2320 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

2320 results found for 'Shetland Islands'
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  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • Global Energy hands over Schiehallion manifold to BP

    12 July 2019
    Equipment

    Global Energy Group’s North Fabrication division has completed the work on BP’s Schiehallion Central Production Manifold M1P.

  • Horizon 2020 picks Nova Innovation to lead €20M tidal arrays project

    6 July 2017
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    European Union’s Horizon 2020 has selected Nova Innovation to lead the project that aims to increase the commercial viability of tidal power through tidal arrays optimization.

  • Scotland’s FM Presents Package of Powers for Island Communities

    17 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Scotland’s island communities will have greater control over their local economies, natural environment and be represented at the heart of government in an independent Scotland, First Minister Alex Salmond said. ‪Launching the island prospectus, Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities, in Kirkwall, the First Minister outlined the most comprehensive package of powers for the island communities and […]

  • Green light to Shell for decommissioning of Brent pipelines

    16 March 2020
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Shell has received approval from the UK authorities for its decommissioning plan for the Brent field pipelines located in the UK North Sea. 

  • Siccar Point Energy sells North Sea field stake

    6 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Siccar Point Energy has entered into an agreement to divest its equity interest across three production licenses covering the Jackdaw discovery in the North Sea.

  • VIDEO: Connecting Equinor’s giant UK platform

    18 September 2018

    Equinor has launched a video of the hook-up and commissioning operations on its Mariner platform in the UK North Sea.

  • Oil & Gas UK: Kraken Proves North Sea Has a Lot to Offer

    18 November 2013

    Oil & Gas UK has welcomed the announcement that EnQuest’s Kraken development is to go ahead, a project set to recover around 140 million barrels of oil from the North Sea, secure thousands of jobs and generate billions of pounds of revenue for the Treasury over the next 25 years. The project, EnQuest’s sixth production […]