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Scots firm acquired

Enpro Subsea sold to Hunting in $33m deal

Enpro
Enpro subsea directors Craig McDonald, Ian Donald, Steve Robb, Neil Rogerson and Tom Bryce Enpro Subsea, whose production technology has been adopted by global oil and gas firms, has beenRead More

Green targets set

BP boss outlines plan to achieve zero carbon emissions

BP
BP needs to change, said its new CEO Oil giant BP’s new boss Bernard Looney has set out how he believes the company can achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050Read More

Energy venture

Vattenfall to power Shawfair in low carbon deal with Midlothian

Shawfair town centre
The Shawfair new town will be powered by Vattenfall Energy firm Vattenfall has formed a 50-50 joint venture with Midlothian Council to drive the shift towards low carbon living inRead More

Contract opportunities

Supply chain venues named for NnG offshore wind farm

Matthias Haag and David Webster
Matthias Haag, NnG project director, and David Webster, Forth Ports senior port manager for the Ports of Dundee and Leith EDF Renewables and ESB, joint owners of the Neart naRead More

Hunt for oil deals

Stewart’s Longboat Energy eyes acquisition targets

Graham Stewart
Graham Stewart: founder Longboat Energy is “evaluating” a number of acquisition opportunities just months after raising £10 million in a flotation. The company, formed by former Faroe Petroleum founder andRead More

Oil services deal

Wood offloads industrial services business to Kaefer

Wood House
Wood’s Aberdeen head office Energy company John Wood Group has sold its industrial services business to Kaefer, a technical services provider, for $104 million (£80m). There is a further paymentRead More

Energy giant dips

Lower oil and gas prices hit BP profits as Dudley steps down

BP
Lower prices at the pumps BP saw its fourth quarter profits fall by 26%, reflecting weaker global oil and gas prices. Underlying replacement cost profit for the fourth quarter wasRead More

UK retains crown

North east Scotland to enjoy boom in subsea engineering

Neil Gordon of Subsea UK
Neil Gordon: ‘companies reveal much greater optimism‘ Job opportunities in the subsea engineering sector are expected to accelerate as Britain retains its position as the global leader in the sector.Read More

Mack and Wheelhouse under fire

Union points finger of blame as wind farm turbine jobs lost

Claire Mack
Claire Mack: accused Union leaders have accused the Scottish Government and renewables industry of talking up the green revolution while jobs are being lost. Fife fabrication firm BiFab has confirmedRead More

Plea to government

SSE calls for new subsidies to support onshore wind farms

SSE
SSE has issued a warning to government (pic: Terry Murden) Scotland’s newest onshore wind farm will be built subsidy-free but the rate of developing new projects will slow down withoutRead More