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  • UK Teams in MATE ROV Competition Top 20

    5 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    The teams, from Mintlaw Academy and Robert Gordon’s College, competed in the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Centre’s 2016 ROV international final in the United States, finishing in the top 20 teams. They secured their places in the international final after taking the top spots in the Scottish final, which is co-ordinated and hosted by […]

  • HiDef Completes Cable Route Surveys Offshore UK

    14 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    HiDef Aerial Surveying deployed the latest version of its digital video technology within the intertidal area of the Wash on the east coast of England. The survey provided complete coverage of the near shore cable routes for the LID/Lincs and Race Bank windfarms for Centrica Renewable Energy. Conventional methods for cable route surveys have proven […]

  • UK-based Petrofac Invests in Human Resources Development

    16 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Petrofac Training Services, a member of the Petrofac group, and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Polytechnic announced today they have entered into a strategic collaboration agreement to explore new opportunities to collaborate and share information and expertise in technical training, workforce development and nationalisation programmes. The aim will be to provide customers with a […]

  • Jee helping Tullow cut decommissioning costs (UK)

    5 April 2016

    Tullow Oil has awarded a contract to Jee Ltd, the subsea engineering and training firm, to investigate the most appropriate options for decommissioning their Thames area assets. The contract relates to the decommissioning of the Horne, Wren, Wissey, Orwell and Thurne fields in the Southern North Sea. In order to decommission these assets, Tullow has […]

  • UK: Port of Wells Dredging Resumes Next Week

    6 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Port of Wells dredging project will resume on 10th February 2014. The port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 4 and 2. All material dredged from these areas will be placed on the berm which is marked by the port […]

  • UK: North Star Shipping Wins Safey Award

    5 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    North Star Shipping wins international safety award for eleventh consecutive year. North Star Shipping, a division of Craig Group, has scooped a prestigious international award from one of the world’s leading health and safety bodies for the eleventh year in a row. The British Safety Council has awarded the esteemed International Safety Award with Merit […]

  • UK: Endeavour Announces Successful Discovery in West Rochelle

    28 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Endeavour International Corporation today announced a successful discovery in the West Rochelle area of the North Sea. The West Rochelle well was spudded on 3rd September and reached a total depth of 10,787ft on 7th October, encountering natural gas with an oil rim in an excellent quality reservoir similar to that discovered at Rochelle. The […]

  • Apache hands out commissioning contract to Qedi (UK)

    25 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Qedi, Amec Foster Wheeler’s completions and commissioning provider, has been awarded a commissioning contract from Apache North Sea. The contract is for the brownfield modifications on all of the Apache’s North Sea assets. According to completions and commissioning provider, this will include the provision of ad-hoc commissioning management services such as technical resources, commissioning expertise […]

  • UK’s Ellis Supplies Cleats for Dalian Developer Drillship

    15 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Yorkshire-based cable cleat manufacturer, Ellis has recently entered into Chinese market by securing a significant order from COSCO Engineering. The company’s Emperor cleats have been specified by COSCO Engineering for installation on the Vantage Drilling Company’s new drillship, the Dalian Developer. Tony Conroy, the export sales manager for Ellis, explains: “The growth in cheaply manufactured cleats […]

  • FLEX LNG: Asian NOC Discussions Suspended (UK)

    8 November 2010

    FLEX LNG Announces that the previously communicated talks with an Asian National Oil Company (NOC) to join a floating liquefaction project has been suspended. Discussions between the parties during the last six months have not led to further progress being made. Commenting on the talks with the NOC, Chief Executive Officer of FLEX LNG Management […]

  • Hurricane Hires Rig for Lancaster Appraisal Well (UK)

    25 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Hurricane Energy plc has taken assignment of a rig contract between Transocean and ATP for the provision of the GSF Arctic III semi-submersible drilling rig, for a one well slot, to be utilised in drilling and testing the Company’s Lancaster basement oil discovery, located 60 miles West of Shetland. Drilling is expected to start in the […]

  • Aquaterra Energy: 7 Years Without LTI (UK)

    27 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Reaffirming its sustained commitment to health and safety across its offshore and workplace operations, Aquaterra Energy, the specialist offshore engineering solutions company, has achieved an outstanding seven years with no Lost Time Incidents (LTIs). Through its continued dedication to minimising the potential for accidents, incidents and ill-health, the company has reached the significant seven year […]

  • Hydrasun Gets Integrity Management Contract from Shell UK

    20 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

      Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has secured a five-year contract with two, one year extension options, for the continued supply of Flexible Hose Assembly (FHA) and Small Bore Tubing (SBT) integrity management services together with product supply, to Shell U.K. Limited. […]

  • UK: Mustang Marine to Build Multi-Purpose Vessel for Supacat

    27 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    The innovation house, Supacat, has awarded the build contract to Mustang Marine (Wales) Ltd for a new concept offshore support vessel, the Supacat Multi-purpose Vessel 24. The first boat will be built at Mustang Marine’s Pembroke Dock facility and is scheduled for launch in August this year. To develop the Supacat Multi-purpose Vessel 24 (SMV […]

  • China enters UK with £300 mln contract for Swansea tidal

    3 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has been named as preferred bidder for the £300 mln contract to provide marine works for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon. Under the terms of the contract, CHEC will be responsible for the construction of the 9.6 km long lagoon wall – including bund wall and coffer dam. In addition, […]

  • UK: Officials Seek Contractor for East Cowes Marina Project

    28 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Homes and Communities Agency has begun its search for a partner to develop and operate a new 400 berth marina and surrounding waterfront development at East Cowes, Isle of Wight. The marina scheme represents the next important phase in the regeneration of East Cowes. Paul Flatt, HCA Senior Development Manager, said: “The marina project […]

  • EnQuest gives up on production re-start at UK fields

    19 March 2020

    In light of recent developments in the oil market, oil and gas company EnQuest has decided not to re-start production at the Heather and Thistle/Deveron fields located offshore the UK. 

  • Claxton Appoints New Vice President of Operations (UK)

    19 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Claxton Engineering, an Acteon company, has appointed Richard Jenkins as Vice President of Operations. Jenkins’s role will be to guide the integration of Claxton Engineering’s technical, project, procurement and commercial teams to support the company’s strategic growth plans. Reporting to Laura Claxton, Managing Director, Jenkins will strengthen the company’s management team in its drive to […]

  • Drewry: Brexit to Prompt Change in UK’s Imports-Exports Mix

    25 July 2016

    The UK’s decision to leave the European Union would probably lead to a change in the mix, as the UK could switch some of the countries from which to imports and to which it exports, depending on the new trade agreements it negotiates with EU and non-EU countries, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. As the decision will mean both positives and […]

  • Noble Completes Sale of North Sea Assets (UK)

    14 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Noble Energy, Inc. has closed the previously announced sale of the Dumbarton and Lochranza assets in the North Sea to Maersk Oil North Sea Limited. Proceeds from the transaction were $117 million and included final closing adjustments from the effective date of January 1, 2012. Maersk Oil has bought Noble’s 30% interest in the offshore […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Farms Generate 10% More Power

    8 September 2016
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage

    Generation from the UK’s offshore wind farms rose by 10 per cent in the first quarter of 2016, from 4.7 TWh in the first quarter of 2015 to 5.1 TWh , with the impact of increases in capacity exceeding that of lower wind speeds, according to the data published by the UK government. Despite higher […]

  • UK: NHC to Provide Diving and Subsea Support to Maersk Oil

    15 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    A specialist North-East oil and gas industry support and training facility has been awarded a major contract with one of the North Sea’s largest oil & gas operators. The National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC) has secured a 12-month contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK, to provide diving and subsea engineering representation support for the operators […]

  • Report: UK North Sea operator up for sale

    10 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ping Petroleum, a private company with assets in the UK North Sea, has reportedly been put up for sale. According to the Malaysian business website The Edge Markets, Jefferies International has been tasked with finding a buyer for the company that owns a 50 percent share in the Anasuria Cluster of oil fields in the […]

  • UK: Final Destroyer Begins Its Delivery Voyage

    20 March 2013

    DUNCAN, the sixth and final Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, has set sail from the Clyde in preparation for her handover to the UK Royal Navy. DUNCAN set off from the company’s Scotstoun yard with a combined BAE Systems and Royal Navy crew for the 600 mile journey to her new home port […]

  • UK: Offshore caterers set to vote on strike action

    4 September 2015

    The article has been amended to include a statement by COTA ( 16:34 pm CET, October 22, 2015) Britain’s large worker’s union Unite has notified employers in the Catering Offshore Trade Association (COTA), that it will ballot its members across the agreement for industrial action. According to Unite, the dispute centres on the refusal of […]