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  • UK: Centrica, Statoil Sign Gas Sales Agreement

    21 November 2011

    Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, today signed a strategic agreement with Statoil ASA for the supply of 50 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas to the UK. The 10 year, NBP-linked gas supply contract begins in 2015 and secures sufficient gas to meet around five per cent of total UK annual demand, […]

  • Semco Maritime to upgrade accommodation rig for UK gig

    28 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

     Semco Maritime has been chosen to prepare an accommodation rig for a new assignment for Maersk Oil in the UK sector.

  • UK Companies to Invest in Philippines Tidal Energy Potentials

    6 March 2012

    There are several sites at Philippines that investors from UK find interesting for tidal energy ventures. Nautricity is a Scotland-based firm which develops technical solutions to generate electricity from current flows which occur naturally in the world’s oceans, seas, and estuaries. The company has already identified more than eight areas suitable for producing energy from […]

  • UK Govt assigns £60 million for clean shipping

    29 September 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Green Marine, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    The UK Government is launching a £60 million (approximately $64.7 million) clean maritime competition aimed at helping finance innovative projects that can facilitate the maritime sector to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. The announcement coincides with World Maritime Day, which this year focuses on the theme of ‘New technologies for greener shipping‘. This is the third […]

  • UKTI Connecting Chinese, UK Offshore Wind Interests

    24 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    UKTI is co-ordinating a delegation of major Chinese project developers, turbine manufacturers and design institutes to Global Offshore Wind 2016, on 21 – 22 June in Manchester. “This will be an excellent opportunity to meet leading companies in this exciting market and to start building the relationships that will be vital if you want to […]

  • Wave and tidal industry calls on UK government support

    3 July 2020
    Authorities & Government

    The UK government has this month published the ‘UK Research and Development Roadmap’. It sets out the UK government’s vision and ambition for science, research and innovation. Beyond the immediate imperative to overcome COVID-19, the greatest challenge facing the UK and the world is that of decarbonising economies and building resilience to the impacts of […]

  • Coalition Government Supports UK’s Marine Energy Development

    28 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Energy and Climate Change Minister and the Shadow Energy Minister have told RenewableUK’s wave and tidal energy conference in back-to-back speeches that the Coalition Government and Labour fully support developing the UK’s enormous marine energy resources to generate low-carbon power and bring massive economic benefits to the nation. In his keynote video address, the […]

  • OMV buys UK offshore fields from Hess

    19 March 2014

    Austria’s OMV is expanding its position in the UK core area. Agreement has been reached with the U.S. based oil and gas company, Hess to acquire four licenses in West of Shetland (WoS), UK, including the field Cambo and the Blackrock prospect. OMV CEO Gerhard Roiss: “This transaction further strengthens OMV’s portfolio of assets in […]

  • ETI Highlights UK’s Possible Low Carbon Options

    4 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has publishes two potential scenarios depicting the UK’s low carbon energy system transition. The “Options, Choices, Actions” Report displays how the UK can implement an affordable 35 year transition to a low carbon energy system by 2050, but there are different ways of getting there. It concentrates on two potential scenarios […]

  • Norwegian firms eye UK oil and gas assets

    4 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Cash-rich Norwegian private equity firms are eyeing up potential North Sea acquisitions, encouraged by proven management teams and reasonable market prices, claims a leading energy expert. Rosalie Chadwick, a partner in legal firm Pinsent Masons, believes the Scots-Nordic alliance will be strengthened in 2014, echoing a number of investments in recent months, but it will […]

  • Oil & Gas UK names new chief executive

    27 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Oil & Gas UK, a trade association for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, has announced the appointment of Deirdre Michie as the organisation’s new Chief Executive, following a search led by The Curzon Partnership. Deirdre Michie will take up her position from May 1, 2015, replacing the current Chief Executive […]

  • UK Chamber: EU Ports at Risk amid Brexit

    6 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    The UK Chamber of Shipping has warned that Brexit would have a wide impact on European ports saying that “the dangers to major EU ports has been understated.” The Chamber informed that the return of border controls would lead to increased bureaucracy, “guaranteed” lorry gridlock and threats to the prosperity of both EU member states and […]

  • Subsea UK Appoints New Members to Its Board

    22 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Subsea UK has unveiled its new Board, following a members’ ballot at the industry body’s Annual General Meeting. Subsea UK informed that two new Board members were appointed and seven members re-elected. Cameron Mitchell, technical disciplines assurance manager for Shell UK, and Mark Richardson, projects group manager for Apache North Sea, join the board of Subsea […]

  • Orca Subsea Becomes UK Distributor of PartnerPlast Equipment

    29 November 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Orca Subsea has signed a deal to become the sole UK supplier for PartnerPlast’s offshore equipment. As part of the deal, Orca will provide buoyancy and other assorted products; focusing on offshore and subsea, rotational moulding and aquaculture. Callum Masson, commercial director at Orca Subsea, said: “We are excited about the opportunity to work in partnership […]

  • UK Chamber of Shipping Responds to Outcome of SMarT Review

    23 January 2012

    Today the Department for Transport (DfT) have announced that Government will provide a budget of £12million per year for the support for maritime training (SMarT) scheme for the remainder of this Parliament. The UK Chamber of Shipping has welcomed the news and issued the following response from Mark Brownrigg, Director General of the Chamber: “The […]

  • UK: JDR Cables Completes Investment in Hartlepool Plant

    2 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    JDR Cables, the leading provider of specialist high performance subsea cables and umbilical systems for the offshore oil, gas and renewables market, announces that it has completed investment of £30 million in its Hartlepool plant, bringing the company into a new phase of growth. The substantial investment in the Hartlepool plant, which employs 140 people […]

  • Report: Benefits of Cygnus project felt accross UK

    15 October 2014
    Project & Tenders

    A new report published 15 October has revealed the full extent of the economic benefits being generated by the Cygnus gas project – the UK’s largest Southern Gas field discovery in the past 25 years. The report by leading economics consultancy Oxford Economics has highlighted how the project will add £1.29 billion to the UK […]

  • Carnegie Establishes CETO Wave Energy UK Limited

    8 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces the establishment of a 100% owned subsidiary, CETO Wave Energy UK Limited (CWE UK) and the appointment of Mr Allan MacAskill to the Board of Directors of CWE UK. CWE UK will be operated out of headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland and will be the platform for running […]

  • CRC Recognizes CGGVeritas for UK Energy Efficiency Excellence

    25 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    CGGVeritas has been ranked in the top 2% of the UK Government’s Carbon Reduction Committee (CRC) league table published in November 2011. The league table ranks organizations participating in the CRC on how well they manage their energy efficiency. Out of over 2,000 companies listed, CGGVeritas was the highest ranked company from the oil and […]

  • Stena Drilling launches petition for UK quarantine exemption

    22 February 2021
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Aberdeen-based offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has launched a petition urging the UK Government to give oil workers returning from overseas full quarantine exemption.

  • WesternGeco Completes UK Govt-Funded Seismic Shoot

    30 October 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) announced the completion of the UK Government-funded seismic data acquisition. The £20 million programme in underexplored areas of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) will improve the seismic coverage in the Rockall Trough and Mid-North Sea High regions, OGA said. The programme, completed by WesternGeco, acquired almost 20,000 km of […]

  • Ewing: UK energy policy inconsistent, incoherent and ineffectual

    24 November 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    UK energy policy has been described as ‘inconsistent, incoherent and ineffectual’ by Scotland’s Energy Minister at ITES 2015. Fergus Ewing (pictured) made the comments as he accused UK government of failing to meet its objectives and jeopardising energy security at the International Tidal Energy Summit (ITES 2015) in London. Ewing said: “Last week the UK […]

  • Oil & Gas UK boss to retire next year

    20 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Oil & Gas UK has today (October 20th) announced that its chief executive Malcolm Webb intends to retire next year.   The exact date of his departure in 2015 is yet to be agreed, but will be within a timeframe that allows a seamless transfer of the position to his successor, Oil & Gas UK […]

  • UK: Awilco Drilling Secures Contract for WilHunter Rig

    7 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Awilco Drilling PLC confirmed last week that the contract with Endeavour Energy UK Ltd for the provision of WilHunter for their Rochelle development program is signed. The contract is expected to commence late Q1 2012. To remind, Awilco Drilling PLC had signed on October 5th a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Endeavour Energy UK Ltd […]

  • Bridge Energy Hires ‘Blackford Dolphin’ Semi (UK)

    11 July 2013

    Bridge, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company, has announced that, along with its partners in the Licence, it has entered into a contract with Dolphin Drilling Limited to secure a drilling slot with the Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible rig. This rig will target the Aragon exploration prospect in the UK Northern North Sea, […]