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  • Innovatum Adds Falcon ROVs to Its Fleet, UK

    10 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Innovatum, maker of the world’s smallest system for the location, tracking and survey of submarine pipelines and cables, has added to its fleet of small-sized, yet powerful Falcon ROVs, the slightly larger but compact version of the more powerful Saab Seaeye Cougar XT. They won their reputation for creating a smaller and smarter survey system […]

  • UK: IMCA Releases Guidlines on ROV Installation on Vessels

    20 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published ‘Guidelines for installing ROV systems on vessels or platforms’ (IMCA R018). The new publication is aimed at vessel and platform owner/operators and designers; ROV contractor representatives; client and contractor staff who prepare bid documents and contracts; installation and rig managers; vessel and ROV managers; and vessel designers […]

  • UK: Coretrax Moves to New Purpose Built Premises

    11 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeen-based oilfield services firm, Coretrax, has moved to a new purpose built HQ with an investment of £2.4million into the office and workshop space. Formed in 2008, the company had outgrown its previous offices in Altens, Aberdeen. The firm moved last month to accommodate its range of wellbore cleanup and abandonment tools and its growing […]

  • Viper Subsea Continues to Enjoy Rapid Growth (UK)

    24 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Viper Subsea has seen revenues rise by 60% in the last financial year and is expecting similar or greater increase in this financial year as the innovative Bristol based company continues to enjoy rapid year-on-year growth. Established in 2007 with a remit to provide the subsea oil and gas market with superior consultancy and product […]

  • UK: Tullow Achieves Record Half-Year Results

    26 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Tullow Oil plc (Tullow), the independent oil and gas exploration and production Group, announces its half-yearly results for the six months ended 30 June 2012. Tullow had an excellent first half. The Group’s strong financial performance was mainly driven by increased production, sustained high commodity prices and the profit on the Uganda farm down. This […]

  • Increased Production from Apache’s Bacchus Field (UK)

    2 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Apache Corporation said today that a second successful horizontal well has increased production at the Bacchus Field in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea to 12,900 barrels of oil per day. The latest horizontal well, Bacchus West, penetrated Jurassic-aged Fulmar reservoir sandstones and logged 889 feet (measured depth) of net pay in three […]

  • UK: Red7Marine Safely Completes Seavex Excavation Trial

    18 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Red7Marine were recently contracted by Centrica to trial SeaVex Excavation equipment on certain areas of Lincs wind farm, charetring and operating from the DP2 Loch Roag vessel. The project was to initially gauge what areas could be trenched to certain depths in extreme soil conditions ranging from 250 to 500kPa using a non-intrusive method as […]

  • Flex LNG Bullish on Floating LNG Investment (UK)

    13 February 2011

    Flex LNG chief executive Philip Fjeld said the company expected a final investment decision to be made on its first confirmed project using… (simic) [mappress] Source: simic, February 14, 2011;

  • UK: Shell Reports Successful Closure of Gannet Valve

    25 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Last Friday, Shell divers closed the relief valve from which oil had been seeping. No oil has been released from the flowline, or release valve, since that point. Continuous monitoring is being carried out to ensure that no releases have occurred. A reconnaissance flight on Tuesday evening reported that there was no sheen on the […]

  • Actuant Buys Viking SeaTech for $225 Million (UK)

    2 August 2013

    Actuant Corporation announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Viking SeaTech (“Viking”). The purchase is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions, and is expected to be completed within 45 days. The approximately £150 million ($225 million) purchase price will be funded from the Company’s cash and revolving credit facility, and […]

  • FPSO EnQuest Producer Heads to Port of Tyne (UK)

    18 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The FPSO EnQuest Producer will arrive undertow and without engines making it a challenging job for the Port of Tyne’s team of Pilots.  Mike Nicholson, Port of Tyne’s Harbour Master, said: “We have developed a good level of experience in handling FPSO’s but working with a ‘dead ship’ with no power always requires careful planning. […]

  • Demand grows for TORO crew transfer capsule (UK)

    17 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Recognised experts in marine personnel transfer, Reflex Marine, is meeting global demand for its TORO crew transfer capsule and has sold 30… (yourindustrynews) [mappress] Source: yourindustrynews, August 17, 2010;

  • Sheringham Shoal Visitor Centre Opens in The Mo (UK)

    2 February 2011
    Human Capital

    While the construction of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm continues off the coast of the region, it is timely that the Sheringham Shoal Visitor Centre will open today. The visitor and wind energy education centre associated with this exciting renewable energy project is opening in The Mo, located on nearby Sheringham seafront. The Sheringham […]

  • Navigator Gas Orders Two Gas Carriers (UK)

    24 July 2013
    Vessels

    Navigator Gas reports that it has entered into agreements to construct one 21,000 cubic meter semi-refrigerated ethylene gas carrier and two 22,000 cubic meter semi refrigerated gas carriers for a combined price of approximately $138 million. In addition, the Company has options to construct a further two 22,000 cubic meter semi-refrigerated gas carriers, exercisable by October 2013. […]

  • UK: IMO – Modernization of Distress and Safety Communication at Sea

    2 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) has held a meeting in the Sub-Committee on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue. The Sub-Committee considers it necessary to revise and modernize the regulations on maritime distress and safety communication, the so-called GMDSS system. A final decision will be made by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). Special Advisor […]

  • UK: DHT Holdings Charters in VLCC with Option to Purchase

    17 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    DHT Holdings, Inc. yesterday announced: DHT has time chartered in a VLCC built 2003 at Hitachi for a period of 16 to 18 months at a rate of USD 27,000 per day. DHT has a continuous option during the charter to purchase the vessel at USD 65 million for the first 6 month period, USD […]

  • UK: Lerwick Harbour Expansion Project Makes Progress

    28 June 2011

      The latest significant expansion of Lerwick Harbour’s already extensive deep-water infrastructure is progressing towards completion around… (fishnewseu) [mappress] Source: fishnewseu, June 28, 2011;

  • UK: Parker Hannifin Corporation Acquires Olaer Group

    18 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, yesterday announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced agreement to acquire the Olaer Group headquartered in Deeside, United Kingdom. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Olaer Group has annual sales of approximately 150 million Euros ($200 million) and 550 employees. […]

  • UK: Acteon Appoints Lester Clark as Vice President

    27 April 2012

    Leading specialist subsea services group Acteon has appointed Lester Clark as vice president. Lester has more than 20 years of industry experience and joins Acteon from Baker Hughes, where he was director for drilling systems in the Russia Caspian region. This involved leading a multidisciplinary team and having responsibility for providing all drilling systems activity […]

  • Scotrenewables’ SR250 Achieves Full Power of 250kW (UK)

    20 December 2011

    A further testing milestone was achieved when the SR250 was put through its paces in a first full-power tow test. On 7th December the multicat MV Orcadia towed the SR250, north of Kirkwall harbour, achieving full-power of 250kW for the first time. Scotrenewables CTO Mark Hamilton stated “Tow trials allow us to simulate real tidal […]

  • Jane Lovell Joins Cooper Lomaz Recruitment (UK)

    24 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Coastal Energy Forum (CEF) has appointed Jane Lovell, joint chief executive of Cooper Lomaz Recruitment.   (recruiter) [mappress] Source: recruiter, March 24, 2011  

  • All Islands Approach Opens Renewable Opportunities (UK)

    21 June 2011
    Authorities & Government

    Ministers from the British Isles, Ireland, The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man today signed up to a historic deal to cooperate on exploiting the major wind and marine resource in and around the islands. The states involved agreed to co-operate in the All Islands Approach to energy at this afternoon’s British Irish Council […]

  • UK: BMT Appoints New Head of Naval Engineering

    11 August 2011

    BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the promotion of Tim Hardy to the role of Head of Naval Engineering. Tim will lead a team of more than 60 people comprising some of the industry’s top mechanical, electrical and marine […]

  • UK: Xodus Group Appoints Head of Advanced Engineering

    11 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    International energy consultancy Xodus Group has appointed Dr Mark Hutchinson into the new position of Head of Advanced Engineering to promote technical engineering excellence on global energy projects. Dr Hutchinson brings a wealth of experience, particularly in renewable energy projects. Chartered in mechanical engineering, naval architecture and professional management, he joins Xodus from global engineering […]

  • UK: Successful Test Result at Cladhan and Catcher Update

    13 September 2010
    Project & Tenders

    EnCore Oil plc announced the result of testing operations on the Cladhan appraisal well, located in UK Northern North Sea Block 210/29a. The well, 210/29a-4Z flowed at a stable rate of circa 5,903 bopd (barrels of oil per day) for over 13 hours through a 28/64 inch choke with a final wellhead pressure of 1,874 […]