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  • UK: SEAWORK 2012 Sets Out Its Stall

    17 January 2012

    Owing to developments at ABP Port of Southampton, Seawork – Europe’s leading on-the-water exhibition and conference for the commercial marine industry sector – has brought its dates forward to Tuesday 22 to Thursday 24 May 2012. Now in its 15th edition, Seawork will be bigger and busier than ever before, with over 500 exhibitors and […]

  • UK: BMT Reports Strong Financial Performance in 2012

    21 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    BMT Group Ltd (BMT), the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced another strong financial performance for the year to 30 September 2012. By focusing on markets where it can deliver high-value customer solutions, revenues from BMT’s continuing businesses rose 22% to £156m and underlying operating profits increased to £13.7m, a proportion of […]

  • Babcock Delivers IWMS Component for UK Aircraft Carriers

    1 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    A key milestone has been marked with the delivery by Babcock of the final major component of the Integrated Waste Management System (IWMS) for the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. The last of the six Waste Water Treatment Plants was delivered this month (April) following successful Factory Acceptance Testing. The Babcock-designed IWMS handles the […]

  • UK: Lower Dove Flood Scheme Officially Opens

    14 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Environment Agency last week opened the Lower Dove flood scheme in Derbyshire, which has reduced the risk of flooding to 1,600 residential and major commercial properties. Construction of the £8.7million scheme began in September 2012, and it consists of around 5km of new and improved flood defences on the border of Staffordshire and Derbyshire. […]

  • UK’s Capricorn to merge with Israel’s NewMed instead of Tullow

    29 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    NewMed Energy has entered into a merger agreement with Capricorn Energy, which will see Capricorn abandon its plans to combine with Tullow.

  • UK: CTruk Boats Signs First Export Order

    14 May 2012

    CTruk Boats, builders of multi-purpose catamarans on the UK’s east coast, has signed its first export order. The 12th vessel on the CTruk Boats’ order book since its establishment in 2009 will be a 20-tonne payload MPC for Dutch company, Sima Charters. The vessel will incorporate CTruk Boats’ flexible pod system (patent applied); a 12-person […]

  • UK: EnCore to Form New Subsidiary, XEO Exploration

    18 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      EnCore  announces that the Company is planning for a subsidiary company, which will be assigned the Exploration Assets, to be floated on AIM. The new company will be known as XEO Exploration plc (“XEO”). Subject to regulatory approvals and a successful institutional placing, XEO is expected to be admitted to AIM around the end […]

  • UK: Wilton Strengthens Team with ‘High-Calibre’ Appointment

    21 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Wilton Engineering has underpinned its growth plans with the appointment of an experienced industry figure to a key role.  Duncan Warriner, 42, has been appointed proposals director as the Teesside-based business looks to continue its expansion in the oil, gas and renewables sector. Previously managing director with an engineering business, Mr Warriner now leads the […]

  • UK CMA Upholds Eurotunnel Ferry Activities Ban

    27 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    This morning, the UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) banned Eurotunnel from operating ferries from Dover, thereby upholding its decision taken more than a year ago. “Today’s final report from the CMA is good news for DFDS and our 1,300 employees providing ferry services on the English Channel. We can now start to carry out […]

  • CTruk Boats Delivers MPC CWind Athenia (UK)

    8 February 2012

    CWind, the only British company to be awarded a Siemens vessel charter contract out of a European shortlist, today took delivery of CWind Athenia, a 20-tonne payload, multi-purpose catamaran (MPC). CWind Athenia is the second of the work vessels built by CTruk Boats to fulfil CWind’s Siemens contract, incorporating three vessels operating out of Ramsgate […]

  • MPI Discovery Starts E.ON’s International Journey (UK)

    23 April 2013

    In June 2011, E.ON and MPI entered into a long-term partnership for a six-year charter of MPI Discovery. Nearly two years later, 28 March 2013 marked the first day of the charter period. Over this time, both sides have put a lot of work into the planning and preparation for safely using the vessel on […]

  • UK: Teesside Schools Participate in ‘Champions for Wind’ Initiative

    17 October 2012
    Human Capital

    Ten teachers from Teesside schools are set to become offshore wind energy “champions” having been selected to take part in a careers education initiative to boost local young people’s interest in pursuing opportunities in the expanding industry. Launched by Forewind, development partner for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm zone, working together with the Humberside […]

  • UK: Breagh Field Reserves Up, Sterling Reports

    6 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Sterling Resources Ltd. announces increased Company interest reserves numbers for the Breagh field located in the UK Southern North Sea as a result of the successful drilling of appraisal well 42/13a-6 earlier this year. These Company interest reserves have been independently prepared in accordance with the standards contained in the COGE Handbook by RPS Energy, […]

  • UK Wind Turbines Break Record by Generating 10GW

    8 December 2016

    National Grid reported that UK onshore and offshore turbines have set a new record by generating 10,104MW of electricity for the first time between 2 and 2.30pm yesterday. The wind farms were thus providing 23% of Britain’s total electricity demand at that time. RenewableUK’s Executive Director Emma Pinchbeck said: “It’s terrific to see wind power smashing […]

  • Austal’s Revolutionary WFSV ‘Cable Bay’ Arrives in UK

    14 May 2013

    The first of Austal’s revolutionary TRI SWATH wind farm support vessels has arrived in Europe. The 27 metre Cable Bay was built for Turbine Transfers at Austal’s shipyard in the Philippines. The vessel was offloaded in Southampton, with the process and handover to the owner overseen by technical staff from Austal’s UK office. Austal says […]

  • UK: Flexlife Wins ISO Certification for its Operations

    21 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Flexlife, an oil and gas industry specialist in subsea project and integrity management, has been awarded the ISO/TS 29001 certification for its operations in the UK, the US and Brazil. The internationally recognised standard and technical specification defines the level of quality management system required by service companies operating in the oil and gas industry. […]

  • UK: HR Wallingford Hosts IDCORE Summer School

    31 August 2012

    HR Wallingford has hosted a summer school for some of the brightest renewable energy engineers in the country. The summer school is part of the Industrial Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) programme, which delivers an industry focused course that aims to expand and sustain a community of high-quality post-doctoral staff for the UK […]

  • BP fined by regulator in UK over licence breach

    27 July 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    The OGA has fined BP and served it with a sanction notice for breaching a licence condition by failing to report on two extended well tests.

  • UK Environment Secretary Announces Flood Management Competition

    3 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    UK Environment Secretary, Andrea Leadsom, has announced new £1 million natural flood management competition, part of the government’s drive to reduce flooding by using a range of innovative techniques. This government funded competition is the first of its kind and will be open to innovative projects that plan to use landscape features such as ponds, banks, […]

  • Cape: BP deal to secure 170 jobs in UK

    3 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Cape plc, a UK-based energy services company, has won a contract extension worth £9.8million ($15.27M) on oil major BP’s Clair Ridge project, located 75 kilometers to the west of the Shetland Islands. The company said that the contract extension would help secure 170 jobs. According to Cape, the contract will see further phases added to its current work over […]

  • UK Takes Action against Modern Slavery at Sea

    10 August 2016

    The government of the United Kingdom has decided to tackle substandard working conditions at sea by enforcing the provisions of the Modern Slavery Act, which came into force on 8 August. Law enforcement officers across the country will join the fight against modern slavery at sea as they will be allowed to board and search vessels, seize […]

  • Emerson Wins Contract for New BP FPSO (UK)

    20 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    On the heels of being named BP’s automation contractor of choice for offshore oil and gas operations in the North Sea, Emerson Process Management has been awarded a $21 million contract to provide integrated control and safety systems for a new BP floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The new vessel, which will replace […]

  • UK oil & gas duo mulling over potential merger

    7 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Serica Energy and EnQuest have taken steps to engage in talks over a potential business combination that has the opportunity to create a bigger combined company with a total market capitalization of nearly $1 billion.

  • Oil & Gas UK to host event on employee health

    29 July 2014
    Equipment

    Oil & Gas UK’s breakfast briefing on August 26 will provide an arena for discussing employee health and well-being with three speakers invited to share information about current health statistics and campaigns designed to help people improve their well-being. The event, sponsored by Petrotechnics, will take place at Aberdeen’s Exhibition and Conference Centre. Robert Paterson, […]

  • Oil & Gas UK Awards 2015: Extra week for nominations

    14 August 2015

    Oil & Gas UK has given potential entrants for the Oil & Gas UK Awards 2015 an extra week to submit their nominations. The representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry said it has granted an extension to the deadline for nominations until 5pm on Friday, August 21, due to the level of interest. […]