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  • Total hits pay in UK North Sea well

    17 March 2020
    Exploration & Production

    Total has discovered hydrocarbons in the Upper Jurassic and Triassic sandstone reservoirs of its Isabella exploration well in Block 30/12d in the UK Central North Sea. 

  • Craig Wiggins to Lead Aker Solutions’ MMO in UK

    22 October 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Aker Solutions has appointed Craig Wiggins as its managing director of maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) business in the UK. Wiggins will be based in Aberdeen and have responsibility for the company’s brownfield engineering capability in the region. “We’re very pleased to welcome Craig on board in this key position,” said David Clark, regional president for […]

  • UK and US to Colaborate on Floating Wind Technology Development

    25 April 2012

    Floating wind turbines are to be the initial focus of a new agreement between Britain and the United States this week as international talks convene in London to accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies. Energy Ministers from 23 of the world’s leading economies will gather in London on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss accelerating […]

  • Welaptega Marine, BPP-TECH Form Alliance (UK)

    6 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Welaptega Marine Limited, world leader in mooring integrity verification, announced that it has formed an alliance with UK engineering firm BPP-TECH to offer the highest-quality Fitness for Purpose Evaluations for offshore mooring systems. “Together we offer something unique to the offshore industry,” said Tony Hall, CEO of Welaptega Marine. “By integrating Welaptegaʼs top-quality inspection data […]

  • Bilfinger Salamis UK Bags Murchison Decommissioning Contract

    19 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Aberdeen-headquartered industrial services contractor Bilfinger Salamis UK has been awarded a significant contract for the supply of the fabric maintenance services support and access solutions by Aker Solutions for the first stage of decommissioning CNR International’s Murchison Platform. The contract will initially see the company provide alternative system scaffold, multi-discipline rope access teams and fabric […]

  • VIDEO: Devenick Gas Project Comes On Stream (UK)

    4 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    BP today announced the successful start-up of the Devenick gas project in the central North Sea. The Devenick project is a subsea tie-back to Marathon Oil’s East Brae platform and provides an important new source of domestic gas for the UK. Trevor Garlick, Regional President for BP’s North Sea business, said: “The Devenick project has […]

  • Chancellor George Osborne Announces 2011 Budget (UK)

    24 March 2011
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Chancellor George Osborne today delivered the 2011 Budget, which for the UK’s Green Economy included two key announcements: 1) Green Investment Bank (GIB) – the GIB will launch next year (2012) backed by £3b funding; £1b of Government funding and a further £2b raised from asset sales. The initial £3b capital will leverage a further […]

  • Ithaca Enters More UK Farm-Out Transactions

    17 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Ithaca Energy Inc. announces the execution of further UK exploration farm-out transactions. The Company has executed a farm-out agreement with a subsidiary of Edison International SpA for a 25% interest in the licences containing the Handcross prospect and an agreement with Shell UK Limited concerning a licence awarded in the 27th UK Offshore Licensing Round. […]

  • UK: NTA Requests Montages of HVDC Converters’ Locations

    20 August 2012
    Storage

    In its information update, which includes environmental issues and request for night time visualisation, the No Tiree Array (NTA) points to conflicting wind subsidy policies between Scotland and the UK, as well as the location of the HVDC converters for the Argyll Array offshore wind farm. It says that the UK Government is putting a […]

  • UK to Maximise Economic Benefits of Offshore Oil and Gas

    10 June 2013

    The economic benefits of offshore oil and gas production, for energy security, jobs, tax revenue and growth are set to be maximised, as the UK Government announced the start of an independently-led review today. The UK’s oil and gas industry is of vital national economic importance, supporting 440,000 jobs, and stimulating business, innovation and skills. […]

  • Vestas to Launch Act on Facts Campaign in UK and Ireland

    5 November 2013

    At tomorrow’s RenewableUK annual conference in Birmingham, Vestas will bring its innovative global campaign to the UK and Ireland, with an aim to separate rhetoric from reality and to channel public support towards actions that help wind energy. “The public debate about wind energy and green levies in the UK is too often being distorted […]

  • UK: Walney Offshore Wind Farm Fully Operational

    14 June 2012

    Walney (UK) Offshore Windfarms Ltd has today confirmed that its commissioning of the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm is now complete. All of the wind farm’s 102 turbines are fully operational and all have exported electricity. The £1 billion wind farm, which was officially opened on 9 February 2012 by Ed Davey, Secretary of […]

  • UK Sets CfD Round 3 Registration Date

    7 May 2019
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Technology

    UK energy department BEIS has recently published the final package of documents required to launch the upcoming third allocation round of its Contracts for Difference (CfD) renewables auctions. The application window will open on 29 May 2019 and close on 18 June 2019. BEIS plans to award the budget proceedings for the periods 2023-2024 and […]

  • OPT Welcomes Report on Future of Marine Renewables in UK

    21 February 2012

    Ocean Power Technologies Ltd (“OPT”), a leading wave energy technology company, announces its support for the key conclusions of the UK’s Energy and Climate Change Select Committee report on the future of marine renewables in the UK. The Report’s key recommendations include: A formal cost of energy target of 14p/kWh by 2020 is adopted to […]

  • Subsea Sector in UK Suffers on Major Revenue Plunge

    9 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    A research by industry body, Subsea UK, has found that, 90% of surveyed companies in the UK’s subsea industry have in the last 18 months seen sales drop by 30-50% or more. Of those, 28% have lost half their revenues with sales decreasing by 50% or more, while close to 6% reported no impact on sales and almost only 4% […]

  • AMEC Wins FEED Contract for Cygnus Field (UK)

    3 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

      AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd’s Cygnus gas field development, one of the most significant undeveloped gas fields in the North Sea. The contract includes work on the ‘option to proceed’ into the detailed design and […]

  • Suzlon Plans Plans to Build Manufacturing Facility (UK)

    17 November 2011

    Wind turbine maker Suzlon will set up offshore wind energy projects in the UK, and plans to build a manufacturing facility on the coast to…   (thehindubusinessline) [mappress] Source: thehindubusinessline, November 17, 2011; Image: suzlon

  • Subsea UK: Last Call for 2019 Award Nominations

    17 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Industry body, Subsea UK has issued a final call for entries ahead of its 2019 business awards. The awards recognise companies and individuals who are leading the way in Britain’s £9-billion subsea sector. Entries are being sought for the subsea company of the year (large and small), the most promising young person in the sector, […]

  • Oil & Gas UK hits 500th member milestone

    5 November 2014
    Equipment

    At today’s PILOT Share Fair, Oil & Gas UK celebrated achieving a record-breaking 500 members, with Dundee-headquartered business SafeHouse Habitats (Scotland Ltd) becoming the milestone company to join the offshore oil and gas industry’s trade association. Malcolm Webb, chief executive of Oil & Gas UK, said: “I am delighted and proud to welcome SafeHouse as […]

  • UK: Hydratight Receives Prestigious Subsea 2013 Award

    12 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Hydratight has been recognised with an award for its work in providing safe subsea joint integrity and bolting solutions, at the Subsea UK 2013 industry awards. Jan de Koning, Global Business Leader at Hydratight, was presented with the award at a dinner event attended by 850 people, at the AECC, Aberdeen on 6th February 2013. […]

  • Premier Oil Provides Update on Drilling in Indonesia and UK

    13 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Premier oil, an independent British UK oil company focused on exploration has provided updates on its operations in Indonesia and UK. The Biawak Besar-1x exploration well (Premier equity 28.67 per cent) on Natuna Sea Block A has reached a total depth of 5,950 feet MD and will be plugged and abandoned. The seismic amplitude supported […]

  • Oil and Gas Companies Announce New Investments (UK)

    7 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Chancellor George Osborne and Business Secretary Vince Cable will today welcome substantial new investment in the UK as international delegates from the world’s oil and gas companies meet at the British Business Embassy in London. Up to 4,000 UK jobs will be supported by the GDF SUEZ- operated Cygnus project – the extraction of shallow […]

  • UK approves Chevron’s plan for Captain EOR project

    12 December 2018
    Project & Tenders

    UK’s Oil and Gas Authority has approved Chevron’s field development plan to progress its Captain Enhanced Oil Recovery project in the Central North Sea.

  • Calais Strikes Cost UK USD 1.5 bn

    8 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Strikes in the French Port of Calais have cost the UK around GBP 1 billion (USD 1.5 billion), as indicated by the latest data from the Port of Dover. The port town has been entrapped in a total mayhem over the past two weeks since MyFerryLink workers went on strike. MyFerryLink workers blocked the sea […]

  • UK: Subsea 2012 Attracts Impressive International Delegation

    24 January 2012
    Business & Finance

      Europe’s largest subsea event, Subsea 2012, will boast an impressive line-up of international delegates when it opens its doors on February 8 at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre for two days to highlight the industry’s global opportunities. Subsea UK’s annual conference and exhibition has attracted leading industry figures from Russia, Ghana, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, […]