Duncan Harwood spent five years in the armed forces, leading soldiers on tours of Iraq and Northern Ireland, along with managing construction sites in the Falkland Islands. The 32-year-old has now joined Aberdeen-headquartered independent energy consultancy ADIL as a subsea project engineer.
Highland youngsters aged 16-24 are being offered the chance to train for a career in the energy industry.
For a family firm which started life as an idea discussed over Sunday dinner, Survivex has had a good debut year.
A joint industry project . . . SURF IM . . . that aims to enable an integrated approach to integrity management of subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) systems, and develop new best practice guidelines for subsea integrity management is under way.
Pupils from Bucksburn Academy triumphed in the north-east heat of an online competition which sees pupils around the world take on the role of oil barons.
Skills learned in the armed forces can often be transferred to civilian jobs and one Aberdeen student has used experience gained exploring the high seas to secure an energy industry scholarship.
After flirting with a career in the RAF, aeronautical engineer Emma Stephenson instead chose the oil and gas industry.
Total has decided to team up with the Schlumberger and Chevron collaboration to further develop the Intersect next-generation reservoir simulator. The French major is to contribute engineering resources and expertise to expand the effort.
3Sun Group is seeking £3.2million of public funding as part of an £8.4million project to tackle an estimated lack of wind turbine and offshore technicians in the supply chain.
Peterhead engineering firm Score Europe is taking steps to forge closer links with primary schools in the area.
Not far from the earth's surface is a source of energy we could use to heat our homes, schools and businesses.
Pupils from Gordon Schools Huntly got to dip their toes in the energy industry through a visit to offshore safety and survival firm Falck Nutec in Dyce earlier this year.
A small north-east energy service business has taken on its first employee thanks to a £1,000 grant from Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils
The Highland energy sector will have a skills gap amounting to nearly 900 people over the next five years, trade body Energy North said last night.
Within days of taking the helm at Viking Moorings in September 2011, Bill Bayliss launched a 100-day plan to propel the company forward.
Oil and gas engineering consultant Optimus (Aberdeen) has launched a new subsidiary focused on North Sea decommissioning.
HB Rentals has relocated its operation in Aberdeen to a much bigger site in the shire in anticipation of continued global business growth.
Aberdeen company Broad Cairn is targeting a near-50% rise in turnover this year of on the back of expansion at its three operating divisions.
Maggie Braid Associates (MBA), competence assurance specialists to the oil and gas industry, has further expanded its international operations after completing its first specialist project in Bangladesh.
An Aberdeen training firm has experienced a large increase in school leavers signing up to one of its most popular courses.
An engineer has dived into further education after winning Subsea UK's inaugural MSc scholarship, opening a door to global career opportunities.
New well-intervention processes and technologies are vital for oil and gas companies seeking to unlock the full potential of their wells, sustain production and arrest the decline of ageing reserves.
It's exciting times for Emmanuel Ahonsi, a young project management engineer with Aberdeen-based Sparrows.
Oil boss Malcolm Webb proudly accepted an honorary degree from the Robert Gordon University at yesterday's graduation ceremony.
North-east oil services firm Romar International said yesterday it had launched a new product as a direct result of more than doubling its research and development (R&D) spending.