Offshore trade unions have teamed up to form a co-ordinated 'fightback' against cuts and changes effecting workers in the UK's oil industry. The newly formed Offshore Co-ordinating Group (OCG) has representatives from Units, the RMT, the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) the GMB…
Wood Group has secured an extension to continue to support Chevron Upstream Europe across four offshore assets in the North Sea. Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver operations and maintenance services to the Alba Northern platform, Alba floating storage unit…
Major oil price volatility, collapsing valuations and a growing mountain of debt left 80% of Britain’s oil and gas companies floundering in the red at the end of 2015, warns Begbies Traynor, a UK-based independent insolvency firm. According…
First gas from Total’s Laggan and Tormore gas and condensate subsea-to-shore development has finally been achieved. Originally due on stream at the end of 2014, the Laggan-Tormore development, has suffered delays, resulting in massive costs for onshore contractor Petrofac…
Faroe Petroleum’s exploration drilling program for the year will see the UK-based explorer begin drilling at its operated Brasse prospect in the North Sea this summer using the Transocean Arctic rig. Map of Oseberg…
Almost 7000 visits were made to this week's Subsea Expo - Europe’s largest subsea event, held in Aberdeen, despite the industry facing its toughest year ever. The exhibition and conference, organized by Subsea UK, attracted just under 5000 individual delegates…
The University of Aberdeen has taken delivery of rock mechanics equipment that could play a major role in maximizing oil and gas recovery in the North Sea and West of Shetland area. The high-pressure, high-temperature rock deformation apparatus…
Statoil awarded Nexans the contract to supply static and dynamic cabling and associated accessories for the world's first floating wind farm, following a successful demo facilitated by Nexans' cables which has been in operation since 2009…
Fabricom Offshore Services has been contracted for brownfield modification work on GDF Suez's recently installed Cygnus installation in the southern North Sea. As part of the work, it will use AVEVA's LFM Server and AVEVA Laser Model Interface…
It's day two of Subsea Expo. Despite the down turn, there's still some good news, including new technology coming to the market. OE, official media sponsor of the show, being held in Aberdeen this week, spoke to ABB's John Guthrie, Regional Sales Manager…
Unlocking small pools of oil and gas on the UK Continental Shelf could open up £20 billion capital investment – but the clock is ticking, Subsea Expo heard. Studies have shown there are some 210 so-called small pools in the UK North Sea…
2015 was a wake-up call and 2016 is probably going to be our most challenging year, this morning’s Subsea Expo was warned. Subsea UK CEO Neil Gordon. Image from Subsea UK Twitter. And the future isn’t looking much easier…
Subsea 7 has won a three-year frame agreement, with four one-year options, for six North Sea clients: Chevron North Sea, Dana Petroleum (E&P), Hess Denmark, Nexen Petroleum UK, Talisman Sinopec Energy UK and TAQA Bratani. Under the frame agreement…
It's new engineering consultancy io's first year at Subsea Expo. We spoke to the firm's COO Mark Dixon about the show and the wider industry. What brings you to Subsea Expo? In our first year of business as io, the oil price has…
Surface to seabed specialist, Seanamic Group, is expanding its global umbilicals business with a new Umbilical International facility in Glasgow, the frim revealed at Subsea Expo in Aberdeen. Image from Seanamic Group…