Divorce Costs Could Sour Scotland's North Sea Hopes
Scottish nationalists are betting $2.5 trillion of hydrocarbons trapped miles beneath the North Sea could bankroll an independent Scotland, but winning control of the European Union's largest oil reserves would be no blank cheque. Scotland says the bulk of Britain's North Sea oil and gas reserves are in its waters, while London says any division would be subject to negotiations should Scots vote to end their 307-year-old union with England in a referendum on Sept. 18. Oil is the punch in Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond's pitch for independence: he accuses London of squandering the North Sea's mineral wealth and says Scotland would be one of the world's richest countries if it took control of its own destiny.
Industry Research into Oil and Gas Skills
The most thorough analysis of the North Sea oil and gas skills landscape ever undertaken will commence next week with nine of the U.K.’s leading energy, business and skills organizations involved. The major study is the first to examine in depth exactly how many people and what skills are needed in order to address the critical shortage in the industry both now and in the future. Senior representatives from more than 1,000 operators, contractors and organizations throughout the…
Decom North Sea to Host Offshore Forum
Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum will feature three major oil services companies at the latest of its lunch and learn events which allows supply chain companies the opportunity to present their offshore decommissioning capabilities to operators and major contractors. The event is in Aberdeen on Wednesday June 13, and will include presentations from Halliburton, AGR Subsea and BIS Inspection. DNS chief executive Brian Nixon said: “Our previous lunch and learn events have proven to be very successful…
