Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Petrofac reveals fewer than expected job losses for CNRI work Energy service firm Petrofac plans to axe 16.5 full-time equivalent offshore roles supporting the UK North Sea operations of CNR International (CNRI). A spokeswoman confirmed the fewer-than-expected number last night after 37 possible redundancies was mentioned in a letter to Petrofac employees

	MEP claims EU directive would be 'financial burden' to North Sea oil and gas industry A leading politician has intervened in an effort to prevent the European Commission from limiting emissions from the UK's oil and gas industry. The commission has proposed the medium-sized combustion plant directive, which would limit the emissions produced by medium-sized engines and generators - integral to every offshore oil platform

	ITF Showcase 2015:Millions of pounds of funding available for fuel-efficient innovations Millions of pounds of funding is available to support innovations which offer cleaner, low-cost and more efficient conventional fuels. Innovate UK is offering £6million to new technologies that increase efficiency, reduce the cost and minimise the environmental impact of coal, natural gas  and oil

	Oil sector may face 'triple whammy' Chancellor George Osborne is facing renewed calls to reform North Sea oil and gas taxation as experts warn of an economic “triple whammy” for the industry

	Brazil's attorney general urges Supreme Court approval for Petrobas investigation Brazil’s attorney general has asked the nation’s Supreme Court for permission to investigate 54 top political figures for alleged involvement in what prosecutors say is the country’s largest corruption scandal

	Chevron, Linn told to halt California wells on water concern California regulators ordered oil drillers including Chevron Corp and Linn Energy LLC to halt operations at 12 injection wells in the state because of concerns they may taint groundwater

	Energy Taskforce head pledges to do "everything possible" to ensure North Sea skills are not lost The head of the Scottish Government’s Energy Jobs Taskforce has pledged to do “everything possible” to ensure skills are not lost in the current oil price crisis facing the North Sea oil and gas sector

	Opinion: West of the Hebrides oil & gas industry pipe dream By and large, the UKCS oil & gas story has been one of success. However, this has not been the case in the waters west of the Scottish mainland and the Hebrides

	Fisher aims for African growth with latest acquisition James Fisher and Sons, the marine service group with a string of north-east subsidiaries, is eyeing growth opportunities in Africa after its latest acquisition

	Government scheme could cause high energy costs, MPs warn A Government scheme to keep the lights on could lead to unnecessarily high energy costs because it favours fossil fuel plants over smart technology which cuts demand, MPs have said

	Statoil to drill Catcher and Mariner exploration wells in the Spring Statoil is preparing to drill two UKCS wells in the Spring . . . one in the Catcher area of the Central North Sea and the other in the Northern North Sea immediately to the west of the company’s Mariner field