Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

23 December 2014

	Former senior US adviser takes up role with Centrica Centrica has appointed a new non-executive director to the company. Carlos Pascual will take up his new role in January when he will become a member of Centrica’s audit, nominations and remuneration committee

	BW Offshore wins contract extension BW Offshore has received a one year contract extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Umuroa. The vessel is operating on the Umuroa field in waters offshore New Zealand for AWE

	Opinion: North Sea oil summit could highlight major concerns The offshore union RMT welcomes the announcement of a North Sea oil summit by Aberdeen City Council. As a representative industry body there are a number of areas we feel need to be addressed in the current climate: People - RMT has major concerns about the impact of cost-cutting across the sector

	FTSE 100 rally continues despite low oil prices The pre-Christmas rally for the FTSE 100 Index continued today despite the impact of lower oil prices on heavyweight energy stocks. The price of Brent crude fell back to 60 US dollars a barrel amid signs that Saudi Arabia is focused on maintaining its market share rather than cutting back production

	Oil workers evacuated from North Sea rig Oil workers have been evacuated from a North Sea rig after a power outage. Operator Marathon Oil said all non-essential personnel on the Brae Alpha and Bravo rigs were transferred yesterday

	OPEC oil market defence eludes Libya as production drops Fighting in Libya that’s pushed oil production below consumption in the holder of Africa’s largest reserves is a reminder that not all OPEC members are in a position to defend market share by maintaining output

	Rosneft feels sanctions’ chill in failed oil-unit deal Morgan Stanley’s failure to complete the sale of its oil storage, trading and transport unit shows the chilling effect US sanctions are having on Russian companies including OAO Rosneft

	Statoil agrees $394million Marcellus formation deal Statoil has reduced its working interest in the US southern Marcellus onshore asset from 29 to 23% in a $394million deal with Southwestern Energy. The deal covers 515,000 acres in the southern part of the Marcellus, with the divested share representing 30,000 acres

	Former BP North Sea boss claims North Sea operations facing 'early death' The former head of BP’s Aberdeen-based North Sea operation warned yesterday the UK oil and gas industry is facing an early death unless there is swift political action to prevent it

	Opinion: We need to make sure Aberdeen retains its position as the energy capital As Leader of Aberdeen City Council I felt it was important to try and take a lead on how politicians interact with the Oil and Gas Industry. Aberdeen is a global city that has achieved so much success thanks to the Oil and Gas industry being on our doorstep

	Opinion: We need full and long-term commitment at national, regional and local level At a difficult time for the oil and gas industry when we are addressing a range of challenges including the rapid, steep drop in oil price, we can fully appreciate why Aberdeen City Council has called for an oil and gas summit

	Scottish planning authorities receive scores of windfarm bids Figures have revealed windfarm companies have submitted almost 200 planning bids for major developments in the past 18 months. The Freedom of Information statistics show the level of applications for windfarms of more than three turbines, with rural local authorities bearing the brunt of submissions

	SNP accused over oil price fall The SNP has been accused of “deceiving” voters in September’s referendum after analysis suggested an independent Scotland would have received only a fifth of the party’s oil revenue estimates