2313 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • Norwegian Petroleum Directorate Moves to New Building

    22 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Today, 22 February, Stavanger mayor Leif Johan Sevland opened the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s new building in Stavanger. When he congratulated the NPD on the new building, he emphasised how important it is that the NPD and its employees have suitable working conditions, so they can do the best job possible job as resource managers on […]

  • New materials and manufacturing processes as stepping stone for marine energy commercialization

    17 August 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    US Department of Energy (DOE) has released a summary report featuring insights of more than 100 participants of the workshop that analyzed the potential of new materials and manufacturing processes to accelerate the commercialization of marine energy.

  • All-Energy 2014 All Ready to Kick Off

    25 March 2014

    All-Energy 2014 will get off to a flying start on Wednesday 21 May with a plenary session featuring both the Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP, and Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, with other speakers including Rob Cormie, Group Operations Director, UK Green Investment Bank and Angela […]

  • UK: Scientists to Study Effect of Sea Power Generators on Wildlife

    16 July 2012

    UK scientists will measure the effect on the marine environment and wildlife of devices that harness tide and wave energy using sonar technology that has, for the first time, been successfully deployed on the seabed. Renewable energy from tidal currents can be generated using turbines in the tidal flow, and wave energy can be captured […]

  • Valaris rigs embarking on new assignments

    20 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Several offshore rigs owned by Valaris are embarking on their new assignments in the Gulf of Mexico, Mauritania, and Brazil.

  • Oil & Gas UK selects new Board members

    13 May 2015

    Oil & Gas UK, the representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, yesterday (May 12, 2015) has announced a number of appointments of member company representatives to its Board. In addition to the new members joining the Board, existing Board member Neil McCulloch, president North Sea, of Enquest Plc, is named as […]

  • Australia: Neptune Marine Announces Structural Review

    1 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Neptune Marine Services Limited   announces the results of an operational and structural review carried out over the past two months and expected lodgement of the prospectus for its $80.6 million equity capital raising with ASIC. The operational review – carried out in conjunction with Pricewaterhouse Coopers – has identified specific actions that will result […]

  • SR Chief Executive: Renewables are power with purpose

    18 December 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Tidal Energy Today is featuring a piece written by Scottish Renewables Chief Executive Claire Mack who talked about the importance of renewable energy, both for the environment and the economy.

  • Torries win UK election. Davey makes way for new energy minister

    8 May 2015

    David Cameron’s Conservative party in the UK has won general election held on Thursday, beating Ed Miliband’s Labour Party. David Cameron who remains the Prime Minister, is now set to form a majority government with no need for a coalition, as Conservative party won 330 seats in Parliament vs Labour’s 232. In his speech, Cameron said: […]

  • UK Prime Minister Visits Liverpool2 Site

    11 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has visited the construction site of the major expansion project currently underway at the Port of Liverpool, which is being developed by Peel Ports, one of the UK’s largest port groups. The £300 million Liverpool2 investment programme will create the most central deep water container terminal in Great Britain and […]

  • Jindal, BRAF Announce Plans for World-Class Campus to Foster Coastal Expertise

    18 December 2013

    Governor Bobby Jindal, officials from the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), Department of Economic Development and the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF) joined leaders from the City of Baton Rouge, The Water Institute of the Gulf, Louisiana State University and other coastal research institutes to unveil plans for the establishment of The Water Campus […]

  • Environmental Groups Say Cove Point LNG Export Terminal Would Hurt Ecology

    7 May 2013

    A coalition of local, regional, and national groups are objecting to the environmental impacts posed by the proposed Dominion Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the Chesapeake Bay, saying the project would hurt the Bay’s economy and ecology, increase air pollution, and hasten fracking and drilling in neighboring states. The groups—Sierra Club, […]

  • UK: PAMBuoy to Be Presented to International Audience

    25 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    A new instrument to detect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals, and provide immediate alerts during the development of offshore wind, wave and tidal installations, will be showcased to an international audience at the University of St Andrews on Thursday 27 September. PAMBuoy™ was developed by SMRU Limited, a marine mammal consultancy which is a […]

  • Fleet departs Cork for final sprint to Liverpool

    4 July 2008

    Race 14, the final race of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race series from Cork, Ireland, to Liverpool, UK, is underway with the crew of Hull & Humber signalling their intent from the outset and crossing the start line first. Currently in second place overall with just this race remaining, Hull & Humber […]

  • CorPower Ocean scores €9 million for HiWave-5 commercial-scale demo

    23 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Swedish company CorPower Ocean has secured a private investment of €9 million, bringing total equity funding to support the demonstration of its first commercial-scale wave energy device in the flagship​ HiWave-5 project to over €20 million. The investment round was led by Midroc New Technology and included SEB Greentech, family offices and private investors, where […]

  • Ithaca Announces Quarterly Results (UK)

    13 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Ithaca Energy Inc. announces its quarterly results for the three months ended March 31, 2013. In light of the Valiant transaction closing on April 19, 2013, also included is the unaudited financial highlights for the same period, showing the contribution from Valiant Petroleum plc (“Valiant”) for the period, together with an update on integration activities. […]

  • As calls for more UK-produced energy lock horns with outcries to ban new oil & gas, all roads lead to renewables

    7 June 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Renewables are seen as the UK’s road to net-zero, but many feel this should be a gradual shift in investment rather than casting new oil & gas aside right away.

  • Crown LNG Holdings to go public via merger deal

    4 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Crown LNG Holdings, a provider of LNG liquefaction and regasification terminal technologies for harsh weather locations, and Catcha Investment, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, have announced a definitive agreement for a business combination that is set to result in Crown becoming a U.S. publicly listed company. Specifically, Catcha has agreed to combine with […]

  • UK oil and gas industry pledges to halve operational emissions by 2030

    16 June 2020
    Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vision

    Industry trade association Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) has revealed plans for halving emissions from production and exploration by 2030, with the country’s basin becoming net-zero by the year 2050.

  • Interview with offshore aerial photographer (Gallery)

    19 April 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Offshore Energy Today’s Bartolomej Tomić has interviewed Mr. Herman Ijsseling, the owner of the Dutch company Flying Focus. The company specializes in taking beautiful photos of maritime and offshore vessels and installations, as you can see in the gallery above. In the interview, Mr. IJsseling speaks about the beginnings, clients, aircraft, technology, and the accident […]

  • International wave energy project sets course for demonstration offshore Scotland

    17 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    A pioneering collaboration between 14 international partners has been established to deliver a €19.6 million wave energy project which aims to be the stepping stone for the commercialization of this emerging clean energy industry worldwide.

  • Shell takes sacked UK workers overseas service tax breaks

    8 July 2016

    Royal Dutch Shell has changed its redundancy terms so it can claim tax refunds that some UK workers would otherwise have been able to claim on redundancy payments, internal documents seen by Reuters show.

  • Dart Energy Buys Greenpark Gas Assets (UK)

    2 January 2012

    Dart Energy (CBM) International Pte Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dart Energy Limited has agreed to acquire all of the unconventional gas assets of Greenpark Energy Limited, comprising 22 onshore licences in the UK. Consideration is a total of $42 million to be paid in two tranches, and made up of a mixture of […]

  • AREG and Scottish Renewables Launch Industry’s First Share Fair

    29 January 2013

    An innovative renewable energy initiative aimed at accelerating the growth of the industry’s supply chain is to be launched at a major Scottish offshore wind conference being held in Aberdeen today. Scottish Renewables and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) have developed a new Supply Chain Share Fair. It is being introduced as part of Scottish […]

  • Norwegian oil firm building world’s largest offshore wind farm in UK

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The world’s largest offshore wind farm development to be built 30 km east of the Yorkshire Coast in the UK North Sea.