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  • UK: Pelamis Founder Richard Yemm Appointed as CEO

    4 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Pelamis Wave Power has appointed founder and current Commercial Director, Richard Yemm, as Chief Executive Officer. Richard will take up his new function from 1 June 2013 and replaces Per Hornung Pedersen who had been leading the company since September 2011. Per will remain as an advisor to the Board. Richard founded […]

  • UK: Nautical Acquires Additional Stake in Licence P1077

    23 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Nautical Petroleum plc  announced on Friday the completion of the acquisition of an additional 15% interest in UKCS Licence P1077 Blocks 9/2b and 9/2c (the “Licence), which includes the Kraken discovery, from Canamens Energy North Sea Limited. The transaction has received approval from the Department of Energy and Climate Change and joint venture partners. […]

  • UK: Jee Appoints New Business Development Director

    22 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      Jee, a pipeline, riser and subsea engineering and training company, announces that Alan Gray has joined the company as permanent Business Development Director, based in Aberdeen. Alan has 28 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. This, combined with his entrepreneurial instinct, exceptional team leader skills and robust knowledge of improving profitability and […]

  • UK: OSLR, SWRP to Launch Well Capping System

    7 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The oil and gas industry is set to benefit from internationally deployable well capping equipment, following collaboration between Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) and the Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP). Working closely with SWRP, OSRL is making an integrated intervention system available to the industry to enhance international capabilities to respond to a subsea well […]

  • Premier Strikes Oil at Carnaby Well Offshore UK

    6 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Premier has announced that the Carnaby exploration well 28/09-5A (Premier equity 50 per cent) has reached a total depth of 4,695 feet and encountered oil. Initial analysis indicates that the well encountered 51 feet of net oil in the main Tay sandstone within an estimated 86 feet oil column. A core was taken and confirmed […]

  • UK: Swire Oilfield Services Welcomes New Members

    18 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Swire Oilfield Services (Swire), the leading global supplier of cargo carrying solutions, modular systems, offshore aviation services and fluid management has appointed two new members to its executive team. Richard Sell joins as chief operating officer (COO) and Peter Ellington as chief technical officer (CTO). Based at the company’s headquarters in Aberdeen, Mr Sell has […]

  • UK: London Gateway Achieves International Standard for Environment

    7 February 2011

    The new deep sea container port and logistics park, currently being built in Essex along the Thames Estuary, has been certified by Lloyds… [mappress] Source: tradingmarkets, February 7, 2011;

  • UK: Port of Cairnryan Unveils Harbour Development Plan

    17 February 2012

    Port of Cairnryan Limited has unveiled future development plans for its harbour. Port of Cairnryan Limited is the statutory harbour authority for the port of Cairnryan, located on the west coast of Scotland. The port has two operational berths, which are both run for ferry services across the Irish Sea between Cairnryan and the Port […]

  • UK: River Restoration Project to Start in Market Harborough

    19 February 2014

    The construction work on a half-a-million-pound river conservation project in Market Harborough is to be launched this week. The ‘Welland for People and Wildlife’ river restoration works project aims to turn eyesores into central cultural features by putting nature back in the river and give the river back to Market Harborough. University of Leicester biologist […]

  • Prime Minister Gets Update on Somerset Dredging (UK)

    7 April 2014

    British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed flood recovery and funding on a visit to Somerset. The PM toured flood-affected villages on the Levels and Moors and inspected the current dredging work as part of the visit to review the Somerset County Council-led recovery effort. He also met Local Authority Leaders including Councillor John Osman, Leader […]

  • UK: Dredging on New Scottish Ferryport Terminal Resumes

    9 November 2010

    Dredging work continues on the new ferryport terminal at Old House Point, close to the ferryports of Cairnryan and Stranrear on Loch Ryan…   By Jehan Ashmore (afloat) [mappress] Source: afloat, November 9, 2010;

  • UK: Moray Council Introduces Plans for New Dredger

    12 October 2012
    Equipment, Technology

    Moray Council, Environmental Services, has introduced a plan for the design and tender preparation for the dredger replacement. The scope of work will include preparation of specification, design, and completion of plans to Classification Society approval and Moray Council, based on the scoping study “Proposed New 25.7m Twin Screw Dredger for Moray Council” by Macduff […]

  • LNG Cargo Scheduled at UK South Hook This Week

    30 January 2012
    Vessels

    The Bu Samra LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal February 5, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic metres of […]

  • Reef Subsea Opens New Premises in Aberdeen (UK)

    21 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Reef Subsea announced today they have secured new premises in Aberdeen, Scotland, to gather their local teams and operations under one roof namely ‘Reef Subsea House’, located within Altens Industrial Estate, south of the city. The bespoke building will support Group’s companies to continue to develop their respective businesses on a global scale from this […]

  • R&D funding up for grabs for UK subsea companies

    10 November 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Subsea UK has joined forces with Scottish Enterprise to launch a programme of practical support and workshops to help underwater engineering companies secure funding for research and development and innovation. Funding from UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) is worth around £6 billion per year but in many cases, subsea companies are missing out on securing […]

  • UK: Atlantis Commits to Tidal Turbine Testing at Narec

    2 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Atlantis Resources Corporation will continue its AR1000 tidal turbine testing programme at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland. The company’s AR1000 nacelle was retrieved from its test berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in late November, following successful open ocean testing. It will be transported to Blyth for […]

  • UK: Mantsbrite Reveals New Koden Broadband Echo Sounder

    30 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Mantsbrite Limited, a leading distributor of marine equipment for a number of international electronic navigation product manufacturers, is now supplying the new Koden CVS-128B & CVS-1410B FX2BB broadband echo sounders to its 175 strong UK and Ireland dealer network. The Koden CVS-128B & CVS1410B are dual frequency broadband echosounders with a 2kW power output. The […]

  • Total E&P UK Extends Contract for AGR’s RMR

    26 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    One of the largest operators in the UK sector of the North Sea has extended its contract for AGR’s Riserless Mud Recovery system (RMR™) by four years. TOTAL E&P UK’s multiple-well deal with Norwegian solutions provider AGR also includes the firm’s Cutting Transportation System (CTS). The extension, worth approximately £4.5m (NOK40m), takes the contract period […]

  • UK: Preferred Location for Hornsea Zone Onshore Converter Station

    19 March 2012
    Storage

    Following SMart Wind’s Phase 2 Consultation Events held between 8th and 17th November 2011 and subsequent responses received following the formal Section 42 Consultation process which ended on 16th December 2011, SMart Wind announced that the Site A has been allocated as the preferred location for the onshore converter station. Of the four sites considered […]

  • Subsea UK Hosts Subsea Pipelines Integrity Management Conference

    3 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Energy industry leaders will get together to explore the challenges of subsea pipeline integrity at a high-level business conference in London this week (7 December 2012). Subsea UK is hosting the Subsea Pipelines Integrity Management conference, in partnership with the Pipeline Industries Guild and the Society of Underwater Technology (SUT). A panel of industry speakers […]

  • Thales, Partners Secure New UK-French MMCM Contract

    31 March 2015
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    On behalf of the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) in France and UK MOD’s Defence Equipment & Support organisation, OCCAR has awarded the Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) contract to Thales, in collaboration with BAE Systems and their partners in France (ECA) and in the UK (ASV, Wood & Douglas, SAAB). Initiated in 2012 under […]

  • UK oil industry welcomes gov’t measures to save jobs

    10 July 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy

    The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry’s representative body Oil and Gas UK has welcomed the introduction of the Job Retention Bonus and other moves by the country’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to support trainees and jobs for young people.

  • UK approves decommissioning plan for subsea facilities on MacCulloch field

    6 November 2019

    UK authorities have approved the decommissioning plan for the subsea infrastructure and associated infield pipelines on the Chrysaor-operated MacCulloch field, located in the UK North Sea.

  • Port of London Authority Completes Latest Development Project (UK)

    2 December 2011

    The Port of London Authority in the UK has completed the latest development project at its hub Denton Wharf taking total investment there…   (portstrategy) [mappress] Source: portstrategy, December 2, 2011; Image: pla.co.uk

  • Oil & Gas UK: Government’s Strategy Heads in the Right Direction

    1 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, Malcolm Webb, welcomed the publication of the UK Government’s strategy to secure investment and create jobs. He stated: “Close engagement with the UK government and the resulting tax changes introduced last year to promote investment in the oil and gas sector are now bearing fruit. Record investment is forecast […]