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Monday 16 February 2015

Energy Voice
16 February 2015
 

   
 

Transocean chief exec to step down

Transocean Barents
Transocean said its current chief executive Steve Newman has stepped down from his role. The company said both Mr Newman and the board of directors had mutually agreed that he will step down as well as resigning as a director
 
  
   
   
 

Hunting begins programme 'of headcount reductions'

Hunting  could reduce its headcount
Energy services firm Hunting is set to reduce its headcount following the decline in oil prices. The Aberdeen-based company has also not set a financial target for 2015 ahead of announcing its preliminary results for 2014 later this week
 
  
   
   
 

BW Offshore cuts dividend on back of low oil price

BW Offshore has cut its dividend following low oil prices
BW Offshore has cut its dividend following the decline in oil prices and a fatal accident in Brazil last week
 
  
   
   
 

Europa Oil and Gas signs farm-out agreement with Vermilion Energy

Europa chief executive Hugh Mackay
Europa Oil and Gas has signed a farm-out agreement with Vermilion Energy in relation to its 100% owned Tarbes Val d’Adour Permit in France. The deal means Vermilion will acquire an 80% interest in and operatorship of Tarbes, with Europa holding the remaining 20% interest
 
  
   
   
 

JKX Oil and Gas launches arbitration proceedings against Ukraine

JKX Oil and Gas has started arbitration proceedings against Ukraine
JKX Oil and Gas has started arbitration proceedings against Ukraine under the Energy Charter Treaty for $180million in rental fees. The company, and its wholly owned Ukrainian and Dutch subsidiaries, are seeking compensation for the losses they have suffered from the country’s “treaty violations”
 
  
   
   
 

Solar industry powers ahead in Britain

Solar energy has powered ahead in Britain
The number of solar panel installations throughout the UK has almost doubled in a year, as householders and communities increasingly grasp the chance to generate their own power
 
  
   
   
 

Oil hub will be at top 'for decades'

Nicola Sturgeon has called for support from the Treasury
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon believes Aberdeen can remain Europe’s energy capital for the next half century – with the right support from the Treasury
 
  
   
   
 

In the pipeline: North Sea workers to vote over strike

Five Ways To Play The Oil Price Plunge
North sea oil workers could be set to down tools as unions move to ballot over possible strike action following changes to working conditions. Unite and GMB union members of the Offshore Contractor Association (OCA) will vote on whether to take industrial action after talks with industry bosses in London broke down on Friday
 
  
   
   
 

Crude oil bears betting on supply glut miss market rally

Crude oil bears betting on supply glut miss market rally
Speculators cut bullish oil bets for a fourth week, missing a market rebound. Hedge funds and other money managers decreased net-long positions in West Texas Intermediate crude by 9
 
  
   
   
 

Libya warns of oil shutdown as attacks escalate

Libya has warned of oil shutdown as attacks escalate
Libya’s state-run oil company warned that it would shut production at all fields if authorities in the divided nation fail to contain an escalation of attacks on facilities that cut crude output to a year-low
 
  
   
   
 

Leading figures to discuss how technology can tackle cost

Iso bubble
Leading oil and gas industry figures will give their views on the growing importance of technology in helping the sector tackle cost in a difficult business environment at an event in Aberdeen next month
 
  
   
   
 

Centrica reveals plans to reduce spending and jobs

Ovo Energy has cut its gas prices
Scottish Gas owner Centrica will unveil plans to slash spending and potential job cuts as it grapples with low oil prices and the effects of warm weather
 
  
   
   
 

Optimus hits profit high in its 15-year history

Optimus director Karl Green
Aberdeen-based oil and gas consultancy Optimus has hailed its “best ever” period in its 15-year history after turning over contracts worth more than £5million in the ten weeks to end-January