2327 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

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  • 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.

  • Iberdrola: Fighting the challenges in developing offshore wind

    10 February 2014

    Despite announcing a substantial divestment programme, which included selling off several onshore wind farms, Spanish energy giant Iberdrola is still believed to be the world’s largest wind energy developer, with an operating portfolio of more than 13,830MW. In 2012, Iberdrola chairman Ignacio Galán, announced that its onshore wind assets in ‘non-core’ countries and other businesses […]

  • SRTP Uses MSC Software in Designing Rotor Blade for World’s Largest Tidal Turbine

    28 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    MSC Software Corporation, a global leader in helping product manufacturers to advance their engineering methods with simulation software and services, has announced that Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd, based in the Orkney Islands, has used MSC Nastran and Patran with Laminate Modeler to design and analyze the rotor blade of the largest tidal turbine in the […]

  • Build it, or buy it – Offshore wind CPPAs on the rise, ‘powered by renewables’ gains momentum

    9 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Is climate change pushing the corporate world to use as much renewable energy as possible? Or, is it because of financial reasons, such as long-term fixed prices? Or, is it „the brand kudos that comes with procuring energy from renewable sources“, as one recent report mentioned? If we are now moving faster toward a greener, […]

  • Subsea 7 Director, Mel Fitzgerald, Awarded Outstanding Achievement Honour at Subsea Industry Awards

    10 February 2011

      Mel Fitzgerald, Director of Subsea 7 S.A. and former Chief Executive Officer of Subsea 7, was last night recognised for his significant and positive impact on the subsea sector. The Outstanding Achievement award was made by Subsea UK at its annual Subsea Business Awards in Aberdeen, UK. Bill Edgar, Subsea UK’s Chairman, gave great […]

  • IOG rejects RockRose’s takeover attempt

    5 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    UK-based independent oil and gas company RockRose Energy has made a formal approach to the board of directors of compatriot Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) with a proposal for an all cash takeover offer for IOG, but IOG has rejected the offer.  RockRose made the proposal on March 1, 2019. This was only days after RockRose […]

  • Fresh gas discovery and appraisal activity put potential tie-back to North Sea platform on the table

    12 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Neptune Energy has revealed a new gas discovery at an offshore prospect and confirmed the volumes for an appraisal well in the North Sea. 

  • UK outlines £12 billion plan to spark ‘green industrial revolution’

    18 November 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has released a £12 billion plan for a ‘green industrial revolution’ that is expected to support up to 250,000 jobs.

  • UK: 250 Delegates to Attend OSPRAG Summit

    21 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    The work of the ground-breaking Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG) concludes with the launch of its final report at a one-day conference in Aberdeen today (21 September). A total of 250 delegates are expected to attend the OSPRAG Summit on oil spill prevention and response in the UK to hear from speakers […]

  • Apache Announces Management Team Promotions and Appointments (USA)

    1 June 2011

      Apache Corporation Tuesday announced the following promotions and appointments to its management team: * Jon Jeppesen has been promoted to the new role of executive vice president overseeing the operations of the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, Deepwater and Gulf Coast Onshore regions. * Jon Graham has been named vice president of the global environmental, […]

  • DNV: With mid-century targets out of range, UK requires ‘clear roadmap’ to reach net-zero

    7 December 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    DNV: As the UK is not on track to meet its mid-century targets, “a clear roadmap” needs to be set up to achieve net-zero by 2050.

  • Decommissioned North Sea platform turning into art as SEE MONSTER comes to life

    22 October 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Innovation, Transition, Vision

    SEE MONSTER will reimagine a decommissioned North Sea offshore platform into an art installation in the UK next year.