GE completes £2.2billion acquisition of lift producers Lufkin
Energy industry giants GE have completed their £2.2billion takeover of oil and gas industry lift producers Lufkin.
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Plexus secures £1.3million deal with Eni for Australian exploration technology
Aberdeen-based energy services firm Plexus has landed a deal worth up to £1.3million to provide wellhead technology for exploration off the Australian coast.
New training academy for marine safety firm
Survival Craft Inspectorate (SCI), a global provider of emergency marine evacuation systems, is investing £500,000 in a new training academy.
NCIMB and ORA test molecular monitoring for renewables production
NCIMB, the Aberdeen-based microbiology and chemical analysis company that manages the National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria, is collaborating in an anaerobic digestion (AD) project with the Organic Resource Agency (ORA), a specialist in sustainable waste management.
US scientists may have cracked CO2 conversion problem
American scientists at the University of Delaware . . . chemist Joel Rosenthal and doctoral student John DiMeglio . . . have developed what is claimed to be a low-cost way of converting carbon dioxide into a synthetic fuel for multiple uses including power cars.
ScottishPower reveals £5.2billion grid upgrade plans
ScottishPower could create more than 2500 jobs after revealing plans for a £5.2billion upgrade of the UK's power distribution grid.
Aubin launches infrastructure and subsea division
Offshore chemical specialist Aubin has launched a new subsea division to provide support for aging infrastructure in the North Sea.
Talks launched to restore open cast mining after Scottish Coal collapse
Efforts to restore open cast mines in Scotland will be discussed today in light of the collapse of a major mining company.
ABB lands Dana deal
ABB has landed a £13million deal with Aberdeen-based Dana Petroleum.
Ofgem names West of Duddon Sands shortlist
Four bidders have been shortlisted to own and operate the proposed £311million West of Duddon Sands windfarm in the Irish Sea.
Fund launched to help rural communities secure renewable energy supplies
Rural communities in England are to get access to a £15million Government fund to help them generate their own green power.
Renewable energy funding scheme for Scottish islands is welcomed
Plans to offer a new deal to encourage a wave of investment in renewable energy schemes on the Scottish islands have been welcomed by industry figures.
Government announces energy investment as Ofgem warns of power shortages
The danger of power shortages in the UK by the middle of the decade has increased, regulator Ofgem has warned.
Independent renewable energy ‘worth £191million a year’ to Scotland
Independent renewable energy projects are now generating more than £190million a year for Scotland, according to new figures.
Video: Pupils take first step into energy industry at Petrochallenge
Pupils from Cults Academy reached the finals of this year’s Petrochallenge after winning the heat in Aberdeen.
Public inquiry date set for Sutherland wind plans
A date has been set for the first stage of a public inquiry into a controversial windfarm in Sutherland.
New electric vehicles recharging scheme for Scotland
A new government scheme to install free charging point for electric vehicles is underway across Scotland.
Nuclear set for ongoing growth, predicts Rosatom
The amount of energy sourced from nuclear resources will grow by 1.5% every year until 2030, a leading Russian consortium has claimed.
Reef Subsea completes Draugen infill program
Reef Subsea has completed rock removal for A/S Norske Shell on its Draugen Field, off Norway.
Xodus and SMRU to work on offshore windfarm deterrent project
Aberdeen-based energy consultancy Xodus Group has landed the contract for the opening phase of a new project aimed at noise impacts and deterrents for the offshore wind industry.
UK risks missing greenhouse gas targets for next decade, warn climate experts
The UK is not on track to meet its targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions through the 2020s, the Government’s climate advisers have warned.
SgurrEnergy to consult on Chinese windfarm project
Scottish renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy says it has agreed a deal to provide advice and support for the first offshore wind farm in China's Guangdong province.
Equalizer opens Houston office after team expansion
Aberdeen-based flange management developers Equalizer have opened their first overseas office as they look to continue their international expansion.
Aker lands £9.7million wellhead system deal in Malaysia
Aker Solutions is to provide up to 24 sets of splitter wellhead systems after signing a £9.7million deal with Murphy Sarawak.
‘Green deal’ a success in driving energy efficiency
The UK Government has hailed new research which shows that families have become more energy efficient since the introduction of a Westminster initiative.