At the end of a week when Aberdeen academic Tom Baxter argued the case for leaving oil and gas platforms in the North Sea to save taxpayer money, Tom Leeson, interim chief executive officer of industry body Decom North Sea, says the solution may not be so simple.
A former cabinet secretary has suggested re-writing the Tay Cities Deal wish-list because of its reliance on a “jobs bonanza myth”.
A former Scottish Government minister has backed calls to leave old oil and gas platforms in the North Sea forever – and invest the £15billion saving in green energy.
Oil platforms in the North Sea should be made clean and safe then left in position, according to an industry expert.
Decom Energy managing director Graeme Fergusson acknowledges having to “work hard” to convince employees that decommissioning is an area where the company can find its place.
An Aberdeen oil expert has argued for North Sea rigs to be left at sea in a report on decommissioning which will be launched in the Scottish Parliament today.
Information management services company Evolve iMS has confirmed contracts worth £400,000 with five major UK engineering, decommissioning and construction firms.
Two huge Chinese heavy lift ships are understood to have arrived in the Moray Firth.
Industry workgroup Common Data Access (CDA) has issued new guidance to help operators plan decommissioning work more effectively.
The North Sea’s oil rigs could be transformed into nightclubs, prisons, hotels and distilleries in the future, according to a new report.
A recent Energy Voice article covered a Scottish Parliament reception where Edward Mountain, Conservative MSP for the Highlands and Islands commented on onshore decommissioning: “We have an opportunity and frankly we need to grasp it.”
While GMB Union welcomes new Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) decommissioning safeguards it wants assurances that UK decommissioning will be carried out within UK yards in Scotland and the North East of England.
The Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) is ready to provide a further boost to the North Sea by investing another £2million through its latest “calls for ideas”.
A trio of oil industry experts have written a "manifesto" to help de-cloud the offshore decommissioning landscape.
Oil major Shell has revealed that the steel jacket for its Brent Alpha platform will be taken to Norway for scrapping.
A trio of oil industry experts have written a "manifesto" to help de-cloud the offshore decommissioning landscape.
An early morning Aberdeen City Council event sees the biggest names in Brazilian oil seek to make deals with Aberdeen decommissioning big hitters.
Ports in the Highlands and Islands region have snapped up a share of the spoils from the Scottish Government’s new decommissioning funding-pot.
A UK decommissioning chief has said the rigs-to-reefs concept is a non-starter in British waters.
Industry body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) said today that rules governing offshore decommissioning were "right, at this point in time".
Industry body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) revealed today that North Sea companies are keeping a lid on well decommissioning costs.
A decommissioning expert at the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) said today that efforts to lower North Sea dismantling costs risked a clash with competition watchdogs.
Fledgling decommissioning firm Well-Safe Solutions has said that its onshore marine base will be located in the Port of Dundee.
A decommissioning expert has said there are clear signs that “brand decom” is emerging as work spreads the length of the UK east coast.
Industry body Decom North Sea today published guidelines on environmental issues impacting the development of decommissioning programmes.