Energy giant set to power up workforce
Scottish Power has set out plans to create 2,500 jobs in the next 10 years.
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Mariner drilling contract signed
Energy giant Statoil has signed a £160million drilling contract for its huge Mariner field off Shetland.
BP windfarm operation up for sale
Energy giant BP has put its US windfarm operation up for sale, marking the continued retreat of big oil firms from renewable-energy investments while hydrocarbon projects offer them better returns.
Second leak shuts down oil platform
Workers have been evacuated from a North Sea oil platform after a second oil leak was discovered.
Oceaneering wins £29m BP Quad 204 power deal
Energy giant BP has agreed another multimillion-pound contract for one of its major oil and gas projects west of Shetland as it pushes forward with its plans for the region.
Oil leak shuts off vital UK pipeline
Production at nine major North Sea platforms was halted last night afteran oil leak shut one of the UK's most important pipelines.
Statoil seeking 200 staff for north-east operations base
Energy giant Statoil said yesterday it would start recruiting 200 staff in the next three months for its new Aberdeen operations centre.
North Sea still ‘engine room’ for oil giant
The North Sea will remain an engine room for global growth for energy giant Shell, it's UK boss told industry leaders in Aberdeen yesterday.
Gas leak at BP field
Energy giant BP said there had been a gas leak on the Ula field operated by the company in the Norwegian North Sea.
Leak on BP’s Ula field
Energy giant BP said yesterday that there had been a gas leak on the Ula field operated by the company in the Norwegian North Sea.
BP breakthrough can get more oil from Clair
Energy giant BP said yesterday technology it had worked on for 10 years could yield an extra 42million barrels of oil at a huge field west of Shetland.
Wind plans ‘a blow to area’
A protest group has lodged a formal objection to proposals to build more than 80 turbines as tall as the London Eye on hills overlooking Loch Ness.
Statoil seeks Mariner go-ahead
Energy giant Statoil has formally applied for permission to develop its huge Mariner field in the North Sea.
Offshore turbines put back one year
Power giant Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) revealed yesterday that a planning application for a major offshore windfarm beside Tiree will be delayed by about a year.
Bird charity calls for ‘complete transparency’ from oil company
A leading wildlife welfare group is pressing for complete transparency from Total following the gas leak.
Oil spill sparks probe
Energy giant Taqa Bratani is under investigation following a major oil spill in the North Sea.
FTSE 100 pushes ahead on hopes for Greek deal
Rising hopes that Greece will avoid default by thrashing out a deal with lenders pushed London's leading shares index to a six-month high today.
Shells adds 400,000 production to portfolio
A decision to invest through the 2009 downturn is paying off and 14 additional upstream projects have been launched this year, the boss of energy giant Shell said at an investor briefing in New York yesterday.
Cape’s Aberdeen operation lands £150m-plus BP contract
Cape Offshore Aberdeen has landed a £150million-plus deal to expand its operations for energy giant BP.
North Sea still key component in BP plans
BP'S NORTH Sea operation continues to be a "hugely significant" part of the energy giant's global business, a centenary celebration in Aberdeen was told last night.
Accountant driving M&A deals
As a youngster growing up near Potterton in the north-east, Mike Brown had only one career ambition.