Draeger Marine and Offshore, a division of The Dräger Group, an international leader in the fields of medical and safety technology, has announced the appointment of Euan McIntosh as a senior manager at its Aberdeen operation. McIntosh, 38, whose career in safety spans 16 years, joins Dräger having held a variety of senior roles in the safety industry, including as UK …
The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has announced the twelve clean energy technology start-ups selected for the fourth cohort of the award-winning TechX Accelerator Programme. Starting the 15-week intensive programme in late February, each of the start-ups selected will receive expert mentoring and support, including a grant of up to £100,000. Backed by a suite of industry-leading partners, including bp, …
“You would like to think it was good planning,” joked Neil Gordon, chief executive of the Global Underwater Hub (GUH), “but I think it’s just fortunate that, at the moment, it looks as if everything has landed well for us.” Fortuitous or not, the fact that Subsea Expo is, as it stands, able to go ahead as planned later this …
Positivity, partnership and people are the three main elements of a successful logistics business as it enters a new diverse energy market – that is according to Sarah Moore, the new CEO of Peterson Energy Logistics. Passion for the industry and her new role – which she took over from outgoing CEO Erwin Kooij – is something Sarah has in abundance. When …
Petrofac has landed two contracts with India’s largest private oil and gas exploration company. With a combined value of around $100 million (£74m), the deals with Cairn Oil & Gas, include the energy services provider’s first significant operations and maintenance (O&M) contract in India. Petrofac will carry out work at the Ravva oil and gas field in the Krishna Godavari Basin, in coastal …
Developers of the Inch Cape wind farm off the coast of Angus have picked Montrose Port as its future operations and maintenance base, should the project secure government backing. Inch Cape, comprised of 72 turbines located around 9 miles off the Angus coast, is being co-developed by Edinburgh-based Red Rock Power and ESB. The developers say the selection of Montrose port …
EnQuest (LON: ENQ) plans to carry out its largest sanctioned programme of work since 2014 in the coming year, with a range of drilling and decom in the pipeline. In a trading update, the North Sea operator said operational expenditure is expected to total $430 million in 2022, with capital spend of $165 million, which includes drilling its first new …
Shell (LON:SHEL) has hailed a “momentous year” in 2021 and has made dual announcements to keep shareholders happy. The energy giant has announced an $8.5 billion share buyback scheme, which will take place in the first half of 2022. Shell also intends to increase its dividend per share by around 4% for the first quarter of 2022. Read the full …
Leaders from government, offshore energy, marine renewables, defence and aquaculture will feature in a packed programme for the much-anticipated Subsea Expo 2022. The flagship conference and exhibition for the underwater industry is primed to welcome UK and international delegates to Aberdeen’s P&J Live from 22 – 24 February. Organised by the Global Underwater Hub (GUH), the event’s theme of ‘Oceans of Opportunity’ will …
North Sea operator Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) has brought the supply chain up to speed on a raft of its projects. In a series of updates on the Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) project pathfinder database, the company revealed that a final investment decision (FID) on the Tain field is on the slate for later this year. A field development plan …