2313 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • Damen to refit Stena Don semi-sub

    2 August 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Damen Verolme Rotterdam has been awarded a contract by Stena Drilling for a refit of its drilling rig Stena Don.

  • Giant vessel Pioneering Spirit reaches Brent field, set for Delta lift

    28 April 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Allseas-owned giant vessel Pioneering Spirit has arrived at the Shell-operated Brent field located in the UK sector of the North Sea to perform its heaviest lift until now.  The twin-hulled, 382 meters long and 124 meters wide vessel executed its maiden heavy lift of the Yme offshore platform in the North Sea off Norway in August 2016. […]

  • Hurricane Energy spuds Lincoln well

    9 November 2016
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    UK-based oil and gas company Hurricane Energy started drilling the Lincoln well, located west of the Shetland Islands, on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The spudding of the Lincoln well followed the completion of the Lancaster 7 wells and the subsequent removal of the wear bushing from the 205-21a-6 well and the cessation of drilling activities on […]

  • VIDEO: Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit vessel lifts second Brent topsides

    19 June 2019

    Pioneering Spirit, a giant heavy lift and pipelay vessel owned by Allseas, has recently removed Shell’s Brent Bravo topsides from its location in the UK sector of the North Sea.

  • Chevron Orders Rosebank FPSO

    11 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Chevron, a California-based oil and gas exploration and production company has, through its subsidiary Chevron North Sea Limited, ordered a Floating Production Storage Offloading unit from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries. Hyundai Heavy, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding companies, made an announcement on the Korea Exchange saying that the vessel will, once completed, be supplied […]

  • EnQuest: First oil flows from Kraken field

    26 June 2017
    Project & Tenders

    EnQuest has informed that that first oil from its Kraken North Sea field was produced on June 23, 2017. Kraken is a large heavy oil accumulation in the UK North Sea, located in the East Shetland basin, to the west of the North Viking Graben, approximately 125 km east of the Shetland Islands. The field contains c.128 […]

  • GALLERY: Mariner modules loaded on ‘Mighty Servant 3’

    26 June 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Lerwick Port Authority has informed that the heavy transport vessel Mighty Servant 3 has reached the UK loaded with modules for Statoil’s Mariner field development. The Port Authority said that the Mighty Servant 3 arrived at Greenhead Base on Thursday. According to Lerwick Port, the ship will remain there for up to a week to enable final […]

  • Policy and Innovation Group releases 2020 ocean energy review report for UK

    19 March 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    The University of Edinburgh’s Policy and Innovation Group, in collaboration with Wave Energy Scotland, has published the UK Ocean Energy Review 2020 report.

  • Nova to study Bardsey Sound potential for tidal generation

    17 July 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Nova Innovation has received an agreement for lease (AfL) from The Crown Estate to explore the potential of Bardsey Sound for tidal power generation.

  • Equinor in another ‘Safe Boreas’ extension at Mariner field

    24 September 2018

    Norwegian oil firm Equinor has extended the contract with Prosafe for the use of the Safe Boreas offshore accommodation rig in the UK North Sea. Equinor is using the rig to support its Mariner development.

  • VIDEO: Shell’s Brent Delta arrives at final destination

    4 May 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Able UK, a specialist for decommissioning and disposal of offshore oil and gas structures, has posted a video on its website showing the arrival of Shell’s Brent Delta platform to Quay 6 at Seaton Port on May 2, 2017. The platform topside was removed on April 28 by Allseas-owned giant vessel Pioneering Spirit which was […]

  • Equinor rethinking Rosebank plan

    15 February 2019
    Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has decided to revise the original development plan for the Rosebank project located west of Shetland.

  • EMEC to spearhead Scottish Isles transition to net-zero

    17 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been named a key delivery partner for the Islands Growth Deal, set to unlock £335 million of investments over the next 10 years, and will lead the development of the Islands Centre for Net Zero business case.

  • Top news, September 3 – 9, 2018

    9 September 2018

    MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from September 3 – 9, 2018.

  • Equitix, Kyuden Group buy Seagreen 1 offshore transmission system

    10 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure

    The joint venture between SSE Renewables, TotalEnergies and PTTEP has signed an agreement with a consortium of Equitix and Kyuden Group to sell the offshore transmission assets of the Seagreen Phase 1 offshore wind farm in Scotland. The Seagreen 1 transmission assets transmit electricity from the offshore wind farm via three export cables, each approximately […]

  • UK: Total in Laggan-Tormore start-up (Gallery)

    8 February 2016
    Project & Tenders

    French oil and gas company Total has started-up production from the Laggan and Tormore gas and condensate fields, located in 600 meters of water in the West of Shetland area. According to Total, the fields will produce 90,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). “Laggan-Tormore is a key component of our production growth in […]

  • Video: ORE Catapult applauds Nova’s tidal innovation

    14 November 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Nova Innovation has been hailed as a tidal energy game changer by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK’s flagship innovation center for offshore renewable energy.

  • Siccar Point’s Lyon well fails to live up to expectations

    28 June 2019

    Siccar Point’s Lyon offshore exploration well has failed to live up to expectations and the company has now plugged and abandoned it.

  • Gangway detaches at Statoil’s Mariner field amid worsening weather conditions

    7 December 2017
    Exploration & Production

    A gangway connecting Statoil-operated Mariner A platform with an accommodation rig disconnected last night, prompting the oil giant to transfer some of its workers to another installation by helicopter. Discovered more than thirty years ago, the Mariner heavy oil field is located about 150 kilometers east of the Shetland Islands. The field’s recoverable reserves were estimated […]

  • Drydocks Wins Innovative Solution Award for Solan Subsea Tank

    25 May 2015
    Research & Development

    Drydocks World and Maritime World has received the “Innovative solution” Award at the distribution of “International Business Excellence Awards” ceremony, for the construction of subsea oil storage tank “Solan”. Drydocks World began working on subsea oil storage tank “Solan” in 2013 and delivered the project in 2014. Solan accommodates more than 400,000 barrels of oil […]

  • Equinor buys Chevron out of Rosebank field

    1 October 2018

    Norway’s Equinor will buy Chevron’s 40% operated interest in the Rosebank project, one of the largest undeveloped fields on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

  • BMT Appoints New Regional Sales Manager (UK)

    4 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    In a bid to further strengthen its sales force BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy,  announces the appointment of Louise Ledgard. Louise will take up the position of Regional Sales Manager (Europe) providing vital support for all of the subsidiaries that operate within the Energy and Environment sector. […]

  • Transocean rig spins the drill bit at TotalEnergies’ UK prospect

    29 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    TotalEnergies has started drilling a prospect off the coast of the United Kingdom (UK), using one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs.

  • Crondall to support Siccar Point’s Cambo development

    17 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure

    Crondall Energy has secured a frame agreement contract with Siccar Point Energy to provide support on the Cambo field, West of Shetland.

  • Project for implementing Scotland-Rotterdam hydrogen export route moves forward

    1 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    The consortium behind the LOHC for Hydrogen Transport from Scotland (LHyTS) project, which aims to establish a hydrogen export route from Scotland to Rotterdam via liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC), has conducted engineering studies targeted at developing a pilot project as a precursor to large-scale export.  The LHyTS project was launched at the end of […]