£2million DetNor deal for Plexus
Energy engineering firum Plexus has agreed a £2million deal to supply its wellhead system to Det Norske Oljeselskap for two new wells.
Technology
Maersk takes energy industry into virtual world with new oil game
Energy giant Maersk is looking to expand public awareness of the industry with the launch of the first oil video game.
Grant for new fault current limiter trials
A new fault limiter aimed at the new renewable energy sector has received a £635,000 grant to enable testing.
Technip launches new French innovation centre
Energy industry project management firm Technip has launched a new innovation and technology centre near Paris.
Ewing looks for more women to enter energy industry
Energy minister Fergus Ewing says he hopes more women would be “inspired” to take up roles in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
Waveblade secures new funding round
Scots submersible power tool firm Waveblade has raised £610,000 in its latest round of expansion funding.
Energy companies must be prepared to maintain communications chain
The energy sector is uniquely positioned in terms of its communication requirements. Offshore operations, maritime integration and onshore offices are all elements within a tightly meshed chain. One link in the chain breaks and the integrity of the whole organisation can be seriously damaged.
Young Energy alphabet competition
We have two winners this month! They are Nathan Anderson and Alasdair Stephen from Kintore Primary School, with their terrific description of what Platforms are used for.
Bond visit shows pupils the sky’s the limit
Ten pupils from Aberdeen's Northfield Academy got to see how engineers at helicopter company Bond keep their machines flying safely.
Bottle-it team from Inverurie at cutting edge of competition
A team of eight students from Inverurie Academy has won the Grampian Young Enterprise award and will be off on June 18 to the Scottish finals.
US varsity’s system for offshore wind measurement
The University of Maine has taken the wraps off a buoy-based data gathering system to enable wind speeds to be measured for proposed offshore windfarms.
Napier team investigates coatings technology transfer
Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University have completed a short project that studied the feasibility of applying a new coating process, which was initially developed for use in the production of solid oxide fuel cells, to the oil and gas industry. The project secured industry support through the Aberdeen-based global technology facilitator, ITF.
Senergy works with university to solve crucial shortage
A pioneering collaboration aimed at inspiring the next generation of much-needed petrophysicists into the energy sector has been launched at Aberdeen University.
Video: Dana Petroleum chief executive Marcus Richards on their new floating platform
Dana Petroleum has reached "a major milestone" with the Western Isles project by laying the keel for its radical $400 million oil production vessel at COSCO's giant fabrication yard on the shores of the Yangtze River, China
Grounded Super Puma helicopters set to fly again – with new warning
A fleet of helicopters grounded after two ditching incidents in the North Sea could be back in the air by July, the manufacturer said yesterday.
Absoft expands leadership team with new appointments
Fast-growing Scottish software consultant Absoft is expanding its leadership team.
Energy apprenticeship scheme in demand
More than 3,500 young people have applied for one of the oil and gas industry’s top training schemes.
All-Energy 2013: Video – The Crown Estate on plans to lease more wave sites
The Crown Estate unveiled plans at All-Energy 2013 to lease further wave and tidal sites in an effort to encourage and accelerate technology devleopment. Head of new energy and technology Mark Simpson tells Energy Voice what CE’s plans entail. Watch our interview on the player below.
All-Energy 2013: New app to assess turbine impact launched
Mobile app designers Linknode demonstrate their new programme for visually assessing the impact of planned wind turbines at the 2013 All-Energy conference. Watch the video below:
Wood Group snaps up Intetech
Wood Group has announced the acquisition of a niche provider of software and engineering consultancy services for well integrity and corrosion management. The value of deal for Intetech, which employs, about 30 people and had revenue for 2012 of £2.78million, was not disclosed.
Helicopter group CHC launches scheme for young engineers
CHC Helicopter, the world's largest helicopter service company, said yesterday it had launched an advanced engineering apprenticeship scheme for the next generation of engineering talent.
Sir Robert Smith promotes Scottish Apprenticeship Week
North-east politician Sir Robert Smith met apprentices from oil service group Subsea 7 to promote Scottish Apprenticeship Week.
Video: Industry wants more done to prevent future UK skills gap
Industry leaders in oil and gas continued the call for a coordinated response to the skills gap challenge facing the sector at a conference in Aberdeen.
RG deal ‘to boost US sales’ for BusinessPort
Aberdeen business management software firm BusinessPort says it has signed a partnership deal in the US which could generate an additional £5million in sales before the end of next year.
Video: First Minister confirms increased support for energy skills scheme
The Scottish Government said yesterday it was doubling its support for a new Aberdeen-based energy training scheme to £6.5million.