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  • UK: Forewind’s Lord Deben Becomes Chairman of CCC

    13 September 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Lord Deben has resigned from his role as chairman of Forewind  following his appointment as the new chairman of the government’s climate change advisory body, Committee on Climate Change (CCC). The former environment secretary takes up the chairmanship of the committee from September 12 and he will therefore leave the Forewind consortium he has chaired for the […]

  • Prosafe balancing asset optimization and capital reset

    21 May 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Oslo Stock Exchange-listed semi-submersible accommodation vessel owner and operator Prosafe has shed light on its activity in the first quarter of 2025.

  • UK: MCS Expands as Offshore Wind Sector Grows

    13 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    This week, Maritime Craft Services (MCS) will take delivery of one of the two additional Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers 2610 ordered from Damen, The Scotsman reports. After MCS took delivery of three Damen Twin Axe FCS 2610s last month, it ordered two more, named MCS Coromell and MCS Boreas. The company will have MCS […]

  • Natural Power opens new office in Inverness (UK)

    26 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Leading renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has opened a new office in Inverness, Scotland, offering ecology and construction services locally to projects in the Highlands. The site is situated in the Dochfour Estate to the west of Inverness. In addition to the ecology team it will provide a base for Natural Power’s construction personnel working […]

  • UK: Oil and Gas Authority gets interim chair

    11 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    UK’s Oil and Gas Authority has appointed an interim chairperson while the search for a permanent replacement is ongoing. 

  • UK: Modernization of Tilbury’s London Container Terminal Underway

    30 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    14 brand new Kalmar straddle carriers have arrived at the Port of Tilbury, owned by Forth Ports, this month as part of a £20million investment programme at the port’s London Container Terminal. The deal reflects a strong relationship between both companies, with many of the port’s existing straddle carriers having been previously provided by Kalmar. […]

  • UK: Decom North Sea Elects New Directors

    10 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil & gas decommissioning forum, held its annual general meeting last night in St Andrews, with 10 new directors elected from across all sectors of the decommissioning industry. The meeting heard that the supply chain body now has 213 fee paying members. Attendees were also given an overview of […]

  • ‘Seahorse’ to Lay Rocks at West of Duddon Sands (UK)

    23 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    A rock placement vessel ‘Seahorse’ is now at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm site and will start to lay rocks as a scour protection around all of the turbine bases. ‘Maersk Responder’ is currently in Liverpool for mobilisation and can be expected to arrive on site early next week to carry out […]

  • Bookings Opened for Annual Offshore Decommissioning Conference, UK

    26 July 2012
    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 it is being held at a new venue, the Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews, on 9-11 October. With decommissioning North Sea oil and gas facilities projected to cost £30 billion or more […]

  • UK: AMEC Awarded FEED for Maersk Curlew FPSO

    4 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    AMEC,the international engineering and project management company, has been appointed by Maersk FPSOs to carry out the front-end engineering design (FEED) for modifications to the Curlew floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) in the central North Sea. The value of the contract has not been announced. AMEC’s FEED scope of work is partof a […]

  • Antrim Inks HOA for Fyne Field FPSO (UK)

    13 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Antrim today announced a Heads of Terms agreement has been signed with Hummingbird Production Limited, a subsidiary of Teekay Corporation, for an option to lease the “Hummingbird Spirit” Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (“FPSO”) for the development of the Fyne Field in UKCS Central North Sea Block 21/28a (Antrim working interest 100%). Based on […]

  • Subsea UK 2013: Innovation and Achievement Awards Presented

    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: Top Individuals and Companies at Offshore Achievement Awards

    16 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Top individuals and companies in the offshore industry were celebrated last night at the 2012 Offshore Achievement Awards, with AMEC winning the Best Large Company Award and Professor Alex Kemp being awarded the Lifetime Achievement accolade. An audience of more than 370 guests attended the 26th OAA awards ceremony at Ardoe House Hotel, Aberdeen. They […]

  • UK: Siemens Factory Approval Motivation for Small Businesses

    10 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Approval of plans for a Siemens wind turbine factory in Hull, UK, should be a “wake-up call” for small businesses, according to an industry group. Directors of the Renewables Network – which represents more than 250 companies across the green energy supply chain – have welcomed a decision by the city’s planning authority today to […]

  • Peel Ports Group to Implement Navis N4 (UK)

    6 November 2013

    Navis, the global technology standard for managing the movement of cargo through terminals, announced that Peel Ports Group will begin to implement Navis’ N4 terminal operating system (TOS). N4 will allow Peel Ports to streamline operations and align the customer experience across eight terminal sites located in the UK and Ireland. Peel Ports is the […]

  • More Qatari LNG for UK’s South Hook terminal

    22 May 2015
    Vessels

    The UK’s largest LNG terminal is set to receive another Qatari cargo of the chilled gas next week. One of the biggest LNG vessels in the world, the 266,000 cbm Q-Max carrier Umm Slal, is expected to dock at the South Hook terminal in Milford Haven on May 29, port data shows. This is the second […]

  • UK: SMEs to Get Help in Offshore Wind Industry

    26 March 2012
    Research & Development

    The Logistics Institute, Hull University Business School, is leading a new research project to help businesses in the Humber region get involved in the offshore wind initiatives. Until now, the majority of offshore wind equipment manufacturers have been located outside of the UK. With the prospect of a new wind turbine factory by Siemens and […]

  • Shell hands in Goldeneye decom plan to UK authorities

    6 November 2018

    Oil major Shell has submitted its draft decommissioning program for the Goldeneye field installations and pipelines located in the North Sea to the UK authorities.  The Goldeneye field is a normal temperature, normal pressure gas condensate field located in blocks 14/28b, 14/29a, 20/3b and 20/4b of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) in the central […]

  • UK: Expro Appoints Sir George Buckley as Chairman

    28 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    International oilfield services company Expro yesterday announced the appointment of Sir George Buckley as its new Chairman. Sir George has been the US-based Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of global blue-chip manufacturer, 3M, since December 2005. 3M is a Fortune 100 technology company serving customers and communities with innovative products and services, including world-leading […]

  • UK: Dong Holds Exhibitions on Wind Turbine Prototype

    25 June 2012

    Last weekend, Danish power company, DONG Energy, held two exhibitions at the Greensward Cafe, in Marine Parade West. Namely, the company is planning to test two wind turbine prototypes at the Gunfleet Sands wind farm. This is the first time the 6MW wind turbines from Siemens will have been tested offshore. The new turbines will […]

  • UK: Dong Holds Exhibitions on Wind Turbine Prototype

    25 June 2012

    Last weekend, Danish power company, DONG Energy, held two exhibitions at the Greensward Cafe, in Marine Parade West. Namely, the company is planning to test two wind turbine prototypes at the Gunfleet Sands wind farm. This is the first time the 6MW wind turbines from Siemens will have been tested offshore. The new turbines will […]

  • JX Acquires 18 New Blocks Offshore UK

    29 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration Corporation announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, JX Nippon Exploration and Production (U.K.) Limited, has been offered eighteen (18) of the newly awarded blocks in the UKCS 27th Offshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round, which was closed on May 2012. Fourteen (14) out of the eighteen (18) blocks, which […]

  • Offshore Wind Revenues to Help UK’s Flooded Areas

    10 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    RenewableUK has commented on the announcement by HM Treasury and Department for Communities and Local Government of allocation of the latest round of funding from the Coastal Communities Fund. The Fund, which was set up in 2012 by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has […]

  • UK: Expro Inks Subsea Services Contract with SPD

    28 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Leading international oilfield services company Expro has recently been awarded a significant contract by engineering project management company SPD on behalf of its client Valiant Causeway Limited. The contract involves the supply of subsea landing string services for monitoring of electronic submersible pump completions (ESP) in the Causeway oilfield. The contract win is significant as […]

  • Antrim Discovers Oil at Erne Well, Offshore UK

    1 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Antrim Energy Inc, Antrim, an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, today announced preliminary results of drilling operations on the Antrim-operated Erne exploration well 21/29d-11 in the UK Central North Sea (Antrim working interest 50%). The Erne Well has been drilled to a total depth of 5,562 feet. Preliminary […]