Piper Alpha: Offshore employers haven’t learned the lesson, trade union boss says
Pat Rafferty, Scottish Secretary of the Unite trade union, says he does not believe employers have learned enough from the disaster.
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Piper Alpha: We must believe repeat can’t happen, safety chief says
The executive director of Step Change in Safety says the industry “must believe” that a Piper Alpha-scale disaster could never happen again in the North Sea.
OPINION: The new oil cartel threatening OPEC
When reports emerged that India and China are in talks about forming an oil buyers' club, OPEC was probably too busy with its upcoming June 22 meeting to concern itself with that dangerous alliance. Now, it may be time for it to start worrying.
Airbus says Norway copter crash not preventable, despite similarities with fatal Peterhead accident
Helicopter maker Airbus said today it could not have prevented a fatal Super Puma crash in Norway two years ago despite similarities with an accident which killed 16 people near Peterhead in 2009.
Iran tells Trump: Stop tweeting, it’s driving up oil prices
The war of words over oil prices continues between U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran, and the latest salvo from Iran is for Trump to stop tweeting.
Chevron’s central North Sea exit a sign of struggle to compete globally
US oil giant Chevron’s decision to sell its central North Sea assets shows the region is struggling to compete globally, analysts said yesterday.
OPINION: Chevron’s North Sea sell-off should come as no surprise
That Chevron has decided to place its interests in Central North Sea fields Alba, Alder, Britannia (and satellites), Captain, Elgin/Franklin, Erskine, and Jade on the market should come as no surprise to anyone in the industry.
Full North Sea exit for ConocoPhillips ‘seems likely’, analyst says
US oil major ConocoPhillips' full withdrawal from the UK North Sea "seems likely" after it agreed to sell a stake in the Clair field, an analyst said.
Bilfinger to expand North Sea footprint
An acquisition could be on the cards for German industrial services giant Bilfinger as it looks to expand its footprint in the UK North Sea by further developing its maintenance, modifications and operations services.
Uncertainty for workers as Chevron reveals plans to sell North Sea platforms
Hundreds of offshore workers are facing uncertainty after Chevron announced plans to sell the majority of its stakes in North Sea oil fields.
BP raises Clair stakes with ConocoPhillips deal
Oil giant BP will increase its equity in the Clair field after agreeing to buy a 16.5% stake from ConocoPhillips.
New upstream oil and gas appointment at AAB
Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB), one of the UK’s leading independent firms of Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors, has announced the appointment of Graeme Robertson as Senior Manager in their specialist joint venture and contact audit business, John F Daly Associates. In this role, Graeme becomes a key member of AAB’s specialist Upstream Oil & Gas team.
Piper Alpha: Survival lesson from man who is ‘blessed to be here’
Steve Rae counts himself among the fortunate 61 who survived Piper Alpha and has made it his duty to ensure that the legacy of the disaster of July 6, 1988, when 167 offshore workers perished, “continues to be revisited, referenced and shared whenever possible with all those connected to and directly employed in the oil and gas industry”.
Piper Alpha: Justice denied by dark power
The latest Ridley Scott movie, All the Money in the World, rotates around the obsession of billionaire John Paul Getty with money and his refusal to pay the multi-million dollar ransom to free his estranged grandson from kidnappers.
Long-term rise forecast for oil even as Trump tweets on supply
President Donald Trump’s weekend of oil diplomacy offered mixed messages on supply, and conflicting responses from analysts who predicted a short-term price drop but said a rebound was due in the long run.
VIDEO: BP starts up Shah Deniz 2
BP said today that the $28 billion Shah Deniz 2 gas development in Azerbaijan has commenced production.
Piper Alpha: How lives were ripped apart by a perfect storm of failures
It is a date written indelibly into our history.
Piper Alpha: From one hell to another
The earliest memory Marc Reid has of his father was that his hands looked different to other people’s – badly scarred during his escape from the blazing platform.
Trump piles pressure on Saudis flummoxed by higher oil price
If the world’s biggest crude exporter says it’s going to ramp up production, prices usually drop. But as Saudi Arabia adds barrels before its customers get burned, prices have jumped. And Donald Trump isn’t happy.
Piper Alpha: Fears offshore safety drive has stalled
Oil and gas industry bosses have been urged to maintain the focus on safety in the face of new challenges within the sector.
Piper Alpha: The night we saw the sea explode
A flotilla of vessels quickly converged on the scene as everyone joined forces to try to save as many lives as possible. The captain of a tiny fishing boat was among those who joined the rescue effort.
Piper Alpha: Red Adair’s plan to tame the fires
When world-famous US firefighter Red Adair flew in from Houston to orchestrate the operation to “kill” the Piper Alpha wells, the mission appeared immense. Some even thought it impossible.
Piper Alpha: Workers’ lives are still shaped by tragedy
When the dreadful news about Piper Alpha broke I was in London working as a graduate trainee for Shell’s downstream business.
Katoni painting a picture of operating differently
When I was approached to write a piece in this edition of Energy Voice, I have to admit, I was initially unsure. As some of you will know we are a new company looking to challenge the ways that things are done. We are independent, creative and bold and many of our growing young team were born in the late 80s and early 90s. Therefore, writing about how we do things in the context of the past was a tough call.
Piper Alpha: Industry embraces challenges, R2S says
In the three decades that have passed since Piper Alpha this industry has changed exponentially: the disaster driving an unprecedented pace and quality of change in operational safety for offshore oil and gas.