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  • UK CAA makes progress in offshore helicopters safety

    28 January 2015

    The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published today a progress report on the recommendations and actions from its comprehensive review of offshore helicopter operations from February 2014. Between 2009 and 2013 there were five significant accidents in the UK sector, two of which tragically resulted in fatalities. In August 2013, four passengers were killed when a […]

  • UK: OMM Develops Innovative Survey and Inspection Platform

    19 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    OMM has announced that it is developing a bespoke, remotely-operated underwater survey and inspection platform. Following identification of a requirement for an integrated vehicle to perform survey and inspection of assorted assets from depths of up to 100m, through the intertidal zone to drying heights, OMM have conceived a unique approach to a problem which […]

  • GDF SUEZ: New oil discovery in North Sea (UK)

    13 March 2015
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd and its co-venturers announced a new discovery in the UK Central North Sea. The 22/16-6 well on the Dalziel structure flowed at rates in excess of 8,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. According to GDF SUEZ, the well is now being side-tracked to appraise the extent of this discovery. Block […]

  • Finalists revealed for UK O&G Industry Safety Awards

    27 March 2015

    Oil & Gas UK has revealed the names of the workers “striving to ensure safety in the UK offshore oil and gas industry” yesterday, March 26, 2015.  There were over 100 nominations to the UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards, jointly organised by Oil & Gas UK and Step Change in Safety, with Maersk […]

  • UK: DP World Proceeds With London Port Project

    5 January 2010
    Project & Tenders

    LONDON — Marine terminal operator DP World Ltd. Monday said it has bought the remaining 1,000 acres of land for its London Gateway and Logistics Park project after it decided to proceed with the construction. Source: The Wall STreet Journal Europe ,January 5, 2010

  • UK: Scotrenewables Completes 4 Day Deployment of SR250

    25 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Continuing on from the successful grid connection last month, Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd. has forged ahead with their testing plan and have just completed a 4 day deployment of the SR250. Using the locally owned multi-cat ‘MV Orcadia’, the device was towed to site on Thursday morning and connected to their mooring at The Fall […]

  • UK: Solitaire Begins Pipe Laying Works in Shetland

    9 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Allseas’ pipe laying vessel Solitaire arrived in Shetland to commence installation of the 232 kilometre long pipeline that will link the new Shetland gas plant to the rest of United Kingdom. Solitaire is due to begin the two day operation of pulling the concrete coated pipe ashore at Firths Voe, arriving as close as 900 […]

  • UK: ITF Announces Technology Investment Plans for 2012

    11 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    ITF, the global oil and gas technology facilitator, has announced the challenges that its membership of operator and service companies want to see tackled as priorities in 2012. Up to 100% funding will be available for the right solutions to some of the industry’s most pressing challenges and ITF aims to secure around £50 million […]

  • UK: Authorities Officially Take Over Wave Hub

    3 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Authorities have formally taken over the Cornwall’s Wave Hub. The £42m project is designed to test wave energy devices off the seacoast of Hayle. Department for Business Innovation and Skills has adopted the wave energy scheme. It is hoped the first businesses will connect their energy-from-wave devices to the hub later this year. [mappress] Subsea […]

  • UK: The Underwater Centre Reports Increase in Employment of their Students

    22 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    A leading subsea training centre has reported an increase in employment of their students, with 50% of one class being employed within a week of graduating. The Underwater Centre, Fort William saw half of a recent ROV class employed by leading providers of subsea services to the oil and gas industry, DOF Subsea, following the […]

  • Tritech Holds Fourth Annual Distributor Seminar (UK)

    25 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Subsea technologies specialist Tritech has just held its fourth annual Distributor Seminar…   (SubseaUK) [mappress] Source: SubseaUK,September 25 , 2011;

  • UK: Nautical Petroleum Spuds Kraken Appraisal Well

    13 August 2010

    Nautical Petroleum  announces that the 9/02b-D appraisal well on North Sea Block 9/2b spudded on 12 August 2010. The drilling activity is being performed by the Ocean Nomad semi submersible rig and the full programme is expected to take approximately 45 days. A further announcement will be made once the drilling is completed. Nautical holds […]

  • UK: Hyperdynamics Announces Addition to its Management Staff

    16 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Hyperdynamics Corporation announced today that Andrei Orlov has joined the company as Vice President for Business Development based in London, England. Orlov most recently was a Regional Director of Foster Wheeler, a global engineering and construction firm, and prior to that, Vice President for Business Development in the former Soviet Union with SNC Lavalin, […]

  • UK: Penspen to Host Offshore Pipeline Legislation Course

    6 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Penspen, an independent group of companies providing engineering and management services to the oil and gas industry will  in 2012 host a series of specialist courses in Offshore Pipeline Legislation. As engineers and consultants to the global oil and gas industry, Penspen’s strong subsea presence puts it in prime position to advise on offshore planning, […]

  • UK: 3sun Group Secures Funding from BFG

    3 March 2014

    BGF (Business Growth Fund), the independent company established to help Britain’s growing businesses, has made a £10m investment in energy-focused firm – 3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry. Founded in 2007 by Graham Hacon, 3sun Group operates in the oil and gas onshore and offshore wind sectors. […]

  • UK’s ‘Eye in the Sky’ to Tackle Oil Spills, Illegal Shipping

    23 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    UK to use its ‘eye in the sky’ to tackle oil spills and illegal shipping.

  • AMEC Bags Clair Ridge HUC Gig (UK)

    4 March 2013

    AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been appointed by BP and its co-venturers, Shell, ConocoPhillips and Chevron, to deliver the hook up and commissioning services (HUC) for the two new Clair Ridge platforms. The work, which is scheduled to run through to March 2016, is valued at £68 million and follows the […]

  • Penguin to spend winter in UK as tow hits delay

    13 November 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The towing of Wello’s Penguin wave energy converter from the United Kingdom to Spain has come to a stop, and is now rescheduled for early spring in 2021.

  • First UK HVDC Test Centre Open for Business

    27 April 2017
    Human Capital, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has opened a new technology centre in Cumbernauld that will allow the energy industry to simulate real life conditions to test and de-risk the use of high voltage direct current (HVDC) on the electricity network in Great Britain.

  • UK: Work Underway on 19m Cat, ABC Announces

    12 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    ABC announced that the work is underway for a new 19m Cat. This is their largest boat to date and will add to ABC’s already extensive range of craft. This boat will once again go into service in the busy offshore windfarm industry. This boat has been commissioned by Carling Charters to enhance their substantial […]

  • UK: Solace Global Maritime to Train Internal Auditors

    16 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Solace Global Maritime, the world’s leading private maritime security company (PMSC), has confirmed its commitment to implementing international standards by training internal auditors. Already certified to ISO 9001, 18001 and 14001, the company is one of the first PMSCs to have conducted such training in preparation for the new ISO PAS 28007 accreditation, Guidelines for […]

  • Avance Gas Holding Expands VLGC Fleet (UK)

    27 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Stolt-Nielsen Limited announced today that Avance Gas Holding Ltd. (AGHL), a joint venture between Sungas Holdings Ltd. and Stolt-Nielsen Gas Ltd. has reached an agreement with Transpetrol Shipping Ltd. (Transpetrol) whereby Transpetrol will sell its two very large gas carriers (VLGC) to AGHL in return for cash and 33 1/3 equity ownership of AGHL. Post […]

  • MV Emsstrom Tugboat Sinks Off Torquay, UK

    16 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The towed vessel MV Emsstrom, an ex-German Naval training ship, which had been listing too heavily for salvors to get onboard sank on Monday, January 14, approximately 2.5 nautical miles east by north from Hopes Nose, Torquay in 23 metres of water. The sunken vessel collided with another tug boat, Christos XXII, the day before, […]

  • UK: Safer Port Environment Contributes to Reducing Costs

    26 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    An exclusive market report by Trelleborg Marine Systems has shown that an overwhelming majority (81%) of port owners, operators and consultants surveyed believe that having a safer port environment directly contributes to reducing costs. Conversely, only 9% of those surveyed actually expect future port investments to be made specifically in the area of safety, suggesting […]

  • Ørsted and SMC Bolster UK Offshore Wind Bond

    8 January 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Ørsted has awarded SMC with a framework agreement to provide statutory inspection and auxiliary services to their sites across the United Kingdom. The contract will run for an initial 2-year period, with extension options available for a further 2-years, based on performance. Ørsted’s portfolio includes eleven operational offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, with […]