Student secures top scholarship
ABERDEEN University student Nurkenay Bulekbayeva has been awarded the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) prestigious SPE STAR Scholarship for the North Sea region for 2011-12.
Energy Transition
Eco-friendly car aids the road to career success
BUILDING and driving an eco-friendly car - complete with an MP3 dock - may not seem the traditional route to gaining an apprenticeship in the oil and gas industry.
Search on for top apprentices
A SEARCH has been launched to find the country's top apprentices in the 10th Skills Development Scotland Modern Apprenticeship Awards.
Young engineers land global award
BUDDING engineers from a Dundee high school have scooped a leading student design award for their work on a prototype remotely-operated vehicle.
Statoil cuts onshore wind stakes
STATOIL is divesting the bulk of its onshore wind power activities in Norway and is to focus its renewables capability primarily offshore, where it has a considerable grip on technology and projects.
Southern sector buzzing
DESPITE appearing to be a relatively quiet corner of the UK Continental Shelf, the Southern North Sea (SNS) remains a vibrant sector.
BiFab to be ‘mothballed’ within weeks
Workers are being made redundant at the BiFab yard in Lewis which is preparing to be mothballed within weeks.