To view in your browser, click here . To unsubscribe, click here . Energy Voice Logo Hurricane Energy launches recruitment campaign for senior leader Hurricane Energy has launched a recruitment campaign for a chief financial officer. It comes after the planned retirement of Nicholas Mardon-Taylor on January 31. Chief executive Robert Trice said: “Nicholas has been with Hurricane from the sta… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Plexus issues earnings warning as North Sea business takes hammering Plexus has issued a significant earnings warning ahead of its half year results, saying its North Sea business has struggled to weather the oil price storm. The firm, which is expected to give its full results in March, said its revenue for the first… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Industry making same downturn mistakes, says new report The oil and gas industry is falling victim to the same mistakes, a new report has said. The majority of senior oil and gas professionals (56%) feel the industry is repeating past transgressions in the current downturn and have concerns regarding the … Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Pemex evacuates platform after fire breaks out Pemex was forced to evacuate a platform in its top producing oilfield after a fire broke out in the machine room. The firm confirmed on its Twitter account that 97 employees were called to muster on its Zaap E platform located in the southern edge of… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Simple steps to protecting yourself should redundancy come calling The oil and gas crisis has left thousands of people out of work. Allan Gardner, financial services director at Aberdeen law firm Aberdein Considine, highlights some of the financial implications of losing your job. The falling oil price has had a dev… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Oil swings near $32 after biggest two-day rally in seven years Oil fluctuated near $32 a barrel after the biggest two-day rally in more than seven years. Futures slid as much as 0.8 percent and gained as much as 1.4 percent in New York. Front-month prices capped a 21 percent advance over two sessions at the clos… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Corporate insolvencies down despite late surge in 2015 The number of failing businesses reduced in Scotland last year, insolvency figures show. KPMG revealed the number of corporate insolvencies in 2015 stood at 902, a 4% decrease on 2014 figures when there were 943 insolvencies. However, the final three… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Indian takeover for Aberdeen subsidiary of collapsed subsea firm An Aberdeen firm whose parent collapsed into administration amid the growing oil and gas crisis is under new Indian ownership. Energy sector engineering consultancy Project Development International (PDi) has been acquired by Tattva International Hol… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Bosses in show of confidence over future oilfield service industry A survey of 200 senior bosses of firms with operations or investments in the UK oilfield service industry has delivered a huge show of faith in its prospects. Nearly all of the people questioned predicted an eventual return to peak levels of profitab… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Complaints about energy firms rose 23% last year Customer complaints about energy firms leapt by almost a quarter last year, the Energy Ombudsman has said. Grievances by consumers jumped by 23% to 65,168 last year, compared to 52,937 in 2014, said the independent adjudicator of disputes between the… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Aberdeen technology firm leaves investors £70million out of pocket Technology firm Gas2 has left investors £70million out of pocket after going bust. The Aberdeen-based firm owed a string of creditors, including Robert Gordon University and Scottish Enterprise, millions when it called it quits last October. New docu… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ The Saudi debt secret that US treasury has kept for 41 years It’s a secret of the vast U.S. Treasury market, a holdover from an age of oil shortages and mighty petrodollars: Just how much of America’s debt does Saudi Arabia own? But now that question — unanswered since the 1970s, under an unusual blackou… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Saudi Aramco may open IPO to foreigners as it keeps output high Saudi Arabian Oil Co. is pumping at high levels as it sees demand growing, and the state-run company may open a possible share offering to international investors. Saudi Aramco, as the world’s largest oil business is known, is still considering “all … Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ North Dakota murder-for-hire trial due to start The trial for an oil truck operator charged with masterminding the murders of an employee and business partner in North Dakota’s Bakken basin is due to start tomorrow. James Henrikson faces a raft of charges, including multiple felony counts of consp… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Shareholders expected to seal BG, Shell deal this week The biggest oil and gas deal in a decade is expected to get the nod of approval from shareholders this week. Shell’s takeover of BG will create a £122.5billion British giant. The deal, which was originally proposed amid a steady oil price backdrop, i… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ © Aberdeen Journals Limited. 2016 The Press and Journal PO Box 43 Lang Stracht Mastrick Aberdeen United Kingdom AB15 6DF View as plain text View in your browser If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe .