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  • Songa Dee’s SPS coming to an end (UK)

    10 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Songa Offshore has informed that its semi-submersible rig Songa Dee is scheduled to leave the yard in Invergordon, Scotland in the week starting November 10, 2014.   The rig is expected to be back on day rate 4-5 days after departure from yard to continue its contract with Statoil. To remind, Songa Dee semi-sub arrived at […]

  • UK: IWA Welcomes Increase in CRT Dredging

    27 November 2012

    The Inland Waterways Association has welcomed the announcement by Canal & River Trust that it will increase its spending on dredging over the next ten years. In a speech to the AGM of the Association of Pleasure Craft Operators on 23rd November, John Dodwell, Canal & River Trust trustee explained that a ten year dredging […]

  • Pendennis Shipyard Celebrates 25 Years, UK

    15 February 2013

    Pendennis Shipyard Ltd was born out of a local yacht building company which was relocated to Falmouth Docks in 1988, the first contract being the build of 125′ ketch Taramber, followed by a major refit of the 228′ three-masted schooner Adix. A management buy-out in 1993 by the current Managing Directors, Mike Carr and Henk […]

  • UK: Arklow Marine Completes Repairs of ‘Gennesaret’

    27 February 2013

    The “Gennesaret” was recently lifted out onto the quay wall in Arklow and the existing main engine was removed and a new Doosan main engine installed, together with a new tailshaft, bearings and a four bladed propeller. All pipework was renewed and a new exhaust system fitted. The vessel was relaunched on Friday 22nd February, […]

  • Seawork Presents Innovation Awards Winners (UK)

    23 May 2012

    The prestigious Spirit of Innovation Trophy was awarded at the Seawork Innovation Awards last night to Index Marine for its Odeo Flare. The flare uses laser technology to achieve the same visibility as a red pyrotechnic hand flare without the dangers of heat, flames or explosives. Category winners were: Vessel Design & Construction: Fender Innovations […]

  • UK: A&P Falmouth Wins Grimaldi Contract

    12 March 2012

    A&P Falmouth, the internationally-renowned ship repair company, has won a multi-million pound contract with the Italian ship owner Grimaldi. The major new contract was won against stiff competition from several shipyards throughout Europe and cements A&P’s reputation for excellence and efficiency. It also marks a milestone in A&P’s 10-year partnership with Grimaldi, taking the total […]

  • UK: A&P Group Welcomes Bangladeshi Officials

    7 October 2011

    A&P Group’s Falmouth yard has welcomed five high-ranking Bangladeshi civil servants to the docks and marine engineering site to advise on the company’s health and safety procedures. The group visited the site as part of a fact-finding mission on how to improve health and safety standards within Bangladeshi industry. Peter Child, Managing Director of A&P […]

  • UK: AVEVA to Participate at 15th ICCAS Event

    23 August 2011

    AVEVA, a leader in engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, announced today that AVEVA product experts will be delivering presentations at the 15th International Conference on Computer Applications in Shipbuilding (ICCAS) event, 20-22 September 2011, Trieste, Italy. AVEVA is also a main sponsor. ICCAS, organised by Royal Institute […]

  • How to Cross Green Skills Gap (UK)

    6 March 2011
    Human Capital

    Fighting climate change is a bit like climbing a mountain with hundreds of false peaks – get to one summit, then you look around and find… By Kim Bryan (guardian) [mappress]   Source: guardian, March 07, 2011  

  • BP Releases Energy Outlook 2030, UK

    17 January 2013

    Strong growth in production from unconventional sources of gas and oil will have a major impact on global energy markets to 2030, redefining expectations for major economies and rebalancing global trade flows, according to BP’s latest Energy Outlook 2030. This is the third annual edition of the Outlook, which sets out BP’s view of the […]

  • Transocean John Shaw Arrives at Timon Prospect (UK)

    25 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    MPX North Sea Limited announces that the Transocean John Shaw semi-submersible drilling rig has arrived on location to complete the drilling of the Timon prospect located in the UK Northern North Sea in Blocks 211/11b and 211/16b. The 211/11b-7 well was originally spudded in May 2012 before being suspended due to operational problems with the […]

  • Secretary Davey Visits Offshore Group Newcastle (UK)

    29 March 2013

    Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) one of the UK’s leading EPC service providers to the offshore oil & gas and wind energy sectors welcomed the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change – Ed Davey onto the Hadrian Yard facility in Wallsend on Wednesday 27th March. Mr Davey was given an opportunity to see the […]

  • ECITB Works On Expanding UK Oil & Gas Workforce

    3 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is working hard to build the capacity and capability of the Oil & Gas workforce through the development of training and qualifications to; support the sectors growth, to assure high standards of competency and to allow the UK to compete globally. Many of the skilled personnel needed for […]

  • National Grid expects strong LNG supply to UK

    10 April 2015

    The UK’s transmission network operator National Grid believes country’s gas supplies will remain strong during the summer even though LNG deliveries will be unpredictable and the country could see cuts from the continental Europe.

  • London Array Wind Farm Officially Open (UK)

    4 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Today, Secretary of State Edward Davey joined the Prime Minister and DECC Minister Greg Barker at the opening of the World’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array, in Margate, Kent. With 175 wind turbines, the Array will be able to generate 630 MegaWatts of electricity, which is enough power for nearly half a million […]

  • E.ON and RWE Sign Wind Energy PPA in UK

    12 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    E.ON and RWE Renewables have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for more than 20 offshore and onshore wind farms in the UK. Under the 2.5-year agreement, E.ON buys around 3TWh of power annually from wind farms in the UK which are operated by RWE. The deal covers a capacity of 892MW of wind generation and […]

  • UK: Atlantic Petroleum to Acquire Volantis Exploration Limited

    16 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      P/F Atlantic Petroleum announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Atlantic Petroleum UK Limited, has today signed a share purchase agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of the UK-based private exploration company, Volantis Exploration Limited. Volantis Exploration holds equity in a total of 15 licences in the Southern North Sea on the UK […]

  • LNG tanker due at UK’s Grain terminal this week

    4 May 2015
    Vessels

    The UK’s Isle of Grain LNG import terminal, operated by National Grid, will receive a cargo of the chilled gas this week. The 154,914 cbm GDF Suez Point Fortin, which is carrying a cargo from Algeria, is expected to dock at the Grain terminal on May 6, shipping data reveals. Grain terminal is about to […]

  • DNV Names New Head of UK Advisory Services

    18 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    DNV, the multinational provider of risk management and sustainability services, has appointed Frank Ketelaars as its Head of UK Advisory Services to oversee a further growth in the oil and gas sector, drawing on a diverse and experienced pool of consultants. Mr Ketelaars will have overall responsibility for DNV’s advisory units in London, Manchester and […]

  • Prosafe-Floatel merger raises competition concerns in UK

    5 September 2019

    The proposed merger between offshore accommodation firms Prosafe and Floatel has faced a setback in the UK

  • PGS, WesternGeco to Shoot Second UK Seismic Campaign

    13 July 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded contracts for the second UK Government funded £20 million seismic campaign to promote under-explored areas of UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) PGS and WesternGeco have been awarded the contracts to acquire seismic data from the East Shetland Platform and South West Britain respectively. The programme is anticipated to […]

  • UK: ACE Winches Graduate Scheme Accredited by IMechE

    20 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    The ACE Winches Graduate Scheme has been fully accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, meeting the standard for the development of Chartered Engineers and Incorporated Engineers. ACE Winches currently has eight graduates enrolled in the Graduate Scheme which was initiated in 2011. The ACE Winches Graduate Scheme was singled out for praise as a […]

  • Subsea UK Names AgileTek Small Company of the Year

    9 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Subsea engineering analysis consultancy, AgileTek, has won the Small Company of the Year Award at this year’s Subsea UK awards. Winners were announced at the awards ceremony last night, Thursday February 08, in Aberdeen. The category recognises excellence in overall company performance in the subsea sector, based on the company’s development and impact, as well […]

  • Three Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in UK in September

    12 October 2016

    Three more vessels were detained in UK ports during September 2016 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection, the country’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) informed.  Apart from the three newly detained ships, four ships remained under detention from previous months. Vessels detained earlier include Malaviya Twenty, Sea Trident, Southern Star and Cien Porciento. Three out of […]

  • Gardline Launches Water Quality Monitoring System (UK)

    13 March 2012

    Several months of intense development culminated in the launch in March 2012 of Gardline’s unique multi-buoy, multi-parameter real time water quality monitoring system, MEMO (Marine Environmental Meteorology and Oceanography). In response to a massive increase of large scale dredging projects in Australia, the system has been put together by a collaboration of Gardline Environmental and […]