Watch: Well-Safe Defender arrives in Cromarty Firth ahead of Spirit job
Well-Safe Solution’s Defender rig is now moored up in the Cromarty Firth ahead of embarking on its inaugural contact under its new guise.
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Awilco to scrap idle WilHunter oil rig after six years in Cromarty Firth
Awilco Drilling has announced it will scrap the WilHunter oil rig after lying idle for nearly six years in the Cromarty Firth.
Protestors blocking entrance to Cromarty Firth oil rig maintenance facility
Extinction Rebellion is blockading the main entrance to a rig maintenance facility at Port of Cromarty Firth's Invergordon base.
Celebrity chef Nick Nairn to cook up culinary delights on North Sea oil rig
Celebrity chef Nick Nairn is making a trip offshore to showcase his cooking skills to the crew of a North Sea oil rig.
‘End economic growth or end the planet’ – XR stage protest in front of oil rig in Highlands
Climate campaigners staged a demonstration in the highlands yesterday against a perceived lack of action on rising sea levels.
VIDEO: Well-Safe Protector rig arrives at Invergordon ahead of decom work
The newly-refurbished Well-Safe Protector rig has arrived at Invergordon to get it ready for work in the decommissioning market.
Cromarty Firth boss counters oil rig complaints: ‘Residents chose to live by industrial port’
A Cromarty Firth boss has replied to rising oil rig noise complaints, saying residents “have chosen to live on the shores of a busy, industrial port”.
Stena Drilling loses ‘mass layoffs’ case but plans challenge at Norway’s Supreme Court
Aberdeen-headquartered Stena Drilling has lost a legal case over "mass layoffs" on a North Sea rig but vowed to take its fight further to Norway's Supreme Court.
Global Energy workers stage walk out after Covid-19 temperature checks ‘all over the place’
Workers at a Highland company Global Energy Group site staged a walkout yesterday after Covid-19 temperature checks resulted in incorrect readings.
Firm loses £25m legal battle over Nigg Energy Park redevelopment
A firm which claimed the government acted unlawfully in giving taxpayers money to a competitor has lost its £25 million legal action in Scotland’s highest civil court.
Global Energy unveils plans for new quay at Nigg
Inverness-based Global Energy Group (GEG) has announced multi-million pound plans to add more than 800 feet of new quayside to its Nigg Energy Park facility at the entrance to the Cromarty Firth.
Transocean rig arrives at Invergordon ahead of ConocoPhillips contract
Transocean’s 712 semi-submersible drilling rig has arrived at Invergordon for refurbishment ahead of a fresh North Sea drilling campaign.
Cruise terminal held up while offshore wind work goes on
Port of Cromarty Firth is planning a new quayside complex for cruise ship passengers with space for businesses to set up ‘pop-up shops’, the organisation’s chief executive, Bob Buskie, revealed yesterday.
Semco in Invergordon readies jack-up for cold conditions
Danish firm Semco Maritime has finished upgrading a Noble-owned jack-up rig at its base at Invergordon.
Rig stacked in Invergordon set for scrapheap
Norwegian firm Fred. Olsen Energy has said it will sell the Borgsten Dolphin, currently cold-stacked in Invergordon, for scrapping.
Campaigners take WikiLeaks approach oil transfers in Moray Firth
Objectors to controversial plans for ship-to-ship oil transfers in the dolphin hot-spot of the Moray Firth are ramping up their online campaign.
Invergordon gearing up for decommissioning work
The owner of Invergordon Service Base is launching a bid to attract North Sea decommissioning work to the facility.
Culzean-bound Maersk Highlander rig in Invergordon
Two Maersk rigs have arrived at the Invergordon shipyard of engineering firm Semco Maritime.
Investigation after worker’s death on Technip ship in Cromarty Firth
An investigation has been launched after the death of a man working on a ship being operated by Technip in the Cromarty Firth.