Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

	Clock ticking on North Sea industry bid to avert offshore strike action North Sea industry bosses are rapidly running out of time in which to reach an agreement with offshore workers and avert a strike action ballot. The Unite trade union said yesterday that a vote on...

	Greens call for North Sea oil industry to be nationalised Scotland should nationalise its oil industry to break its dependence on “distant multinationals and neoliberal forces”, and cut down on drilling, according to a report commissioned by the Scottish...

	Bmi regional sees bookings jump for Offshore Europe week Airline Bmi regional reports a surge in bookings on its Aberdeen routes as the city prepares to host Offshore Europe (OE) 2015 from September 8-11. The carrier, which has its headquarters...

	Stirling's European training manager takes charge of groups' UK division Stirling Group announced another key change for its Aberdeen-based UK business yesterday. It is just over a month since the Middle East company, which delivers health, safety and environmental...

	Oil trader given jail term over divorce dispute An oil trader has been given a 21-month jail term by a High Court judge who concluded he had broken promises after agreeing to pay millions of pounds to his former wife following the breakdown of...

	North Sea firms hit hard as markets take a pummelling Billions of pounds were wiped off the value of North Sea oil companies yesterday as fears of a Chinese economic meltdown sent global stock markets plummeting. Majors BP and Shell fell by 7.32% to...

	Construction workers at Chevron LNG project vote to strike Construction workers on Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia have voted in favour of taking industrial actions over roster concerns. According to reports, more than 1,000 employees –...

	Out in the real world, oil market is much better than it looks The global oil market is healthier than it looks, signaling that crude’s plunge to six-year lows has probably gone too far. While futures tumbled below $45 a barrel in London for the first time...

	Rebound forecast for India earnings as oil drop to buoy spending Indian money managers are starting to see the glass as half full in their company earnings outlook. Falling oil prices are underpinning expectations that the worst is over for corporate profits as...

	Why oil producing countries keep on pumping The big oil producing countries keep on pumping, even though prices are at a six-year low. Don't they know they're only making things worse? Chances are they do. Each has its own reasons to...