Firefighters battling wildfire on Moray coast

July 3, 2018, 4:16 pm Updated: July 3, 2018, 7:59 pm

Fire crews have been attending to pockets of gorse fire between Covesea and Hopeman in Moray.

Virus delays first gas from Zennor’s Finlaggan project

Private-equity backed Zennor Petroleum has pushed back the date of first gas from its flagship Finlaggan project by about a year, to the end of 2021, as a result of Covid-19.

Proposed North Sea deal would ‘level playing field’ again, chiefs say

A proposed new North Sea collective bargaining agreement will level the playing field for service companies and give workers more protection during turbulent times, industry chiefs said.

Peak oil and the opportunity for low carbon prospects

This week, BP projected that global demand for oil may have peaked in 2019 and that we shouldn’t ever expect demand to recover to pre-COVID-19 levels. On the face of it, BP’s analysis is stark, with global demand for oil reducing in all three of its scenarios over the next thirty years.

Export growth and energy transition needed in shrinking UK energy market

Common sense tells us that the UK is a small island with depleted oil & gas reserves and high costs, and that businesses should be growing their export focus to survive and prosper. We all accept this, but the stats are now telling…

Motive Offshore on track for a near-40% jump in turnover

Bosses at north-east firm Motive Offshore say the business is on track for a near-40% jump in turnover this year despite the Covid-19 crisis.

Archer Knight reports an ‘exceptional’ uptake for its latest cash-for-equity offer

Archer Knight, the Aberdeen-based subsea market intelligence and consultancy, has reported an “exceptional” uptake for its latest cash-for-equity offer.

‘Disappointment has turned to anger’ – BiFab overlooked for Seagreen wind farm

All of the turbine jackets for Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm will be fabricated thousands of miles from the North Sea despite a Government-supported bid by Fife’s BiFab.

Shetland eyes ‘more of that tax take’ from oil revenues in self-determination bid

The leader of Shetland Islands Council has said the region wants “to retain more of that tax take” from oil and gas revenues in its self-determination bid.