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  • UK: Wood Group Restructures its Engineering Division

    7 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Wood Group​, the international energy services company, is focusing on growing its world-leading engineering, production facilities support and gas turbine services businesses following the acquisition of PSN and the disposal of its Well Support division. To facilitate engineering growth, the Engineering division is being restructured into two market-facing groups: Subsea/Pipeline/Riser & Integrity Management and Process […]

  • Offshore Renewables Could Benefit Sea Species (UK)

    21 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Offshore renewables projects would not affect marine wildlife negatively and can even benefit some sea species, Martin Attrill, director of Plymouth University Marine Institute and Friends of the Earth says in his new report. In the study, Mr. Attrill has taken into account the biodiversity impact of offshore energy projects, including offshore wind, wave and […]

  • UK: Port of Southampton Development Project Moves Ahead

    24 February 2011

    Associated British Ports (ABP) has received consent from the Marine Management Organisation for the construction of a new quay wall at … (abports) [mappress] Source: abports, February 24, 2011;

  • UK: Port of Ardersier Development Plan Includes Dredging

    31 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Highland Council has today granted planning permission in principle to Port of Ardersier Ltd to establish an off-shore renewables port facility at the former McDermott Fabrication Yard at Whiteness Head to the west of Nairn. The site, which extends to over 3km2 of ground reclaimed from the foreshore in the 1970s for the fabrication […]

  • Goodchild Marine: Another Successful SeaWork Exhibition (UK)

    17 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The annual SeaWork exhibition in Southampton always puts a deadline on the yard to complete the latest boat. This year was no exception and Estuary Elite was delivered to Ramsgate on time a couple of weeks before the show. “This year we had 3 boats at the show – Estuary Elite, our latest ORC 17 […]

  • UK: Boskalis Wins Port of Southampton Dredging Contract

    29 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Associated British Ports (ABP) has recently awarded Boskalis Westminster the contract to widen and deepen a critical part of the access channel to the container terminal operated by DP World Southampton. This follows the announcement in December 2012 that the Marine Management Organisation had issued the necessary consents to undertake the works. The removal of […]

  • UK: Holland Haven Beaches Receive New Sand

    4 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Hundreds of people are descending on Holland Haven to witness a major £36 million coastal defense scheme get underway. Twice a day on the high tide a shallow draft dredging vessel is pumping hundreds of cubic meters of sand and gravel onto the existing beaches. The material is being is being brought in from a […]

  • Svanen Completes Monopile Installation for Walney 2 (UK)

    29 July 2011

    On Saturday 9 April 2011, the first monopile for Walney 2 was installed, and less than three months later all 51 monopiles have been installed. On Sunday 2 July 2011 the last of the 51 monopiles for Walney 2 was successfully driven into the sea bed, and thus the basic foundation for the 51 turbines […]

  • Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm Gets Visitor (UK)

    3 October 2011

      There was some excitement yesterday in Wells-next-the-Sea, as John Craven and the team from BBC’s Countryfile arrived for a planned visit to the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. Arriving at the Scira offices at 5.30am in the morning for a safety induction, John and his film crew then departed from the Outer Harbour on […]

  • Subsea UK Elects Three New Members to Its Board

    18 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Subsea UK has unveiled its new Board following a members’ ballot at the industry body’s annual general meeting. The appointments cap a successful year for the organisation, which saw membership rise to over a record-breaking 290 companies, representing around 90% of the whole industry. All board members were required to stand for re-election. Three new […]

  • UK: More Money for Flood and Coastal Risk Management Funding

    21 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The UK Government announced an additional £140m Flood and Coastal Risk Management funding over the next two years. This is in addition to the £130m previously announced by the Government in early February and includes some revenue money as well as capital. It will fund repairs to flood defences damaged by the exceptional winter weather […]

  • UK: Local Companies Promote Humber Opportunities at Danish Event

    24 April 2012

    According to Bdaily, four UK companies along with Humber Local Enterprise Partnership held a meeting with Danish offshore wind companies at EWEA 2012 exhibition. ABP, AbleUK, Danbrit Shipping and Wind Power Support presented the growth of the Operations & Maintenance Centre at Grimsby, as well as the Green Port Hull proposals and the Able Marine […]

  • Subsea UK Highlights Subsea Companies’ Role in Offshore Wind

    22 September 2017
    Research & Development

    Subsea UK has highlighted the opportunity for subsea companies to step-up and play their part in helping to meet the world’s renewable energy targets at an event in Aberdeen on Wednesday. Chaired by Neil Gordon, chief executive of Subsea UK, the event welcomed speakers from SIEM Offshore Contractors, Ecosse Subsea Systems, DeepOcean, Highlands and Islands […]

  • Subsea 7 bags three-year extension offshore UK

    26 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable three-year extension of an existing Diving Support Vessel initiative (DSVi) frame agreement offshore the UK. 

  • Dover Port’s Development Plan Widely Welcomed (UK)

    25 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Proposals from Dover Harbour Board to develop a new multi-million pound cargo terminal have been widely welcomed by local residents and businesses in the town, signing up to the shared vision. Dover Western Docks Revival would see the redevelopment of the Western Docks and creation of more than 600 quality jobs involved in the handling […]

  • UK boasts improved production efficiency for seven years in a row

    31 July 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    Production efficiency on the UK Continental Shelf has improved for the seventh consecutive year and for 2019 reached 80 per cent.

  • UK: ABP Port Reveals Grimsby River Terminal Expansion

    2 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Following the completion of the Port of Grimsby’s single biggest investment project in over 160 years, the newly opened Grimsby River Terminal (GRT) has welcomed its first vessel, securing the port’s position as the UK’s leading automotive handling facility. The MV Ems Highway discharged more than 800 Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda vehicles onto the Terminal’s […]

  • UK: Aberdeen Harbour Records Major Traffic Increases

    8 August 2012

    Aberdeen Harbour has recorded significant increases in traffic in the first six months of the year, as activity within the energy sector generally and the North Sea in particular continues to rise. Continued growth in the oil and gas sector was reflected in the increase in support vessels that used the port over the first […]

  • 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. […]

  • Natural Power Partners with Welsh Firm Ecology Matters (UK)

    27 January 2012

    Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has signed a framework agreement with Welsh based ecology consultants, Ecology Matters. This agreement widens Natural Power’s resource and expertise in onshore and offshore wind farm ecology issues, allowing the companies to work together in order to further develop their respective and mutual expertise. Natural Power’s Welsh […]

  • UK: EnCore Oil plc Announces Varadero Well Spud

    20 December 2010
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    EnCore Oil plc  announces that the Varadero exploration well 28/9-2 in Central North Sea block 28/9 was spudded at 21.45 hours on Saturday 18 December 2010. The EnCore operated well is being drilled using the Transocean Galaxy II heavy duty jack-up rig and is being managed by Applied Drilling Technology International (ADTI), a turnkey drilling […]

  • Nobel Upstream buys Shell’s interest in Maclure field (UK)

    10 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Nobel Upstream, the independent UK-based exploration and production company, has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire a 7.59 percent non-operated interest in the Maclure oil and gas field, in the UK North Sea, from Shell. Completion of the transaction remains subject to necessary approvals. The Maclure field was discovered in 1991 and put […]

  • E.ON Ruhrgas Discovers Gas on Tolmount Prospect, Offshore UK

    10 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P Ltd., operator of Licence P1330, announces a gas discovery on the Tolmount prospect. The discovery is located in Block 42/28d in the UK Southern North Sea to the west of the E.ON-operated Babbage gas field. E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P Ltd. and partner Dana Petroleum (E&P) Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary […]

  • UK Prompt Gas Down on Strong LNG Supply Outlook

    8 November 2011

    British prompt gas prices fell 3.5 percent on Tuesday morning as temperature forecasts were revised upward and the outlook for liquefied… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 8, 2011; Image: uk national grid

  • UK, Chinese Firms Close Multi-Billion Trade Deals

    18 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    The UK and Chinese firms have signed £14 billion (circa USD 23.7 billion) of trade and investment deals as the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meets the UK Prime Minister David Cameron during a visit to the UK. The annual UK-China summit takes place just 6 months after the UK Prime Minister’s visit to China and […]