Grim year predicted for oil and gas at Cromarty Firth
Cruise liners could return to Highland waters as early as next spring, after staying away throughout 2020 due to the pandemic, the boss of the region’s busiest port has said.
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Global Energy Group plans ‘UK’s largest offshore wind plant’ in Highlands
Up to 150 new jobs could be created under £100 million plans by the Global Energy Group (GEG) to build what has been described as the “UK’s largest offshore wind fabrication facility” in the Highlands.
Use of offshore rigs sees ‘largest monthly drop for 20 years’ – Rystad
Use of offshore drilling rigs globally has seen the largest monthly drop in 20 years, according to analysis from Rystad Energy.
Covid quarantine for oil vessel in Cromarty Firth
Crew members on an oil vessel in Cromarty Firth are isolating after a colleague who remains on board tested positive for Covid-19.
Exclusive: ‘World first’ floating green hydrogen project coming to Aberdeen
Aberdeen has been selected as the home for the “world’s first” offshore floating facility to produce green hydrogen.
Covid cluster breaks out on Norwegian ship docked in Cromarty Firth
The crew of a Norwegian ship stationed in the Cromarty Firth near Invergordon are being quarantined after a Covid-19 cluster broke out on board.
Work underway to move EnQuest Producer FPSO to Cromarty Firth
Work is underway to move the EnQuest Producer FPSO to the Cromarty Firth.
Offshore drilling firms should re-think ‘primitive’ day rate model, says BCG
Offshore drilling firms should re-think the “primitive” day-rate business model in order to survive the current industry crisis, according to new analysis from Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Pair ‘stranded’ on Cromarty Firth oil rig rescued by RNLI – video
An RNLI crew was called out to rescue two people who became “stranded” on the anchor chain of a Cromarty Firth oil rig on Friday evening.
Opportunity Cromarty Firth reveals hopes for free port to boost jobs for 50 years
Ambitious plans to turn the Cromarty Firth into a free port that could secure work and jobs for the next 50 years have been revealed.
Cromarty Firth boss counters oil rig complaints: ‘Residents chose to live by industrial port’
A Cromarty Firth boss has replied to rising oil rig noise complaints, saying residents “have chosen to live on the shores of a busy, industrial port”.
Moray East wind farm jackets arrive on giant transport ship – video
A set of huge turbine jackets have arrived for construction of Moray East, one of Scotland’s largest offshore windfarms.
Concerns growing over firth’s rig system
There has long been an easy way to monitor the health of the offshore oil industry. If the Cromarty Firth is hosting no drilling rigs, or only a few, then it’s in good shape.
Cromarty Firth oil rig complaints spike as downturn puts vessels out of work
Complaints of the “blight” of oil rigs in the Cromarty Firth spiked over the last month as the industry downturn forced vessels out of work.
Scotland ‘must have the proper infrastructure’
Going through old papers, as one does at times like these, I came across a story I wrote in the mid-1970s about the prospects for an oil refinery in Easter Ross. How time flies.
Global Energy workers stage walk out after Covid-19 temperature checks ‘all over the place’
Workers at a Highland company Global Energy Group site staged a walkout yesterday after Covid-19 temperature checks resulted in incorrect readings.
Cromarty Firth rig count rises to 17 as low oil prices hit home
The number of rigs anchored in the Cromarty Firth rose to 17 this week, as low oil prices continued to hit the oil and gas industry.
Highlands and Islands should feel ‘buzz’ of Scotland’s floating wind sector
The Highlands and Islands should capitalise on the “buzz” surrounding Scotland’s growing floating offshore wind sector, according to the region’s energy development chief.
Firm loses £25m legal battle over Nigg Energy Park redevelopment
A firm which claimed the government acted unlawfully in giving taxpayers money to a competitor has lost its £25 million legal action in Scotland’s highest civil court.
Stunts aren’t the solution for climate emergency
It did not take long for declarations of a climate emergency to prompt the kind of episode they are assumed in some quarters to legitimise.
Director tips north-east for renewables complex
Skills honed in the North Sea oil and gas industry could be key to the north being chosen for an offshore wind “cluster” to deliver a stream of multi-million-pound projects.
Cruise terminal held up while offshore wind work goes on
Port of Cromarty Firth is planning a new quayside complex for cruise ship passengers with space for businesses to set up ‘pop-up shops’, the organisation’s chief executive, Bob Buskie, revealed yesterday.
Cromarty Firth scrubs out oil transfer plans
Controversial plans to transfer millions of tonnes of crude oil between tankers at the mouth of the Cromarty Firth - allegedly threatening dolphins and other marine life - have been scrapped.
RigQuip boss seeks Cromarty Firth expansion
The boss of an Aberdeen-based services company has revealed it is keen to expand operations into yards on the Cromarty Firth as oil and gas activity in the area continues to pick up.
Energy sector boost sees Highland firm double workforce
Increasing activity in the oil and gas and renewables sectors has seen one of the Highlands’ major fabrication firms double its workforce in recent week and take on nine new trainees.