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  • Praxient Capital Acquires Flex LNG Shares, UK

    26 September 2013

    Praxient Panther Master Fund, managed by Praxient Capital, has acquired 201,459 ordinary shares in Flex LNG . After this acquisition Praxient Panther Master Fund has a total holding of 6,457,822 shares in FLEX representing 5.11% of the total shares in issue. Praxient Capital LLP through its funds after this acquisition hold a total of 11,842,056 […]

  • UK needs £75bn for its shipping sector to transition to zero

    30 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    Approximately £75bn ($89.9 bn) of investment over the coming three decades will be required for the UK’s domestic maritime sector to transition to net zero, a report produced by Marine Capital with the support of UMAS and Lloyd’s Register (LR) estimates. Hence, attracting new sources of capital to invest in new vessels and shoreside infrastructure […]

  • Oil & Gas UK Welcomes Statoil’s Mariner Investment Decision

    21 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Oil & Gas UK has welcomed Statoil’s investment of over £4 billion in the UK’s oil and gas reserves. Statoil earlier today announced a $7 billion investment in the Mariner oil field development, situated in the UK North Sea. Mike Tholen, Oil & Gas UK’s economics director, said: „An investment of this magnitude in the […]

  • UK DECC Approves Breagh Gas Field Development Plan

    25 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Sterling Resources Ltd. (“Sterling” or the “Company”) announces that the Field Development Plan (“FDP”) for the Breagh gas field has received the unconditional approval of the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DECC”). FDP approval from DECC was formally granted at a ceremony that took place at RWE Dea UK’s London office earlier today, […]

  • Oil & Gas UK to present 2015 Economic Report in September

    11 August 2015

    Oil & Gas UK is hosting a series of business briefings in Norwich, Newcastle and London to present the results of its 2015 Economic Report. According to Oil & Gas UK, these events taking place across the UK will follow the launch in September of the trade association’s annual publication at the Offshore Europe conference […]

  • Babcock Bags Major Contract from the UK MoD

    19 March 2013

    Babcock has been awarded a four year contract by the UK MoD for the manufacture, supply, repair and provision of technical services for maritime constructive engineering equipment for all Royal Navy ships and submarines. Under the £11m+ contract Babcock will supply a core project management service to procure and manage the supply, repair and refurbishment […]

  • UK Locals to Have Their Say on Viking Link Interconnector

    8 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Storage

    National Grid Viking Link Ltd (NGVL) will be inviting Linconshire residents to provide their feedback on proposals for an electricity cable link between Denmark and the UK, with the launch of a six-week public consultation on Monday, 11 April. Viking Link is a proposal to build a high voltage direct current (HVDC) electricity interconnector, 740 kilometres long, between […]

  • EUR 929 Million for Offshore Wind in UK Budget 2016

    16 March 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    UK Chancellor George Osborne today announced the Budget 2016, setting aside up to £730 million (approx. €929 million) for the support of offshore wind and other less established renewable technologies for projects generating electricity in 2021 to 2026. The Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction will back up to 4GW of offshore wind and other less established renewables technologies, with […]

  • Oil & Gas UK Applauds Statoil’s Mariner Investment Decision

    21 December 2012

    Oil & Gas UK the representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry has welcomed Statoil’s investment of over £4 billion in the UK’s oil and gas reserves. Mike Tholen, Oil & Gas UK’s economics director, said: “An investment of this magnitude in the UK’s oil and gas reflects this industry’s crucial role […]

  • UK: Guidelines for Marine Oil and Chemical-Spill Response Launched

    18 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    A set of new guidelines to strengthen the response to oil and chemical spills at sea has been published recently. The post-incident monitoring guidelines are a key output from the PREMIAM project (Pollution Response in Emergencies: Marine Impact Assessment and Monitoring) which was initiated in 2009. A comprehensive document, the guidelines provide the principles upon […]

  • New Study of UK’s Wave and Tidal Energy Resources Published

    11 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate today published findings of a new study into the UK’s wave and tidal energy resources, to help inform industry and government about the potential for future projects. The report finds there is potential for tens of gigawatts of wave, tidal stream and tidal range projects at sites around England, Wales, Scotland and […]

  • UK: Plaid Cymru Backs Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon

    16 May 2013

    Tidal Lagoon Power has welcomed comments by Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru that the pro-posed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has a vital role to play in developing the Welsh economy. Explaining her latest thinking on developing the Welsh Economy, Leanne Wood says: “Wales needs to become early adopters and developers of improved technologies. Denmark […]

  • BIFA urges UK govt to investigate container shipping market

    6 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has called upon the UK government to investigate the state of competition within the current deep sea container shipping market.

  • UK: Technip Bags BP’s Quad 204 Subsea Gig

    26 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Technip’s UK entity has been awarded a contract by BP and partners to develop the subsea infrastructure for the Quad 204 project, located West of Shetland. This is Technip’s largest contract to date in the UK North Sea, worth approximately €600 million (around £500 million). The Quad 204 project, approved in July 2011, involves replacing […]

  • Oil & Gas UK Opposes EC’s Offshore Safety Proposals

    29 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Oil & Gas UK says today that it is extremely concerned by the European Commission’s proposals for EU Regulation of offshore safety. “The Commission’s reaction to the Elgin incident and the safe evacuation of all personnel following the gas leak at the installation only serves to reinforce the concern,” reads Oil & Gas UK’s statement. Chief […]

  • Subsea UK’s Online Learning Programme for New Subsea Engineers

    1 July 2015

    Subsea UK has launched its new online learning programme to support the development of new engineers and technicians entering the subsea sector and to develop graduates to become the next generation of engineers to help the UK’s £9 billion subsea sector achieve its global potential. The Introduction to Subsea Engineering course can be completed in […]

  • London Gateway to Unlock Full Economic Potential of Region (UK)

    7 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Simon Moore, CEO, DP World London Gateway, has released the following statement regarding the Autumn Statement Dec 2012. “The commitment by the Government in the Autumn Statement to deliver a major upgrade to M25 J30 is good news for Essex, East London and the wider UK infrastructure network. This will be good for all businesses and […]

  • UK: BMT Group Appoints New Managing Director

    1 March 2012

    Aberdeen based, BMT Cordah, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, has appointed of Norman Di Perno as its Managing Director. Dr David Sell, who has been the company’s Managing Director for the past four and a half years, will take up the role of Technical Director. […]

  • UK: ABLE to Support Offshore Wind Strategy with Its Facilities

    5 August 2013
    Ports & Logistics

    The company planning to develop a £450million energy park on the Humber says the Government’s newly-announced strategy to strengthen the UK’s position in the offshore wind industry is dependent on providing the facilities which can attract major turbine manufacturers and their supply chains. Able UK is awaiting a decision from the Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin […]

  • UK: Mitsubishi & Co Launch Efficient Offshore Wind Programme

    24 July 2012

    Monday 23rd July, Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe, SSE, Technip Offshore Wind and Wood Group Renewables were joined by Dr Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills for the official public programme announcement of the £33m Efficient Offshore Wind Programme (EOWP) – set up to overcome challenges in the offshore wind industry, create […]

  • UK: Mitsubishi & Co Launch Efficient Offshore Wind Programme

    24 July 2012

    Monday 23rd July, Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe, SSE, Technip Offshore Wind and Wood Group Renewables were joined by Dr Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills for the official public programme announcement of the £33m Efficient Offshore Wind Programme (EOWP) – set up to overcome challenges in the offshore wind industry, create […]

  • DONG Energy Comments UK’s New Strike Prices for Renewables

    4 December 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has commented the announcement from the UK Government about new strike prices. Brent Cheshire, DONG Energy UK Chairman said: “We welcome the announcements from the Government on the FID-Enabling process and the strikes prices today. This is a concrete step in the right direction from the Government towards fulfilling the next phase of […]

  • GlobalData: Germany Leading 2015 OW Installations, UK Third

    7 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Germany will become the world’s leading market for annual offshore wind turbine installations in 2015, with the country set to add an impressive 2,071 Megawatts (MW) this year, an almost fourfold increase from the 529 MW added in 2014, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report states that global annual offshore […]

  • UK: Crown Estate Announces 2012 Offshore Wind Events

    2 April 2012

     The Crown Estate can announce the dates of third series of UK supply chain events for the offshore wind industry. Five events, being hosted with partners across the country, will bring together key industry players to promote the development of specialist supply chains, maintain confidence in the market and boost the drive to increase offshore […]

  • Oil & Gas UK asks for permanent changes to tax regime

    11 March 2015

    At yesterday’s meeting with Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and his team, Oil & Gas UK has underlined the urgent need for regulatory and fiscal reform and improvements in cost efficiency to restore the international competitiveness of the UK oil and gas industry. Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said: “The UK oil and […]