Milestone as Western Isles project offloads first 10million barrels
Dana Petroleum is celebrating a milestone for its Western Isles project as it has offloaded its first 10million barrels of oil.
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Updated: Foreign exchange rates, higher prices return Dana Petroleum to the black
More favourable foreign exchange rates and higher oil prices returned Aberdeen-headquartered Dana Petroleum to the black in 2017.
Updated: Verus Petroleum in £300m North Sea acquisition
Aberdeen-based Verus Petroleum has announced the latest private-equity-backed swoop for a package of North Sea assets.
Anger over 656ft ‘super turbines’
The Western Isles could be among the first places in Scotland to have “super turbines” as developer EDF announces plans for 656ft-tall structures on Lewis.
Beatrice wind farm work boosts revenues at Subsea 7
Energy service giant Subsea 7 said renewables contracts had helped the company lift its revenues in 2017.
Video: Dana confirms first oil from Western Isles project
Dana Petroleum has confirmed the long-awaited arrival of first oil from the £1.5billion ($2billion) Western Isles development in the UK North Sea.
UK Government ‘committed’ to Western Isles grid connection, says councillor
After meeting with Scotland office minister, Lord Duncan, leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Roddie Mackay, spoke confidently about Government support for connection to the mainland grid.
Subsea 7 profits edge up thanks to Beatrice wind farm work
Work on the Beatrice wind farm project in the outer Moray Firth helped Subsea 7 to a small upturn in profits in the second quarter of 2017.
Oil worker props up huge FPSO in funny pics
The Eiffel Tower, the leaning Tower of Pisa and the Statue of Liberty - all have been 'propped up' by clever tourists in carefully set-up holiday snaps.
FPSO for Dana’s Western Isles project completed at last
Dana Petroleum’s long-awaited Western Isles FPSO has been completed at a shipyard in China.
EDF warns Western Isles could miss out on UK subsidies
The Western Isles will lose hundreds of millions of pounds if the UK government rejects granting subsidies to island wind farms, warns EDF Energy Renewables, as it reveals figures from a new report.
UK Energy Minister to visit Western Isles in renewables bid
The UK Government's energy minister is to visit the Western Isles next year to discuss renewable energy projects.
Fugro wins Western Isles development contract
Fugro will supply ROV drilling support service on board the Ocean Guardian MODU in a new contract with Dana Petroleum.
Exclusive: Dana Petroleum to kick-start Western Isles drilling campaign
As sub-$30 oil and thousands of job losses dominate headlines, Eiko van Dalen and his team at Dana Petroleum are silently toiling away on a project that will double the company’s daily output.
Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles project is all about the ‘long game’
Dana Petroleum has said it is playing “the long game” on its flagship Western Isles project after confirming cost overruns had reached $400million. First oil on the project has been pushed back until 2017 after it emerged the project price tag has reached $2billion. A spokesman for the firm stressed the majority of the costs could be attributed to ensuring safety standards are met in the development of the project’s FPSO.