New fenders installed at Sullom Voe Terminal
A “major piece” of work was completed last week on one of the four jetties at Sullom Voe Terminal.
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Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary seeks public ‘seal’ of approval to secure its future
Appeal hopes to secure Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary’s future for the next 30 years.
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BP confirms gas sweetening plant will not be built
A proposed new £500 million gas sweetening plant at Sullom Voe Terminal has been pulled by BP, The Shetland Times can exclusively reveal.
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Oil industry fears as BP announces 600 jobs will go
Local and national politicians have expressed concern after BP announced plans to shed about 600 jobs from its operations in the North Sea.
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Minister dismisses ‘false propaganda’ over oil industry
Shetland is ideally placed to capitalise on the potential still being realised from North Sea oil and gas reserves. But work needs to be done
READ FULL STORYOil worker dies after fall
An oil worker has died after falling from a North Sea platform into the sea, 95 miles south-east of Sumburgh in the early hours of
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Big drilling ship stops by
The drilling ship Stena Carron was lying at the Score Point at the north end of Bressay on Saturday. The scale of the massive vessel…
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We are told that Alex Salmond is holding a meeting today near Aberdeen to discuss what’s happening with “Scotland’s” oil if he wins the vote
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Major North Sea oil investment approved
A new £4 billion North Sea oil development off Shetland which should create thousands of jobs has been approved. EnQuest PLC will invest in the…
READ FULL STORYTotal hopes to start work on £500 million gas plant next summer
Oil giant Total still hopes to start digging at Sullom Voe this time next year to build its £500 million gas plant despite project delays
READ FULL STORYCommittee set up to forge ‘long-term partnership’ with oil industry
SIC chief executive David Clark has set up an oil strategy committee with a view to holding discussions with the terminal operators on the future
READ FULL STORYSullom Voe gas plant plans to be revealed next month
French-owned oil giant Total E&P will reveal its latest plans for the proposed £500 million new gas terminal at Sullom Voe when its team visits
READ FULL STORYHarbour board demands progress in identifying new Sella Ness work
By JIM TAIT The port of Sullom Voe is losing out on new business because of continued delays in identifying and promoting future activity, SIC…
READ FULL STORYOffshore decline hits cargo
A decline in offshore activity around Shetland sent oil-related cargo handling plummeting by 24 per cent in Lerwick in the first quarter of this year….
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