Scottish oil supply chain going strong despite 7% drop in international sales
Scotland’s oil and gas supply chain suffered a 7% drop in international sales in the 2015/16 financial year, a new report said.
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Exclusive: Sturgeon to laud jump in oil innovation spending at OGUK conference
New figures from Scottish Enterprise (SE) show spending on oil and gas innovation in Scotland nearly trebled last year.
Globalscot to help North Sea oil firms make splash abroad
Lawyer and Middle East business expert Hugh Fraser has been inducted into a global networking initiative set up to help Scottish firms break international markets.
Pilot programme for redundant oil and gas leaders to be launched
A new entrepreneurship initiative to support senior oil and gas professionals who are either facing redundancy, or have been made redundant, is set to be launched in Aberdeen.
East Kilbride to become home to subsea centre of excellence
A new £16million centre of excellence (CoE) for subsea oil and gas development is to be established in East Kilbride, near Glasgow.
Scotland’s Energy Jobs Taskforce: Working together to support the sector
For over 50 years, Scotland has built up a global reputation for its strengths in oil and gas. Years of production in some of the toughest conditions in the world have created one of the strongest international supply chains, a globally respected highly-skilled workforce, a renowned academic sector and well developed energy infrastructure.
Major subsea test centre planned as part of Scottish Government strategy
Plans to develop a major subsea test and demonstration facility and increase investment in technology were unveiled by Scottish Government in Aberdeen yesterday.
Enpro Subsea aims for “simpler, faster” oil field development
Enpro Subsea is focused on a £1.5million research and development project to deliver “simpler, faster subsea fields”.
Scottish Government launches North Sea decommissioning action plan
A plan to help maximise the value of North Sea decommissioning for small to medium-sized firms has been published by the Scottish Government’s economic development agencies.
Scottish oil and gas delegation heading to India
Sixteen Scottish oil and gas companies will visit India to help create links with a country whose oil consumption is rising rapidly.
Opinion: Building a culture to maximise Scotland’s future oil and gas success
For almost two years the oil and gas sector globally has been facing one of its worst downturns in history. Many of us will have all seen first hand the impact this is having on jobs in Scotland.
Tech Tuesday: Heliex is harnessing power of wet steam – with help from BP
A Scottish company has harnessed the power of wet steam to stake a claim in a market that could be worth as much as $70billion.
Scotland’s oil and gas sector must build on global reputation
Internationalisation is critical for Scotland’s growth and one of the four themes in the Scottish Government’s economic strategy.
Scotland’s oil and gas sector delivered record sales during 2014
New figures showing Scotland’s total oil and gas supply chain sales reached a record £22.9billion during 2014, over half of which was delivered via international activity, are a strong reminder of the important role the sector plays in Scotland and globally.
OTC 2016: There’s still plenty of good reasons to be in Houston this May
OTC 2016 takes place in Houston from May 2-5 against one of the toughest periods facing the energy sector in a generation.
A record 75 Scottish firms target Middle East market at Adipec 2015
Increased focus on the Middle East market has led to a record number of Scottish oil and gas supply chain companies attending the Adipec conference, which begins in Abu Dhabi today.
Keiller named chairman of Scottish Enterprise
The outgoing chief executive of Wood Group has been named as the new chairman of Scottish Enterprise. Industry veteran Bob Keiller, who announced last month he would retire from the top spot at the oil and gas company, will take over from Crawford Gillies next year. Keiller had previously hinted at new opportunities when his departure was made public and said he had several business interests on the horizon.
Energetica eyes up overseas investment
Energetica faces a challenge to attract new overseas investment into north east Scotland whilst avoiding robbing 'Peter to pay Paul'.
SeaEnergy gets grant to advance wind farm support vessel
North-east firm SeaEnergy is pushing ahead with its plans to move into the offshore wind farm support business.