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Safety report on pipeline was overdue by three years
ross.davidson | 20/02/2012
An inspection report on the safety of a pipeline at the centre of the UK’s biggest oil leak in a Full Article
Netherlands shares safety concerns

energy.reporter | 08/02/2012

The Netherlands shares the UK’s concerns about EU plans to shake up safety regulations in the oil and gas industry.... Full Article
Industry unites against EU plans for North Sea safety

ross.davidson | 01/02/2012

Oil and gas firms and their workers united against EU plans to seize regulatory control of the North Sea industry... Full Article
Drilling firm ‘is not exempt’

ross.davidson | 28/01/2012

Oil major BP said yesterday that contractor Transocean could not avoid responsibility for its part in the Deepwater Horizon disaster.... Full Article
Avoid ‘Delhi belly’ on your upcoming posting

jeremy.cresswell | 30/06/2011

TRAVELLERS’ diarrhoea is a general description of the intestinal problem that occurs when travelling overseas and particularly in developing nations.... Full Article
Men less likely to worry about obesity

jeremy.cresswell | 05/06/2011

There has been discussion lately in the media about whether men are less aware than women of the health risks... Full Article
UK safety regime backed as model

ross.davidson | 13/07/2011

A Brussels committee has backed proposals for the European Commission to use the UK’s offshore health and safety regime as... Full Article
Mud spillage warning sales top £2million

ross.davidson | 26/06/2011

NORTH-EAST oil and gas service company Romar International said sales of an early-warning spill preventer had driven growth after it... Full Article
All change at the top of energy industry safety scheme

keith.findlay | 20/06/2011

Step Change in Safety (SCS), the industry-led project aimed at reducing the risk for oil and gas workers, revealed changes... Full Article

Other News

Wood Group and EnQuest shares among risers but BP fall

Bullish results from housebuilder Galliford Try and recruitment firm Hays helped the FTSE 250 Index outshine its top-tier partner today.
Weatherford hit by errors

Shares in Weatherford International plunged nearly 14% yesterday as it struggled to put major accounting errors behind it. While reporting
OGUK chief to open Aset academy

The chief executive of Oil and Gas UK, Malcolm Webb, will open the new Aset International Oil and Gas Training
Consultant ‘on course for stellar year’

Oil and gas engineering consultant Optimus (Aberdeen) said yesterday it was on course for a stellar year after beating all
Shell signs up Wood for further two years

Wood Group, of Aberdeen, announced a &pound 75million deal yesterday with oil giant Shell which will keep more than 350 people
Amec’s North Sea success to continue for years to come

International engineering and project-management company Amec said yesterday it expected its recent success in the North Sea to continue for
Remaining North Sea oil ‘worth £1trillion’

Delegates at an oil and gas conference have been told the economy will be petroleum-driven for decades to come, with
A good day for: Xodus Group

International energy consultant Xodus Group has created a new chief technology officer role to lead its integration of surface and
Market comment: Engineering services in demand as sector remains buoyant

Amec’s full-year results were almost exactly in line with consensus stock market forecasts for revenue, operating profits and earnings per
Region to fore at show

Aberdeen City and Shire will underline its commitment to the industry later this year with its largest showcase of renewable-energy

Opinion

Protesters air grievances about proposed windfarm

Campaigners against proposals for a windfarm on a Moray moor held a protest outside a consultation meeting yesterday. German company
Oil sanctions: How effective are they?

I have been working in Syria on a gas project but had to leave because of the political situation there,
We told you so, Osborne

So the Treasury has screwed up big-time over its North Sea tax grab or at least that’s how it seems.
It won’t enhance virility or cure baldness but you need this vitamin

What benefits would make you interested in vitamin D? Many of our male readers work offshore and may not be
What is Longannet’s future? Now that’s the question

The biggest question at the heart of Scotland’s future power supply is not about renewables, though that is where the

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ENERGY Jobs

The longer term future of the UKCS

THE announcement by BP that investment of &pound 10billion is to be made on four major oil and gas developments in Full Article
Xcite renegotiates Bentley drilling contract

Aberdeen-based oil explorer Xcite Energy said today it had made changes to a drilling contract with British American Offshore for Full Article
SDI leading trade mission

Energy North with Scottish Development International (SDI) and UK Trade and Investment is leading a joint trade mission to Norway Full Article
Trump accuses Salmond of trying to destroy Scotland

Donald Trump last night launched an astonishing attack on Alex Salmond – accusing him of being “hell bent” on destroying Full Article
Weir makes £200m move for Aussie target

Scottish engineering firm Weir Group said yesterday it had made a &pound 200million takeover approach for an Australian mining equipment company. Full Article
North Sea output to fall again

North Sea crude oil output from has been predicted to fall in March for a third month this year due Full Article
SSE secures 10-year Shell gas-supply deal

Scottish utility SSE said yesterday it had signed a 10-year gas deal with Shell to secure supply for its UK Full Article
Risk focus has never been greater

Effective risk management is playing an increasingly prominent role in the M&amp amp A process. Organisations with strong balance sheets are in Full Article
Skills the key to Aberdeen’s long-term future as oil and gas hub

Aberdeen’s future as a centre of the oil and gas industry in years to come will hinge on a long-term Full Article
Weatherford hit by errors

Shares in Weatherford International plunged nearly 14% yesterday as it struggled to put major accounting errors behind it. While reporting Full Article