Report reveals Big Oil graduate demand falling
Graduate recruitment in the UK has almost recovered from the 2007 recession, with vacancies set to hit a seven-year high, according to High Fliers market research.
Graduate recruitment in the UK has almost recovered from the 2007 recession, with vacancies set to hit a seven-year high, according to High Fliers market research.
James Gladden of BG Group won the Young Technician of the Year category at the 2013 Oil & Gas UK Awards. Here he tells us why he joined the North Sea industry and why it could be a brilliant choice for those of you who are looking to make your first step into business and industry.
A mobile application is looking to revolutionise the energy industry’s access to safety guidelines – by targeting the most popular mobile platform on the market.
Independent subsea engineering and training firm Jee will send its tutors to deliver its courses to the Korean offshore industry, following the signing of a memorandum.
A new £8million national training centre is to be launched in Aberdeen in the latest effort to tackle the skills shortage in the oil and gas sector.
Aberdeen training firm Mintra has landed a deal to provide training for a Mexican oil and gas services group.
The UK Government is to pump £11million into a new funding competition aimed at the development of community-level energy systems.
A dwindling pool of engineering workers threatens a skills shortage in the oil and gas industry, a new report has warned.
Oil and gas industry skills body Opito has invested in a new Aberdeen office.
Women in Renewable Energy Scotland is on the hunt for mentors to help women plan and progress their careers in the renewables sector.
Recent graduate Katie Musgrave is playing a leading role in a young company's pioneering scour protection technology thanks to the direct support of her university.
A Robert Gordon University mature student, who completed his degree at the age of 66, has received a special prize from the Society of Underwater Technology (SUT).
A specialist oil and gas focus group in the Western Isles has wound down, donating its remaining funds to the Lews Castle College.
An Aberdeen student has won an inaugural oil industry prize thanks to her academic performance in the first year of a new course at Robert Gordon University (RGU).
US drill-bit manufacturer BlueFire Equipment Corporation of Houston is to manufacture equipment using 3D printing.
American engineers have devised a continuous chemical process that produces useful crude oil minutes after they pour in harvested algae - a green paste with the consistency of pea soup.
Secondary school students across Scotland will now be able to get their hands on an exciting new interactive hands-on science kit focused on the role carbon capture and storage (CCS) can play in helping to meet the future energy challenge.
Wood Group ODL has landed a five-year contract for document control and information management services to BP's North Sea business.
Oil giant Shell has extended a contract to use technology developed by scientists at Aberdeen University.
An offshore wind company has come up with a solution to local unemployment – by helping the jobless kick-start their careers in the energy industry.
Petrofac is turning to ex-Army and RAF personnel to tackle the oil and gas industry skills gap.
An Aberdeen-based provider of learning courses for the oil and gas industry has struck a three-year deal with EnQuest for its management training programme.
A new scheme aimed at closing the energy industry skills gap through hiring former services personnel has launched.
A group of 35 students are working in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen and StudentEnergy to create the first European Student Energy Summit.
This year's Energy Institute (Aberdeen) student best MSc paper contest staged late last m onth as always saw Aberdeen and The Robert Gordon Universities square against one another.