Well completions were given a workover in the first Simplified Series talk of 2014 in Aberdeen in January. The talks are held monthly and organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineer’s Aberdeen chapter Young Professionals group. January’s talk…
MSc papers from students studying at the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University (RGU) were pitted against each other at the Aberdeen branch of the UK’s Energy Institute’s annual MSc Energy Student Best Paper prize. The…
The importance of safety in the offshore industry will be the subject of discussion at the next evening meeting and supper hosted by the Energy Institute in Aberdeen. Guest speaker Steve Bullock, senior vice president HSSEIA Offshore Projects and Operations at Petrofac…
A semisubmersible drilling rig under construction at a yard in Korea is resting on the seabed after water entered the pontoon hull and the unit sank. The rig, Deepsea Aberdeen, is being built for Odfjell Drilling at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in Korea…
The deadline for entries for this year’s Offshore Achievement Awards (OAAs) has been extended to December 9. Ambitious companies and individuals hoping to be recognised amongst the best and brightest that the UK offshore industry has…
The Aberdeen branch of the UK's Energy Institute will meet tomorrow night [Tuesday 26] to hear presentation on research carried out by energy students from the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University. Six students, three from each university…
Aberdeen’s two universities have both now founded energy institutes to build on their existing oil and gas expertise. Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen has said it is to set up an International Institute for Oil and Gas. The new institute…
EnQuest will have a new prestigious North Sea base in the Granite City after planning permission was granted for a high-quality office development on the derelict Aberdeen Seafood Park site in the harbour area. The firm, which is the largest UK independent oil producer in the UK North Sea…
About 50 students from across Europe will take part in the inaugural Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Europe Petro League, which will be hosted by the Aberdeen Section during the Offshore Europe conference, 3-6 Sept. This competition…
Oilfield services company Expro opened a new well intervention facility in Aberdeen. The facility will house approximately 200 employees. Combined with renovations planned for the Bruce building, the Carnegie and Young facilities in Dyce represent a US$7…
To underline its commitment to the energy sector and to support the company’s rapidly growing offshore oil and gas business, Yokogawa announces the opening of new North Sea headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. The new 500m2 office is based in Westhill…
Venture capital firm Energy Ventures’ has announced a multi-million pound investment in Abrado Wellbore Services and its intention of seeking investing $100m in North Sea businesses seeking growth capital or buyouts over the next 12 months…
Peter Boyle has become Aberdeen-based UK regional director of DNV and is tasked with driving forward its offshore ageing and life extension business. Boyle, a chemical engineer, has worked for DNV for 18 years, most recently leading…
ABB’s former Commerce Street site in Aberdeen has relocated to Altens to become the group’s UK base for oil & gas, marine and turbocharger service and spare parts as well as strengthening its consultancy organisation. ABB said it planned to…
AGR’s Aberdeen-based consultancy division has doubled its manpower in the Falklands to supply a team to its well management division to work on the Leiv Eiriksson. Following a six-month recruitment drive, the company expected to deploy a 50…
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