Awards worth £3.5m
Oil and gas service business Zeta-pdm said yesterday it signed deals worth £3.5million last year.
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A busy time ahead for BP in North Sea
BP's plans for the UK continental shelf will take the North Sea industry into the second half of this century.
Talisman looks forward to exciting future in North Sea
Talisman Energy said yesterday it was looking forward to an exciting future in the North Sea after completing the £956million sale of nearly half its UK assets.
Staying on top of safety is a relentless challenge
Oil and gas engineering consultancy Optimus has experienced strong demand for its safety services this year and sees this clamour continuing well into 2013, creating an ideal opportunity to develop its client base.
Industry boom “hard to ignore”
The booming energy sector is making Aberdeen a place which property investors find hard to ignore, commercial-property expert Angus MacCuish said last night.
Subsea construction heavyweights team targets ultra-deepwater market
Technip and Heerema Marine Contractors have signed a worldwide alliance agreement designed to capitalise in the fast-growing global subsea oil and gas market.
Output boost helps Premier profits surge
North Sea operator Premier Oil said yesterday a 30% jump in UK production had helped it to achieve record profits.
Expanding oil and gas horizons
The trade body representing Highland energy firms has unveiled plans to gain a bigger share of the Aberdeen oil and gas market.
Hydrasun boosts sales of umbilicals
Hydrasun, which provides integrated fluid-transfer, power and control services to the global energy market, yesterday said there had been a surge in demand for its umbilicals products.
Global’s growth set to surge after Japanese giant’s buy-in
Global Energy Group said yesterday it was poised to double its turnover and workforce after a major investment by Japanese conglomerate Mitsui and Co.
Fresh pressure on offshore recruitment
The increase in North Sea activity is putting a strain on skills levels and recruitment, say firms and training organisations.
Nautical predicts first oil at Catcher in 2015
Oil and gas explorer Nautical Petroleum has said it expects production at the North Sea Catcher field to start in 2015.
Total set to be North Sea’s second largest producer
Total will become the second largest producer in the UK North Sea, overtaking Shell as it ramps up major projects over the next two years, its UK boss said yesterday.
BP earmarks £1.7billion for North Sea
Oil giant BP will spend £1.7billion on North Sea projects in 2012, the most in a decade, it said yesterday.
Shell forecasts extra £366m tax hit
Royal Dutch Shell said yesterday that Chancellor George Osborne's £10billion raid on North Sea operators would add £366million to its tax bill by the end of next year.
Amec lands £226million contract with BP Azerbaijan
International engineering and project management company Amec announced yesterday a £226million contract win with BP Azerbaijan.
Industry bodies team up
Two of the UK's leading oil&gas industry bodies have joined forces to develop a new training programme aimed at expanding the nation's subsea skills and expertise.
It’s steady as she goes for subsea fleet
Subsea contractors seem to be riding out the oil-price downturn and impacts of recession relatively well, judging from views garnered from two first-division players with quite a different approach to financing their future ambitions.
World Offshore Wind Report highlights significant growth
ENERGY consultant Douglas-Westwood has launched the latest edition of its World Offshore Wind Report, highlighting significant growth as well as the problems of fast-rising costs and difficulties being faced in project financing.
Drilling specialist marks 20-year milestone
ABERDEEN-BASED drilling specialist Norwell Engineering said yesterday it had completed more than 100 major projects in the 20 years since being set up.
Petrofac hopes to land work worth £5bn-plus
Petrofac, a global provider of facility services to the oil and gas production and processing industry, said yesterday it was bidding on major contracts worth more than £5billion.