Energy-sector firm casting net wider
As the oil and gas industry's skill shortages continue, many firms are looking to other sectors to plug the gap.
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EV takes stake in Halfwave
Venture-capital firm Energy Ventures (EV) has announced an investment of more than £7.5million in a pipeline-inspection company.
Coates sets new target
Equipment-rental specialist Coates Offshore said yesterday it had invested £17million in new tools to help it break the £50million turnover barrier next year.
Norway . . . still a striking model to admire
I worked in Norway for a year and am a frequent business visitor there. I took a sabbatical year from Aberdeen University to work at a research institute in Oslo, where with an old friend Terje Lind I wrote a book on Norwegian Oil Policies.
Graduate profile: Emma Stephenson
After flirting with a career in the RAF, aeronautical engineer Emma Stephenson instead chose the oil and gas industry.
Ex-BP exec joins Valiant board
Valiant Petroleum said today it has taken on former BP executive and Silverstone Energy co-founder Stephen Horton.
Move ensures CVS has plenty room for growth
A north-east oil and gas service firm has moved into new headquarters more than 10 times the size of its previous base.
New investors bode well for UKCS’s service companies
The announcement that CNOOC and Sinopec are to invest more than £10billion in Nexen and in Talisman's North Sea business can be seen as a vindication of the oil and gas industry's lobbying for a consistent fiscal regime.
Aker Solutions in expansion mode
Like several oil and gas firms working in the north-east, Aker Solutions wants to add hundreds of people to its workforce in the coming years.
Energy giant founder Sir Ian leaving Wood Group
Sir Ian Wood is leaving Wood Group after nearly 50 years in the business he transformed from a fishing firm into a global energy services giant.
‘One of our greatest industrialists’
Sir Ian Wood was described as "one of Scotland's greatest industrialists" yesterday as business leaders paid tribute to the departing Wood Group chairman.
Supply firm lands BG deal
Craig International Supplies (CIS), a division of Aberdeen shipping and energy services firm Craig Group, said yesterday it had landed a multimillion-pound contract with a major oil and gas operator.
Energy minister speaker at oil and gas awards ceremony
UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry is to be keynote speaker at the British oil and gas industry's annual awards ceremony.
International operations growth
Maggie Braid Associates (MBA), competence assurance specialists to the oil and gas industry, has further expanded its international operations after completing its first specialist project in Bangladesh.
Oil well decision gives added security to operators
North Sea oil and gas operators will welcome a recent decision by the UK High Court regarding the status of a well drilled in the inner Moray Firth under a joint operating agreement (JOA).
Thunderbird is go for Atlas
International learning and skills provider, Aberdeen company Atlas, has teamed up with one of the world's top business schools as its first so-called "global partner" in the UK.
Full steam ahead at Ocean Installer
It's exciting times for Martin Sisley, managing director of Ocean Installer.
MSPs’ plan is ‘cloud cuckoo’
Representatives of the oil and gas industry said last night there was no "adversarial feelings" between the sector and renewable energy businesses - but cast doubt on whether the Scottish Government targets could be met.
Focus on helicopter incidents
Representatives of the oil and gas industry will meet in Aberdeen today to discuss the lessons learned from recent helicopter incidents in the North Sea.
Scottish Independence – Implications for the energy sector
I take it pretty much for granted that if you're an "Energy" reader then you're someone that's curious about what goes on in the world.
The fall and rise of our oil fabrication industry
We probably all have hobbies or special interests. My elder daughter often berates me for the amount of time in my life I have spent watching football, either live or on television. Sadly, that must add up to years' despite my being an Inverness Caley Thistle and Scotland supporter.
Oil and gas opportunities in Africa for Scottish firms
With strong historical, linguistic and constitutional ties to the UK, a number of countries on the African continent offer lucrative opportunities for Scottish businesses with international growth ambitions.
Reap rewards by going local in Africa
Oil and gas service companies operating out of the UK, and in particular Aberdeen, have not been slow to recognise the huge potential in the emerging African offshore hydrocarbon sector.
Respecting and rewarding the achievers in our midst
This summer, the entire country will be gripped by a spectacular showcase of sporting achievement, with the greatest show on Earth, the Olympics and Paralympics, and the biggest prize in European football, Euro 2012.
Boom time for survival centre
Energy industry training centre Survivex wants to recruit 20 people after a successful first year in business.