Lifting Equipment Rental seeing some green shoots
Aberdeen company Lifting Equipment Rental (LER) is targeting a 50% increase in turnover in its 26th year amid signs of a recovery of sorts in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
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More than 1,000 attend support event for oil and gas workers
More than 1000 people affected by redundancies from the oil and gas sector have attended a free event in Aberdeen offering help and advice.
Labour calls for unity on North Sea
Labour call for cross-party support to "secure the future" of the North Sea
OGUK 2016: No easy solutions to secure long term future of North Sea.
There no easy solutions to the longer term future of the North Sea oil and gas region, but the prize continues to be worth fighting for, said a senior industry analyst.
E-Reps Forum puts spotlight on North Sea environmental issues
The spotlight is again put on the offshore industry’s environmental responsibilities at the 5th E-Reps Forum later this year.
Ministers listening as 25,000 North Sea jobs “at risk”
A visit by ministers to Aberdeen yesterday was welcomed as a “strong signal” that the Scottish Government was “open for listening” to the region’s oil and gas industry.
Independent Scotland could be more “proactive” in helping North Sea says Brown
Cabinet secretary for the economy Keith Brown has said an independent Scotland could be more "proactive" in helping the struggling North Sea oil and gas industry.
RGU hosts oil jobs event for out of work former students
Former students at Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University affected by the oil and gas downturn are being given support from the "alma mater" to help find their next jobs.
Energy Jobs Taskforce says job cuts “heartbreaking”
Scottish Enterprise has issued a 10-point plan to help oil and gas firms mitigate the impact of job cuts in the wake of the oil price crash.
Kemp: oil industry showing encouraging signs of better practices
Energy economist Professor Alex Kemp says he has seen "encouraging signs" in the oil and gas industry despite the long-running downturn.
North Sea collaboration on the rise, according to new research
New analysis suggests the North Sea collaboration is on the rise.
Sub $50: Out-of-work oil workers hatch plan for new firm over lunch, land partnership
A trio of Aberdeen-based engineers with more than 70 years experience between them have set up their own business after finding themselves victims of the oil price crash.
BP doubles stake in Culzean
BP has doubled its stake in the Culzean North Sea gas field as part of the energy giant’s £7 billion investment programme in the region.
Sub $50: North Sea still sets the standards says Archer boss
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UK has highest number of planned North Sea projects to 2025
The UK has the highest number of planned project in the North Sea due to start by 2025, according to new analysis by research firm GlobalData.
Updated: Benefit claims soar in Aberdeen as region hit by oil crash
The number of people claiming out-of-work benefits has soared in the north-east in the wake of the plummeting oil price, new research shows.
City Regional Deal key to Aberdeen’s future
For decades it has been the powerhouse of not just the north-east economy, but the UK's as well.
Top banker brings some cheer to beleaguered North Sea oil industry
Oil prices are on their way up and there is no new financial crisis about to derail recovery in the global economy, a top banker said on a visit to Aberdeen.
Decom North Sea appoints industry veteran to board
Industry body Decom North Sea (DNS) has appointed a new vice-chair to its board of directors.
Could Teeside diversity model offer Aberdeen ideas on recovery?
Should businesses in the north of Scotland look to the Tees Valley area in England for some guidance on how to triumph over adversity and diversify the economy?
North Sea production faces collapse by 2020 without investment
North Sea oil and gas production will collapse as early as 2020 unless the basin sees greater investment, an industry expert has warned.
Sir Ian Wood: It’s completely wrong to say North Sea is finished
Oil industry veteran Sir Ian Wood has said it is completely wrong to think that the North Sea oil industry is finished and gave a guarantee that it will return to strong activity within the next five years.
Subsea Expo 2016 Guest Editor: We have the expertise and drive to turn things round
I’ve just taken my last walk-around this year’s Subsea Expo and chatted to some very weary exhibitors who are in the process of dismantling their stands and looking forward to putting their feet up.
Subsea Expo 2016: Sector should learn from UK car industry how to reinvent itself
The UK oil and gas industry should learn from the car industry how to reinvent itself as a world-class technological leader, a company boss has urged.
Subsea Expo 2016: Industry must transform to survive
The entire oil and gas industry must transform the way it goes about its business if there is to be a viable future.