Shetland eyes ‘more of that tax take’ from oil revenues in self-determination bid
The leader of Shetland Islands Council has said the region wants “to retain more of that tax take” from oil and gas revenues in its self-determination bid.
John Scrimgeour
Has oil’s demise been greatly exaggerated?
I often speak to people who are concerned about how long the oil industry will last and have the misconception that its demise is just around the corner.
Aberdeen oil expert joins subsea consultancy firm
Aberdeen-based academic and oil expert John Scrimgeour has joined subsea consultancy firm Archer Knight as non-executive chairman.
Three week rotas will always divide opinion, oil academic says
An Aberdeen academic has said three week, equal time rotas will always divide opinion.
Aberdeen Energy Institute director announces retirement
The head of the Aberdeen Institute of Energy has announced his retirement.
Experts ‘excited’ by North Sea operators’ urgency
Oil industry experts said they were “excited” by operators’ plans to get straight to work following the latest North Sea licence auction.
Faroe should be braced for DNO takeover, says analyst
Faroe Petroleum should be braced for a takeover from Norway’s DNO, according to a leading analyst.
Peak oil ‘vanishing as a concept’, says Aberdeen academic
North Sea efficiency target in sight if industry sticks to the plan, experts say
The UK offshore oil and gas sector will reach its 80% production efficiency target for 2018 if it “just sticks to the plan”, industry experts said yesterday.