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  • £10 million grants for UK offshore wind technology

    5 July 2010
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The first round of grants since the Budget for developing next-generation offshore wind technology are announced today (Monday 5 July) by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Secretary of State Chris Huhne will announce the grants, totalling £10 million in a speech at the launch of the International Energy Agency’s Energy Technology Perspective report. […]

  • UK: Technip Takes Part in Golden Eagle Development

    11 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Technip, a French based provider of project management, engineering, and construction services for the oil and gas industry was awarded by Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited a lump sum contract, worth approximately €135 million ( $ 172 million), for the Golden Eagle development located 110 kilometers North-east of Aberdeen in 115 meters of water. This contract […]

  • DONG Energy Discovers Gas West of Shetlands, UK

    24 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Today, DONG Energy has announced the results from two exploration wells that were drilled in the West of Shetlands at the end of 2012 and early 2013. After initial analysis, the Cragganmore exploration well is confirmed as a gas discovery and the Glenrothes well has been plugged and abandoned. The next stage will be a thorough […]

  • Stena rig bags new UK contract with TotalEnergies

    11 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Stena Drilling has secured a new contract for a semi-submersible rig with TotalEnergies for operations off the UK.

  • Bookings Opened for Annual Offshore Decommissioning Conference (UK)

    5 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Bookings have officially opened for the annual Offshore Decommissioning Conference organised by Decom North Sea in partnership with Oil & Gas UK. This year’s event, sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP, will be held at the Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews, on 2-3 October. With annual expenditure for North Sea decommissioning projects forecast to top £1billion […]

  • Oil & Gas UK: Collaboration critical for industry’s future

    30 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Oil & Gas UK today releases its Economic Report 2014 – described as the definitive guide to the current status and future prospects of the offshore oil and gas industry in the UK – with a call to secure the long term future of the industry through greater collaboration. The report, published annually by the […]

  • TAQA Gets Approval for Cormorant East Development (UK)

    22 November 2012

    Antrim today announced that a Field Development Plan (“FDP”) has been approved for the Cormorant East Field in UK Northern North Sea Block 211/22a Contender Area (the “Contender Block”, Antrim interest 8.4%). As previously announced (October 22, 2012), Antrim and partners successfully drilled well 211/21-N94 (the “Contender Well”) and penetrated a thick section of oil-bearing […]

  • UK: OEI Increases Offshore Inspections Post-Macondo

    25 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    The UK government unit responsible for monitoring offshore safety has become increasingly active in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to international law firm Pinsent Masons. Energy specialists at the firm say that the number of inspections carried out by the Offshore Environmental Inspectorate (OEI), part of the Department of Energy […]

  • UK NSTA creates carbon transportation and storage team

    2 February 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Human Capital, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    In response to the rapid growth of the carbon capture and storage industry, UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has set up a dedicated carbon transportation and storage team. The team, which supplements NSTA’s established exploration and new ventures team, will oversee the delivery of offshore carbon transportation and storage developments. NSTA said that the […]

  • Wood Group to snip and freeze workers’ salaries (UK)

    17 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has today (Wednesday, December 17) announced plans to reduce the rates paid to its UK-based limited company offshore and onshore contract workers. According to the company, this is a response to cost and efficiency challenges affecting the UK North Sea oil & gas sector. In addition, Wood Group says that salaries […]

  • Tideland Signal Appoints Sales Manager for UK and Ireland

    24 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Rick Wrench has been hired by Tideland Signal as Sales Manager for the company’s range of aids to marine navigation in the UK and Ireland. Mr. Wrench brings to his new position a wealth of experience of technical lighting products particularly for hazardous applications in the marine sector, offshore oil and gas, petrochemical and other […]

  • UK Reaches 6GW of Installed Wind Power Capacity

    19 January 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade association representing the renewable energy industries, has announced that the country’s wind sector has reached a landmark 6 gigawatts of installed capacity – enough to supply electricity to 3,354,893 homes. The 6GW threshold was reached by the Ormonde offshore wind farm, off the coast of Cumbria, which now has 120 megawatts (MW) […]

  • Researchers Discuss Shelf Seas at Science Meeting (UK)

    21 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Last week, researchers convened in Liverpool to discuss a science programme investigating the shelf seas fringing the UK and Europe. The Shelf Sea Biogeochemistry research programme – co-funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) – is a collaborative project involving multiple research institutes, including […]

  • Antrim to Complete Water Injection for Causeway Field (UK)

    1 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Antrim Energy, an exploration and production company with interests offshore in the UK North Sea, Ireland and Tanzania, today provided an operational update on its Causeway field operations. Rig operations are currently underway to complete the water injector for the Causeway Field in licence P1383 Block 211/23d (Antrim 35.5% interest). The operations, on the previously […]

  • UKHO: William Heaps Wins Prestigious Award (UK)

    1 November 2013

    William Heaps, Assistant Marine Advisor and Hydrographic Manager of the UK’s leading port group, Associated British Ports (ABP) has been presented with the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office’s (UKHO’s) Alexander Dalrymple Award at a ceremony in Southampton. This prestigious award is dedicated to Alexander Dalrymple who formed the hydrographic office in 1795 and is a symbol […]

  • Subsea 2012 Attracts Impressive International Delegates (UK)

    24 January 2012

    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, China, […]

  • UK, Norway lifting ban on Super Puma flights

    10 July 2017

    The UK and Norway are going to lift the ban on the Super Puma helicopters put in place after the fatal crash near Turøy in Norway in April 2016. The flight restrictions in UK and Norway on H225LP and AS332L2 helicopters, popularly known as Super Pumas, have been in place since April 2016, when a […]

  • Bookings Open for Offshore Decommissioning Conference 2014 (UK)

    12 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Bookings have now opened for the annual Offshore Decommissioning Conference, jointly organised by Decom North Sea and Oil & Gas UK. Sponsored by EY and entitled ‘Delivering the Future Together’, the conference will reflect DNS’ key strategic themes of Collaboration and Innovation, with a focus upon bringing the decommissioning sector together to ensure future projects […]

  • UK-France Power Interconnector Returns to Full Capacity

    27 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      The UK-France power interconnector is to return to its full 2,000 megawatt (MW) capacity on Friday afternoon at 1700 UK time (1800 CET… (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters,October 27 , 2011;

  • First Unmanned Vessel Joins UK Ship Register

    14 November 2017

    The UK Ship Register has signed its first-ever unmanned vessel to the flag.  As explained, the move shows how the register “is adapting to the changes of the maritime industry.” ASV’s C-Worker 7 will be used for work such as subsea positioning, surveying and environmental monitoring. It can be used under direct control, semi-manned or […]

  • Sixteen UK Ports Receive Funds to Prepare for Brexit

    26 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The ports would use the funding for infrastructure upgrades amid preparations for Brexit on October 31.

  • London Gateway’s Biggest Cranes En Route to UK

    21 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Towering at a height of 138 metres, taller than the London Eye, London Gateway’s colossal quay cranes are on their way to the UK’s new deep-water container port. The first three of the port’s giant quay cranes, manufactured by Shanghai’s Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC), have started their journey from China. The enormous crane’s boom […]

  • UK: WISTA Forum Highlights Personal Cost of Piracy

    19 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    A Chief Engineer who was held by Somali pirates for eight months will be the main speaker at a session on piracy at the WISTA UK Forum, running as part of London International Shipping Week, 9-13 September 2013. Chirag Bahri, now the India and South Asia regional representative for the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme, […]

  • Updated Report on Wind Power in UK to 2025 Available

    18 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Research and Markets has added the “Wind Power in the UK, Market Outlook to 2025, Update 2014 – Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles” report to their offering.  The report provides in-depth analysis on global renewable power market and global wind power market with forecasts up to 2025. The […]

  • Experts Disscuss UK Wave and Tidal Energy in Plymouth

    5 March 2015

    Over 60 industry professionals from across the UK will gather at Plymouth University today, Thursday 5th March, to discuss the future development of the UK wave and tidal energy sector. The annual meeting of the Marine Energy Programme Board (MEPB), which was established in 2011, provides a strategic forum for UK industry, regional stakeholders and […]