Seajacks makes a start on harbourside HQ
Jack-up vessel firm Seajacks has started work on a new 22,000 sq ft headquarters next to Great Yarmouth's Outer Harbour in East Anglia.
Energy Transition
MEP in attack on windfarm ‘follies’
A SCOTTISH MEP last night said that windfarms are the modern equivalent of national follies but with less practical benefit.
Confidence boost for green energy
INVESTORS in Scottish green energy can have more confidence in the future of the sector, thanks to a new group set up to accelerate the planning process for new projects, according to leading firms in the industry.
Alexander holds out hope of relief for energy firms
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said yesterday that the UK Government hopes to introduce further tax relief for the oil and gas industry in next year's Budget.
More offshore windfarm deals awarded
Lease agreements have now been awarded for five more offshore windfarm sites in Scottish waters.
Subsidies for solar power unsustainable, says minister
All households which instal solar electricity panels must meet minimum energy efficiency standards to benefit from subsidies, the UK Government said yesterday.
ETI in floater call
DEJA vu for Scotland as UK ETI launches floating turbines technology call
Energy firm withdraws windfarm application
AN ENERGY company has withdrawn its application to build a 29-turbine windfarm on a site important for a threatened bird of prey.
Windfarm protesters to picket council HQ
CAMPAIGNERS against a windfarm on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park will take their protests to the doorstep of Highland Council next week.
Dounreay low-level waste store project is a ‘milestone’
Work is due to begin next month to construct a £100million store for low-level radioactive waste from a former nuclear power station.
Positive start for cohort of graduates
OIL and gas services firm Cosalt Offshore has taken the plunge and recruited its first cohort of graduates.
Sir Ian: I’m part of lucky generation
Sir Ian Wood has spoken about the work of his family trust in Africa - and how he felt compelled to help those less fortunate after being part of a "lucky generation" to have benefited from North Sea oil and gas.
UK and Norwegian governments sign energy pact
UK Energy Secretary Chris Huhne and Norwegian energy minister Ola Borten Moe have signed an agreement to cooperate further on renewables, oil and gas and carbon capture and storage.
Go-ahead for wind turbine in Easter Ross
The first single wind turbine in Easter Ross was yesterday narrowly given the go-ahead by Highland councillors despite attracting more than 70 objections from neighbouring residents.
Renewables firms looking for recruits
Hundreds of jobs could be created in the renewable-energy industry in the coming months after a survey revealed more than 80% of firms in the industry planned to add to their workforce.
Chevron uses power of the sun to extract heavy crudel
CHEVRON Technology Ventures has launched a demonstration project to test the viability of using solar energy to produce oil.
Pipeline bundles pose very particular decommissioning challege
PIPELINE bundles may only represent a small percentage of the total length of installed pipeline in the North Sea but, come the time for their decommissioning, it is of course essential that they too are dealt with in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
Cullen to deliver keynote at OPTIO’s Middle East safety conference
LORD Douglas Cullen will join an impressive line-up of leading oil and gas industry figures sharing their experiences and insights during our second annual Safety and Competency Conference in Abu Dhabi later this month.
Plugging gap in skills needs
ENERGY skills ambassador Celia Anderson has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the University Campus Suffolk (UCS Lowestoft).
Asco apprentices set for action
EIGHT new apprentices are set for a footing in the oil and gas industry after joining industry logistics business Asco.
Many heads make light work
A GROUP of 19 university researchers have given their thoughts on the possible solutions to the challenge of carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Importance of maths in the oil and gas sector
STUDENTS from eight schools across the north-east got their teeth into the maths of the oil and gas industry at the first of four TechFest-SetPoint's Maths in the Pipeline workshops this term.
Himalayas . . . a potential ‘Saudi Arabia’ of solar energy power
BORED with geography lessons despite the fantastic new David Attenborough series on the box about the coldest places on planet Earth?
Budding engineers
ABERDEENSHIRE youngsters have just been given an early month taste of the skills and challenges encountered in industry at a science and engineering showcase day in the Granite City.
Minister backs biomass plants
ENERGY Minister Fergus Ewing yesterday outlined his support for small-scale biomass plants before a meeting with timber industry representatives in the north today.