This week’s top story was the news that Centrica held a “hackathon” for oil and gas contractors.
The event was aimed at looking how to reduce the costs for projects that are currently stuck in the pipeline.
The term is more usually used for gatherings of software developers and programmers, where they get together to look at problems and figure out how to solve them.
Meanwhile Shell also revealed that it would be making job reductions as well as potential shift pattern changes.
Around 250 staff and contractors could face job losses as the company makes changes to its North Sea operations.
The oil major is also looking to move to a “three on, three off” shift pattern.
Talisman Sinopec have appointed a new managing director.
Bill Dunnett has been appointed to the position by Talisman’s board of directors, and will begin his role from April 7.
A chartered engineer, the newly appointed managing director has more than 30 years’ experience in the international oil and gas industry, and has previously served as project manager for Shell and acted as senior vice president for Global Offshore Capital Projects.
German utility company E.ON remained tight-lipped on the future of its North Sea oil and gas interests after a report said the company was making plans for an exit.
However a spokeswoman said she could not comment on speculation, and there would be no announcement of any kind until the conclusion of a strategic review launched by the firm late last year.
Energy Minister Matt Hancock said Total’s West of Shetland project showed there was still a bright future for the UK North Sea industry.
He was speaking after French energy giant Total announced it had received Department of Energy and Climate Change approval for its £990million Edradour and Glenlivet field development plans (FDPs).
The decision to invest was taken by Total last May. UK Government sanction for the FDPs allows Total, which has an 80% stake, and Danish partner Dong Energy (20%) to progress to development.
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