history. Many of us will have all seen first hand the impact this is having on jobs in Scotland.
Bilfinger Semco collaboration helps operators to prepare for new CAA helideck regulations
Integrated helideck team can cover all aspects of the required CAP upgrades, and also add value by being able to deliver additional scopes
Demobus takes centre-stage at HIS open days
North firm Highland Industrial Supplies (HIS) is gearing up for a major event next week, when it throws open its doors to show off some of the best welding and cutting equipment on the market.
Redundancy and the next steps, find help and guidance through PACE
Losing your job at any time is hard, but with thousands of people facing redundancy from Scotland’s energy sector, the plight of oil and gas workers is especially difficult.
International SOS: Advice for businesswomen travelling across the globe
When we think of travel risks we tend to imagine plane crashes or terrorist attacks. Such events are reasonably rare. The most common risks to travellers are opportunistic crime and traffic accidents.
RGU event for alumni and family members affected by the oil and gas downturn
Determined to help their peers and in partnership with their university, RGU’s Alumni Council, made up of RGU graduate volunteers, is organising a 'free-of-charge' event for all RGU alumni and/or family members of alumni who have been made redundant or are at risk of redundancy.
Opinion: Restructuring and insolvency – the uncomfortable part of the new reality?
Energy Voice has recently published its latest research report “Sub $50 Oil – New Perspectives & Hidden Opportunities”. The aim of the research, as the title suggests, is to identify untapped opportunities in the oil and gas industry in the current low oil price environment, as well as uncovering the main risk factors in play.
Opinion: Pension freedoms two years on
Wendy Atkinson discusses the market challenges
OTC 2016: Why Houston was a game changer for Aberdeen firm
Houston. The Bayou City, the USA’S fourth largest city with a population of 5.9 million, energy capital of the world, home of Nasa and the world’s largest medical centre. The statistics are amazing, breath-taking and inspiring – but they could also seem daunting to a Scottish firm looking to internationalise.
World’s Largest One-day Leadership Conference At The AECC – 06 May 2016
Leadercast Live is the world’s largest one-day leadership conference, broadcast LIVE from Atlanta and simulcast to over 100,000 delegates in more than 20 countries around the world.
Can a non-UK resident join a UK pension scheme?
Since A-day, there is no legislative restriction on who can be a member of a UK registered pension scheme. So in theory, anyone can join a UK scheme regardless of residency.
Final chance to enter Shell’s Bright Ideas Challenge – win up to £5,000 in just 2.5 hours!
What will cities look like in 2050? How will they be powered to be vibrant, healthy and clean places to live? That’s the question Shell is posing to students in S1 and S2, through The Bright Ideas Challenge, their new cross-curricular schools competition.
Business value: local requirements but offshore development
Data analysis and reporting is not just a requirement for many companies, it is the only way to measure and improve profitability. And measure that improvement.
Enter Shell’s Bright Ideas Challenge – Win up to £5,000 in just 2.5 hours!
What will cities look like in 2050? How will they be powered to be vibrant, healthy and clean places to live? That’s the question Shell is posing to secondary students, aged 11-14, through The Bright Ideas Challenge, their new cross-curricular schools competition.
Opinion: Achieving cost savings in a challenging market
There are many challenges facing the energy sector, and reducing operational costs is just one. When your business specialism requires your people to travel to some of the world’s most inaccessible places, those journeys can often have an appropriate price tag.
Opinion: Smith versus Fergusson – the battle of the Scotsmen?
What is the difference between Murray Smith, our Sales and Marketing Director based in Leicester, and Alan Fergusson our Employee Benefits Director based in Aberdeen?
Opinion: The changing ownership of oil and gas infrastructure
The UK’s offshore pipelines and terminals were constructed to export production from the owners’ own oil & gas fields. Although tariff income was generated as third party owned fields were tied-back, that income was small relative to the revenue from the infrastructure owners’ own production. The field owners retained ownership of the infrastructure so that they could control the export route for their existing fields and for discoveries and prospects they may wish to develop in the future.
Opinion: Navigating the black expanse of $30 oil
Where do efficiency savings and productivity gains come from when the obvious wastage is eliminated? When the headcount requires no more than a couple hands and a foot? That’s the question facing many of us now as the black expanse of $30 oil spreads out before us.