Premier Oil looks for North Sea success after half-year profits rise
Exploration group Premier Oil saw profits rise by 10% in the first half of 2013 as the company turned its focus on the North Sea for next year.
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Huntington field resumes production after safety scare
The Huntington North Sea field shut over safety fears a fortnight ago has resumed operation.
Foreign warship helicopter’s ‘near miss’ incident with rig pilot
A North Sea pilot reported a near miss when a mystery helicopter passed under his aircraft.
Oil and gas ‘just as thrilling as F1’, says former Red Bull engineer
An engineer has taken skills acquired on the Formula 1 racing circuit and applied them to his new role in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
Oil majors eye Jan Mayen after snapping up seismic data
The remote Jan Mayen island look set to be the next big target for oil development after a host of oil majors snapped up seismic data for the site.
Japanese nuclear regulators ‘concerned’ as Fukushima leak sparks new alert
Japan's nuclear watchdog admits it fears the latest disaster to strike the Fukushima nuclear plant is beyond its operator's ability to cope.
Vestas name new chief executive after latest losses
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems is to replace its CEO after posting a worse-than-expected loss.
Aker wins Castberg floater concept deal as Statoil look to ‘simpler solution’
Plans to develop a huge Arctic oil field have been given a boost after it emerged Statoil is looking at new ideas for the project.
Wind turbine spending ‘almost equivalent of the banking scandal’, says MEP
Money poured into wind power will one day be almost the same as the banking crisis, a Scottish MEP claimed last night.
Oil and Gas UK 2013 report: North Sea set for record £13.5bn investment in 2013
Investment in the North Sea will reach a record £13.5billion this year according to a new report; keeping more than 450,000 jobs in the UK
Offshore workers put under pressure by crew change delays, warns medic
A summer backlog of helicopter flights caused by weather-enforced crew change delays has put extra pressure on offshore workers, a medical expert with Capita says.
Vince Cable among keynote speakers for Offshore Europe
Business secretary Vince Cable is to deliver one of the keynote speeches at this year's Offshore Europe conference.
Wind turbine market set to slow across Europe, warns report
The wind-turbine market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa will shrink this year and next after economic growth slowed and governments scaled back subsidies, Make Consulting said.
Profits boost for Wood Group
Energy services giant Wood Group saw profits up more than 16% for the first half of 2013 after picking up new North Sea and international contracts this year.
DONG Energy to axe 400 jobs after seeing profits drop
Danish oil firm DONG Energy is to cut up to 400 jobs this year as part of a £34million cost-saving programme.
Cairn sells off Mariner stake as part of North Sea asset switch
Cairn Energy is to sell its stake in the Mariner oil field as part of a series of asset exchanges announced by the oil group this morning.
Fracking will puts Scots’ health at great risk
Tory MEP Struan Stevenson sparked a row by calling on policy-makers to send “trendy” environmental protesters “packing” and embrace shale gas. Mary Church, of Friends of the Earth Scotland says the country should be wary of fracking.
Maersk sees oil profits drop after exploration increase
Danish giant Maersk said the drop in its oil production had 'bottomed out' after seeing second quarter profits drop.
Yeo calls for communites to get direct energy benefits as anti-fracking campaigners mass at Balcombe
Energy company Cuadrilla is scaling back its exploratory oil drilling operation today as up to 1,000 extra protesters prepare to hold anti-fracking protests.
Scientists hail new lignin biofuel breakthrough
Scientists have made a breakthrough which could make it easier to produce biofuels from a variety of non-food plants as well as trees, cereal straw and grass.
Ecuador scraps plans to make rich countries pay for oil companies not to drill
Ecuador’s president Rafael Correa has said he has abandoned a unique and ambitious plan to persuade rich countries to pay his country not to drill for oil in a pristine Amazon rainforest preserve.
Oil majors begin Egypt pullout as violence escalates
Major oil companies were pulling staff out of Egypt as the death toll from clashes between police and supporters of the country's ousted president exceeded 600 last night.
Jeremy Cresswell: Will Antrim become next minnow to fall?
Is the oil and gas exploration minnow Antrim about to croak? Read the notes of yesterday’s result statement and you will find that the company itself admits to “significant doubts” about its ability to continue trading.
Seadrill looks to sell North Atlantic Drilling stake
Offshore drilling giant Seadrill has confirmed plans to sell a stake in North Atlantic Drilling as part of a plan to increase its operations in offshore Russia.
Gulf of Mexico compensation payouts increase by $480million in a month
Pay-outs from the compensation fund for victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster have risen by nearly half a billion dollars in just a month, it has emerged.