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  • Balmoral Unveils its Subsea Test Center (UK)

    6 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Subsea buoyancy, insulation and elastomer product specialist, Balmoral Offshore Engineering, announced the opening of its new test facility during the annual Offshore Technology Conference in Houston this week. The Balmoral Subsea Test Centre, located at company HQ in Aberdeen, offers a comprehensive range of procedures including hydrostatic, mechanical and laboratory testing and represents a multi-million […]

  • SOL Sets Up Latvia-Belgium-UK RoRo Service

    22 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    Gothenburg-based shipping company Swedish Orient Line (SOL) plans to launch a new, weekly roll on/roll off (RoRo) service between Ventspils (Latvia), Zeebrugge (Belgium) and Tilbury (UK), starting from end-January. The new service is said to expand the company’s activities from its hub in Zeebrugge. “In our existing service on North Finland we have one sailing across […]

  • Offshore industry optimism declines, Oil & Gas UK says

    31 October 2014

    The Q3 2014 Oil & Gas UK Business Sentiment Index published yesterday (October 30) shows that optimism in the sector continues to decline with a drop from two points above zero on the -50 to +50 index to seven points below zero. Published quarterly, the index captures a snapshot of the industry mood and gauges  […]

  • Maersk Oil to use Ampelmann walk-to-work system (UK)

    6 March 2015
    Equipment

    Ampelmann, a Dutch company supplying Motion Compensation Gangways (MCG) for offshore and marine industry, has secured a contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK. The oil company will use the Ampelmann A-Type system for a shutdown campaign in the UK sector of the central North Sea to extend the weather window and increase workability and efficiency. Ampelmann claims that, during the […]

  • 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.

  • UK: TSB Appoints Chairman of Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

    8 August 2012

    The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has announced the appointment of Colin Hood as Chairman of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult centre. The new Catapult will focus on technologies applicable to offshore wind, tidal and wave power. Bringing together knowledge, expertise and state of the art facilities to help UK businesses innovate, finding new ways to […]

  • UK: DECC Approves Statoil’s Mariner Field Development Plan

    15 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) today announced their approval of the Field Development Plan (FDP) put forward by Statoil and its co-venturers for the Mariner heavy oil field. The project entails investments of more than USD 7 billion and is the largest new offshore development in the UK in more […]

  • Former Maersk Supply COO becomes Esvagt UK head

    25 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Danish shipowner Esvagt has named Claus T. Sørensen to the position of managing director for the UK. Esvagt said on Wednesday that Sørensen would spearhead the company’s operations in the British market from the office in Aberdeen. Søren Karas, chief commercial officer for Esvagt, said: “Over the last few years, Esvagt has moved from being […]

  • UK: Baron Oil to increase stake in Colter prospect

    25 July 2018
    Project & Tenders

    UK’s Baron Oil has agreed to an amendment of the farmout agreement with Corallian Energy under which it would earn an eight percent working interest in UKCS license P1918.

  • LNG carrier due at UK South Hook next week

    21 August 2014
    Vessels

    The South Hook terminal in the UK will receive a shipment of LNG from Qatar next week. The Mekaines LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the South Hook terminal on August 28, port data says. Qatar Petroleum owns 67.5 per cent of South Hook LNG Terminal Co, Exxon […]

  • Hydrographic Society UK Announces Post-Nominal & Fellowship Scheme

    7 September 2012

    The Hydrographic Society UK announced the introduction of its Post-Nominal & Fellowship Scheme which is also open to all Student & New Graduate, Individual and Retired members, although the precise entitlements and nature of the post-nominal letters offered do vary according to their category of membership. Depending on their membership category fully paid-up members will […]

  • CS Wind UK Completes First Offshore Wind Tower

    14 September 2017

    Wind turbine tower manufacturer CS Wind UK has completed the first offshore wind tower at its fabrication plant in Machrihanish, Scotland.

  • UK: USD 225 Billion for Offshore Wind by 2016

    23 March 2012

    A new report from analysts Douglas-Westwood contends that over $225 billion will be spent on offshore wind power over the next four years. Over $335 billion worth of expenditure is expected over the next five years on offshore operations & maintenance according to a new report, The World Offshore Operations & Maintenance Market Forecast 2012-2016, […]

  • Salhouse Restoration Work Nominated for National Award (UK)

    26 April 2013

    Work to restore an eroded reed bed and spit of land at Salhouse Broad using dredgings from the nearby river has been selected as a finalist for a prestigious national award. The innovative project has demonstrated how dredging the Broads can become a win win situation for boaters and wildlife alike and it has now […]

  • Innovate UK Launches GBP 15 Million Funding Competition

    6 December 2016
    Research & Development, Technology

    UK businesses can apply for a share of up to GBP 15 million to deliver transformational innovations with potential for impact on the UK economy, after Innovate UK launched the funding competition yesterday, 5 December.  The aim of the competition is to help businesses develop new products, processes and services with commercial potential. Proposals should […]

  • UK Detains Five Foreign Flagged Vessels in October 2016

    8 November 2016

    UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has revealed that five new vessels were detained in the country’s ports during October 2016 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.  Four vessels remained detained from previous months, making a total of nine foreign flagged ships which were under detention in October. Detentions carried over from previous months […]

  • Converteam to Develop Number of Wind Turbine Testing Facilities (UK)

    2 September 2011
    Research & Development, Technology

      Power conversion specialist Converteam has announced that it has been selected for the development of a number of testing facilities for the rapidly expanding global wind industry. The state of the art facilities are under development by customers worldwide. In the UK Converteam has been contracted as technical leader for a wind turbine testing […]

  • CATS Pipeline Maintenance Scheduled from May to July (UK)

    19 May 2011
    Business & Finance

        The UK wholesale spot gas market reacted bullishly on Wednesday to news of further North Sea gas field maintenance scheduled for the coming… (icis) [mappress] Source: icis , May 19, 2011;

  • Nine UK Subsea Companies at Rio Oil and Gas 2012

    15 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Subsea UK will showcase the expertise available within the British subsea industry with its largest ever delegation of member companies at the Latin American energy exhibition, Rio Oil and Gas (September, 17 to 20). The membership organisation’s pavilion at the Rio-based conference will feature nine UK subsea companies on a high-profile stand comprising exhibition space, […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK: London Array Fully Powered and Producing Green Electricity

    8 April 2013

    Full capacity has now been reached at the 630MW first phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array. The commissioning of the 175th and final turbine happened at 16.09 on Saturday, 6 April. With all turbines now exporting power to the national grid, London Array is expected to produce enough green electricity […]

  • 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: Petrofac Extends North Sea Contract with Marathon

    12 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, announces that its Offshore Engineering & Operations (OE&O) business has been awarded a contract renewal by Marathon Oil (“Marathon”). Petrofac has been working with Marathon on its North Sea Brae assets since 2005. Following the delivery of a number of critical projects, the contract has […]

  • UK: Gael Force Launches SeaLimpet Mooring Device

    8 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

      Specialist in marine engineering, equipment and aquaculture, Gael Force Group, has launched its innovative SeaLimpet floating gravity-based mooring device for the subsea and renewables sectors and announces the completion of its first contract. The SeaLimpet is a cylindrical concrete structure with specially configured in-built chambers which can be flooded with water or evacuated using […]

  • ROVOP Announces New Contracts and ROV Delivery (UK)

    6 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Rapidly growing and award winning subsea specialist ROVOP has made a strong start to 2013 after expanding its management team and signing £3.5 million of contracts in January alone. The company, which provides subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services, has bolstered its management team with the appointment of Moray Melhuish as commercial director, and strengthened […]