GB Energy chairman reveals goal of at least 1,000 jobs at new Aberdeen HQ
Juergen Maier laid out more detail around the publicly-owned energy firm as he made his first appearance before MPs at Westminster.
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SNP chief Stephen Flynn defends £30k donation from Flotation Energy boss
The MP for Aberdeen South accepted the donation from Flotation Energy boss Allan MacAskill after lobbying on the firm's behalf.
Peterhead Port calls for investment zone status
The boss of Peterhead Port has called for the implementation of an investment zone as it develops a 10-year masterplan with infrastructure developments and enhancements at the heart of it.
Four challenges for the energy sector and the solutions Hexagon offers
The future is calling as a digital dawn is breaking over the oil and gas sector. A necessary transformation is needed to rise to the growing demands and upcoming challenges across the industry.
Shaping the future of crew management
More than 70 key decisions makers from the energy, marine and renewables industries have gathered in Aberdeen to help shape the future of crew management.
Menopause and mental health: navigating the emotional transition
Menopause is a significant biological milestone for women, marking the end of their reproductive years.
Resistance to ED&I and overcoming this challenge
In recent years, equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) initiatives have seen significant growth.
Aberdeen’s Ventex snaps up ‘hidden gem’ nuclear ROV specialist
Climate tech venture studio Ventex has grabbed hold of a remote survey firm that specialises in the nuclear industry.
NSTA guidance aims to speed North Sea deals
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has published new guidance designed to smooth and accelerate merger and acquisition (M&A) deals between companies operating in the North Sea.
Aberdeen’s 3T energy training firm bags £200,000 to create mobile training capacity
Aberdeen-headquartered 3t Training Services, an energy-sector training provider, has landed a £200,000 grant to help create additional training capacity for under-served areas of the engineering construction industry (ECI).
Proserv and Mocean Energy team up to find replacement for umbilical power cables
Aberdeen-based oil and gas controls firm Proserv has teamed up with marine energy group Mocean Energy to develop subsea renewable energy control systems.
REPD reveals plans for battery project near Kintore substation
RE Projects Development (REPD) has revealed plans to develop a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kintore, Aberdeenshire.
Fire safety equipment test failures putting North Sea workers at risk
Delays in fixing damaged or corroded fire safety equipment in the North Sea is a huge cause for concern amongst workers and their families, along with those who remember what can happen when it goes disastrously wrong.
And we expect to make a timely just transition?
Let’s be clear about what “just transition” actually is and why it is the energy revolution now gaining momentum as the core driver of the colossal changes that human society must undergo globally, or else.
DE&I in offshore energy a ‘curate’s egg’
Promoting and delivering diversity, equality and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace is an essential aspect of good people management.
Equinor takes 9.8% stake in Ørsted
Norway’s Equinor (OSE:EQNR) has acquired a 9.8% stake in Danish renewables group Ørsted (XCSE: ORSTED)
GB Energy to start surge of confidence in Aberdeen’s commercial property market
The confirmation last week that Aberdeen will indeed be home to GB Energy headquarters, and Keir Starmer stating that the new, publicly owned clean energy company could only ever be based in the Granite City, represents a significant opportunity for the commercial property market in the Northeast.
Watch: Pict completes 10,000 personnel transfers at Hornsea 2
Inverkeithing-based Pict Offshore has completed 10,000 personnel transfers on Orsted’s Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm since putting its Get-Up-Safe (GUS) system into service in 2022.
Orsted forms partnership to model wind in complex terrain
Danish renewable energy group Orsted has signed a deal with a tech startup to create more accurate models of onshore wind flow modelling
Ithaca Energy adds new director after Eni combination
Ithaca Energy (LON: ITH) has appointed Tamir Polikar as a non-executive director to its board of directors as nominee of the company’s majority shareholder, Delek Group.
Labour’s plans to Make Work Pay: how will diversity and inclusion in the energy sector be impacted?
Naimh Morrison, associate at CMS, discusses what the key diversity-driven proposals of Labour's Make Work Pay programme may look like in reality.
Transgender people in sport: ‘political aspects are overriding the human aspect’
This summer saw Paris host the Summer Olympics and with that came mounting debate surrounding transgender athletes and how they compete.
Cool approach to cracking hydrogen from ammonia challenge
Ammonia (NH3) can be decomposed to produce hydrogen gas without releasing CO2. The ease of transport and high hydrogen density makes it valuable for the green energy industry.
Corporate DEI strategies & political hypocrisy
I rate Equinor highly in most areas of corporate ambition when it comes to net zero, support for its supply chain and above all, how it treats its staff.
Shattering the myths about recruitment in the energy transition
Chris Black, chief growth officer at JAB Recruitment, discusses how JAB is re-defining recruitment in the energy industry.