The UK has achieved its greenest year ever in terms of how the nation’s electricity is generated, National Grid figures reveal. According to new data from analysis website MyGridGB, renewables provided more power than coal plants on 315 days in 2017- more than 90% of the year. Breaking renewables down shows that coal was beaten by wind…
Under a proposed new five-year drilling plan, the Trump administration is moving to vastly expand offshore drilling off US coasts- from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans. The plans will open up federal waters off the coast of California for the first time in more than three decades. In addition, new areas would be opened…
In yesterdays budget speech, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond revealed plans to introduce transferable tax history for the oil and gas industry by November 2018. In an effort of spurring fresh investment in UK oil and gas assets and spreading the multibillion-pound cost of decommissioning between industry and government. North Sea industry leaders have repeatedly…
Constructed by CIMC (China International Marine Containers), chinese-produced offshore drilling platform “Blue Whale II”, the world’s largest, is set to ship out from Yantai, Shandong Province. Designed to operate in waters close to 3,700 meters deep, the 37-story high platform can drill down over 15-kilometers. This will allow the “Blue Whale II” to access around…
A new report which provides a detailed insight into the employment picture of the UK offshore Oil & Gas industry has been released by the sector’s trade body, Oil & Gas UK. The people working on offshore installations are a key focus of the Workforce Report which reveals the areas they travel from across the…
Communication is a key skills we can ever learn and need to constantly develop. It lends itself to everything we do— may it be communicating with work colleges to meet deadlines and/or in meetings, or communicating with friends, work colleagues to build strong relationships or whether it is categorising your skills and expertise in an…
Budget Airline Ryanair has reportedly lost 140 pilots to rival Norwegian Air since the start of the year. This has contributed significantly to up to 2000 flights being cancelled over the next six weeks. The crisis has potential to escalate further with remaining pilots threatening to go on strike in the next number of weeks,…
Winter is coming and the House of Copius require some new recruits to strengthen our army, in the goal to the defeat the common enemy for the greater good. Copius Group require Researchers and Recruitment Consultants for Northern Ireland and Logistics and Facilities Coordinator for Belgium/Netherlands. For an exploratory discussion in confidence contact Cathy McCorry on…
Conor McGregor is an Irish mixed martial artist, the 29-year-old Irishman has an abundance of confidence and a flamboyant style inside and outside the octagon, the showman has exuded an iconic personal brand which has made him a promotional dream, netting $7 million from endorsement deals with Anhueser-Busch InBev, Budweiser, Beats Electronics and more. “It was not…
BP expects to start-up seven major projects in 2017, making it one of the most significant years for commissioning new projects in their history. Together with the projects already brought on line in 2016, these new projects will make a huge contribution to the 800,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (mboed) of new production…