BP reassessing 2020 AGM as venue being converted into coronavirus hospital
BP is reassessing the “chosen venue” for its 2020 Annual General Meeting as the planned site is being converted into a coronavirus field hospital.
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Alexander Kielland: Norway still fighting for answers 40 years after its worst industrial disaster
A group representing families and survivors of Norway's worst industrial disaster has spoken of its “demand for a completely new inquiry” exactly 40 years later.
North Sea oil and gas ‘must be part of economic response’ after Covid-19 outbreak, union warns
North Sea oil and gas “must be part of the response” to Scotland’s economic woes once a solution to the coronavirus outbreak has been found, a trade union has said.
All-Energy conference postponed amid spread of coronavirus
Scotland's largest renewable energy and decarbonisation conference has been postponed due to the growing concern over the spread of Covid-19, organisers said today.
Unaoil bribery case involving Aberdeen man suspended over coronavirus outbreak
A UK judge suspended the country’s biggest ongoing corruption trial in London for two weeks, the first such case to have been put on hold because of the coronavirus as an attorneys association asked for all jury trials to be halted.
Flights suspended to Total’s Culzean field amid suspected coronavirus case on Maersk rig
Flights have been temporarily suspended to one of the UK’s largest offshore gas fields after a suspected coronavirus case at an adjacent drilling rig.
Oceaneering shifts 300 Aberdeen workers into new digs
Oceaneering has moved more than 300 workers in Aberdeen into new offices in a bid to consolidate its presence in the city.
‘Disappointment’ as Chancellor puts CCS lower down pecking order than potholes
A leading analyst has described it as “disappointing” that the Chancellor that put a vital net zero technology lower down his list of priorities than repairing potholes.
Aberdeenshire oil worker quarantined in China over coronavirus fears
An Aberdeenshire oil worker under quarantine in China has said he “doesn’t know” when he will be able to return to the UK.
OGUK to chop up flagship industry report due to coronavirus disruption
Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has decided to chop up one of its flagship industry reports and cancelled key events in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Shell Aberdeen worker tests positive for coronavirus
A Shell worker has tested positive for coronavirus in Aberdeen as the number of cases across north-east Scotland has increased to six.
Budget forecasts on North Sea revenues will be ‘wrong’ due to oil price freefall
The oil price freefall means projections for the UK’s North Sea revenues are already out of date before the Budget is even published, according to a leading analyst.
Tendeka wins ‘eight-figure’ deal with Aker BP
Aberdeen head-quartered service company Tendeka will take on a multi-million-pound contract to supply sand-face completion equipment to Aker BP’s Norwegian assets.
Scotland’s oil and gas sector should prepare for evolution, not revolution
We’re just days away from the UK Budget and this year’s spending plans are leaving us all questioning what to expect. With a new Chancellor, a new majority Conservative government, the build-up to COP26, and a flurry of Brexit transition negotiations, there’s a lot of second-guessing about the UK’s direction of travel after March 11.
‘Significant support’ for Sir Ian Wood’s Energy Transition Zone plans
Oil and gas doyen Sir Ian Wood has urged the public and private sectors to work collectively and quickly to ensure “meaningful progress” is made while responding to the climate change emergency.
Exclusive: ‘My son was crippled by incompetence’ while preparing oil rig for North Sea
A senior diving boss has described how his son has been “crippled by incompetence” while preparing an oil rig for work in the North Sea.
Diversity efforts in oil and gas ‘been going on for a long time but nobody knew’
Working with oil and gas companies to tackle diversity and inclusion issues used to be like ‘having an affair’.
100 jobs safeguarded as BP extends North Sea contract with Vroon for £30million
The jobs of 100 seafarers have been safeguarded after BP agreed a contract extension with Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) worth around £30million.
EY warns of Aberdeen labour market contraction
New figures from EY suggest the Aberdeen labour market will contract slightly every year between now and 2024, while employment in Inverness will grow by 0.3% annually.
Tems moves into larger offices
Offshore environmental management service firm Turnkey Environmental Management Services (Tems) International has completed a move to new headquarters in Aberdeen.
Asco wins £100million North Sea extension with CNOOC
Aberdeen-headquartered energy services firm Asco has been awarded a North Sea deal worth more than £100million with operator CNOOC.
Uncertainty for 50 Aberdeen jobs as Weir Group prepares exit from oil and gas
Weir Group has announced it is preparing to exit its struggling oil and gas business, bringing uncertainty for 50 Aberdeen jobs.
Concerns raised about loss of key green areas to Sir Ian’s energy transition zone
About 70 acres of green space, industrial estates and more in Aberdeen could be transformed into the city’s first dedicated “energy transition zone” (ETZ), which oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood believes could be key to securing “unparalleled potential for the future of our local economy”.
Concern at cancellation of another London link
Another blow has been dealt to north-east travellers who want to fly to the south-east of England.
ODE appoints Sandy Reid to asset management role
Offshore Design Engineering (ODE), an international technical service provider to the oil, gas and renewable energy markets, said yesterday it had appointed Sandy Reid as managing director of asset management.