2324 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • FoundOcean Bags North Sea Repair and Strengthening Contracts

    15 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    FoundOcean, expert in subsea and offshore grouting, has been awarded multiple North Sea repair and strengthening contracts. Jim Bell, Managing Director of FoundOcean said, “Maintenance is an essential part of ensuring the longevity of an offshore structure. FoundOcean has a strong track record in providing inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services. These cost-effective upgrade and reinforcement […]

  • Faroe Islands: Results of Anne Marie Exploration Well and Operational Update on Lagavulin Exploration Well

    1 November 2010
    Project & Tenders

    Faroe Petroleum plc, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announce the results of drilling on the Anne Marie exploration prospect (Faroe Petroleum 12.5%), located offshore in Licence 005 in the Faroe Islands, and provide an operational update on […]

  • Hurricane expects boost in Lancaster resource estimates

    7 February 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Hurricane Energy reported on Tuesday that its previous resource estimates of the Lancaster field west of Shetland Islands had been ‘conservative’. The company now expects an uplift in the field’s resources.  Hurricane said that the previously published minimum oil down from the Lancaster 205/21a-7 well of 1,620m TVDSS had been revised to a best case oil-water […]

  • UK geothermal specialist awarded ‘first of its kind’ study to decarbonise oil & gas extraction

    23 May 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    CeraPhi Energy has been awarded funds to carry out a decarbonisation study, aiming to repurpose offshore oil and gas wells.

  • Update: Rosebank field faith hangs in balance as Chevron scraps FPSO order

    14 December 2016
    Infrastructure

    Chevron has canceled the order for an FPSO unit that was slated for the development of the Rosebank field in the UK North Sea. According to Hyundai Heavy Industries, Chevron sent a termination notice on Tuesday, December 13, for the 2.3 trillion Korean Won order. Converted to U.S. dollars, the order was valued at around $1.85 […]

  • Aker Solutions to deliver FPSO upgrade for Equinor’s huge oil and gas project

    9 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Aker Solutions has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Altera Infrastructure for the complete upgrade of a floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) to be redeployed at an Equinor-operated oil and gas field offshore UK. Under the contract defined as “substantial”, Aker Solutions will deliver the upgrade of the Petrojarl Knarr FPSO […]

  • Fight for ‘better’ work-life balance: Offshore drillers set their cap on three-month strike at North Sea platform

    19 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Human Capital

    Around 100 offshore workers employed by Odfjell Technology have decided to embark on strike action to secure improvements to working rotas.

  • Heerema’s Sleipnir vessel removes topsides from UK waters in single lift

    14 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Heavy lifting, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    With the topsides removal, Heerema has completed another decom activity related to a platform being removed from the waters off the UK.

  • Greenpeace strikes again in protest against Shell’s Brent decom plans

    26 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Transition

    Greenpeace activists from Germany have launched a protest in the North Sea to call out Shell’s plans to abandon an estimated 11,000 tonnes of oil in the sea.

  • EnQuest lowers oil output forecast amid Kraken FPSO issues

    23 August 2017
    Infrastructure

    UK oil and gas company EnQuest has downgraded its full year oil production forecast amid topside commissioning delays with the Armada Kraken FPSO in the Kraken field, offshore the UK. The Kraken is a large heavy oil accumulation in the UK North Sea, located in the East Shetland basin, to the west of the North […]

  • Solan oil tank offloaded (VIDEO)

    8 August 2014
    Equipment

    Lerwick Harbour has again demonstrated its deep-water capacity and capabilities, this time by simultaneously accommodating two giant support vessels and the successful offloading of a 10,000 tonne subsea oil storage tank, destined for west of the Shetland Islands. The sheltered port’s facilities and proximity to the Solan Field, being developed by Premier Oil 90 kilometres […]

  • Wheels are in motion for Rosebank oil project off Shetland

    23 February 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vessels

    Wheels are in motion for the Equinor-operated Rosebank project located West of Shetland, one of the largest undeveloped fields on the UKCS.

  • UK: Vattenfall, Babcock, Abengoa Launch EPC Wave and Tidal Company Nautimus

    7 May 2012
    Business & Finance

      Nautimus, the new Scottish company, has been established by Vattenfall, with support from leading UK engineering support services firm Babcock and Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors. The company will fulfil the engineering, procurement, integration and construction (EPC) needs of wave power […]

  • Siccar Point reviewing options after Shell abandons Cambo oil project

    3 December 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Siccar Point Energy has confirmed that Shell, its partner in the Cambo development, has taken the decision not to progress its investment.

  • Reuters: Total eyeing $1.5B UK North Sea oilfield sale

    9 July 2018

    France’s oil major Total is reportedly looking to divest $1.5 billion worth of UK North Sea assets.

  • UK government grants £3.8m for world’s first liquid hydrogen autonomous vessel and infrastructure project

    22 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Vessels

    The Hydrogen Innovation – Future Infrastructure & Vessel Evaluation and Demonstration (HI-FIVED) consortium led by vessel provider ACUA Ocean in partnership with infrastructure provider Unitrove has won a £3.8 million UK government grant to build and showcase its innovative autonomous vessel and bunkering infrastructure technologies for liquid hydrogen. The HI-FIVED consortium involves the Port of […]

  • Sturgeon comes out against Cambo oil project as Scotland mulls joining alliance to end oil & gas use

    17 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has expressed her belief that the Cambo oil project off Shetland should not get the green light.

  • WATCH: Shell brings down the curtain on one of ‘iconic’ North Sea oil & gas giants as ‘largest single piece’ comes into UK port

    22 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Heavy lifting, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    The arrival of Shell’s fourth and final platform to Able Seaton Port (ASP) in Hartlepool marks a new milestone in the decom undertaking, as it is perceived to be the largest single piece offshore topside.

  • Shell hands in decommissioning plan for Brent oil & gas field

    8 February 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Oil major Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday submitted its decommissioning program for the Brent oil and gas field, in the UK sector of the North Sea, to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).  Following the submission of the plan, the company said that an extended 60-day public consultation on recommendations to decommission the […]

  • Come to the rig side: When Star Wars goes offshore (Gallery)

    14 January 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Offshore Energy Today is bringing you an exclusive interview with Craig Mann, the creator of a series of images that combine life offshore with one of the most popular movie franchises of all time, Star Wars. Mann agreed to share with us the story behind this project and how it all came about. We caught him while he […]

  • In focus: It’s all about the chemistry

    12 May 2023
    Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Green Marine, Innovation, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    In the quest for a future-proof world it is all about chemistry. Matter like carbon dioxide, methane, ammonia, methanol and, last but not least, hydrogen are dominating the headlines when it comes to global warming and sustainable solutions. The industry is puzzling how curb one and developing the other. First methane. This week the European […]

  • Scotland eyes global leadership in marine science and technology

    3 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost marine and coastal research, innovation, and technology development across Scotland’s Highlands and Islands. According to HIE, the deal, signed at the European Marine Science Park (EMSP) on August 28, aims to reinforce Scotland’s […]

  • Shell CEO warns Brexit could slow $30 billion asset sale plan

    8 July 2016

    Royal Dutch Shell’s chief executive, Ben van Beurden, has told investors that Britain’s decision to exit the European Union could slow its $30 billion (23 billion pounds) asset sale plan, especially in the North Sea which had struggled to attract buyers for years.

  • UK: BP Selects Emerson Technology for Clair Ridge Project

    30 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Emerson Process Management has been awarded a $23 million contract by BP to supply integrated control and safety systems for two new bridge-linked platforms for the Clair Ridge project. Clair Ridge is located in the North Sea to the west of the Shetland Islands, U.K. It is being developed by BP and its co-venturers ConocoPhillips, […]

  • BP Selects Mojix Technology for Clair Ridge Project

    26 April 2013
    Equipment

    Mojix® Inc., the leading provider of wide-area passive RFID solutions, announced that industry leader BP appointed Mojix to deliver track-and-trace technology for the Clair Ridge oil platform construction that will operate in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland.