Universities benefit from innovative partnership
Oil giant BP has said it is supporting a new programme for Aberdeen and Robert Gordon Universities worth around £250,000 in sponsorship over the next three years.
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Ex-Cape pair get £1m-plus compensation
Two former bosses of troubled oil service firm Cape have received compensation payments totalling more than £1million.
Asco beefs-up European team
Oil and gas logistics firm Asco Group has added new directors to its senior management team for Europe.
SE’s north-east boss given key energy role at agency
The north-east head of Scottish Enterprise has been promoted to oversee the development agency's energy work.
Subsea firm Tritech in US hands after £21m deal with Halma
North-east underwater technology firm Tritech International has changed hands and come under foreign ownership in a £21million deal.
Figures fail to impress analysts
The latest BP figures were clearly a disappointment on several fronts.
Shares in Xcite Energy slump by nearly 5%
London's main market made cautious gains today after Spain secured its first bailout payment for its banks and was given extra breathing space to meet fiscal targets.
US company snaps up Optima for ‘at least £40m’
Aberdeen-based oil and gas service firm Optima Solutions has been sold to US company Tetra Technologies for at least £40million.
Engineering and construction giant snaps up ClerkMaxwell
Aberdeen oil service firm ClerkMaxwell was sold to international engineering and construction group Costain yesterday in a deal which, based on 2010 figures, is worth up to £7.9million.
Dana bosses follow in ex-CEO’s footsteps
A further four senior bosses at Aberdeen oil and gas operator Dana Petroleum have followed in the footsteps of their former chief executive by leaving the company for specialist investment and advisory firm Parkmead Group.
Triton becomes part of enlarged Houston-based group
North-east subsea technology and service company Triton Group and four other firms are part of a five-way merger under the umbrella of Forum Energy Technologies (FET).