Technology needed to keep North Sea viable
If new technology is not developed fast enough the life of the North Sea oil and gas industry could be shortened, a leading boss warned yesterday.
Technology
Proving engineering isn’t just for men
Optimus is proving that oil and gas engineering isn't a man's world with its latest influx of graduates. The consultancy has taken on two female graduates and offered a job to a third chemical engineering student for when she graduates next summer.
Going green
A special environmental forum for green champions in the oil and gas industry is to be held in Aberdeen next month.
Focus on new subsea technology
Nearly 200 oil and gas leaders visited the Aberdeen base of Aker Solutions yesterday to learn more about its new technology.
Energy firm sponsors course
Energy firm GDF Suez Exploration and Production (E&P) UK is sponsoring a course at Aberdeen University to boost oil and gas education.
Taking new approach to recruitment
Pipeline engineering specialist Stats Group will this week outline the difficulties in recruiting key staff at a major energy recruitment show.
Fostering engineering talent is all in a day’s work
When recent research indicated that the oil and gas industry was facing the prospect of finding 120,000 new recruits in the north-east in the next 10 years, it highlighted the scale of the task facing those on the frontline.
Shortage of ROV pilots creates opportunities for career change
A current shortage of ROV pilot technicians could provide a lucrative and exciting opportunity for a change of career, according to the world's leading ROV pilot technician training centre, as the demand for skilled workers continues to increase in the global oil and gas industry.
Insight into energy sector
More than 300 pupils from across the north-east gathered yesterday to find out about the range of careers in the oil and gas industry.
Careers openings in energy
More than 300 senior school pupils will discover the wide range of careers open to them in the oil and gas industry when Energise Your Future returns to Aberdeen tomorrow. Organised and run by industry skills body Opito, the event is at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.
SPE Star shines brightly for William
A student from the Robert Gordon University has been awarded with the Society of Petroleum Engineers' SPE Star Fellowship Award for the North Sea Region for 2012-13.
Racing towards Technology challenge final
A team of former Aberdeen Grammar School pupils are to compete in a global F1 car design competition in Abu Dhabi later this month.
Energy alphabet competition
We are creating an A-Z of energy with the help of you - our Young Energy readers.
Demand for engineering courses reaches all-time high
Demand from school leavers for careers in engineering has shot up, according to Aberdeen's two universities.
First steps in creating future opportunities
Aberdeen-born mechanical engineering student Joseph Kennedy joined 90 Scottish students travelling the world to work with some of the top blue chip firms this summer.
North-east apprentices Score top marks
North-east apprentices picked up awards at Score Group in Peterhead after scoring top marks in a national mechanical engineering competition.
Bridge Energy shares start trading in London
North Sea oil and gas exploration and production company Bridge Energy made its debut on the stock market today, with first day trading valuing it at £75million.
Young energy professionals to hold inaugural dinner dance
Aberdeen's Energy Institute Young Professional Network (EIYPN) is hosting its inaugural black tie event next month.
Proserv boss is well travelled
Proserv's boss has literally come a long way since he graduated in 1982 with a mechanical engineering degree from an Australian university.
Enhanced oil recovery in Aberdeen spotlight
Advances in enhanced oil recovery technology are to be showcased in a talk in Aberdeen tomorrow.
Cash powers bid for skills academy
The Scottish Government plans to invest £3.25million in an "academy" to train workers in the energy sector.
Survivex aims to tackle skills shortage at school level
The oil and gas industry places a high value on experience, but it is widely recognised that with an aging workforce on its books, there is a need to invest in the next generation and produce a sustainable source of workers for the future.
Adding fresh impetus
Oil and gas upstream engineering consultancy ClerkMaxwell has enhanced its operations with a new appointment in a bid to build upon a period of recent growth.
Driving business forward
AGR's Aberdeen office has appointed a new regional consultancy manager to oversee and grow the division.
UTEC increases graduate intake to meet industry uplift
Join us and see the world" might sound like a cliché, but it is a very real possibility for the growing number of graduates joining global offshore survey company UTEC.