Scottish oil and gas sales up to £20bn despite output dip
The sales value of oil and gas produced in Scottish waters has risen by almost a fifth in the past year to around £20 billion, despite a dip in output.
oil and gas
£5m contract wins for Fife firm after tough year
Declining levels of investment by oil and gas firms led to a tough year for Fife engineering firm FTV Proclad International but there are signs of the sector recovering.
Sparking a new energy rush
The North Sea is often presented as Scotland’s Klondike.
Halliburton goes into the red as rising costs impact on UK margins
The UK operation of global oilfield services company Halliburton swung to a loss last year as rising costs impacted on the firm’s bottom line.
New engineering group Texo plans to create Dundee jobs
Dundee is set to benefit from the formation of a new engineering and technology group, which plans to create up to 1,000 new jobs across several UK locations.
Dundee’s Pacson Valves back in the black
A Dundee specialist manufacturer of offshore valves for the oil industry has moved back into the black despite tough trading conditions.
Minute’s silence held for Piper Alpha victims
A minute’s silence has been held in memory of the 167 men who lost their lives in the Piper Alpha disaster 30 years ago.
Service to mark 30 years since Piper Alpha disaster
A service to remember the 167 men who lost their lives in the Piper Alpha disaster 30 years ago is to take place.
Victims of Piper Alpha disaster to be remembered on 30th anniversary
The 30th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster falls later this week, with those who perished in the tragedy to be remembered at a special memorial service.
Piper Alpha victims remembered 30 years on
The names of 167 men who lost their lives in the Piper Alpha disaster 30 years ago will be read aloud at a memorial service next week.