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  • Tocardo kicks-off UK tidal project

    20 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Tocardo Tidal Power has started its planned 20-year commercial demonstration project at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, UK.

  • Severn Glocon Buys Calidus Engineering (UK)

    31 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Control valve engineering specialist Severn Glocon Group has strengthened its presence in the subsea oil and gas market with the acquisition of High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) downhole tools company Calidus Engineering. Now renamed Severn Subsea Technologies Ltd, the company will provide research, development and test facilities to enhance Severn Glocon’s subsea valves capability. A […]

  • LUX Assure Names New CEO (UK)

    8 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    LUX Assure has appointed Charles Cruickshank as its new CEO. The Edinburgh-based oil and gas chemical monitoring firm has also invested in new premises in Aberdeen’s Bridge of Don area, a strategic move to target growing opportunities in the Aberdeen market. Cruickshank boasts 27 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, having previously held […]

  • BG Won’t Build Lomond BLP (UK)

    28 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    BG has informed Serica, as Operator of the Columbus field, that it has decided not to proceed with the construction of a Bridge Linked Platform (“BLP”) adjacent to the BG operated Lomond field. The BLP was to be part of the export route for gas and gas condensate from the Columbus field. As a consequence, […]

  • UK: Cuadrilla Completes Balcombe Drilling Operations

    24 September 2013

    Cuadrilla said that the Balcombe exploration drilling operations have been successfully completed. The company has commenced the removal of its drilling equipment from the site and expects to have removed all equipment by 28th September. On-site operations involved the drilling of a vertical exploration well to an approximate depth of 2,700ft, collecting 294ft of rock […]

  • Osiris Projects to Exhibit at Plymouth University (UK)

    18 November 2011

    Osiris Projects will be exhibiting at the Science, Technology & Engineering Placements and Graduate Recruitment Fair at Plymouth University next week. If you are attending and interesting in pursuing a career in hydrographic survey, you can visit them on the 23rd November. More information about the event can be found on the Plymouth University website. […]

  • UK: Falmouth Harbour Welcomes Dredging Trial

    30 March 2012

    Cornwall’s business leaders have welcomed plans to carry out a small-scale dredging trial in Falmouth harbour to measure potential environmental impacts. Last week Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) revealed it hoped the scientific trial would begin in May, subject to consent being granted by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), and last for approximately six months. The […]

  • The Hydrographic Society UK Gets New Chairman

    9 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Ian Holden, currently Project Surveyor with DOF Subsea in Aberdeen, has been elected Chairman of The Hydrographic Society UK (THS UK) in succession to David Parker, the UKHO’s Hydrography Manager with particular responsibility for its Civil Hydrography Program (CHP). A former Liverpool Port Hydrographer with responsibility for dredging and survey operations for its Conservancy Agency […]

  • UK: Ways to Lower OW Energy Costs

    3 July 2013

    Current wind farm projects have indicated that costs have stabilised at around £140 / €160 per MWh and regulators have put forward a challenge that offshore wind should reach a LCOE of £100 / €120 MWh by 2020, in order to maximise the size of the industry. Opportunities for savings across Offshore Wind finance, technology […]

  • European maritime and nuclear players ink strategic cooperation agreement

    6 November 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Safety, Transition

    France-based classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), together with thirty European companies from the French and wider nuclear and maritime sectors, has formally signed a cooperation declaration aimed at speeding up nuclear applications in the maritime industry. Formally named the “Declaration of Cooperation for Accelerating Nuclear for Maritime Applications to meet Climate Ambitions”, the agreement was […]

  • Penguin wave device powers UK grid

    7 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wello’s Penguin device has fed the electricity harnessed from the Orkney waves into the UK national grid.

  • UK: Humber Renewables Awards 2012 Review

    6 March 2012

    IT IS an industry experts predict will be worth £15 billion to the Humber over the next few years. On Friday, March 2, companies helping to cement our region’s position as the UK leader in renewable developments were recognised at an awards ceremony in Hull. More than 150 guests gathered at the Deep for the […]

  • STATS Launches Support and Intervention Hub (UK)

    5 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    STATS Group has opened a new Intervention Engineering and Technical Support hub and recruited two of the energy industry’s leading experts in pipeline intervention services. The Aberdeenshire-headquartered pipeline engineering specialist has invested in a new facility in Kendal, Cumbria, (UK) which will be the focus of its technical and operational support, coupled with research and […]

  • UK Sails Ahead in Offshore Wind Development

    2 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

     The UK has sailed ahead in offshore wind power generation in the past six months, building more offshore windfarms than any other country… Fiona Harvey (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, August 02, 2011

  • UK: Costain Signs Health and Safety Accord

    25 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Costain has signed up to a health and safety accord designed to set standards for the offshore wind and marine energy sector. The agreement was signed for Costain by Chief Executive, Andrew Wyllie, and on behalf of Gravitas Offshore, the consortium comprising Costain, Hochtief and Arup, by Managing Director, Environment, Alan Kay. Alan is a […]

  • UK: Sembcorp Marine Acquires SLP Engineering

    17 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Sembcorp Marine through its wholly-owned subsidiary SMOE Pte Ltd (SMOE) has acquired from Smulders Group the entire share capital in its wholly-owned subsidiary of SLP Engineering Limited (SLP). SLP, based in Lowestoft Suffolk, United Kingdom (UK), will be renamed Sembmarine SLP Limited (Sembmarine SLP) and will be held through newly incorporated company Sembmarine North Sea […]

  • Offshore Wind to Blow Jobs to Humberside (UK)

    27 December 2010
    Human Capital

    Developers believe green energy can do for Humberside what oil and gas did for Aberdeen in the 1970s. Fishing has always been one of the main industries on the banks of the Humber, but these days it’s on a much smaller scale – there is now a new harvest to be reaped at sea. The […]

  • UK: Shell Increases Stake in Schiehallion Field

    14 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Shell today signed an agreement for the acquisition of Murphy Schiehallion Limited 5.9% stake in the Schiehallion field located in blocks 204 and 205, approximately 175 kilometres west of the Shetland Islands. The additional equity in the Schiehallion field brings Shell’s stake to 55% and offers Shell access to substantial additional reserves and redevelopment potential […]

  • UK: Craig Group Expands ERRV Fleet

    3 August 2010

    Global shipping and energy services firm, the Craig Group, has announced a multi million pound investment in four new emergency response and rescue vessels. (ERRVs) It is anticipated that the new vessels have the potential to create an additional 120 jobs in the North Sea marine industry. Managed by North Star Shipping, a division of […]

  • SgurrEnergy Plans to Expand HQ in Glasgow, UK

    10 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    SgurrEnergy has announced plans this week to double its workforce as part of a three-year expansion plan, adding to its 10th anniversary celebrations. Having worked on over 65,000MW of renewables projects across 40 countries, plans are afoot to double the size of the company’s headquarters on Bath Street in Glasgow to 14,500 square feet. The […]

  • 3sun Acquires RRC Controls Services, UK

    27 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, has announced the acquisition of RRC Controls Services Ltd, based in Gourdon Aberdeenshire. The deal, worth a six figure sum, is part of 3sun Group’s plans to expand its footprint in Aberdeen and enhance its service offering to the energy industry. […]

  • Vattenfall Starts B2B Green Energy Drive in UK

    2 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall plans to start selling renewable power for the first time to British consumers from its UK green energy business.

  • DONG Energy Helping Out UK Businesses

    28 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy will cover additional costs of UK businesses “going green”, so that they can access renewable electricity and achieve their sustainability ambitions without commercial disadvantage, the offshore wind developer informed today. “We are taking this bold step because we believe that all businesses should have access to renewable electricity supply without paying a premium,” said Jeff […]

  • UK public shows strong support for renewables

    29 April 2015
    Authorities & Government

    According to a DECC public survey, nearly four fifths of the public (79 percent) said they supported the use of renewable energy to provide the UK’s electricity, fuel and heat. Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) states that this level of support is consistent with the previous three years (79 percent, 82 percent, 80 […]

  • UK: Dong Energy Joins Norstec Network

    8 October 2012

    As a market leader in offshore wind and with all of their offshore wind farms based in the North West European region, DONG Energy has signed up to the new norstec network. The network will enable industry to join forces to set out a long-term vision for the deployment of offshore wind in the northern […]