Start-ups tackling global ‘emergency’
Eight start-ups from throughout Scotland are the first to benefit from an innovative accelerator programme focused on environment-friendly transport and low-carbon energy.
Technology
Drillmar partners with Polaris Learning to introduce new competency management system
Drillmar Resources, in partnership with training and competency experts Polaris Learning, has developed a new bespoke competency management system for its workforce.
Eserv racks up £3m in contract wins as its tech rolls out across North Sea
Eserv, of Aberdeen, has clinched contracts worth more than £3 million in the last year as oil and gas companies took a shine to its technology.
Accelerating after Covid-19: A day of reckoning or new opportunity?
Covid-19 has caused an unprecedented global economic and social crisis. The pandemic has significantly affected all aspects of life. Almost overnight the world as we knew it began to spin on a completely different axis.
Businesses urged to ‘combine expertise’ at launch of new EnergyTech initiative
Sir Ian Wood urged businesses of all sizes to “co-operate, share ideas, challenge themselves and combine expertise” as he launched the new EnergyTech initiative.
OPITO marks strategic shift with launch of new training standards for renewable energy workforce
Global skills body OPITO has marked a “strategic shift” in the business after it made its first move into the renewable energy industry.
New technology lets oil workers text and talk to offshore robots
New technology will enable offshore workers to talk to and text robots working around oil and gas platforms.
RGU spinout Safe Influx entices Weatherford with oil well technology
A spinout from Robert Gordon University (RGU) has caught the eye of US oilfield service giant Weatherford with its blowout prevention technology.
Mintra announces £107m listing on Oslo Stock Exchange
Aberdeen and Norway based training provider Mintra has announced its listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Petrofac splashes £200k on second freefall lifeboat in Aberdeen
Oilfield service firm Petrofac has taken delivery of a second freefall lifeboat at its marine training centre in Aberdeen following an investment of £200,000.
Blended learning enters renewables sector
The phrase “blended learning” was in vogue for a spell as Scottish education authorities mulled a combination of home study and part-time attendance at school amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and now the idea has taken off in the renewables industry.
AFBE-UK Scotland and Spirit Energy team up to give youngsters from under-represented groups career advice
Students and graduates facing up to the challenges of finding work in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic have an opportunity to gain career advice at an online event next week.
Kawasaki’s SPICE machine’s 2020 trials a success
An innovative autonomous underwater vehicle being developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries appears to have come through its 2020 trials with flying colours.
Oil and gas sector risks losing thousands of engineers capable of delivering energy transition
A leading skills body is warning the oil and gas sector it needs to act swiftly or risk losing thousands of engineers capable of delivering the energy transition.
New OPITO initiative launched to help seafarers make move into oil and gas
Global skills organisation OPITO has launched a new initiative to help seafarers make a move into the oil and gas industry.
Magnetic attraction sees V-TES strike deal
An Aberdeen firm has struck a potentially lucrative deal to exclusively supply and install “the world’s most powerful magnets” in the UK.
12 start-ups for new TechX virtual accelerator programme
A dozen “pioneer” start-ups are taking part in the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC)’s third annual TechX Accelerator programme.
OceanTools clinches £50k order for new devices
Subsea engineering firm OceanTools has clinched a £50,000 deal to supply devices to marine technology business Seatronics.
Online solution to training delivery
Though Covid-19 lockdown restrictions across Scotland are now beginning to ease, the viability and availability of international travel remains up in the air.
Low-carbon solutions to change lives
With the human population fast approaching the 8 billion mark and as the great energy transition gains momentum, so the pressure to find wholly sustainable, high efficiency low-carbon replacements for fossil fuels and to stem rising greenhouse gas levels mounts.
Digital solution for materials selection in oil and gas
A digital solution for materials selection in oil and gas is now at the fingertips of users across the industry.
Intelligent integrity management solution enables cost savings of 25%
When a line is drawn connecting dots, the outline of a bigger picture becomes clear. This is the premise of ENGAGE, a game-changing and intuitive asset integrity platform that supports integrity needs across the full asset life cycle. Brought to market by CAN Group, ENGAGE connects the dots between asset data and integrity, streamlining engineering and inspection processes and driving efficiencies.
OGUK partners with skills body to offer support to redundant oil and gas workers
The leading representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas sector has partnered with Skills Development Scotland to signpost support for oil and gas workers impacted by redundancy.
Digitalisation drive unlocks modern training approach
The acceleration of digitalisation during the coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp focus the opportunities for digital technical training within the oil and gas sector.
3T Energy Group launches new learning platform
Energy sector training provider 3T Energy Group has launched Transform, a new cloud-based workforce management and learning platform.