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  • 26 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vision

    SSEN Transmission and the UK National Grid have selected Hitachi Energy as the preferred technology provider for two HVDC converter stations to interconnect the Scottish and English power grids. The news comes a few days after the Switzerland-based company was selected to deliver the HVDC converter system for two other transmission links offshore Scotland. The Eastern […]

  • 15 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    The UK government recently set out plans to scale up the deployment of renewables, ramp up nuclear and maximise the oil and gas production.

  • 18 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vision

    UK energy regulator Ofgem has given its final approval of need for SSEN Transmission’s plans to provide a subsea electricity transmission link to Orkney.  The Orkney transmission link will enable the connection of up to 220 MW of new renewable electricity and will consist of a new substation at Finstown in Orkney, and around 57 […]

  • 17 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    Marine survey activities are scheduled to start this month for two Eastern Green Link projects in Scotland. Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission are delivering the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL 2) project, while Scottish & Southern Electricity Transmission (SHET) and National Grid Electricity Transmission are delivering the Eastern Green Link 3 […]

  • 14 July 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Reports indicate that the decision on whether to approve or not one of the largest undeveloped oil fields in the UK is unlikely anytime soon.

  • 1 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    A deep dive into the recent developments in the UK and the way the energy industry feels about their potential impact on net-zero aspirations.

  • 13 July 2023
    Business Developments & Projects

    Site investigations are about to start at two locations in Scotland and the UK where Flotation Energy and its project partners plan to build the 480 MW Morecambe and the 1.4 GW Cenos offshore wind farms. At the Morecambe site, located about 30 kilometres from the Lancashire coast, a deep-sea geotechnical survey is scheduled to […]

  • 13 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Impact Hub, led by the University of Plymouth, has secured €8.8 million to accelerate the impact of current and future offshore renewables devices and systems and to drive the UK towards it net zero commitments.

  • 12 June 2020
    Project & Tenders

    MMT and Reach Subsea are set to carry out inspection services at Equinor’s Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind farm. Simon Møkster Shipping’s vessel Stril Explorer is expected to begin the work this month. Hywind Scotland comprises five Siemens 6 MW floating turbines mounted on SPAR-type foundations and located 25 kilometers offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire. The […]

  • 25 July 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Greenpeace has decided to take the UK government to court over – what it deems to be – an “unlawful” oil and gas decision.

  • 3 July 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been hired to conduct offshore maintenance work on MeyGen, a tidal energy project developed by SIMEC Atlantis Energy in Pentland Firth, offshore Scotland. As explained, the offshore construction scope includes the reinstallation of an AHH tidal turbine generator with a new faster connection system at the MeyGen site. The work […]

  • 23 March 2021
    Project & Tenders

    Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating offshore wind farm, has reached the highest average capacity factor for any wind farm in the UK for its third consecutive year. With an average capacity factor of 57.1% in the twelve months to March 2021, Hywind Scotland set a new record in the UK. During its first two […]

  • 5 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Italian cabling giant Prysmian has committed to providing €180 million to ensure ongoing capacity availability for the planned construction of a new high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable link in the UK.  After being selected as the exclusive preferred bidder in May, the commitment includes the payment of €180 million to assure Prysmian’s continued capacity […]

  • 18 May 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Proserv has been hired to supply its Electro Cable Guard (ECG) cable monitoring system (CMS) Equinor’s Hywind Scotland, also known as the world’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

  • 3 March 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    Global Offshore has signed a multi-year cable maintenance and management framework agreement with Equinor for its offshore wind farms. Global Offshore will as the primary contractor supply cable management services and perform associated call-off services, comprising active cable maintenance as well as unplanned repairs. The framework agreement covers the onshore and offshore export cables at […]

  • 12 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    Scotland’s DeepWind cluster has formed a new group dedicated to the floating offshore wind sector in Scotland and the UK. The subgroup has been set up to make sure Scotland’s energy supply chain companies benefit from new floating offshore wind projects in Scotland and the UK. Its aim is to develop close ties with centers […]

  • 26 June 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy

    Scottish marine energy company QED Naval has appointed Gordon McIntosh as its new chairman.

  • 4 July 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Jersey and NEO Energy have chosen a solution for the development of their oil project on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

  • 12 June 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development

    A preliminary geophysical and environmental survey campaign has started at the Muir Mhòr floating wind project site in Scotland, being developed by Fred. Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall. The survey campaign will take place along the export cable corridor for the Muir Mhòr floating offshore wind project from June to July 2023. Operations will be conducted […]

  • 7 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    A Spanish-Japanese company has unveiled plans for a 500 MW floating wind farm in the North East of Scotland and is now looking for a financial partner to develop and build the project. The company, with head offices in Madrid and Tokyo, announced on 5 May that it had begun the process of searching for […]

  • 28 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    Masdar Energy UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Masdar, has refinanced its stake in the 630 MW London Array offshore wind farm in the UK. The refinanced debt totalled approximately £ 466 million in commercial bank debt, maturing in December 2032. Original financing for the project closed in October 2013. Located off the coast of Kent […]

  • 13 July 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    A new carbon capture supply chain strategy is expected to pave the way for Britain to gain entry into the global supply chain market.

  • 19 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Westwood has looked at the UK and Norway’s net-zero targets and steps being taken to decarbonise the oil and gas industry.

  • 18 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Equinor and the Chinese shipbuilder CIMC Raffles (Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to develop offshore wind projects in the Yellow Sea, off China’s Shandong province. The Norway-based energy major has confirmed to our sister site OffshoreWIND.biz that the two companies have entered into an agreement to jointly tap into the […]

  • 31 January 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) is expanding to include the low-carbon offshore energy technologies like offshore wind, hydrogen, and CCS.