Aberdeen, more than most, has given much thought to the effects of the off-payroll working rules introduced into the public sector in April 2017, and the potential repercussions if these rules were rolled out into the private sector.
“If there is any deficiency in food or exercise, the body will fall sick.” That’s according to Hippocrates, the Father of Modern Medicine. He made the claim 2,000 years ago, neatly demonstrating the idea that physical activity is good for you is nothing new.
Striking the balance between staying true to your founding values and moving with the times is one of the most important things any business can strive for writes Stewart Wilson, Managing Director, KSW Engineering.
July 6, 2018, marks 30 years since 167 people died in the largest offshore disaster, Piper Alpha. It was described by Lord Cullen who chaired the Piper Alpha inquiry as “the worst possible imaginable thing”.
Risk based inspections (RBI) are used to understand and manage the risk of failure of potentially hazardous plant to a level that is deemed to be acceptable.
Norwegian airline Widerøe shared the oil industry’s pain during the downturn, but is now ready for increased activity and growth.
It’s hard to believe that the Piper Alpha tragedy was 30 years ago and some of our staff weren’t even born at the time or were just children.
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.
Investment in facilities and the retention of experienced staff has positioned Aberdeen firm Scotoil Services to take advantage of the growing demand for North Sea oil and gas decommissioning services.
Pipelines and piping systems are highly regulated areas. They are high risk with valves being critical components within these systems. To effectively manage risk in piping systems and maintain regulatory compliance, personnel operating, maintaining and managing the systems must have a solid understanding of valves and valve operators.
Human factors are at the heart of all major offshore incidents, indeed all incidents, an investigation expert has recently stated. David Ramsay, group managing director of industry specialists Kelvin TOP-SET, made the comments as he was reflecting on the 30th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster.
3 - 4 October 2018, The Marcliffe Hotel and Spa, North Deeside Road, Aberdeen, AB15 9YA
These may seem like uncertain times for your finances.
A leading name in the hospitality industry has underlined its commitment to people development thanks to a pioneering international knowledge sharing project.
With the panel session completed, the last business card exchanged and another memorable Decom Offshore conference drawn to a close, I think I have just enough energy left to reflect on what’s been an important week for Decom North Sea.
Global mobility is a vital part of business in today’s world. In 2006 the number of UK employees making overseas business trips reached 7.1 million a year.
Months of hard work mean the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implementation date passed without problem for many oil and gas companies.
Much has been written about adaptation, change and innovation in the oil and gas industry in 2017.
A new course is being launched by Aberdeen University to bridge the skills gap facing by the energy sector in data management.
With output of around 4.4 million barrels per day (as of March 2018), Iraq is the second largest oil producer in OPEC after Saudi Arabia, and holds the world’s fifth largest proven crude oil reserves.
In a recent interview with Energy Jobline, JD Ross (part of the Opus Talent Solutions group), in support of the global concern around the engineering skills gap, claimed to see a shortage of homegrown talent across the renewable industry- particularly within the Solar PV and Battery Storage sectors.
Aberdeen-based organiser Granite PR said today that only a “few tickets remain” for its Aberdeen-Norway Gateway event this month.
What comes to mind when asked about a career in a firm of chartered accountants and business advisors? Lots of number crunching, tax calculations and countless legislation changes to keep up with, right? Even the firms who claim they are ‘different’ and not the ‘typical accountants’, they might do a bit of work around payroll or corporate finance, maybe some specialist tax work, but nothing more than that surely?
ASCO has announced a significant contract award from Apache North Sea that builds upon a positive start to the year for the global oil and gas materials management specialist.
We’re entering a new era. It’s complex, structured in a very different way to the one we’re used to, uses a different language to the one we’re used to and is constantly changing.