Energy firm pledges £3.25m for education
A WIND energy firm announced plans yesterday to provide £3.25million over 25 years for educational initiatives in the Highlands if its proposed windfarm near Inverness secures planning permission.
Technology
Put your technology in front of the majors
Firms producing innovative technology have got the chance to put their wares in front the bosses at global oil and gas industry firms next month.
New partnership to help search for oil
THE petroleum explorers of the future will be given a helping hand to search out the Earth's remaining oil and gas reservoirs, thanks to a new partnership between the industry and Aberdeen University.
Opportunities in recession on menu at dinner
Business leaders from across the north-east will be gathering on Monday for Robert Gordon University's 2011 entrepreneurship dinner.
Green road fuel from waste newspapers
HERE is one way that supposedly old-fashioned newsprint beats the Internet. American scientists have discovered a novel bacterial strain, dubbed "TU-103," that can use paper to produce butanol, a biofuel that can serve as a substitute for petrol.
Aset to help territory reap benefits of energy assets
REPRESENTATIVES from Australia's oil and gas industry were in Aberdeen yesterday to learn more about training in the sector.
Young Professionals meet
The final seminar of 2011 for Young Professionals in Oil and Gas is in Aberdeen on Thursday.
Offshore platforms could offer lifeline to fishermen
OIL and gas platforms could offer a lifeline to the Scottish fishing industry by providing an ideal home for populations of species such as cod and haddock.
Oil leaders pinpoint priorities for new technology investment
TOP priorities for oil and gas technology investment in 2012 were agreed at an international gathering of ITF members in Aberdeen.
Inspiring ideas to solve sea transfer problem
A BOAT with racing car suspension, a giant robotic arm and a vessel resembling a seahorse are among 13 short-listed inventions hoping to solve the problem of getting engineers on to wind turbines at sea.
ITF holds its annual technology conference
Senior figures from many of the world's largest oil and gas companies will be in Aberdeen this week to set their priorities for technology development in 2012 to help extract reserves.
‘Seahorse’ to aid work on turbines
A BOAT with rally car-style suspension and a giant mechanical "seahorse" are among the designs receiving funding from a contest to solve problems working on offshore windfarms.
Burst disk JIP gets the money
A PROPOSED process engineering joint industry project has secured enough sponsorship to initiate.
US scientists developing cunning way of generating power and capturing carbon
CO2 is now a major headache and headlines are full of stories about how to capture and store the gas. Carbon capture is considered by UK policymakers to be the way ahead.
Hands-on experience for future engineers
YOUNGSTERS got their first feel for some of the science behind energy at Aberdeen's annual TechFest event.
New-look pylons contest going down to the wire
New exhibits at a famous art museum could soon be going on permanent display across the length and breadth of the countryside.
Subsea engineer’s award bonus
AN ENGINEER based in Aberdeen is one of the first recipients of a new scholarship awarded by industry body Subsea UK.
Annual award from Subsea UK
ABERDEEN-based engineer Yasaman Zirakzadeh has become one of the first recipients of a new £7,500 scholarship from industry body Subsea UK.
Optimus recruits its biggest intake of graduates
OIL and gas engineering consultancy Optimus (Aberdeen) announced yesterday the biggest intake of graduates in its 12-year history.
Industry MSc going from strength to strength
THE first tranche of graduates from the University of Aberdeen's MSc Oil and Gas Structural Engineering completed the course this year.
Ghanaian graduates in line for RGU scholarship
AN APPRENTICE-STYLE reality TV show in Ghana sponsored by the British Council is giving 12 graduates the chance to win an all-expenses scholarship in Aberdeen.
Ultimate field trip winners get taste of North Sea
THREE chemical engineering graduates from Loughborough University have been given an insight in to the workings of a major integrated energy company after winning a competition.
‘Chronic’ shortage of electronic engineers to be tackled
KONGSBERG Maritime has launched a new scholarship in a bid to tackle what it calls a "chronic shortage" of electronic engineers entering the oil and gas industry.
Apprentices ‘vital’ to oil and gas companies
A young apprentice who was determined to work in the engineering industry has completed the first week of his fledgling career with a Peterhead firm.
Oil industry has gaps in health and safety information systems – report
There are gaps in critical health and safety information available for oil and gas workers, according to a report.