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  • UK Supreme Court Gives Final Clearance to MT Højgaard

    6 November 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The UK Supreme Court has upheld the UK Court of Appeal’s April ruling that Denmark’s MT Højgaard is not liable to cover the costs of fixing weaknesses discovered in grouted connections of the foundations at the Robin Rigg Offshore wind farm off the west coast of Scotland.  E.ON Climate and Renewables, the owner and operator of the 180 MW Robin […]

  • UK: Carbon Trust to Issue Warning to Offshore Wind Industry

    12 June 2013

    Carbon Trust will today issue a warning to the offshore wind industry that important new innovations to slash the cost of offshore wind power are at risk of remaining on the drawing board as the UK currently has nowhere to demonstrate new lower-cost foundations with more powerful offshore wind turbines. The issue has become so […]

  • Industry Backs New UK East Coast Training Centre

    18 May 2018
    Human Capital

    A group of UK-based companies has launched a training centre to provide a skilled workforce for wind farms located offshore the UK east coast, with developers, operators and supply chain companies supporting the training places.

  • AREVA Appoints New Head of Offshore Wind Activity in UK

    28 November 2011

    AREVA Wind announced the appointment of Julian Brown as Director to head the AREVA offshore wind activity in the UK. Julian Brown has over ten years experience in the wind industry. He led the development of the wind turbine blades business on the Isle of Wight as well as co-founding leading UK based wind consultancy […]

  • Island Offshore Secures LWI Service Contract Off UK

    29 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Island Offshore, a leading global Light Well Intervention (LWI) specialist, has been selected by Premier Oil UK Limited to undertake a new LWI service contract on the UK Continental Shelf. The win strengthens Island Offshore’s established position in the dynamic and competitive North Sea marketplace. Premier, a growing oil and gas exploration and production company, […]

  • Developers Seek Interest in UK-Norway Interconnector Cabling Work

    20 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Storage

    National Grid NSN Link Ltd and Statnett SF have issued a call for Expressions of Interest for their subsea electricity interconnector project that will run between Norway and the UK. The scope of the work for a submarine and underground cable system covers, but is not limited to: design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, installation, assembly, testing, […]

  • Shell UK Charters World’s Most Environmentally Friendly PSV

    30 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Østensjø Rederi today announced it has been awarded a 5-year contract for Edda Ferd PSV by Shell UK. The company already has two PSVs, Edda Fram and Edda Frende, working for Shell UK. The company already has two PSVs, Edda Fram and Edda Frende, working for Shell UK. Now a third one will be added. […]

  • UK Industry Bodies Team Up to Boost Subsea Sector

    30 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Oil and Gas UK Efficiency Task Force (ETF) in partnership with Subsea UK and Scottish Enterprise are setting up an event in Aberdeen next month to explore the ways in which subsea supply chain companies can work together to improve the competitiveness of the UK Continental Shelf. The seminar will highlight and share methods of […]

  • UK: Type 45 Destroyer Successfully Completes Sea Trials

    22 November 2011

    Defender, the Navy’s fifth state-of-the-art Type 45 destroyer, has successfully completed her first set of sea trials, with her speed, manoeuvrability, sensors and weapons having been tested over three weeks off Scotland. The £1bn warship is the fifth of six built for the Royal Navy, and following the trials has now returned to the BAE […]

  • RWE Dea Farms Into Two West of Shetland Licences (UK)

    24 April 2013

    RWE Dea, Germany’s oil and gas exploration and production company, has completed its farm-in to Licences P1631 and P1832. The first well is planned to spud in autumn 2013. The farm-in will allow the company to participate in the drilling of the Handcross prospect in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), West of Shetland. “Handcross fits […]

  • UK: Ithaca Starts Development Drilling Operations on Stella Field

    18 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Ithaca Energy Inc. (“Ithaca” or the “Company”) announces the commencement of development drilling operations on the Stella field, with the first well on the field having been spudded using the Ensco 100 heavy duty jack-up rig. The initial campaign involves the drilling and completion of four production wells on the Stella field prior to start-up. […]

  • Wind Generates Over 10 TWh of Electricity in 2010 (UK)

    4 April 2011

    Wind energy supplied an additional 24 per cent to UK energy generation in the fourth quarter of 2010, a record increase on the same period…   By Emily Smoucha (greenwisebusiness) [mappress] Source: greenwisebusiness, April 04, 2011  

  • UK: ABP Awards Contract for Container Berth Redevelopment

    1 November 2012

    Associated British Ports has awarded a £26 million contract to Liebherr to manufacture four new ship-to-shore gantry cranes as part of its redevelopment of container berths 201/202 at the Port of Southampton. The berth and cranes will enable Southampton’s container terminal – a joint venture with terminal operator DP World – to continue to handle […]

  • UK: Red7Marine Develops New Subsea Excavation Equipment

    12 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    As an established provider of specialist subsea services to the offshore energy markets, Red7Marine continues to develop its range of fully integrated bespoke equipment and has made a commitment to being considered ‘The Partner of Choice’ where subsea excavation solutions are required. Following an extensive review of displacement and relocation of a variety of seabed […]

  • UK: Trump Supports Anti-wind Farm Group

    23 February 2012

    While the Scottish Parliament’s economy, energy and tourism committee is considering to invite Donald Trump to give “wind farm evidence“, the US tycoon is giving his support to the anti-wind farm group. The tycoon’s staff, based at Trump Towers in New York, will be working on a daily basis with Communities Against Turbines Scotland (Cats), […]

  • A&P Group Enters Wave Power Collaboration (UK)

    3 May 2011

    A&P Group has entered into ‘collaborative partnership programmes’ with Ocean Power Technologies Ltd (OPT) and Offshore Wave Energy Ltd… By Nick Eyriey (businesscornwall) [mappress] Source: businesscornwall, May 03, 2011;

  • BG Group Appoints New Chief Executive, UK

    13 December 2012

    BG Group announced that Chris Finlayson has been appointed as Chief Executive, to succeed Sir Frank Chapman. Chris, who is currently Executive Director and Managing Director BG Advance, will take over as Chief Executive on 1 January 2013. Chris, who has over 35 years experience in the oil and gas industry, joined BG Group from […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK: Port Hamble Marina Dredging Kicks Off

    4 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The maintenance dredging operations at Port Hamble Marina commenced yesterday. The expected completion date for these works is 31 January 2013, but this will be dependant on the weather. All vessels involved will display the appropriate lights and shapes as required by the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea. River users are […]

  • 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 […]

  • River Gipping Dredging Plan Moves Forward (UK)

    7 September 2012

    After serious flooding hit Needham Market in May, concerns have been raised with the Environment Agency about whether the River Gipping will be dredged. According to buryfreepress.co.uk, a meeting has been organised between councillors and Dr Charles Beardall of the Environment Agency to discuss when the vital work to the river will begin. Mid Suffolk […]

  • UK: Subsea 7 Orders OCTOPUS for Seven Borealis

    21 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    The seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry Subsea 7 has ordered the OCTOPUS suite of products for the recently delivered Pipelay/Heavy Lift vessel Seven Borealis. This latest addition to the Subsea 7 fleet is a state-of-the-art vessel that shall be involved in ultra-deep and deepwater projects in the world’s deepest […]

  • Scira Acquires Artistic Impression of GMS Endeavour (UK)

    8 December 2011

    Norfolk watercolourist, John Hurst who specialises in capturing the area’s maritime heritage as well as local landscapes has turned his attention to the Sheringham Shoal project as an example of maritime history in the making. The two resulting highly original works – both featuring the turbine installation jack-up vessel ‘GMS Endeavour’ – were completed later […]

  • Study Shows Potential Offshore Energy Boom (UK)

    19 October 2010
    Research & Development

    Offshore renewable energy projects around the south-west coast of England could generate 9.2GW of electricity, more than double the domestic… (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, October 19, 2010;

  • Study Shows Potential Offshore Energy Boom (UK)

    19 October 2010
    Research & Development

    Offshore renewable energy projects around the south-west coast of England could generate 9.2GW of electricity, more than double the domestic… (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, October 19, 2010;