Chevron … time to wake up and talk!
Last month, one of the biggest stories for the UK North Sea was botched.
hugely important
Surprise entry of the dragon
I have long warned that China's so-called national oil companies - China National Offshore Oil Corporation, China National Petroleum Corporation and Sinopec - are scouring the globe, seeking access to high-quality oil andgas resources pretty much anywhere.
We now have a crisis the likes of which we have never seen in the North Sea
Any North Sea hydro-carbons seep has the potential to be extremely dangerous - in the case of the leaking well at Total's hugely important Elgin-Franklin, an explosion could prove devastating.
Caught fast in the petroleum vice?
Turn on the box or radio and, just now, you will find it hard to escape reportage on the environment, especially last month's UN conference on climate change in New York. This event is basically the precursor to the Copenhagen summit at the end of the year and already the heavyweights are sparring, with both China and India stealing a march on the gas-guzzling US.
Louisiana a perennial player at OE – and for good reason
Offshore Europe traditionally attracts a huge influx of overseas visitors to Aberdeen, many of them organised into national and regional delegations.
Does anyone have a clue what’s going on?
As I talk to more and more people, the reality is beginning to sink in that a full-blown recession is upon us and highly likely to add to the indigestion we are expecting to impose upon our bodies as we enjoy the excesses of Christmas.