Video: North Sea pilots face oil platform “black hole” effect when landing
Pilots are flying into a "black hole" when landing on North Sea platforms at night.
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Rovop makes loss after after Ceona collapse
An Aberdeen-based remote operated vehicle (ROV) specialist has booked a £3.8million hit to its bottom line after its major customer Ceona went into administration last year.
UK has highest number of planned North Sea projects to 2025
The UK has the highest number of planned project in the North Sea due to start by 2025, according to new analysis by research firm GlobalData.
Renew News: Braemar Hydro Scheme getting ready for action
A community hydro scheme could be up and running this summer after 200 investors injected £800,000 worth of cash into the project.
Songa rig to begin journey from South Korea for Statoil job
Songa Offshore said it has taken delivery of the Songa Enabler from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea.
Shell HQ gets visit from investigators looking at alleged Nigerian corruption probe
Investigators have visited oil major Shell's headquarters in the Hague in relation to a Nigerian offshore oil field.
Statoil staff back home after Algeria attack
Statoil employees have left Algeria just a couple of weeks after the gas plant where they worked was attacked by terrorists.
Nigeria arrests suspect after Eni oil pipeline bombing
Nigeria has arrested a person suspected of having bombed an oil pipeline belonging to Italy's ENI in the southern Delta region, the commander of a state security force said on Wednesday.
Exxon climate science probe expands as New York gains allies
Massachusetts became the latest state investigating whether Exxon Mobil Corp. misled investors and the public about how climate change may affect its business.
Xcite Energy no longer reporting issuer in Canada
Xcite Energy said the Alberta Securities Commission and other regions, including British Columbia and Ontario, have confirmed the company is no longer a reporting issuer in any jurisdiction in Canada.
Asia can’t seem to escape its addiction to Middle East oil
Even in a world awash with crude, buyers in the world’s biggest oil market can’t seem to escape their addiction to Middle East supplies.
Norwegian freight firm shuts Aberdeen offices
A Norwegian freight firm has shut its offices in Aberdeen and established a partnership with another firm to run the services previously offered.
Texas family appeals to Supreme Court in Marathon lawsuit
A US family is asking the Texas Supreme Court to review an environmental nuisance lawsuit against Marathon Oil.
Statoil’s US boss will focus on bottom line not production
Statoil's new US boss will focus on "bottom line" targets rather than production figures as he aims to steer the Norwegian energy giant through the US shale gas maelstrom.
Premier Oil silent over Solan start-up date
A west of Shetland oilfield that has cost its operator more than £1.2billion to develop has missed another target date for production start-up.
World leaders to meet in Washington for nuclear security summit
World leaders will gather in Washington to discuss how to prevent terrorists getting hold of radioactive material, with the UK set to play a leading role in protecting nuclear facilities from cyber attack.
IOG eyes “low risk” North Sea assets
Independent oil and Gas (IOG) said it has completed £13.55million financing transactions with London oil & Gas.
Tata to sell UK business, thousands of jobs at risk
India's Tata Steel plans to sell its UK business in a move which will put thousands of jobs at risk.
MX Oil gives GPDC more time to secure funds for Nigerian asset
MX Oil said it has allowed GEC Petroleum Development Company (GPDC) additional time to put financing in place as it looks to acquire investment in the Aje field, offshore Nigeria.
Chariot strikes farm-out deal with Eni
Chariot Oil & Gas has signed a farm-out agreement with Eni for the company to acquire a 40% interest in return for a capped carry on drilling the JP-1 prospect.
Songa Offshore plans new convertible bond of up to $125m
Songa Offshore said it intends to issue a convertible bond of up to $125million.
Crude at $40 isn’t the only problem facing Norway’s oil industry
The collapse of crude prices isn’t the only problem facing energy companies in Norway: Explorers in western Europe’s biggest oil-producing nation also have had their leanest drilling spell in almost a decade.
Mexico first power auction awards 1,720 megawatts of wind, solar
Renewable energy developers won contracts to produce 1,720 megawatts of power in Mexico during the country’s first-ever private auction, after the government ended a decades-long state electricity monopoly in 2013.
BP to cut up to 500 jobs in Houston
Oil major BP is set to reduce its headcount in Houston by up to 500 positions.
North east oil worker poses for picture with would-be suicide hijacker
North east oil industry worker Benjamin Innes posed for a photograph with hijacker and would-be suicide bomber on board an Egyptian domestic flight.