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  • UK: Ferguson Shipbuilders to Construct Eco-friendly Ferries

    3 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Alex Neil today confirmed Clyde-based Ferguson Shipbuilders​ as the preferred bidder to build world’s first in environmentally friendly ferries – in a deal worth over £20 million (32.03 million U.S. dollars). The Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure & Capital Investment also said that as a result of the contract award, jobs would be secured and many […]

  • UK: Shell Provides Update on Gannet Oil Spill

    16 August 2011
    Business & Finance

      The oil leak on a flow line system that serves the Shell-operated Gannet Alpha platform remains under control, with the well shut in. “It is not easy to quantify the total volume spilled but we estimate so far that it is around 216 tonnes (1,300 barrels),” said Glen Cayley, Technical Director of Shell’s exploration […]

  • UK: Aubin Appoints New Director for Subsea Initiatives

    20 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Aberdeenshire firm Aubin has recently strengthened its management team with the appointment of a new director. Serena Arif joins Aubin, a leading independent supplier of specialist chemicals to the energy industry, as subsea business director, where she will be responsible for market positioning of Aubin’s range of subsea products. Ms Arif brings nearly 15 years’ […]

  • UK: MPI Workboats Takes Delivery of MPI Altisidora

    23 October 2013

    MPI Workboats has taken delivery of MPI Altisidora on 22 October 2013. MPI Altisidora is a windfarm-support vessel, built at the South Boats shipyard on the Isle of Wight. She is the ninth addition to the MPI Workboats fleet. [mappress] Press release, October 23, 2013; Image: vroon    

  • UK: NOF, BFRS to Launch Military2Energy Careers Service

    23 October 2012

    NOF Energy, the business support organisation for oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables, has teamed up with The British Forces Resettlement Services (BFRS) to launch The Military2Energy Careers Service. The service, which is designed to introduce ex-servicemen and women into careers in the energy sector, offers NOF Energy members the opportunity to communicate with and […]

  • LDO on Its Way to Simplify Planning Process (UK)

    13 February 2013
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance

    North East Lincolnshire Council has approved a Local Development Order (LDO) for a 3.6 hectare part of the Enterprise Zone on Grimsby Docks, which is set to attract companies involved in renewable energy development. The LDO will simplify the planning process, thus enabling easier acquirement of planning permissions for local businesses. “Anything which simplifies the […]

  • NNDC Could Face GBP 100,000 Fine (UK)

    21 February 2012

    North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) rejected the plans to place offshore wind farm power cables throughout the countryside and now a fine of £100,000 might be imposed on the Council in case it opposes the appeal filed by Warwick Energy. The council’s members stated that they do not have the financial assets necessary for proceeding […]

  • Saltire Prize Medal Goes to Prof Salter (UK)

    24 March 2011

    Salter led the University of Edinburgh team that designed and developed Salter’s Duck wave energy converter in the 1970s. (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, March 24, 2011  

  • Petrofac 1H Revenues Up 25.2 Percent (UK)

    22 August 2011

    Petrofac today announced results for the first six months ended 30 June 2011. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Revenue up 25.2% to US$2,711.1 million (2010 restated: US$2,165.8 million) Net profit up 6.6% to US$246.3 million (2010 restated: US$231.0 million) Earnings per share (diluted) up 6.7% to 71.84 cents (2010 restated): 67.31 cents) Interim dividend up 26.1% to 17.40 […]

  • UK: Turret Moorings Expert Joins Sigma Offshore

    23 February 2012

    International FPSO moorings and marine engineering services business, Sigma Offshore, has added new impetus to its growth plans by appointing an experienced industry figure to head up one of its key service areas. Geir Eik has become Vice-President Internal Turret Systems at Aberdeen-headquartered Sigma Offshore as the business looks to sustain and enhance its capabilities […]

  • White Stream Wants to Avoid Competition with Nabucco (UK)

    30 November 2011

    A parallel development of the Nabucco and White Stream gas pipelines would provide Europe with its targeted supply and transit security, … (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 30, 2011; Image: white stream

  • UK: 3sun Group Creates 100 Offshore Wind Jobs

    6 March 2013
    Human Capital

    3sun Group announces today the creation of 100 new jobs in response to growing demand for its products and services across the UK and Europe. The company will increase manpower within its technical teams, supplementing the number of local technicians within the Great Yarmouth area and across the UK. 3sun is also recruiting for highly […]

  • UK: Committee Publishes Report on Future of Wave and Tidal Energy

    20 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The UK could become a leading exporter of wave and tidal power equipment and expertise if the Government adopts a more visionary approach to developing marine renewables, according to a new report by the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee. * Report: The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK * Inquiry: The Future of […]

  • UK: OEG Offshore Bags Multiple Subsea Contracts

    27 August 2010
    Equipment

    Aberdeen-based oil services group OEG Offshore (OEG) has been awarded a series of subsea contracts worth £1.2 million. OEG – which specialises in the design, build and rental of specialist A60 cabins and cargo-carrying units for the offshore oil and gas market – will deliver various ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicles) modules to Subatlantic, PSSL, Schilling […]

  • Aker Solutions secures Mariner field maintenance contract (UK)

    27 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Aker Solutions secured a contract from Statoil to provide maintenance and modifications services for the Mariner oilfield development in the UK North Sea.

  • Forties Pipeline Sale ‘Bad for Scotland and UK’, Unite Says

    3 April 2017
    Equipment

    UK’s largest union, Unite, has called for the Scottish and Westminster parliaments to carry out urgent inquiries into the sale of the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) from BP to Ineos.  BP confirmed on Monday the sale of FPS assets including the main Forties offshore and onshore pipelines and other associated pipeline interests and facilities to Ineos for a […]

  • InterMoor UK Operations Achieve Six-Year Safety Milestone

    4 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has operated for more than six years without a lost time incident (LTI). InterMoor UK Operations includes Acteon companies InterMoor Ltd, InterMoor Marine Services Ltd and ChainCo. This is a significant achievement in safety when considering the businesses have conducted more than 2,000 projects during […]

  • UK: Vector International Takes Part in Jasmine Development Project

    4 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      ConocoPhillips recently awarded Vector International a contract for the Jasmine Development Project. The awarded package includes over 2,500 Techlok clamp connectors of all different sizes. The Jasmine field is located in the UK central North Sea and is one of the UK’s largest discoveries since the mid 90s. Jasmine is part of J-Block and […]

  • UK: Samuel starts Oil and Gas Authority CEO role

    6 January 2015

    Andy Samuel has officially begun his new role of Chief Executive of the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), based in Aberdeen. The establishment of the OGA was an integral part of the recommendations made by Sir Ian Wood as part of the review into maximising the UK’s offshore oil and gas resources. The government […]

  • Shore power key to unlocking triple win for UK ports

    2 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Transition

    Government support for shore-power is essential to unlocking a triple-win of cleaner air, lower climate pollution, and smart 21st-century electricity grids in UK ports, new research found.

  • Total Fires Up Edradour and Glenlivet Fields Off UK

    30 August 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    Total has started-up production from the Edradour & Glenlivet gas and condensate fields, located in about 300 to 435 meters of water in the West of Shetland area. The Edradour and Glenlivet development will bring additional production capacity of up to 56,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day (boe/d), the company said. “The start-up of […]

  • Oil & Gas UK welcomes Theresa May as Prime Minister

    14 July 2016

    Oil & Gas UK has welcomed the appointment of the Rt Hon Theresa May MP as a leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the UK.  To remind, after the British people voted to leave the EU in June, the country’s PM David Cameron resigned from his position. As a trade association for […]

  • Rolls-Royce Hits 100MWh Milestone with Tidal Technology (UK)

    27 October 2011

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has achieved a significant milestone in the deployment of tidal energy technology with confirmation that its prototype tidal turbine, located subsea off the Orkney Islands, Scotland​, has successfully generated and fed over 100 megawatt hours (MWh) of electrical power into the national grid. Harnessing the reliable and predictable energy […]

  • GeoSea Wraps Up Foundations Installation for Westermost Rough (UK)

    27 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    GeoSea has finalized the installation of the foundations for the Westermost Rough (UK) offshore wind farm project. This DONG Energy project consists of 35 wind turbine positions 9 km from the coast near Hull in the north east of England, UK. As main contractor for the foundations GeoSea has been responsible for the transport and […]

  • Spirit kicks off drilling operations in UK North Sea

    31 July 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Oil and gas company Spirit Energy has started drilling at the Andromeda North prospect located in the UK sector of the North Sea.