Skills challenge as offshore renaissance promises 15,000 jobs
GOING into 2012 we are at a complex and challenging crossroads.
Technology
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Germans develop battery-powered bendi-bus
THEY call it a tram but most of you would think of it as a bendi-bus as it has rubber wheels, even though the early prototypes are double-ended.
Oil and gas firms urged to make most of Masters talent
A NEW initiative to help oil and gas firms make the most of MA engineering and energy students has been launched by Aberdeen University.
Award is platform for student’s OIM ambitions
College student Fergus Stewart from Falkirk is top of the class after winning a coveted oil and gas industry award from OPITO.
Clean power generation package for EOR
MAERSK Oil has teamed up with Siemens of Germany to develop and build turbines for the Danish company's novel TriGen clean power generation technology, which could be used in association with enhanced oil or gas recovery.
Making the grade with technology
WE REGULARLY report on joint industry projects (JIPs) launched through the North Sea's Industry Technology Facilitator, ITF, but what happens to those technologies once the initial project is completed?
New directors to help support growth
MINTRA Training Portal (MTP) has appointed three new directors to support its growth.
Atlas wins large contracts from around the world
SKILLS specialist Atlas, of Aberdeen, said yesterday it had secured international e-learning contract wins worth a total of more than £3.6million during the past year.
EnerMech expects earnings to extend to £10m this year
Mechanical engineering firm EnerMech, of Aberdeen, said yesterday that it expected annual profits to hit £10million this year and rise to £20million in 2012.
Chairman urges investors to back his rescue deal
COSALT chairman David Ross has warned shareholders that the firm faces imminent collapse if they do not accept his 0.1p-a-share offer for the business by December 20.
Duo complete Modern Apprenticeship programme
FINDING the right career path can be a full-time job in itself these days, especially given the current financial climate.
Knowledge is the key
IT IS often said the oil and gas industry is suffering from an ageing workforce, resulting in a skills shortage.
Katrina and the waves
KATRINA Smith is in the admirable position of being one of Scotland's young, female offshore survival instructors.
Controversial power line ‘not going underground’
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has rejected calls for part of a power line that passes through some of Scotland's most spectacular landscape to be buried underground.
Talisman extends its scholarship scheme
NORTH Sea operator Talisman Energy (UK) last night announced plans to increase its investment in a scholarship to more than £1million.
Industry scholarship scheme extended
NORTH Sea operator Talisman Energy (UK) last night announced plans to increase its investment in a scholarship to more than £1million.
Raising new graduates’ awareness of market forces
NEW graduates at engineering and project management firm Amec have been introduced to the drivers of the FTSE100 firm through a collaboration with Cranfield School of Management.
Group takes on entire intake of course
ENERGY industry services firm 3sun Group has said it is to take on the entire 2011 intake of an engineering training course in the east of England.
Junior prize for next wave in renewables
SCOTTISH youngsters have been given the challenge of coming up with the solution to the next wave in renewable energy.
Attitude and approach win the day
ENGINEERING service firm Caledonian Petroleum Services (CPS) was named Employer of the Year at the Scottish Training Federation's annual awards ceremony in Crieff.
Students get slice of subsea action
ENGINEERING students were given a slice of subsea action during a pizza evening held by Subsea UK.
Hands-on learning kits for schools
A NEW kit has been launched for Scottish schoolchildren to get to grips with the science behind the oil and gas industry.
Equipment trials double at Underwater Centre
A FORT William subsea diver training school and equipment-trial centre said yesterday that the number of firms using its test facilities had doubled this year.
Subsea drilling JV with a renewables twist
TWO north-east of England firms have joined forces to develop subsea remote drilling services for marine renewables.