Man, 50, charged after one-vehicle crash on Highland road

by Cheryl Livingstone

October 18, 2020, 4:08 pm

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Total faces duty of vigilance case over Uganda work

Total will face accusations of human rights violations over its activities in Uganda on October 28, in the Versailles Court of Appeal.

Awilco warns of cost saving measures on the horizon

Rig contractor Awilco Drilling has warned it will initiate a “wide range of cost saving measures”.

Hunting cuts global workforce by 30% since start of year in response to ‘challenging environment’

International energy services provider Hunting has made further job losses as it continues to battle the dual impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the oil price slump.

Unburdened by huge write-offs and impairments, BP returns to profit in third quarter

Energy giant BP returned to profit in the third quarter of 2020 as the firm benefitted from the absence of the huge write-offs and impairments which dented its previous results in August.

Scotland potentially ‘best placed country in Europe’ to deliver CCUS, according to energy minister

Holyrood’s energy minister has described Scotland as “potentially the best placed country in Europe” to deliver carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) on a commercial scale.

Calls for Holyrood to ‘come clean’ over mothballed BiFab yard

A former UK energy minister has called on the Scottish Government to “come clean” about the terms of a lease agreement for a mothballed BiFab yard on the Isle of Lewis.

Leading industry body calls for Ofgem to ‘deliver, not delay, net zero’

Ofgem must help “deliver, not delay, net zero” in its final price control determinations, a leading industry body has warned.

Aberdeen engineering firm believed to have laid off quarter of workforce

An Aberdeen-based subsea engineering and decommissioning services provider is believed to have laid off around a quarter of its workforce.