Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

EnQuest, the operator of the Sullom Voe terminal, and operator of fields off Shetland, has reported that it intends to complete more decommissioning this year after it completed two major decommissioning campaigns last year. Yesterday EnQuest announced a £500 million bond issue as part of refinancing, to reduce interest payments and to extend its debt until 2031.

The floating production storage and off-loading vessel Petrojarl Rosebank is sailing from Manger Fjord, north of Bergen, to Bergen itself.

A coastguard helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked to the Brae field about 100 nautical miles south-east of Sumburgh.

126 year old Swan, the former fishing boat restored 20 years ago as a sail training vessel, is sailing from its winter berth of Scalloway. This is to its summer berth of the Albert Wharf in Lerwick harbour.

Mary Blance has reminded those planning to enter this year's Rhoda Bulter Award that they have only until the end of the month to submit their artwork.

White fish box landings: 11 boats landed about 1800 boxes. The landings so far this week are over 7400 boxes. Peterhead white fish market has been phasing in its long planned daily electronic fish auction, something that has been commonplace in Lerwick and in Scalloway for over 23 years.

The restructure of the top layer of management within the Shetland Islands Council is expected to save more than £3 million over the next five years.