US to regulate offshore oil contractors
US AUTHORITIES plan to regulate the contractors of oil companies who work offshore following the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
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Shell handed warning on platform blast risk
UNDER-PRESSURE oil giant Shell has been issued with an official safety warning over explosion risks at one of its ageing North Sea platforms.
Shell may face prosecution over North Sea oil spill
Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has confirmed that a full report will be sent to the procurator fiscal after a probe is held into the worst oil spill in the North Sea for more than a decade.
Bid for ban on all EU deep-water drilling set to fail
THE European Parliament is poised to reject calls for a moratorium on deep-water oil drilling following the Gulf of Mexico disaster.
BP pays out more than £3bn over Gulf of Mexico spill
OIL giant BP has paid out more than £3billion to 204,434 victims of last year's massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, fund administrator Kenneth Feinberg said yesterday.
Shell accused of playing down spill as estimate rises
ENERGY giant Shell was last night accused of attempting to play down the significance of its North Sea oil spill after it emerged that the amount of oil which leaked into the water was more than 10 times larger than originally admitted.
Dinner date for former BP chief executive
The former BP chief executive who stepped down in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will be in Aberdeen next month.
Taskforce urging action to address UK energy issues
A group of business leaders will warn the UK Government today that more urgent action is needed from it to address energy issues following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Oil company boss denies bullying claim
The head of the oil company involved in BP's catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill says he "cares deeply" about the way people work offshore.
Hayward ‘to be replaced’ as boss of BP
BP chief executive Tony Hayward is being replaced over his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a senior US government official said.
Transocean safety in the spotlight
THERE have been more than 100 safety incidents in the last three years on oil rigs in UK waters owned by the same firm as the Deepwater Horizon platform which exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, official figures revealed yesterday.
Norway reduces number of energy licences on offer
Norway has reduced to 94 from 100 the number of blocks on offer in its 21st oil and gas licensing round, but has still included 12 deepwater blocks following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, disappointing environmentalists.
Salazar splits US agency into three parts
THE US government has ordered the break-up of the Minerals Management Service.
North Sea chief and Aberdeen staff help
THE North Sea managing director of BP Bernard Looney is among the company's Aberdeen staff helping in the US following the disaster.