Shell expects 200m dollar hit from Texas storm that killed dozens
A snowstorm that swept across large parts of North America, knocking out sections of Texas’s electricity grid, has cost oil giant Shell millions, the company revealed on Wednesday.
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Covid-19 cases confirmed aboard North Sea accommodation vessel
Shell has said it is taking “all appropriate precautions” after a handful of Covid-19 cases were detected aboard an accommodation vessel stationed on one of its North Sea fields.
NESCol wins diversity and sustainability award
North East Scotland College was praised for its Shell Girls in Energy initiative at the virtual Green Gown Awards.
Tough energy market eats into revenue at Smiths Group
Engineering giant Smiths Group said that a tightening energy market had eaten into its sales in the first six months of the financial year, but it managed to outperform expectations.
Moreen Simpson: Fuel for reminiscing on all those summer jobs
The oddest things in the EE fair tickle me.
Shell appoints former BHP boss Mackenzie as new chairman amid green push
Oil giant Shell has chosen a former mining executive who spent more than two decades at rival BP as it seeks to carve out a path less reliant on dirty energy.
Plans lodged to knock Aberdeen petrol station down and redevelop it
Plans to demolish and redevelop an Aberdeen petrol station have been unveiled.
Suburban memories of life in the Granite City
Aberdeen's communities offer a vital role in making the Granite City a wonderful place to live, work and play.
ExxonMobil agrees sale of UK North Sea assets to NEO in $1billion deal
ExxonMobil has agreed to sell a package of UK northern and central North Sea assets to NEO Energy in a deal worth more than $1billion (£707.3m).
Council pensions have £1.2bn invested in fossil fuel firms, say campaigners
Local authority pensions have more than £1.2 billion invested in fossil fuel companies, new analysis by environmental campaigners has found.
Rigging the game with Tabitha Lasley, the woman who broke into the world of North Sea oil workers
It's a familiar Hollywood plotline; the single-minded individual who confronts obstacles, struggles with strangers and ends up being tossed on to the scrap heap, but keeps fighting to bring their dream to fruition.
Shell, BP and the race to net zero
Shell’s latest environmental ambitions put it in a category of mainly European oil giants that have committed to becoming emissions neutral, but the details fall short of its closest rival, according to campaigners.
Shell sets out green ambitions, with plans to increase liquid gas production
Shell intends to invest heavily in its “transition pillar” as part of plans to make the business green, pouring up to twice as much money into natural gas as into renewable energy.
Oil price defined tough year for BP and Shell
London’s two biggest oil companies are set to report their results for a year which has included a giant price war between Saudi Arabia, a drop in oil prices due to Covid and massive write-offs.
BP scales back exploration arm amid drive to slash emissions
Hundreds of staff have left BP’s arm which hunts for new oil and gas around the world, according to reports, as the company pushes towards a more renewable and green future.
Calls for financial support after Shell announces hundreds of jobs to go in north-east
Energy giant Shell has announced hundreds of jobs will go in the north-east as part of "global restructuring".
Shell making 330 UK job cuts, majority in Aberdeen
Shell is planning 330 job cuts from its UK oil and gas business, the majority in Aberdeen, as part of its global restructuring.
AberNecessities’ campaign to provide more than 500 underprivileged children with the joy of Christmas
A north-east children's charity has announced its sponsors for a new Christmas campaign.
Gallery: North East of Scotland Music Festival
This week’s Aberdonian takes at the North East of Scotland Music Festival. Our archive images show some fantastic moments from the festival, going as far back as 1981.
Gallery: Looking back at Shell in the city
This week’s Aberdonian takes a look at oil giant Shell’s time in the Granite City. Taken from our archives, the images cover everything from groundbreaking at the site in Tullos, to charity work carried out by the staff.
Shell announces plan to begin pre-mobilisation Covid-19 testing
Shell has announced plans to begin testing North Sea workers for Covid-19 before they head offshore.
Offshore workers scared for their health as Covid-19 cases rise
Workers on North Sea platforms are scared for their health amid a series of Covid-19 outbreaks, the Evening Express can reveal today.
Workers removed from Shell platform on two occasions in matter of days over Covid-19 fears
Workers have been flown off a platform in the Central North Sea over fears about an outbreak of Covid-19 on board.
Workers removed from North Sea platform after colleague tests positive for Covid-19
More than a dozen workers have been removed from a North Sea platform after a colleague tested positive for Covid-19.
Aberdeen MP ‘seeking immediate clarity from Shell’ on job cuts
An Aberdeen MP has said he is seeking “immediate clarity” from Shell on the local implications of its plans for up to 9,000 job cuts.
Aberdeen MP ‘seeking immediate clarity from Shell’ on job cuts
An Aberdeen MP has said he is seeking “immediate clarity” from Shell on the local implications of its plans for up to 9,000 job cuts. The oil major has announced it will cut between 7,000 – 9,000 jobs globally by the end of 2022 in order to save $2billion – $2.5billion annually. Read more on Energy Voice here.
Shell to cut up to 9,000 jobs as demand for oil collapses due to coronavirus
Shell has announced plans for between 7,000 – 9,000 job cuts from its global workforce by the end of 2022.
Services firm considers cutting jobs at oil giant’s Aberdeen base
A number of jobs are under threat at a firm which provides a range of services to a major oil and gas company.
North Sea operators move to reduce cabin sharing ‘wherever possible’
A series of North Sea operators are working to remove cabin sharing offshore “wherever possible” in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
New ‘corona copter’ service to remove virus cases from North Sea rigs
A group of North Sea operators have struck a deal with a helicopter operator to bring confirmed and suspected Covid-19 sufferers back to shore.