Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Eni signs agreement with Yinson for FPSO Malaysian company Yinson has signed an agreement with Eni to supply an FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) vessel in Ghana. The deal is for a firm charter period of 15 years with five yearly extension options exercisable by Eni Ghana

	Shell signs $11billion deal for Iraqi petrochemical plant Shell has signed a deal with Iraq worth $11billion to build a petrochemicals plant. The agreement was announced by Industry Minister for the country, Nasser al-Esawi, who said the Nibras complex was expected to come on line within the next five to six years

	Council urged to reject fracking bids Campaigners have called for permission for two new fracking sites in Lancashire to be refused, ahead of a meeting by county councillors to consider the plans

	Crude at $49: The new reality for big oil companies Financial results from a fourth quarter that saw the collapse of the crude market will provide a window into how the world’s biggest oil companies are adjusting to a new reality of slowing growth and low prices

	Ashtead Technology boss refuses to retrench after 40% profits growth Profits at Ashtead Technology jumped by almost 40% after the Aberdeenshire-based subsea machinery supplier invested a record amount in rental equipment

	Aker contractors have an extra month on Solan Norwegian energy service giant Aker Solutions said yesterday the current phase of its work on Premier Oil’s Solan development in the UK North Sea would end on February 27

	Fergus Ewing gives backing for turbines at centre of judicial review Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing hopes four major wind arrays in the firths of Forth and Tay will be built despite a major legal challenge to their development

	Energy taskforce meets in Aberdeen The new energy jobs taskforce, launched by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon earlier this month in response to tumbling oil prices, will meet for the first time in Aberdeen today

	Helicopter firm targets military customers after oil price tumble North Sea helicopter manufacturer Airbus Helicopters is betting on military deals to lift orders as the plunge in the price of crude hits demand from oil explorers

	Oil 'behind foreign intervention' The more oil a country produces, the more likely a foreign power will intervene in its internal conflicts, according to new research. The study by the universities of Portsmouth, Warwick and Essex has found that oil is often the reason for interfering in another country’s civil war - confirming the beliefs of many conspiracy theorists

	Opinion: Potential of offshore wind is still growing Days after our annual celebration of Scotland’s bard, it was a perfectly-crafted Robert Burns quote which opened Scottish Renewables’ Offshore Wind and Supply Chain Conference (Jan 27)

	Tanker with stranded Kurd oil goes back to Gibraltar from US An oil tanker that hauled 1 million barrels of Kurdish crude to the US six months ago didn’t unload its cargo and is now making a return trip across the Atlantic Ocean with the shipment still on board

	BP offers staff in Trinidad and Tobago voluntary redundancy Oil giant BP has offered a Voluntary Separation of Employment Programme (VSEP) to staff in Trinidad and Tobago as it makes cuts from its global operations

	Budget 'right time for oil reforms' Industry officials believe the Budget is the right time to bring forward any further North Sea oil tax changes, George Osborne has claimed amid calls for urgent action