Romar reveals swarf advance
North-east oil services firm Romar International said yesterday it had launched a new product as a direct result of more than doubling its research and development (R&D) spending.
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Firm opens Brazil office
Aberdeen company ffA (Foster Findlay Associates) has expanded its global business into Brazil.
How gas leak on platform will be stemmed
Oil giant Total has revealed details of how it plans to bring a major gas leak on board its Elgin platform under control.
Shell completes shutdown
Shell has completed the shutdown of its Shearwater platform - which is just four miles away from the gas leak.
‘Evacuate nearby platforms’
Oil and gas union leaders have called for all platforms within a five-mile radius to be evacuated after fears the gas cloud may be travelling in their direction.
Expanding oil firm gets new boss
Aker Solutions today announced a new managing director at its Aker Offshore Partner unit in Aberdeen.
North Sea decommissioning group sees membership soar
A body set up to make sure UK businesses are ready to secure opportunities from oil and gas decommissioning work has seen membership numbers jump.
Subsea 7 axes contractors but remains confident
SUBSEA 7 has confirmed that about 20 contractors are no longer working for the engineering and construction company in Aberdeen.
Engineering consultancy at threshold of founder’s dream
Computational mechanics specialist Prospect is in an expansionist mood with the expectation that its workforce will grow from 40 today to 140 by 2010.