There are not too many people who would turn their back on a highly paid contractor role with an oil and gas operator to launch a new business from a converted chicken shed.
Maersk Oil is set to make further job losses in Denmark, Norway and Scotland as it looks to reduce its costs.
Casing accessory and completion tool company Downhole Products has made four geographically strategic appointments.
I must admit, the question was a sore one and a real blow to my self-esteem.
The carnage caused by lower oil prices is about to lay waste to a further 2,000 jobs globally at energy service firm Weatherford International.
V.Ships Offshore has revealed plans to open new Aberdeen headquarters.
Harkand Group, the oilfield services and inspection repair and maintenance (IRM) company has gone bust with the loss of 171 jobs in London and Aberdeen.
Safety and efficiency in marine operations will be the focus of a major conference to be held in Aberdeen next month.
A high flying oil industry executive with a previous conviction for embezzlement stole more than £1.3 million from her employers.
At a time when much of the oil & gas industry is slashing costs, Aberdeen’s Balmoral Group is investing £20million in an ultra-deepwater test facility.
The SNP’s flagship scheme to help redundant oil and gas workers retrain as teachers has been branded “little more than a publicity stunt” amid reports that jobseekers are being turned away.
Wood Group has won a $500million contract with BP operated projects offshore Azerbaijan creating 200 new positions.
Wood Group is in consultation over jobs at the Sullom Voe Terminal in Shetland.
STATS Group has launched a consultation over jobs losses form its North Sea operations.
An Aberdeen MP hit out at the employment minister last night over her response to a letter highlighting the plight of workers in the oil and gas sector.
This week union bosses said North Sea workers were “disenfranchised and getting angrier by the day”. At pay cuts and redundancies continue to dominate headlines, Energy Voice looks back at how the dialogue between employers and the unions has played out in the past year.
Shell has confirmed it will close the former BG Group’s offices in Aberdeen by the end of the year as it launched a voluntary redundancy scheme for UK staff.
Industry leader Sir Ian Wood yesterday opened the new Wood Group office named in his honour in Aberdeen.
The developer of a controversial windfarm off the coast of Aberdeen has agreed a deal to sell its German coal division.
Offshore Europe generated an economic impact of £53.9million for Aberdeen’s economy, new figures show.
This stunning footage shows the Eimskip Norway Vessel Holmfoss at Aberdeen Harbour. The 82-metre long vessel has been visiting Aberdeen for the past five years. Watch the incredible drone footage below.
A former oil industry worker has launched a quest to gather the thoughts and memories of those affected by the Piper Alpha disaster
Council chiefs in Aberdeen have launched a £750,000 fund to help oil workers fight back against the downturn in the North Sea.
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.
A Norwegian freight firm has shut its offices in Aberdeen and established a partnership with another firm to run the services previously offered.