Film tells true story of diver trapped 300ft below the surface of North Sea
A documentary opens this week telling the true story of how a diver became stranded at the bottom of the North Sea after losing his lifeline to air, heat and communications.
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Aberdeen oil worker murder trial begins
A jury in the trial of a woman and two men accused of murdering Aberdeen oil worker Steven Donaldson has been shown graphic images of the 27-year-old lying dead beside his burned out BMW in the car park of an Angus nature reserve.
Motive Offshore targetting growth after multimillion-pound investment
North-east firm Motive Offshore said yesterday it was targeting “ambitious” growth after a multimillion-pound private equity investment.
Jobs under threat at DOF Subsea in Aberdeen, Bergen
Energy service firm DOF Subsea confirmed today that it expects to lay off a number of employees in Aberdeen and Bergen.
Airline axes flights from Aberdeen to London City
Aberdeen is losing a vital air link to another London airport.
North Sea energy service firm wins £2m in contracts, hires 12 staff
An Aberdeen-based subsea engineering and project management firm has won £2 million worth of new orders since the start of the year, and hired 12 new staff members.
Work on new Aberdeen conference centre boosts profits for property giant
Property development and construction giant Henry Boot said yesterday work on the £333 million TECA project in Aberdeen helped underpin the second best annual profits performance in its 133-year history.
Wood hails ‘significant progress’ in 2018 as revenues climb to £8.3bn
Aberdeen-headquartered energy services giant Wood saw its total revenues climb to £8.3billion in 2018 amid a “significant year of progress” for the firm.
Aberdeen Lord Provost rounds off trip to Guyana
Aberdeen's Lord Provost, Barney Crockett, flew out of Guyana on Friday after a fruitful trip to this soon-to-be oil rich South American nation.
Lord Provost twins Aberdeen with Georgetown, Guyana
Two nations that were once intertwined were joined together in Georgetown today.
Data takes Aberdeen-based SMS to new markets
As a region, the north east of Scotland is known globally for its innovative company base and as an exporter of a wealth of skill and expertise built up in the offshore energy industry.
Challenges of scaling a digital company
As the CEO of a digital technology business, I frequently get asked what advice I would give to those looking to scale a digital business.
Data bringing buzz of innovation to north-east
I am not the first of the team here at Return To Scene to write about the palpable buzz of innovation here in the north east of Scotland. As a team we are pretty evangelistic about digitalisation and the role our wee corner of the world is playing in the digital transformation of industry globally.
Well specialist Exceed celebrates breakthrough in West Africa
Aberdeen-headquartered Exceed has secured a major contract to drill the first deepwater well off the coast of Guinea Bissau in West Africa.
Lord Provost to speak at Houston energy conference
Aberdeen’s Lord Provost is travelling to Houston this week to speak at a leading energy conference.
Transatlantic event set to unite energy hubs
Two of the world’s energy industry engine rooms will come together for a special event in Aberdeen next month.
Granite City bottom of house price league table
Rising house prices in the rest of the UK have left Aberdeen at the bottom of a league table compiled by a leading property website.
WorleyParsons hails impact of Aberdeen business
Australian energy service firm WorleyParsons said today that revenues were "flowing" from its recently acquired Aberdeen operation in the last six months of 2018.
Scottish and Australian hubs to the fore during upcoming event
Exploring business links between key energy hubs in Scotland and Australia will be the focus of a business event taking place in Aberdeen next week.
Airport welcomes plans to increase flights from Aberdeen to Amsterdam during summer months
Dutch airline KLM have announced plans to increase the numbers of services flying from Aberdeen to Amsterdam during the summer.
Altus Intervention looks to up-skill with new simulator
Well services firm Altus Intervention UK has installed a new training simulator at its base in Portlethen, near Aberdeen.
Scottish ports on the crest of a wave
You may be relieved to know that this is not an article about Brexit. However, every cloud has a silver lining - because the last six months of Brexit-related debate have in fact seen the UK’s ports sector attract an unusual amount of political, and therefore public, attention.
Westminster Files: Bid to block civil servant move north revealed
Secret files have revealed how senior government figures were “vigorously opposed” to the landmark relocation of dozens of civil servants to Aberdeen in the 1990s.
Warrego set for reverse takeover by Australian firm
Aberdeen-headquartered oil firm Warrego Energy will be acquired by an Australian company in a reverse takeover.
Aberdeen ‘deserves better’ after ‘glaring omission’ from Budget
An Aberdeen business leader has said the north-east “deserves better” following the Scottish Budget’s “glaring omission” of a vital £200million railway project.