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  • Solstad Offshore brings in new deals for PSVs in UK

    18 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has won several contracts for platform supply vessels in the UK.

  • Plans Unveiled for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon (UK)

    22 March 2013

    Plans have been released for the world’s first, purpose-built, tidal lagoon power plant that will be capable of generating electricity equivalent to Swansea’s entire domestic consumption. The proposed 250MW power plant will produce predictable, baseload electricity for 16 hours each day, using both the ebb and flood tides. It will save over 200,000 tonnes of […]

  • MHKs Expected to Follow UK’s Renewable Energy Lead

    15 June 2011
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The UK government last week announced plans to invest in an offshore renewable energy technology and innovation centre to help businesses… By Michael Glanfield (iomtoday) [mappress] Source: iomtoday, June 15, 2011;

  • Subsea UK 2013 Presents Innovation and Achievement Awards

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    A host of successes within the subsea sector were celebrated last night at Subsea UK’s seventh annual awards ceremony, which aims to recognise innovation and outstanding achievements across the UK subsea industry. Sponsored by Forum Energy Technologies, the dinner attracted over 800 guests from across the sector and closed the opening day’s proceedings of Subsea […]

  • UK North Sea : J.W.McLean Rig Arrives at Cladhan

    6 August 2010

    EnCore Oil plc  announces that the J.W.McLean rig has arrived at the Cladhan location on UK Northern North Sea blocks 210/29a & 210/30a and operations have commenced to sidetrack and delineate the oil discovery made in December 2008. The equity in the Cladhan joint venture partnership is as follows: EnCore Oil plc (16.6 per cent.), […]

  • UK Details on OW Compensation for Oil and Gas Discovery

    11 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The UK Energy Minister Michael Fallon and the Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing have given strong backing to the UK’s fast growing offshore wind industry at a major conference, with announcements designed to encourage the UK supply chain in offshore wind and remove important areas of uncertainty for developers taking forward offshore wind farms. During […]

  • BNEF Founder: UK’s Offshore Wind a Success Story

    22 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Speaking at RenewableUK’s Global Offshore Wind Conference in Manchester, the Founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), Michael Liebreich, said the fact that the UK is now generating more than a quarter of its electricity from renewables is “a huge success and should be celebrated as such”. “You have been very good at managing costs. […]

  • DNV GL Supports Shell Penguins Redevelopment in UK

    2 August 2018
    Project & Tenders

    DNV GL has won a cross-service contract to support Shell’s Penguins field redevelopment on the UK Continental Shelf. The contract with Shell involves a team which will deliver an integrated verification and class project for the operator’s Penguins floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, DNV GL explained. DNV GL is providing integrated verification and […]

  • RGI Supports Norway-UK-Germany Interconnectors Project

    3 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The Renewables-Grid-Initiative (RGI) welcomes the official announcement of the development of two interconnectors from Norway to the UK and from Norway to Germany by the Transmission System Operators (TSOs) National Grid, TenneT and Statnett. The interconnectors will contribute to a higher share and more stable uptake of energy from renewable sources in the regions and […]

  • NOF Energy Teams Up with UK Export Finance

    14 October 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    NOF Energy, the business development organisation for oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables sectors, has forged a new partnership with UK Export Finance (UKEF) to support supply chain companies’ international trade ambitions. UK Export Finance is the UK’s export credit agency and a government department, working alongside the Department for International Trade to support British […]

  • Premature emphasis on commercialization hinders UK wave growth

    2 November 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The UK wave energy sector’s failure to reach market can in part be attributed to premature emphasis on commercialization and lack of knowledge exchange, the new report by University of Strathclyde and Imperial College London has found.

  • UK wind power development small comparing to potentials

    5 October 2010
    Research & Development

    “Few reports will mention that the overall level of wind farm deployment in the UK, both onshore and offshore, is dismal when you consider… By Alex Desbarres (pandct) [mappress] Source: pandct,October 05, 2010;

  • UK: Wave Generator Wins James Dyson Award

    13 September 2013

    The UK winner of the James Dyson Award is Renewable Wave Power generator developed by Sam Etherington, Brunel University, writes BBC. It is a wave power generator that can harvest energy no matter which way the sea is running. Inspiration for this came from when Etherington was kite surfing off the west coast of Cumbria, […]

  • Partners for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Announced (UK)

    1 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Leading global companies Costain, Atkins, and Van Oord have reached agreements to partner with Tidal Lagoon Power Limited to design, build and deliver the world’s first tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay, Wales as the company prepares for formal consultation due to begin on Thursday 4 July. Costain is one of the UK’s leading Tier One […]

  • UK: Port of Southampton Dredging Plan Receives Approval

    1 May 2012

    The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced it has approved licences for ABP Southampton for works and associated dredging at berths 201 and 202 at the port of Southampton. Southampton is in an excellent strategic position close to the main international shipping lanes and less than 100 nautical miles from mainland Europe. The port serves […]

  • Oil & Gas UK calls for urgent tax reform

    8 March 2016

    Oil & Gas UK on Tuesday, March 8, set out its proposals for tax changes in the forthcoming Budget to boost the industry’s competitiveness and investors’ confidence in the UK continental shelf. In the proposal, Oil & Gas UK called for a permanent cut of 20 percentage points.  The calls for urgent tax reform follow the trade […]

  • UK Nets Record Heroin Haul on Maersk Containership

    4 September 2019
    Rules & Regulation

    The seized narcotics are estimated to be worth around USD 32.9 million.

  • Danske Commodities Takes On UK Renewables Market Experts

    21 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    Volker Beckers and Anne Broeng have joined the Board of Directors of the Aarhus-based Danske Commodities to provide additional insight into UK market and add risk management competences, one week after the company entered the UK renewables market. The independent energy service company last week signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Beatrice Offshore Wind farm Limited (BOWL). […]

  • Serica Energy spuds Columbus well off UK

    17 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Oil and gas company Serica Energy has started drilling the Columbus well located in the North Sea using a Maersk Drilling-owned jack-up rig.

  • UK: AMEC Wins FEED Contract for Cygnus Development

    3 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    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 procurement […]

  • QED Naval eyes UK government’s AR5 prize

    10 May 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    QED Naval, a Scotland-based tidal energy company, has applied to the UK government’s fifth contracts for difference (CfD) allocation round to develop its tidal energy project at Morlais site in Wales.

  • Moore Stephens Welcomes Neutral Budget for UK Shipping

    6 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens say the UK government’s Autumn 2013 Statement, issued on 5 December, is good news for the shipping industry in that it ensures the continuation of a stable tax regime. Moore Stephens tax partner Sue Bill says, “Overall, the Autumn Statement is fairly neutral for shipping, although some of […]

  • Wave Hub: UK Ministers Reaffirm Their Support for Facility

    27 March 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Reflecting the UK Government’s commitment to developing low-carbon energy, Ministers have reaffirmed their support for Wave Hub and to ensuring the UK secures maximum benefit from the facility in the future, Wave Hub said. Wave Hub is wholly-owned by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) and exists to accelerate and support the development […]

  • UK: MARS Fleet Tankers Dubbed the Tide Class

    14 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Four new Royal Fleet Auxiliary tankers which will be bought as part of the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) programme will be called the Tide class. The 37,000 tonne ships will come into service from 2016 to replace the RFA’s single hulled tankers and will maintain the Royal Navy’s dedicated bulk fuel Replenishment At […]

  • Transport Minister Visits Southampton’s Container Terminal (UK)

    11 December 2013

    Transport Minister Stephen Hammond visited the work to expand Southampton container terminal. The £150m project is in its advanced stages with construction of the four new high cranes, together worth £28m, well advanced. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport saw the new 500m quay designed to accommodate the latest generation of ultra large […]