Video: Aberdeen pupils inspired by a career in oil and gas
Pupils from a pair of Aberdeen schools have visited Centrica's headquarters to find out more about a career in the oil and gas industry.
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Oil tycoon urges Aberdeen to “stay awake” to maintain economic strengths
Aberdeen has scored above average on a number of economic indicators relative to Europe and has the highest productivity of any city in Scotland, a new report has found.
International SOS chooses oil capital for topside service
International SOS has chosen Europe's oil capital as the new location for its topside service.
Halliburton fined thousands after man crushed at Aberdeen warehouse
An oil and gas giant has been fined thousands of pounds after a lorry driver was crushed by a pipe at its Aberdeen warehouse.
Video: Plane spotter captures possible last Super Puma North Sea flights
A plane spotter has captured what could be the final flights of EC225’s taking workers to and from the North Sea.
Opinion: ‘To let’ signs drive home Aberdeen’s current challenges
When in Aberdeen last weekend, I walked through Golden Square for the first time this year. I was shocked to see the number of empty buildings with ‘To Let’ signs on them in this once busy part of town. I knew things were hard in Aberdeen, but this really drove it home.
Business Growth Fund chief undaunted by oil and gas downturn
The North Sea oil and gas industry continues to offer attractive investment opportunities, Business Growth Fund (BGF) chief executive Stephen Welton said during a visit to Aberdeen.
Oil downturn blamed for two popular Aberdeen restaurants closing
Two popular Aberdeen restaurants have closed and up to 20 jobs are at risk after the award-winning company behind them ceased trading.
Aberdeen firm forced to cut staff by half
An Aberdeen firm has been forced to cut half its staff amid the continued challenges facing the North Sea oil and gas industry.
India’s oil and gas minister visits Aberdeen to meet with industry leaders
India's Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas will visit Aberdeen today to meet with industry leaders.
Glimmer of hope for end of north-east redundancies
A trend for for job cuts which has seen thousands of oil and gas workers across the north-east being made redundant is tapering off, new figures have shown.
Step Change Engineering to recruit 20 new workers
Aberdeen firm Step Change Engineering (SCE) said yesterday it had won a “major” contract which cemented its ambition to become a tier two contractor in the North Sea oil and gas market.
Offshore Achivement Awards 2017 launched!
The Offshore Achievement Awards 2017 have been launched at this year's Intelligent Energy.
Opinion: Letting opportunity slip away
When an individual as astute as Lord Browne of Madingley is prepared to stand up at one of the world’s leading oil & gas conferences and basically tell Big Oil that the time has come to evolve from petroleum to energy by taking on the low carbon challenge, it really is time that Aberdeen woke up.
Huge screw installed for pioneering Aberdeen hydro scheme
A key piece of equipment has been installed today for an urban community hydro energy scheme in Aberdeen.
Subsea 7 begins consultation on North Sea jobs
Subsea 7 has started formal one-to-one consultations with hundreds of staff in Aberdeen.
Subsea 7 still looking for new lease opportunities….almost a year after moving staff
Subsea 7 said it is still reviewing its lease opportunities almost a year after it beginning downsizing its staff and closing its West Campus building.
Demand for food parcels increases almost five-fold in Europe’s oil capital
The number of food parcels being handed out in Aberdeen has has gone up almost five-fold in the past two years, according to a charity boss.
Aberdeen hailed as an example for Barranquilla to follow
The story of Aberdeen’s transformation from a bustling fishing port into the energy capital of Europe is being used to inspire a South American city going through similar changes.
Five times more ex-oil workers supported by £12m retraining fund
The number of former oil and gas workers receiving financial support through the SNP’s £12million retraining fund has shot up fivefold in less than three months.
Statoil’s Mariner project: What we know so far
Statoil has revealed fresh footage of the Mariner B Floating Storage Unit (FSU) arriving after its mammoth journey from South Korea.
Europe’s energy capital scents relief from gridlock as bypass junctions open
After decades in the planning and hundreds of millions of pounds – motorists are finally driving on the Aberdeen bypass.
Decommissioning technology in the spotlight
Ten companies are to showcase their work at an Aberdeen event highlighting the cost-cutting potential of decommissioning technology.
Offshore supply ship crewman taken to Aberdeen hospital
A crewman from an offshore supply ship has been taken to hospital.
Vattenfall calls on scientists for Aberdeen offshore windfarm research programme
The developer of a windfarm off the north-east coast has launched a £2.5million research programme into the environmental impact of offshore turbines.