Union calls for North Sea industry summit
Unite, Scotland’s biggest union, has called for a cross-sector oil and gas summit to “plan for the industry’s survival and growth” after Shell announced it will…
Unite, Scotland’s biggest union, has called for a cross-sector oil and gas summit to “plan for the industry’s survival and growth” after Shell announced it will…
BP said on Monday it has doubled its interest in the Maersk-operated $4.5 billion Culzean gas development in the UK central North Sea after acquiring an additional interest from JX…
Aberdeen-based energy services giant Wood Group has won a five year $150 million contract extension from Nexen — extending a deal that has been in place since April…
Maersk Oil said on Thursday that fabrication of the billion dollar “topsides” for platforms on its $4.5 billion UK North Sea megaproject Culzean has begun….
Aberdeen-based oil and gas services giant Wood Group has been awarded a two year contract extension with TAQA in the North Sea. Under the contract,…
Royal Dutch Shell is considering the sale of some of its North Sea operations following its £35 billion takeover of rival oil and gas producer BG Group. Shell has…
Oil and gas giant BP is to cut its North Sea workforce by 20% by 2017 — about 600 jobs — as part of a global…
Grangemouth refinery operator Ineos said it has set up a new oil and gas subsidiary to hunt for opportunities as it completed the purchase of the North Sea natural…
The development of the largest new field discovered in the UK North Sea for 10 years has been approved by the UK Oil & Gas Authority….
French energy major Total has agreed to sell its interests in the FUKA and SIRGE gas pipelines in the North Sea and the St. Fergus Gas Terminal…
North Berwick in East Lothian has retained its title as the most expensive seaside location in Scotland to buy a home, according to the latest…
Aberdeen-based North Star said it has been awarded new contracts worth more than £100 million to support new and existing clients in the UK Continental…
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has lost 38 Westminster seats so far in the UK general election — amid a low turnout by voters —…
Edinburgh investment giant Baillie Gifford has announced two key appointments as part of plans to expand its North American business and its commitment to US…
Aberdeen-based North Star said it has secured further debt investment of up to £425 million to accelerate its ambition to become the leading player in Europe’s…
The UK government said on Monday it will grant more than 100 new oil and gas licences in the North Sea as part of efforts…
The UK Government’s windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers will not be applied if energy prices drop below certain levels for six…
International visitors spent £3.2 billion in Scotland last year, up 24% on 2019, according to the International Passenger Survey (IPS) tourism statistics for 2022 by…
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) announced it has awarded 20 carbon storage licences, which it said could store up to 30m tonnes of CO2 a…
Equinor UK Limited said it has signed an agreement to acquire Suncor Energy UK Limited for $850 million. The transaction includes a non-operated interest in…
Aberdeen-based North Star said it has secured a £140 million financing package to support the next phase of its offshore wind growth plan as it looks…
SSEN Transmission — the electricity transmission owner for the north of Scotland — welcomed Monday’s publication by National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) of this…
Swiss private markets firm Partners Group has agreed to acquire Aberdeen-based North Star, the operator of specialized vessels for emergency response and essential offshore wind…
Aberdeen-based North Star Group said it has clinched the service operations vessel (SOV) contract to support the third phase of the SSE-led Dogger Bank Wind…
A new report from OGUK, which represents the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry, reports that global demand for gas will rise for the next…
The UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has fined BP £50,000 and served it with a sanction notice for breaching a licence condition by “failing…
The UK government said on Wednesday it reached an agreement called the North Sea Transition Deal with the oil and gas industry that will help support 40,000 jobs…
Aberdeen-based North Star Renewables has been awarded contracts worth an estimated £270 million to deliver three service operation vessels (SOVs) to be used on what…
Edinburgh-based international oil and gas company Cairn Energy said on Tuesday it plans to sell its stakes in UK North Sea fields Catcher and Kraken…
Perth-based SSE Renewables and its 50-50 joint venture partner Equinor have reached financial close on the first two phases of what will be the world’s…
The number of workers on offshore oil and gas installations decreased by around 4,000 as the UK went into lockdown in March this year, official…
Chrysaor has agreed a reverse takeover of Premier Oil to create the UK North Sea’s largest oil and gas producer as the sector faces up…
Israel’s Delek Group said its Ithaca Energy subsidiary, which it plans to spin off in a London stock market listing, completed a deal to buy…
Grangemouth refinery operator Ineos confirmed on Sunday it is in talks with ConocoPhillips to acquire its assets in the North Sea — with industry analysts saying…
Scotland must have certainty about access to European research programmes after Brexit, Higher Education and Science Minister Richard Lochhead has said. The minister was speaking…
Souter Investments said on Monday it completed the sale of Dalgety Bay-based First Scottish Group, a firm of professional database searchers, to “a significant international private…
The UK Space Agency has selected the A’Mhoine Peninsula near Tongue in Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland for the first vertical launch site….
The Scottish government said overseas Scottish food and drink exports — led by Scotch Whisky — were worth approximately £6 billion in 2017, an increase…
Shares of Aberdeen-based global bus and rail giant FirstGroup fell more than 11% after it said in a trading update that its Greyhound long-haul business in the US…
BP has announced two new exploration discoveries in the North Sea that it said will help it double its production to 200,000 barrels a day by…
North Sea producer Premier Oil gave a positive update on progress at its flagship North Sea development, the Catcher field, 174 km off the coast of…
Grangemouth refinery operator Ineos said all restrictions on the flow of oil and gas from platforms feeding into its crucial North Sea Forties Pipeline System…
Shares of North Sea producer Premier Oil jumped 5% after it said it achieved first oil from the Catcher field, 174 km off the coast of Aberdeen….
UPDATE 2 — Oil and gas prices soared after Ineos said on Monday it will shut down its Forties Pipeline System, which delivers almost 40% of the…
Australia’s Macquarie Group said on Friday its consortium completed the acquisition of Edinburgh-based UK Green Investment Bank from the UK Government for £2.3 billion. Macquarie said…
Visitors to Scotland from North America spent £641 million in the 12 months to the end of March 2017, a 40% rise on the previous…
The number of overseas visitors to Scotland rose 6% to 2.7 million in 2016 — and the amount those visitors spent rose 9% to £1.85 billion, according to the Office for…
A new report by Savills and Scottish Woodlands said more than 18,300 hectares of forestry were sold across Britain last year at a cumulative value of £83 million…
Spending by North American visitors to Scotland rose 28% to a record £633 million in the 12 months to the end of September 2016, according to new figures….
More than 93% of the office space purchased in Edinburgh in 2016 was bought by overseas investors, according to new research from property firm JLL….
A new chief executive officer, George Baxter, joined Edinburgh Research & Innovation (ERI) on Monday “to spearhead commercialisation and industry engagement activity at the University…
The future of the North Sea oil and gas industry could hang in the balance if no further investment materialises, according to a new report by Edinburgh-based…
A NatWest real estate report on “Building Momentum: The Northern Powerhouse” said the economic success of the North of England depends on collaboration, innovation and…
Scotland’s total exports to international markets and the rest of UK in 2014 — excluding oil and gas — rose £570 million to an estimated £76 billion,…
Aberdeen-headquartered Proserv has successfully completed a sponsor-backed management buyout (MBO) and is introducing an employee ownership scheme — marking a significant milestone in the company’s…
Perth-based SSE and Norway’s Equinor have finalised commercial terms for a potential expansion of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm known as Dogger Bank D. Dogger…
Aberdeen-headquartered Ithaca Energy Plc announced a number of changes to its board and executive management team following last month’s announcement that it will buy nearly…
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday called a UK general election for July 4 — during the summer holidays of Scotland’s schools. Scotland’s First Minister…
Serica Energy plc, the independent upstream oil and gas company, announced that it has received final approval from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) to…
A new report by Robert Gordon University (RGU) has revealed that the UK will fail to achieve a “just and fair” transition by 2030 unless…
RWE, the giant German electricity generator and renewable energy firm, has announced a plan to develop a “groundbreaking” green hydrogen project at Grangemouth. RWE said…
KPMG has released its first ever report on the state of the Scottish Economy, predicting “slow but steady growth” over the next two years. The…
Aberdeen-based engineering and consulting giant John Wood Group plc has been awarded a new decarbonisation contract by TotalEnergies (TEPUK) to support flare gas recovery in the…
Edinburgh-based oil and gas firm Capricorn Energy announced that Craig van der Laan, its non-executive chair since February 2023, has decided not to stand for re-election…
Influential trade body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has announced the appointment of three senior industry leaders to its board. Well-Safe Solutions CEO Phil Milton, Wood…
The commercial property market in Scotland is showing signs of recovery, according to latest figures from Lismore Real Estate Advisors. Transaction volumes in Q1 totalled…
Edinburgh-based oil and gas firm Capricorn Energy said on Thursday its loss after tax more than doubled to $144 million as revenue fell about 12%…
UK energy regulator Ofgem announced that a provisional funding package of £3.4 billion has been announced for a proposed subsea and underground 500 km electricity…
UK energy regulator Ofgem said the proposed “Anglo-Scottish electricity superhighway” to power millions of homes is the first project to progress through its “fast track”…
UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt delivered his budget speech on Wednesday, confirming a widely expected cut of 2 percentage points to National Insurance. However, Hunt…