Jersey Oil and Gas share price soars 140% after ‘transformational’ licensing round
North Sea minnow Jersey Oil and Gas (JOG) saw its share price skyrocket by 140% yesterday after an announcement on new licensing awards.
Moray Firth
OGA hands out awards for Greater Buchan Area licensing round
A handful of firms have been awarded blocks in a specific offshore licensing round to develop the Greater Buchan Area in the North Sea.
Baker Hughes GE wins £3million North Sea deal with i3 Energy
Baker Hughes GE (BHGE) has been awarded contracts worth £3million from i3 Energy for two upcoming North Sea prospects.
Beatrice reaches renewables record for Scottish output
Operators of the Beatrice offshore windfarm say it has produced the highest amount of energy from any single renewables source in Scotland to date.
i3 Energy hires rig for North Sea drilling campaign
North Sea explorer i3 Energy has hired a rig for a 94-day drilling campaign this summer.
Exploration disappointment for Corallian and partners at Wick
Partners in the Wick prospect in the Moray Firth said today that the exploration well was a failure.
Rig mobilised for Moray Firth exploration well
A rig is on its way to the Moray Firth to drill Corallian Energy's Wick exploration well.
Let’s get serious about low carbon – no more tax breaks for oil
We have only 12 years to avoid a catastrophe across our planet –less than the time taken for a child to complete school.
i3 Energy says North Sea licence holds 500m barrels
North Sea firm i3 Energy said today that its flagship licence in the outer Moray Firth could contain 500 million of stock tank barrels of oil.
Corallian on course for Wick exploration well next month
Corallian Energy said today that the UK Government had looked favourably upon its plans for two offshore exploration wells.
Tight fit as massive vessel reverses into Moray port
A huge supply vessel had to reverse into a Moray port to squeeze through its narrow entrance.
Corallian applies for consent to drill Wick
Corallian Energy has applied to the UK Government for permission to drill the Wick well in the Outer Moray Firth.
OGA approves pair of Wick prospect farm-ins
The Oil and Gas Authority has approved two farm-in deals on a licence in the Moray Firth.
Chinese heavy lifter departs Moray Firth empty handed
A Chinese heavy lift transport ship which was booked to remove a rig from the Cromarty Firth has sailed away empty handed.
Government urged to ban ship-to-ship oil transfers
The Scottish Government has been challenged to “get off the fence” and publicly ban controversial ship-to-ship oil transfers in environmentally sensitive waters such as the Moray Firth.
Upland hoping to get a ‘Tune’ out of Wick field
Upland Resources’ boss said yesterday that “the cash is there” for a rig to drill a well in the Moray Firth after picking up investment from a major entertainment corporation.
Moray East Wind Farm’s 950K houses powered ‘very conservative’ estimate
The amount of power that can be generated from the Moray East Wind Farm is significantly more than quoted and 'very much a conservative estimate', according to a spokesman for the project.
Moray Firth carbon dioxide storage site prone to gas leaks
The carbon dioxide storage potential of a site in the Moray Firth has been significantly overstated, new research suggests.
Second huge Moray Firth wind farm proposed
Initial proposals for a massive new offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth have been submitted.
Repsol Sinopec to begin plugging wells as Beatrice field prepares for decommissioning
A North Sea operator will soon start plugging and abandoning (P&A) wells on the Beatrice oil field as it prepares a wider decommissioning programme.
Port of Cromarty lands two major Beatrice windfarm deals
Port of Cromarty Firth (PCF) announced last night it had won two contracts, together worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, to support the Beatrice offshore windfarm project.
Author Ian Rankin joins Moray Firth oil transfer protests
Protesters led by one of the country's best-known authors have been backed by Nicola Sturgeon in their quest to block ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Moray Firth.
Councillors to lobby for rejection of Moray Firth oil transfer plans
Councillors in the Highlands will today put pressure on the local authority to object to controversial ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Moray Firth.
£15k raised for challenge against Moray Firth oil transfers
A Black Isle pressure group battling plans for ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Moray Firth has raised half the funding it needs to pay for a judicial review.
Invergordon councillors vote in favour of oil transfers in Moray Firth
A Highland community council has fired a shot across the bows of a major campaign opposing controversial ship-to-ship oil transfers near a dolphin hot-spot in the Moray Firth.