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Oil and events help energise hotel sector
Aberdeen hotels have outperformed rivals across Scotland thanks to the buoyant oil and gas industry and conferences held in the Granite City, according to figures published yesterday.
New generation offshore technologies vital to UK North Sea’s prosperity
At the recent ITF technology showcase in Aberdeen BP's North Sea regional president, Trevor Garlick was reported as saying "If new technology is not developed fast enough the life of the North Sea oil and gas industry could be shortened".
Career move defined by law of ambition
Jamie Allan has ambitions but recognises that what you want might not be what you get - at least at first.
MTP wins string of contracts worth £8m
Aberdeen-based Mintra Training Portal said yesterday it had signed a string of contracts worth £8million in recent weeks.
Talisman continues student support
Talisman Energy stressed the need to nurture and grow the next generation of the oil and gas industry as it announced the latest winners of its scholarship programme last night.
Industry ‘has abundance of real talent’
The cream of the oil and gas industry was celebrated at an industry "Oscars" event in the north-east last night.
Chevron gets go-ahead for Cambo well
Oil giant Chevron has been given the go-ahead to drill a deepwater exploration well west of Shetland.
Energy Challenge Fund will boost industry recruitment and training
Around 700 newcomers to Scotland's energy industry could get access to essential training and skills as a result of a £2million Energy Challenge Fund, managed on behalf of the Scottish Government by Skills Development Scotland.
Freudenberg’s UK business on the up following Aberdeen move
Having just settled into its new Aberdeen premises, seals technology specialist Freudenberg Oil & Gas is planning further growth, including creating more jobs.
Pupils tasked with solving oilfield challenge
And they're off. Secondary school pupils from Aberdeen City and Shire have started out on a four-month project which will see them link up their school education with the practical challenges of the oil and gas industry.
Stench of corruption costs Nigerian Treasury
A report commissioned by Nigeria's current Oil Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has revealed that mismanagement and corruption in the country's oil and gas industry has cost the Nigerian treasury billions of dollars every year, and that losses due to oil theft amount to around $6billion a year.
Aker adds capacity
Aker Solutions has acquired a site at Sandnessjoen, in Norway, to increase its fabrication capacity in the Norwegian Sea and farther north.
OCA applauds outstanding contributions
The Offshore Contractors Association held its 18th annual challenge awards in Aberdeen last night.
Logistics firm investing £2.8m in its Aberdeen fleet
RTH Lubbers said yesterday it was investing £2.8million in its Aberdeen-based transport fleet to meet growing demand for its oil and gas industry logistic services.
Global gas market decades away
Global gas markets will come but not for several decades, the head of BG Group told a conference this morning. Sir Frank Chapman, chief executive, said getting gas to a similar position as oil, where it can be freely traded globally, would take time.
Taking new approach to recruitment
Pipeline engineering specialist Stats Group will this week outline the difficulties in recruiting key staff at a major energy recruitment show.
GE Oil and Gas’s site extension expected to create 40 jobs
GE Oil and Gas has started work on a £9million expansion of its centre of excellence facility at Montrose.
Careers openings in energy
More than 300 senior school pupils will discover the wide range of careers open to them in the oil and gas industry when Energise Your Future returns to Aberdeen tomorrow. Organised and run by industry skills body Opito, the event is at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.
UK North Sea decommissioning boom looms as old fields reach end of road
Economic forecasting can be difficult but I like to think I have a good track record. I have produced hundreds of feasibility studies and market research reports, most of which have been reasonably accurate, although there have been a few that were not.
Demand for engineering courses reaches all-time high
Demand from school leavers for careers in engineering has shot up, according to Aberdeen's two universities.
North renewables boost
The north's renewable-energy credentials will be given a boost today with the official opening of a new facility at Thurso.
Maritime Developments aims to be better by half
Peterhead firm Maritime Developments aims to grow its workforce by 50% next year after extending its premises and appointing an operations director.
Survivex aims to tackle skills shortage at school level
The oil and gas industry places a high value on experience, but it is widely recognised that with an aging workforce on its books, there is a need to invest in the next generation and produce a sustainable source of workers for the future.
New course will help improve safety
Atlas, the leading international learning and skills provider, have launched an innovative new course that will help lead to improved safety and reductions in hydrocarbon releases in the oil and gas industry.