ROV training driving activity at Fort William Underwater Centre
Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) training is driving activity at Fort William's Underwater Centre - and not just in the UK.
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Three iPad2s up for grabs in our Young Energy competition
The summer holidays are nearly here and to make sure the school term ends on a high note we have three iPad2s to give away.
Meeting high demand at Aberdeen Drilling School
Aberdeen Drilling School had its busiest month in its 30-year history this year and the demand for training does not look set to subside.
ITF launches wells and subsurface solutions calls
ITF is inviting technology developers to come forward with innovative solutions for enhanced sub-basalt imaging and novel borehole seismic sources, with the potential for successful proposals to receive up to 100% funding.
Petrofac teams with NASA to offer giant tank for ‘inner space’ training
NASA is famous for the US programme to send man to the moon. However, oil workers are now also able to use one of its world-class facilities in Houston for offshore training. Ian Forsyth finds out more
Maersk opens £500,000 North Sea fire ground trainer
This month, Maersk Training will formally open its new purpose-designed and built fire ground facility at Portlethen.
Alaskan hydrates research project produces steady flow of gas
Research by the US Energy Department (DOE) has found that the injection of a carbon dioxide and nitrogen mixture into a methane hydrate formation on Alaska's North Slope can produce a constant natural gas flow.
SmartWaterFlood aims to raise carbonate reservoir recovery rates
Saudi Aramco has launched a strategic research programme designed to push the frontier of oil recovery from carbonate reservoirs, notably the gigantic but now ageing Ghawar field onshore Saudi Arabia.
Safety first: Developing Hi-Con survival training for the Johnson Space Center site
Petrofac Training Services (PTS) and Raytheon have developed Hi-Con survival training for the Johnson Space Center site.
Teams jet off to compete in Florida
Budding engineers from the north-east are set to jet off to Orlando, Florida, this month to take part in an international ROV (remotely operated vehicle) design challenge.
Polar expedition . . . a lot less bovver with a hovver
This summer, a hovercraft will set out on a research voyage from Svalbard to the North Pole in the first and northernmost polar expedition undertaken by such technology.
No regrets for US students
Two students have hopped across the pond to gain international experience in the energy industry.
Graduate profile: Graeme Falconer
Had it not been for a career in the oil industry, 27-year-old Graeme Falconer, from Garthdee, would have liked to be an astronaut.
Engineering sector growth hailed
Politicians have been accused of "fiddling" over major changes to education and the constitution while businesses are left to get on with the job.
SMS creates graduate fast-track programme
Aberdeen sand management firm SMS has created a fast-track graduate scheme and plans to recruit four graduates into it this year.
Cooking up a unique opportunity
More than 130 students from the north-east have been put through their paces by an Aberdeen-based oil and gas industry catering and facilities management firm.
RGU in accord with Russia
Research directors from Robert Gordon University (RGU) have signed an international cooperation agreement with Russia's principal oil and gas university.
Boom time for survival centre
Energy industry training centre Survivex wants to recruit 20 people after a successful first year in business.
Support plea over ‘power storage’
The UK Government is failing to provide sufficient support for electricity storage technology, a trade body claimed yesterday.
Students engineer scholarship success
North-east students have been named among the recipients of a £140,000 scholarship scheme.
Drilling job boom forecast
The head of venture-capital firm Energy Ventures (EV) in Aberdeen said yesterday he expected increased global drilling activity to provide a boon for jobs in the Granite City.
Neptune gets flood of trainee applications
Engineering firm Neptune said yesterday it had taken on its largest annual intake of apprentices.
Changes at valve experts
Global valve specialist Severn Glocon Group said yesterday it was "recalibrating" its Severn Unival and Severn Ball Valves (SBV) operations in Aberdeen.
Open day success
An open day at The Underwater Centre in Fort William, a leading subsea trials and training centre, has been hailed a great success.
Student team’s dual-purpose project impresses judges
A scheme to use algae to both capture carbon from an oil refinery and create biofuel at the same time has been created by students at Strathclyde university.