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  • Shepherd Construction to Build Turbine Testing Facility for Narec (UK)

    30 November 2011

    The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has signed a £14.8m contract with Shepherd Construction to deliver a 3,000m² building that will become the world’s largest facility for testing entire offshore wind turbine nacelles of up to 15MW capacity.  Tony Quinn, Director of Major Assets and Projects at Narec, said: “This is the third new building […]

  • UK: Reef Subsea to Acquire Heavy Duty Cable Plough

    10 September 2012
    Technology

    Reef Subsea announced that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, has placed an order for a Heavy Duty Cable Plough, which will expand the company’s capabilities and position it as a true leading contractor in subsea trenching and cable installation. Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, based in the North-east of England with offices […]

  • Prosafe Secures Contract for Safe Caledonia in UK North Sea

    14 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited (“Nexen”) for a 240-day firm period using the Safe Caledonia for accommodation support at the Golden Eagle facility in the UK sector of the North Sea. Subject to the Golden Eagle development receiving regulatory approval, on site operations are planned to commence between May […]

  • UK: BASF Appoints Subsea Experts Jee for Staff Training

    25 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Leading chemical company BASF recently appointed subsea experts Jee for staff training. A fast-track, workshop style course was commissioned in order to get new BASF starters up to speed in the oil and gas industry. Jee is well-known for their high-quality courses which teach engineers the technicalities of subsea pipelines and systems. This 3 day […]

  • Nexans Secures 10-Year Umbilicals Agreement with BP (UK)

    29 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has secured a 10-year global frame agreement with BP International Limited, UK to supply umbilicals, DEH (direct electrical heating) systems, accessories and services for various oil and gas projects worldwide. The agreement runs from 2012 to 2022. It covers the design, manufacture and supply of bespoke […]

  • Neftex Expands Its Team in Response to Turnover Rise (UK)

    30 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Neftex, a dynamic earth science research company serving the international resources industries (principally oil, gas and minerals), has reported a rise of more than 30% in turnover, with an increase from under £7million in 2011 to more than £9million in October 2012. Against this background of business growth, Neftex has recruited 26 staff in the […]

  • ‘HMS Protector’ Survey Vessel Prepares for Maiden Mission (UK)

    2 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Looking more like one of Her Majesty’s Ships by the day – and less like an oil rig support vessel – is new Antarctic survey vessel HMS Protector, which has spent the summer being readied for her inaugural deployment. The Portsmouth-based ship now boasts miniguns (Gatling guns) and General Purpose Machine-Guns to protect herself, […]

  • Renewables Growth Prompts Return of Humber Business Conference to UK

    7 July 2011
    Human Capital, Research & Development

      A second major business conference focusing on the Humber’s renewable energy industry is being staged to meet growing demand for information on the rapidly-expanding market. Organisers say the latest event will see companies being urged to act now, to seize the opportunities available as the region becomes the UK’s capital of green power, including […]

  • UK: Hydratight, PDA Offer Specialized Courses to Industrial Divers

    23 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Hydratight has formed a strategic partnership with one of the world’s leading commercial diver training schools.  Hydratight and the UK-based Professional Diving Academy will collaborate on specialist courses aimed at improving both subsea joint integrity and skills, as well as diver safety. The partnership aims to fill a gap in the current training provision for […]

  • CMA CGM MARCO POLO Joins UK Ship Register

    11 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    The CMA CGM MARCO POLO its the first in a series of three new 16,000 TEU container ships, for the CMA CGM group on the Asia-Europe lines. Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd, it is almost a quarter of a mile long and it is the worlds biggest container ship. The new […]

  • DNV GL names regional manager for UK and Southern Africa

    13 March 2014

    Hari Vamadevan has been appointed as DNV GL’s regional manager for UK and Southern Africa as the company looks to establish itself as the leading technical advisor to the oil and gas industry. Vamadevan was previously DNV’s UK regional manager and the new role will see him head up 13 oil and gas related offices […]

  • Three new board members join Oil & Gas UK

    24 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Oil & Gas UK, a trade association for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, has added three more members to its board of directors.

  • Petrofac suffers further losses on Laggan-Tormore project (UK)

    20 April 2015
    Project & Tenders

    Petrofac has informed it is entering the final stages of the Laggan-Tormore gas plant project on Shetland in the UK. However, Petrofac expects to recognise a further pre-tax loss on the project of around £130 million ($195 million at current exchange rates) in 2015. To remind, in 2010 Total E&P UK awarded Petrofac a lump-sum engineering, […]

  • Superyacht UK organises Tour of Excellence visit for international professionals

    3 March 2008

    Representatives from the international Superyacht sector will be visiting the South East, as part of the four day Superyacht UK Tour of Excellence taking place April 22nd to 25th. Importantly, the Tour gives UK businesses direct access to an international audience of prospective buyers and provides a tremendous opportunity for UK businesses to showcase their […]

  • Drifting Cargo Vessel Wilson Gdynia in Need of a Tug, UK

    14 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Eight crew members of the stricken general cargo vessel Wilson Gdynia are still waiting for help after the ship lost steerage approximately 20 miles west of Skerryvore Lighthouse, South West of Tiree on April 12th. According to the UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency, the Barbados-flagged vessel alerted Stornoway Coastguard by VHF on Saturday (10:30 local time) […]

  • UK: ABPmer Contributes to CEDA’s Position Paper on Underwater Sound

    29 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    A position paper on “Underwater Sound in Relation to Dredging” to which ABPmer contributed has been published by the Central Dredging Association (CEDA). The purpose of the paper is to inform those parties concerned about sounds produced by dredgers. The paper was prepared by the CEDA Working Group on Underwater Sound under the remit of […]

  • Secretary Davey affirms tidal power as part of UK’s future

    26 November 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    UK Energy Secretary Edward Davey has given a speech at Tidal Energy Summit about tidal energy and the challenges that industry is facing, commenting on the latest Pelamis’ administration proceedings and Siemens’ decision to abandon MCT. In his speech, Edward Davey said that the UK is the world’s foremost centre for tidal energy development, and […]

  • Challenge Capital asks support for offshore wind industry (UK)

    1 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Following the green light for the UK’s first major offshore wind manufacturing facility on Teesside last week, Challenge Capital, who led the deal, is calling for developers to back the UK offshore wind supply chain. Says Sean McLaughlin a partner at Challenge Capital LLP who led the transaction “TAG and their new funders have put […]

  • Teachers from Hull to Educate about Offshore Renewables (UK)

    14 February 2012
    Human Capital

    Ten teachers from the Hull region are going to become educators in a renewable industry education program started by Forewind. Forewind is a consortium comprising four leading international energy companies which joined forces to bid for the Dogger Bank Zone Development Agreement as part of The Crown Estate’s third license round for UK offshore wind […]

  • Prosafe wins more time on Statoil’s Mariner project (UK)

    4 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    Prosafe, an operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, has gained an extension of the firm hire duration for one of its flotels from the Norwegian oil giant Statoil due to a change in the schedule of Statoil’s Mariner project.  To remind, in October 2015, Statoil delayed the start of production from the Mariner field, in the UK sector of […]

  • Faroe Petrolem Strikes Oil at Fulla Prospect, Offshore UK

    24 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    Faroe Petroleum plc announces an oil discovery in its first operated exploration well on the Fulla prospect in the west of Shetland (Faroe Petroleum 50% and operator). Highlights The 206/5a-3 exploration well discovers oil in the Fulla prospect The well penetrated a gross oil column in the well of 133 feet and a net oil […]

  • UK backs AI and smart shipping solutions with fresh funding

    23 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Ports & Logistics

    The UK Government has launched the Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund to drive maritime innovation and harness the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) to boost the productivity of the maritime sector.

  • UK: Cape nets more North Sea work with Perenco

    5 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    Cape plc, an international provider of industrial services to the energy and natural resources sectors, has been awarded an extension and expansion of its current contract with Perenco in the UK. Cape said on Wednesday that, under this framework agreement, the company will provide multi-discipline industrial and support services across a number of Perenco assets […]

  • UK: Aker Solutions Signs hiQbe(TM) Agreement with TGS

    31 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Aker Solutions’ geo business has signed a six-year frame agreement with TGS to co-operate in supplying regional sub-surface velocity cubes – hiQbe(TM) – for the UK Central North Sea area. The agreement is valid for a period of six years, with optional extensions, from 29 May 2012. In addition, TGS has options to extend the […]

  • UK: Mitsubishi to Create More than 100 Jobs in Edinburgh

    11 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Japanese giant Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe Ltd (MPSE) confirmed its announcement on investment of up to £100 million in an engineering facility in Edinburgh and thus strengthening Scottish economy, by bringing over 100 new jobs, BBC informs. The facility will carry our research and development into offshore wind turbine technology. Despite the surprise of a […]