Forties at 50: ‘I might have left BP’ for Aberdeen property boom post-Forties
The Aberdeen oil boom after discovery of the giant Forties field nearly tempted one of the former top bosses at BP to leave the company for property development.
The Aberdeen oil boom after discovery of the giant Forties field nearly tempted one of the former top bosses at BP to leave the company for property development.
BP’s decision to sell the “jewel in its crown” in 2003 to a US firm with no track record in the UK North Sea was greeted with a mixture of shock and suspicion, based partly on fears of job losses.
Singing sensation Michael Buble has chosen a social care charity to benefit from collections at his shows in the city.
US oil firm Apache Corporation has become the latest company to scrap unpopular, three-week rotas in the UK North Sea.
An offshore union boss has described a safety breach discovered on the Beryl Bravo platform as “a reflection is what is actually happening offshore”.
Inspectors have condemned a “significant failing” by Apache to meet health and safety standards in the use of trainees offshore.
Inspectors have condemned a “significant failing” by Apache to meet health and safety standards in the use of trainees offshore.
An Aberdeen cancer charity is delighted after landing a new sponsor for its fundraising walk.
US operator Apache has been hit with a safety notice for operations on one of its North Sea platforms.
A North-east charity has unveiled a new interactive space for children with special needs.
US firm Apache has announced it has made a 10 million-barrel oil discovery in the North Sea.
Befriend a Child has received a £35,000 boost to its Save our Smiles campaign (SOS).
Bristow today confirmed it had landed a deal with Apache for its operations in the North Sea.
A notice from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to North Sea operator Apache has been upheld by an Employment Tribunal after the firm tried to appeal the decision.
Two energy giants have distanced themselves from rumours of another $17billion mega-merger as the low oil price environment creates a febrile environment for takeover speculation.
A marine expert told a tribunal “there is room for improvement when monitoring vessels” after a boat crashed into a North Sea rig.
A tribunal heard yesterday that a boat which crashed into a North Sea rig had “the capacity to take out the platform and all the people on it”.