The Strait of Hormuz has become a key battleground in the stand-off between the United States and Iran, with claims and counter-claims on either side of an argument ostensibly about oil.
Greenpeace activists have climbed aboard a BP-contracted oil rig in the Cromarty Firth again.
Two Greenpeace activists who were occupying an oil rig have been removed from the structure and arrested, police said.
Greenpeace said its activists remain in their position on an oil rig which was being towed out to sea, despite police attempts to remove them.
An RAF squadron set up at the height of the Cold War is looking to the oil and gas industry as it seeks to bolster its ranks.
An investment fund created to establish diversification across the north-east of Scotland has offshore wind “firmly in its sights”, according to Sir Ian Wood.
Activists occupying a BP-contracted oil rig in the Cromarty Firth have been served with an injunction by the owner in a bid to halt a two-day standoff, Greenpeace UK has claimed.
A huge North Sea field capable of covering 5% of UK gas demand has come on stream following investment of around £3.5 billion.
Environmental campaigners have boarded an oil rig as it was being towed out to sea and are staging a protest onboard.
Oil company Chevron will pay a £5 million fine after a refinery explosion killed four workers and seriously injured another in West Wales.
Supermarkets are cutting fuel prices amid a fall in wholesale costs.
Drivers have suffered a “miserable” fourth month in a row of fuel price increases, new figures show.
Police have made 10 arrests after environmental campaigners attempted to block access to BP’s offices by locking themselves in containers.
Environmental campaigners are bracing themselves for a week locked in a reinforced box with nothing but a bit of Netflix to pass the time in protest at BP’s lack of action on climate change.
Environmental activists have blocked access to BP’s headquarters ahead of its annual general meeting demanding it ends all exploration for new oil and gas.
Pipeline repairs have shut down production at three North Sea platforms.
Oilfield services giant Weatherford International has announced further backing from lenders for financial restructuring plans aimed at significantly reducing its colossal debt pile.
American sanctions on oil-rich Venezuela appear to be taking hold, resulting in mile-long queues for fuel in the South American nation’s second largest city, Maracaibo.
An Aberdeen-headquartered technology and engineering group is on course to deliver a major jump in revenues this year.
The latest round up of events at this year's OTC.
UK oil chiefs believe their “vision” for the future can play a crucial role in tackling one of the biggest challenges ever faced – the energy transition.
Oilfield services firm Craig International has won a North Sea contract worth around £20million with BP.
Oil giant Shell yesterday cited a “strong start to 2019” and increased pre-tax profits as the reason for implementing a bullish share buyback programme.
A new report for the UK oil and gas industry shows a “scary and disappointing” lack of progress on gender diversity, according to a Wood boss.
A Scottish worker has been kidnapped from an oil rig in Nigeria, according to a news report.
Two north and north-east businesses are among only eight in Scotland and 201 from throughout the UK to be recognised in the 2019 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.
The Trump administration has announced it will no longer exempt any countries from US sanctions if they continue to buy Iranian oil.
Chrysaor has agreed to buy US operator ConocoPhillips’ North Sea assets in a £2billion deal.
Piper Alpha trauma expert David Alexander has officially joined the support team of a north-east firm offering a range of specialist training services.
One of the North Sea’s original pioneers has bid farewell to a basin he first operated in almost 50 years ago.
Higher crude prices should encourage North Sea oil companies to dial down the caution and bring forward more new projects, a prominent petro-economist said yesterday.
The Rowallan prospect in the central North Sea was a dud, project partners confirmed today.