Taking the reins
A reindeer driving licence may not be a qualification you need to work in the oil and gas industry, but one intrepid legal professional has picked up some interesting skills on the road to her dream job.
A reindeer driving licence may not be a qualification you need to work in the oil and gas industry, but one intrepid legal professional has picked up some interesting skills on the road to her dream job.
Since the launch of Subsea 7's Engineering Conversion Programme in 2005, the company has benefited from, and proactively led, the integration of engineering talent from non oil and gas industry sectors to Aberdeen.
Technip has issued a call to talented subsea specialists to discuss their career aspirations at the company's second annual careers event. The company is particularly keen to talk to people working in subsea engineering and commercial disciplines.
Aberdeen oil and gas consultant Ingen-Ideas said yesterday it had become a bronze corporate partner of the Institute of Chemical Engineers in recognition of its staff training, development and support initiatives.
A recruitment drive will take place over the next two years by oilfield engineering group Aker Solutions.
Offshore workers hope they will never have to use their survival training for real - but know it will save their lives if the moment they dread arrives.
Aberdeen's oil and gas recruitment sector is still as strong as ever, as today's Your Job proves.
A north-east graduate has paid tribute to an Aberdeen recruitment expert for helping her find her dream job.
Norwegian oil field engineering group Aker Solutions has had an "inspiring" start to its second quarter, one of its bosses in the north-east said yesterday.
More than 2,500 people have applied for a place at a Highland training centre just over a month after it was launched.
A north-east school is leading the way on re-thinking our future energy needs - and is hoping to spread the word to schools in Germany, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands in the process.
Wood Group PSN has taken in more than 100 graduates, trainees and apprentices into its UK business over the last 12 months - the most in a single year by any of the Wood Group companies.
Every day we use electricity, from keeping the lights on in our homes and schools to powering our computers and charging our mobile phones.
Advanced marine technologies solutions company Nautronix is set for its best year yet having secured further orders to supply acoustic positioning systems to American-owned super-drillships currently on order.
North-east company NOV Asep Elmar says it has completed a landmark project.
Technicians are a key part of the North Sea oil and gas industry's backbone.
Aberdeen Business School - Robert Gordon University is to host an energy evening on May 23.
The University of Strathclyde has launched a Global Energy Management (GEM) MSc programme, thought to be a UK first.
An all-girl team of S3 pupils from Alness Academy on the Cromarty Firth have been crowned UK Young Engineers Club of the Year 2012.
The Technology Strategy Board said yesterday it would invest up to £1million in feasibility studies to stimulate innovation in the oil and gas sector and speed up the development of new products.
As part of Subsea UK's ongoing engagement programme to attract young people into the sector, engineering students were given a slice of subsea action at a pizza evening held to highlight the industry's career opportunities.
Nessco Group said yesterday it had nearly doubled its turnover, to £33million, after winning two large contracts for work in Iraq.
Energy service firm 3sun Group said yesterday it planned to expand its north-east workforce to meet increasing demand for its services.
A Fort William subsea diver-training school and equipment-trial centre will play a key role in the development of Angola's oil and gas industry in the coming years.
A group of nine girls from Mintlaw Academy in Aberdeenshire have been finding out how women are playing an increasingly key role in offshore engineering.