This week, we're back after the Christmas and New Year break with a fatal accident inquiry getting under way into a Super Puma crash in 2009, a major deal signed in the North Sea and Shell begin public exhibitions for carbon capture proposals in Peterhead.

This week, Europe's largest floating windfarm off the Aberdeenshire coast gets the greenlight, MPs discuss helicopter safety and an oil report says a skills shortage is holding back growth.

After a few weeks break, Northsound Energy Week is back - this week, industry backing for a major new oil field, Northsound gets first-hand access to the North Sea's three main helicopter operators and oil bosses asked for their thoughts on the independence referendum.

This week....

Events were dominated not in the North-East, but in the dispute at Grangemouth oil refinery on the Firth of Forth....

A leading expert warns the UK Government to properly assess the risks of Carbon Capture and Storage technology....

And air accident investigators release their latest update on August's fatal SuperPuma crash off Shetland.

This week, we marked one year to go until the referendum on Scottish independence and hear from both sides on the possible impact on the energy industry, a leading recruiter says oil and gas wages are set to rise by 15% on average this year and an Aberdeen energy firm celebrates its 125th birthday.