OGUK chief to open Aset academy
ian.forsyth | 22/02/2012The chief executive of Oil and Gas UK, Malcolm Webb, will open the new Aset International Oil and Gas Training... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas

Consultant ‘on course for stellar year’
keith.findlay | 22/02/2012Oil and gas engineering consultant Optimus (Aberdeen) said yesterday it was on course for a stellar year after beating all ... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas

Shell signs up Wood for further two years
ian.forsyth | 22/02/2012Wood Group, of Aberdeen, announced a £ 75million deal yesterday with oil giant Shell which will keep more than 350 people ... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas
Amec’s North Sea success to continue for years to come
ross.davidson | 22/02/2012International engineering and project-management company Amec said yesterday it expected its recent success in the North Sea to continue for ... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas

Remaining North Sea oil ‘worth £1trillion’
energy.reporter | 22/02/2012Delegates at an oil and gas conference have been told the economy will be petroleum-driven for decades to come, with ... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas

A good day for: Xodus Group
ian.forsyth | 22/02/2012International energy consultant Xodus Group has created a new chief technology officer role to lead its integration of surface and ... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas
Market comment: Engineering services in demand as sector remains buoyant
ross.davidson | 22/02/2012Amec’s full-year results were almost exactly in line with consensus stock market forecasts for revenue, operating profits and earnings per ... Full Article
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News: Renewable/Other Energy
Region to fore at show
ian.forsyth | 22/02/2012Aberdeen City and Shire will underline its commitment to the industry later this year with its largest showcase of renewable-energy ... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas

Red Spider appoints agent to weave a web into west Africa
ian.forsyth | 22/02/2012Oil and gas industry specialist technology firm Red Spider has appointed an agent in west Africa to support its expansion ... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas
Skills the key to Aberdeen’s long-term future as oil and gas hub
elaine.maslin | 21/02/2012Aberdeen’s future as a centre of the oil and gas industry in years to come will hinge on a long-term ... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas
Year of activity to boost jobs, pay
keith.findlay | 21/02/2012The oil and gas industry will have an exciting year in 2012 despite economic woes around the world, according to ... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas

Row with Iran pumps up prices
ryan.crighton | 21/02/2012Motorists are being warned of further pain at the pumps as simmering tensions between the west and Iran threaten to ... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas
Supply-chain exports up 280%
elaine.maslin | 21/02/2012Overseas sales by Scottish oil and gas industry supply-chain firms have risen more than 280% in 10 years, a major ... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas
WilHunter repaired but not yet operational
elaine.maslin | 20/02/2012Drilling rig firm Awilco said yesterday that repair work had been completed on its rig the WilHunter, but that it ... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas
Still on road to recovery
mike.brown | 20/02/2012When I wrote an article 12 months ago on my predictions for the Scottish mergers and acquisitions market in 2011, ... Full Article
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News: Oil & Gas
Risk focus has never been greater
shaun.reynolds | 20/02/2012Effective risk management is playing an increasingly prominent role in the M& amp A process. Organisations with strong balance sheets are in ... Full Article
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News: Health & Safety
Safety report on pipeline was overdue by three years
ross.davidson | 20/02/2012An inspection report on the safety of a pipeline at the centre of the UK’s biggest oil leak in a ... Full Article
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Take advice and get it right
cameron.millar | 20/02/2012With global expansion of the Scottish oil and gas industry – often through mergers and acquisitions – comes the need ... Full Article
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Increased confidence in market outlook
greg.herrera | 20/02/2012Strong oil prices resulted in the oil and gas industry remaining buoyant during 2011. In the first quarter of 2012, ... Full Article
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Selecting the right partner
barry.fraser | 20/02/2012Private equity (PE) interest in oilfield services companies is on the increase. There are a wide range of PE houses ... Full Article
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News: Renewable/Other Energy
European cash for Highland wind turbines
energy.reporter | 20/02/2012Farmers in the Highlands have won funding from Europe's Leader initiative to help them develop wind energy schemes. The Tore-based ... Full Article

















