Scottish Power has confirmed it will be a player in next summer’s auction for government subsidies in offshore wind-farms after making history this month when it became the first major UK energy company to generate all of its future electricity from green energy. It comes following the sale by Iberdrola of the Scottish gas, hydro and…

Now this is worth knowing about. Simulations have shown that spinning turbine blades of offshore wind farms can actually slow the wind speeds of a HURRICANE. Imagine all those people living on the coasts who argued great hulking white spikes of metal ruined the view. Wonder how they feel knowing they could save their lives.…

A major shot in the arm was received by the West of Shetland area earlier this week when news came through the Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor (doing a Kanye – formerly known as Statoil) did a deal which could see it putting a massive investment into one of the UK’s last major fields. …

Too many good people are retiring or leaving, and too few are seeing it as a viable career choice. But one woman is on a mission to change that. With a ‘hook ‘em while they’re young’ mentality, Elaine Ball has been working with some of the top names in the business to inspire the offshore…

After consultation with its members, IMCA has developed a new tool which will standardise the way skills and experience are shared among the industry. The Personnel Competence e-Portfolio is basically a customisable Excel spreadsheet, which is enhanced by the additional of four documents for observation records, witness testimonials and candidate testimonials. It’s intended to be…

Naturally some would benefit – and already are. But in the words of analysts at Petromax: “$100 a barrel Brent looks fine on a chart, but it looks problematic on a currency 0-adjusted chart and disastrous on a domestic-price chart.” The pressure on prices is coming as a result of the US sanctions on Iran,…

It’s OPITO’s follow up to its UKCS Workforce Dynamic Review in May, which suggested that over the next two decades around 80,000 workers will leave the sector by 2035, and in order to fulfil its ambitions strategic action has to be taken. That includes bringing in at least 10,000 posts that do not exist today,…

The argument is between the Shipowners’ Association and the Safe and YS unions – though as of writing, neither side had yet spoken to the other. Safe says that pension rights should be equal for all employees – whether a new joiner to the company or a person who has had many years of experience.…

Child mortality rates were high and one of the main factors was that there wasn’t enough fresh milk around to feed them. A man who had no children himself dedicated the early part of his career to saving other people’s. Henri Nestlé, a qualified pharmacist, combined cow’s milk with grain and sugar and produced a…

“A new era in UK energy” One of the most significant points in the calendar came in September, when energy from offshore wind became cheaper to generate than energy from nuclear power stations. And even more impressive was the fact that this had occurred so quickly. When companies were awarded contracts to generate power in…