About 160 countries are expected to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change in a symbolic triumph for a landmark deal that once seemed unlikely, but is now poised to take effect years ahead of schedule.
Oil and gas workers are being urged to ensure they have taken precautions against one of the world's biggest killer diseases as they search further afield to find work away from the North Sea.
Unions and industry bodies said yesterday the sharp rise in unemployment in Scotland should serve as a wake-up call for policy makers.
The UK Government paid oil major Shell $123million last year after changes to the tax system.
The Scottish firm behind Europe’s largest consented tidal-energy project, the MeyGen development in the Pentland Firth, said yesterday it had raised £6.5million from a share placement.
A new global wind power report highlights a “solid” UK performance despite a policy rollercoaster.
President Rafael Correa is raising taxes and imposing a one-off levy on millionaires to rebuild cities devastated by Ecuador’s worst earthquake in decades.
Fresh figures have revealed what homeowners predict will be the energy sources of the future.
At least three people have been injured and hundreds evacuated after an explosion at a Pemex oil facility.
Shell has started a voluntary redundancy process for staff in the Netherlands as it looks to cut its headcount by more than 10,000 jobs worldwide.
Sky television has been reinstalled on Talisman’s North Sea assets after it was pulled last year to save costs.
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has launched a campaign to snap up producing North Sea assets.
Aker Solutions has struck a deal with Lundin Norway for its offshore developments.
A marine expert told a tribunal “there is room for improvement when monitoring vessels” after a boat crashed into a North Sea rig.
A ScottishPower warranty scheme that allegedly failed to pay out £75 million to hundreds of thousands of customers was “effectively a fraud on the public”, according to a damning report by MPs.
More affluent residents and citizens in oil-rich Persian Gulf countries are holding back on luxury spending, focusing instead on basic needs amid concerns over jobs and the health of the economy.
The other day on the doorstep, I got into a conversation with a man who was facing redundancy in the oil and gas sector, we discussed the work being done by the Energy Jobs Taskforce, set up by the Scottish Government, and he said he was pleased to see support coming to the North East via the extended investment in the City Region Deal, and support for individuals to retrain.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Michael Klein, the former Citigroup Inc. investment banker who runs his own boutique, have been selected to advise on state-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co.’s initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.
Oil fell after Kuwait workers said they would end a strike that disrupted output in OPEC’s fourth-largest producer for three days.
Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) aims to build on the momentum gathering behind efforts to reduce energy sector costs with the first in a new series of “share fairs”. The industry body’s new share fairs aim to spur collaboration by giving supply chain companies a chance to have one-to-one interviews with operators’ decision-makers and listen to presentations on key topics. The first event in OGUK’s Aberdeen office on Wednesday, April 27 will focus on the theme of maintenance and repair.
Aberdeenshire subsea service company Ashtead Technology has posted increases in profits and turnover for its last full financial year before changing ownership. A week ago, the Westhill-based firm announced a majority stake in the business had been acquired by Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp) and its London-based venture capital partner, Buckthorn, for an undisclosed fee. Ashtead, which employs 75 people in Aberdeen, London, Houston and Singapore, with agents in Abu Dhabi, Perth and Stavanger, said the investment would help the firm expand its geographical reach, with the Middle East being a particular area of interest and focus.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton won their New York presidential primaries Tuesday, ending losing streaks for both campaigns and allowing the two front-runners to reassert control over their party nominating fights.
Ecuadoreans have begun burying loved ones killed by the country’s deadliest earthquake in decades as hopes faded for the rescue of more survivors.
Aberdeen University vice-principal Dame Anne Glover has joined the board of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.
ExxonMobil has started oil production ahead of schedule at the Julia oil field in the Gulf of Mexico.