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  • UK: Innovation Fund for Oil and Gas Launched

    27 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing invited applications for funding from a £10 million fund to support innovation in the Oil and Gas sector. Increasing investment in the Oil and Gas sector was a key component of the Scottish Government’s Oil and Gas strategy, developed in conjunction with industry and published earlier this year. Mr Ewing announced […]

  • CLS Offshore Moves to New Facilities (UK)

    3 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Energy sector services company CLS Offshore has invested around £350,000 in new offices at Hull, with plans to add a fabrication workshop in the near future. The move has already added £2m to the value of one existing contract with an international company and the Great Yarmouth headquartered company intends to tap into a rich […]

  • Wood Group Announces 2010 Highlights (UK)

    21 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      John Wood Group PLC (“Wood Group” or the “Group”) is an international energy services company with approximately $5.1bn revenue, employing approximately 29,0001 people worldwide and operating in 50 countries. The Group has three businesses—Engineering & Production Facilities, Well Support, and Gas Turbine Services—providing a range of engineering, production facilities support, and industrial gas turbine […]

  • UK: Subsea7 Maintains Belief in Schilling ROVs

    15 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced today the delivery of two (2) 150hp, 3,000m-rated HD™ ROV systems to Subsea 7. The HD™ ROV offers comprehensive work-class ROV performance in a compact configuration, while providing extensive onboard space for tooling systems.  “We are very pleased that Subsea 7 has selected to continue to implement […]

  • Wood Group Completes PSN Acquisition (UK)

    21 April 2011

      Wood Group, the international energy services company, confirms the completion today of the acquisition of Production Services Network Limited (“PSN”). Bob Keiller has today been appointed as executive director of Wood Group and CEO of the combined Wood Group PSN production services business. No further disclosures are necessary in respect of Bob Keiller’s appointment […]

  • SOCAR President Meets BP Chief (UK)

    25 February 2011

      On February 22, during a working visit to London, Mr. Rovnag Abdullayev (picture), SOCAR President met with Mr. Robert Dudley, BP President at Company’s Head office. The meeting was attended by Mr. Rashid Javanshir, President of BP-Azerbaijan and other high-ranking officials of BP. The meeting covered the discussions on the long-term fruitful cooperation between […]

  • UK Wind Power to Rival Gas Plants

    27 September 2011

    A rapid rise in British wind power capacity will gradually cut returns for operators of gas … (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, September 27, 2011

  • UK: Babcock Starts Construction of LiDAR System

    20 May 2013

    Babcock has commenced construction of its innovative floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system, designed to provide critical meteorological data for offshore wind farm developers safely, reliably and more cost-effectively than has previously been feasible. While met monitoring systems, including LiDAR, are commonly used on-shore by the renewable energy industry and by military and aviation […]

  • UK Renewable Electricity Generation Up 10%

    27 June 2013

      RenewableUK has welcomed new official Government statistics published today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) showing that renewable electricity generation was 12.4 TWh in 2013 Q1 an increase of 10% on the same period the previous year. Overall renewables provided 12.3% of power in 2013 Q1, an increase of 1% from […]

  • UK: EOWDC Developers to Host Public Exhibition

    29 January 2013

    Developers of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) are planning to host a public exhibition on January 31, 2013, at the White Horse Inn, Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, from 7pm to 9pm writes Ellon Times. This follows the announcement earlier this month that the planning application for the cable route and substation compound on land to […]

  • UK: Neptune Renewable Energy Goes into Liquidation

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Neptune was set up in 2005 as a development company for tidal stream power generation, using a new, niche concept and approach. The hope was that following further development of the concept, building and deploying a full-scale experimental demonstrator, followed by testing and evaluation, this would lead to the deployment of arrays of the devices, […]

  • UK: Company Relaunches to Tackle Skills Challenge

    18 February 2013

    The search for enough skilled workers to meet the future demands of the East of England energy industry has prompted one recruitment business to rename and relaunch itself ready for the challenges ahead. Inspired by its own slogan, Beccles-based PDS will from this week be known as People With Energy (PWE Recruitment Group Ltd) focusing […]

  • UK: SeaEnergy Publishes H1 Financial Results

    29 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    SeaEnergy, the innovative energy services group, today announces half year results for the six months ended 30 June, 2013. Highlights: Operational ·    R2S reporting substantial growth with new North Sea clients and international expansion ·    Ship Management business launched in June ·    Knowledge Transfer Partnership announced to develop an operational and economic model for life […]

  • UK: RES to Build Base at Grimsby Port

    2 September 2013

    The Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has acquired a site from Associated British Ports for its permanent base, reports the Grimsby Telegraph. RES is planning to build one-story building at the former fish dock off Humber Bridge Road for around 20 engineers, which could be quickly extended if needed. The construction is expected to be launched […]

  • UK: Wave Energy to Power Salmon Farm

    4 September 2013

    A Scottish salmon farming company is planning to harness wave energy for a salmon farm off the Isle of Muck. For this purpose, Marine Harvest Scotland will use AlbaTERN’s WaveNET device with a total capacity of 45KW, the Scotsman writes. “This is a very exciting development with huge potential. Our environment in Scotland makes us […]

  • CTruk’s Vessels to Feature on Seawork Pontoon (UK)

    25 March 2013

    CTruk’s latest Offshore Windfarm Service Vessel CWind Adventure, a CTruk 20T, is operated under the CWind boat share initiative and will go straight to work as part of the company’s growing charter fleet. A CTruk 20T and the company’s Military & Security Division demonstrator cat THOR will feature on the Seawork pontoon. CTruk Managing Director […]

  • SeaGen 2.0MW Powertrain Testing at Narec, UK

    12 September 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    Having gotten off to a flying start, the SeaGen 2.0MW test programme at The National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec continues to prove its success. Siemens-owned MCT delivered the prototype powertrain and all associated equipment to the Narec facility in June 2013. Since that time, a large variety of tests have been conducted to rigorously test […]

  • Siemens to Open New Facility in Manchester (UK)

    30 November 2010

    Siemens is to open a new energy facility in Manchester creating nearly 170 jobs, the company has announced. The German engineering giant… (englandsnorthwest) [mappress] Source: englandsnorthwest, November 30, 2010;

  • Growing Concern for Offshore Oil and Wind (UK)

    17 December 2010

    OFFSHORE executives will convene in Aberdeen today amid growing concerns of a clash between the oil industry and the burgeoning wind energy… By Kristy Dorsey (business.scotsman) [mappress] Source: business.scotsman, December 17, 2010

  • Framework Contract Awarded to Shepherd Construction (UK)

    11 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Narec has awarded a framework contract to Shepherd Construction for the building of three new facilities to house new test rigs for full scale wind and marine prototype devices: * Project Nautilus, a 3MW drive train test rig, will de-risk in-field activities by allowing Narec to perform certification activities, reliability and performance appraisal of new […]

  • Floating LNG Marks Fast Growth (UK)

    6 August 2010

    Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) business has been witnessing a rapid growth since 2005 and has now emerged as one of the leading desti… pr-inside [mappress] Source: pr-inside , August 6, 2010;

  • UK: Inchcape Will Not Affect Angus Property Owners

    20 April 2012
    Storage

    Proposed Inchcape offshore wind farm faced discussion between the companies, engaged in project development,  and the public, especially landowners and farmers in Angus area. A week ago, cable connecting to the grid worried local residents. However, according to the latest developments it appears that the reported information were inaccurate. “This is incorrect. The Inchcape offshore […]

  • UK: RWE npower Funds Tourism Projects

    27 June 2012

    RWE npower, the company that is building 576 MW Gwynt y Môr wind farm offshore North Wales, 13 kilometers off the coast in Liverpool Bay, is making GBP 690,000 available for two tourism boosting project in this area, ITV reports. The money will be used to make major improvements to the Victorian pier at Llandudno, […]

  • UK: Developers Disappointed on Delayed Decision on EOWDC

    31 December 2012
    Authorities & Government

    The developers of the proposed European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) have expressed their disappointment on the Scottish officials’ inability to announce the decision on the project and called on ministers to announce their decision as early as possible in 2013. The planning application for EOWDC is being considered by Marine Scotland, which was confirmed […]

  • Last Turbine Installed at Sheringham Shoal, UK

    11 July 2012

    The final blade of the eighty-eighth and last wind turbine at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm was bolted into place marking one of the few remaining milestones in the construction of this 317MW project in the Greater Wash off the coast of North Norfolk.  The team on-board jack-up ‘Seajacks Leviathan’ completed the installation of […]