Multiple Covid-19 cases quarantined on EnQuest Magnus platform
Oil and gas operator EnQuest is understood to have multiple suspected coronavirus cases on board a Northern North Sea platform.
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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.
Sector in survival mode could put energy transition ‘on back burner’, Woodmac warns
An oil and gas industry in “survival mode” could put plans to transition to a cleaner energy sector “on the back burner”, according to a top analyst.
US solar jobs could be halved due to Covid-19 outbreak, trade body says
The leading U.S. solar-trade group is warning the fallout from the coronavirus could slash the industry’s workforce in half.
Workforce to be reduced by ‘more than half’ at EDF Hinkley nuclear plant
The workforce constructing the new Hinkley nuclear power station is to be reduced by more than half to around 2,000 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus ‘a crisis unlike anything the market has even seen’ for wind sector, Woodmac says
The spread of Covid-19 presents “a crisis unlike anything the market has ever seen” for the wind power sector, according to a top energy research firm.
Thirteen suspected Covid-19 cases on Taqa North Sea platforms
North Sea operator Taqa has confirmed more than a dozen suspected cases of Covid-19 across two of its assets.
Hebrides wind farm trust to put additional cash towards Covid-19 response
A community-owned wind farm charity has announced it will use all its free cash for this year to set up a pandemic support fund for the local community.
Crown Estate confirms ScotWind offshore wind leasing to go ahead ‘as planned’
The upcoming ScotWind offshore wind leasing round will go ahead "as planned" despite the uncertainty caused by the spread of coronavirus, the Crown Estate confirmed last night.
Pictures: Bristow brings three ‘corona copters’ into service for North Sea rigs
Bristow Helicopters has used modified three former search and rescue (SAR) helicopters to bring North Sea workers suspected to have coronavirus to shore.
North Sea ‘chaos’ as more suspected Covid-19 cases spring up
A trade union official has said the North Sea is firmly in the grip of coronavirus “fear” and lamented a perceived lack of leadership.
Worker quarantined on Shell’s Brent Charlie while BP flies a suspected coronavirus case to shore
A worker who has shown symptoms of the coronavirus has been placed into quarantine on Shell’s Brent Charlie platform in the North Sea.
Apache ‘reducing activities’ on North Sea assets to prevent coronavirus spread
Apache is the latest in a growing list operators to confirm it is taking measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the North Sea.
RMT calls for action as oil price plummet puts ‘tens of thousands’ of North Sea jobs at risk
A union has warned that “tens of thousands” of offshore jobs could be at risk as North Sea firms buckle under the pressure of the ongoing oil price “crisis”.
‘Anger’ as offshore vessel crews face an extra month at sea over coronavirus
Crews of oil and gas emergency standby ships are facing an extra month out in the North Sea in response to the coronavirus pandemic, sparking “anger” from parts of the workforce.
It’s taken a pandemic…but government finally folded to IR35 pressure
As one of the most controversial pieces of legislation affecting the flexible workforce, IR35 is never far from the headlines and there have been campaigns and protests to try and halt the reforms. That has now been successful as Contractors celebrated their success last night.
Flights resumed to Total’s Culzean field after suspected coronavirus patient taken to shore
Flights have been resumed to one of the UK’s largest gas fields after a worker suspected to have coronavirus was taken to shore.
BP reviewing North Sea crew numbers in response to coronavirus outbreak
Energy giant BP has joined a list of operators working to reduce offshore crew numbers on its North Sea assets in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
More than 200 UK and Norwegian oilfield services firms may go bankrupt over virus – Rystad
More than 200 oilfield services firms (OFS) across the UK and Norway are “set to become insolvent” due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to Rystad Energy.
North Sea firms reduce offshore crews in bid to prevent coronavirus spread
Several North Sea operators are reducing offshore crews on their UK platforms in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
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.
ExxonMobil to ‘significantly reduce spending’
ExxonMobil said today it would "significantly reduce spending" as a result of market conditions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and commodity price decreases.
Chrysaor worker quarantined on North Sea platform over suspected coronavirus case
A worker on a North Sea platform has been quarantined offshore after being suspected of contracting coronavirus.
Helicopter flights to BP platforms will no longer stop in Shetland
Helicopter flights to BP’s offshore platforms west of Shetland are to bypass the islands in an effort to avoid spreading coronavirus.
Huge demand drop forces oil price down further
Oil’s spectacular collapse deepened as widening global efforts to fight the spread of coronavirus were set to trigger the most severe contraction in annual oil demand in history.