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• UK’s Ellis Supplies Cleats for Dalian Developer Drillship

  15 February 2012

  Business & Finance, Equipment

  Yorkshire-based cable cleat manufacturer, Ellis has recently entered into Chinese market by securing a significant order from COSCO Engineering. The company’s Emperor cleats have been specified by COSCO Engineering for installation on the Vantage Drilling Company’s new drillship, the Dalian Developer. Tony Conroy, the export sales manager for Ellis, explains: “The growth in cheaply manufactured cleats […]

• UK: Endeavour Announces Successful Discovery in West Rochelle

  28 October 2010

  Business & Finance

  Endeavour International Corporation today announced a successful discovery in the West Rochelle area of the North Sea. The West Rochelle well was spudded on 3rd September and reached a total depth of 10,787ft on 7th October, encountering natural gas with an oil rim in an excellent quality reservoir similar to that discovered at Rochelle. The […]

• UK Teams in MATE ROV Competition Top 20

  5 July 2016

  Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

  The teams, from Mintlaw Academy and Robert Gordon’s College, competed in the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Centre’s 2016 ROV international final in the United States, finishing in the top 20 teams. They secured their places in the international final after taking the top spots in the Scottish final, which is co-ordinated and hosted by […]

• Aquaterra Energy: 7 Years Without LTI (UK)

  27 November 2012

  Business & Finance

  Reaffirming its sustained commitment to health and safety across its offshore and workplace operations, Aquaterra Energy, the specialist offshore engineering solutions company, has achieved an outstanding seven years with no Lost Time Incidents (LTIs). Through its continued dedication to minimising the potential for accidents, incidents and ill-health, the company has reached the significant seven year […]

• Hurricane Hires Rig for Lancaster Appraisal Well (UK)

  25 April 2013

  Business & Finance

  Hurricane Energy plc has taken assignment of a rig contract between Transocean and ATP for the provision of the GSF Arctic III semi-submersible drilling rig, for a one well slot, to be utilised in drilling and testing the Company’s Lancaster basement oil discovery, located 60 miles West of Shetland. Drilling is expected to start in the […]

• Atlantic Petroleum, Iona Sanction Orlando Development (UK)

  21 February 2013

  Atlantic Petroleum  today announces the completion of the acquisition of 25% working interest in the Orlando and Kells discoveries (P.1606 and P.1607) entered into and announced 13th December 2012. Atlantic Petroleum has through its fully owned subsidiary Volantis Exploration Limited committed to pro-rata funding of the Orlando & Kells developments commensurate with its 25% working […]

• Jee helping Tullow cut decommissioning costs (UK)

  5 April 2016

  Tullow Oil has awarded a contract to Jee Ltd, the subsea engineering and training firm, to investigate the most appropriate options for decommissioning their Thames area assets. The contract relates to the decommissioning of the Horne, Wren, Wissey, Orwell and Thurne fields in the Southern North Sea. In order to decommission these assets, Tullow has […]

• Apache hands out commissioning contract to Qedi (UK)

  25 November 2015

  Business & Finance

  Qedi, Amec Foster Wheeler’s completions and commissioning provider, has been awarded a commissioning contract from Apache North Sea. The contract is for the brownfield modifications on all of the Apache’s North Sea assets. According to completions and commissioning provider, this will include the provision of ad-hoc commissioning management services such as technical resources, commissioning expertise […]

• UK: Shell charged for North Sea oil leak

  20 November 2015

  Exploration & Production

  Anglo/Dutch oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell has reportedly been charged over an oil leak in the North Sea that happened four years ago.  The case involved Shell’s Gannet Alpha platform located in the North Sea, 112 miles east of Aberdeen. The platform is operated by Shell U.K. Limited. According to BBC, the charges cover oil pollution, […]

• HiDef Completes Cable Route Surveys Offshore UK

  14 February 2012

  Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

  HiDef Aerial Surveying deployed the latest version of its digital video technology within the intertidal area of the Wash on the east coast of England. The survey provided complete coverage of the near shore cable routes for the LID/Lincs and Race Bank windfarms for Centrica Renewable Energy. Conventional methods for cable route surveys have proven […]

• Macduff Shipyards: Hull of the 16m Tug Completed, UK

  29 March 2013

  Macduff Shipyards, in the North East of Scotland, has completed the Hull of the 16m tug under construction for John Mcloughlin and Son. Based on the highly successful “Sally Mcloughlin” built for the same owner the new vessel will have a bollard pull approaching 25 tonnes. The vessel is a repeat build of MSY 648 […]

• UK: NAFC Marine Centre Gets New Workboat

  25 April 2011

  The NAFC Marine Centre is adding a new workboat to its fleet, which has been specially designed to deliver a greater range of services to Shetland’s maritime industries. The Havra was officially named today (Monday 25 April) by Councillor Josie Simpson at a ceremony held at the Malakoff Slip in Scalloway. Also present were the […]

• UK fishing industry set for fish price slump

  30 August 2010

  Scottish fishing communities can expect more hardship this autumn when Iceland increases its cod quota and floods the market, pushing down the price of fish, industry leaders have warned. With the fishing industry in the midst of a so-called “mackerel war” that has seen Icelandic fishermen compared to marauding Vikings over foreign fish landings, Scots […]

• UK: Penzance Latest Minehunter to Receive Rosyth Revamp

  19 December 2012

  HMS Penzance has arrived in Rosyth as the minehunter becomes the latest to undergo a multi-million-pound revamp in the dockyard. The ship will be out of action for five months as her ship’s company and experts from Babcock overhaul her from bow to stern and main mast to keel. When she emerges from the impressive […]

• UK: Holyhead Marine Increases Its Yard Capacity

  9 June 2011

    Holyhead Marine anounced details of there expansion to the yard facilities at Holyhed. The development will see a significant increase in the capacity of the yard to enable the company to accomodate up to three additional vessels for either new build or refit and repair activities. With over 40 years experience, Holyhead Marine Services […]

• Qatar Petroleum Takes Part in Gastech 2012, UK

  10 October 2012

  Qatar Petroleum, along with its joint ventures and subsidiaries, is taking part in the 26th edition of Gastech. Gastech is currently ongoing until October 11 at the ExCel Centre in London. Held under the theme “Fuelling the future by investing in gas,” the Gastech 2012 Conference and Exhibition brings together all major international and national […]

• Australian navy ship rushes to rescue UK sailor

  2 August 2007

  An Australian navy warship rushed Thursday to save a lone British sailor whose yacht was stuck on a reef off a remote island in the South Pacific, officials said. The frigate HMAS Ballarat was sent from New South Wales state to rescue the British yachtsman, whose boat hit a reef around 185 kilometers (115 miles) […]

• UK: Fast Craft Manannan to Receive Repaired Gearbox

  12 September 2011

  Repairs to a faulty gearbox on Manannan are progressing and are expected to be completed by the weekend of September 17-18. A fault was detected in one of the four gearboxes towards the end of July, which resulted in Manannan having to sail on reduced power until the gearbox was repaired. This has meant that […]

• Construction in Full Swing on New Meercat Workboat, UK

  17 October 2012

  Construction has already started on new 18m x 8m Meercat Workboat which is available now to purchase. The new vessel is scheduled for delivery in January 2013. With its increased moulded depth, twin Doosan 285HP engines and 40 tonne/metre marine crane, this new Meercat is still road-transportable and has a strong clear deck with a capacity […]

• Accommodation Vessel ‘Ocean Atlantic’ Ready for Charter (UK)

  14 February 2013

  Business & Finance

  The Hotel accommodation vessel Ocean Atlantic is ready for charter. After some months in a yard in Polen the former ropax ferry is ready to act as hotel accommodation vessel to the offshore wind industry. ”With its 118 single cabin capacity and plenty deck space for containers and tools we expect to have supplied a […]

• UK: Sunseeker International Wins Another Prestigious Award

  15 May 2012

  Sunseeker International, for its Sunseeker 28 Metre Yacht, has won the ‘Best Production Motor Yacht (24m to 40m)’ category at the recent Asia Boating Awards 2012. The awards generated plenty of buzz, within both leisure marine media and regional business media. The Asia Boating Awards, now in its eighth year, is the region’s most established […]

• UK: North Star Shipping Wins Safey Award

  5 July 2012

  Business & Finance

  North Star Shipping wins international safety award for eleventh consecutive year. North Star Shipping, a division of Craig Group, has scooped a prestigious international award from one of the world’s leading health and safety bodies for the eleventh year in a row. The British Safety Council has awarded the esteemed International Safety Award with Merit […]

• UK books U.S. LNG cargo for end-December

  

  24 December 2018

  The South Hook LNG terminal on the shores of Milford Haven waterway is set to receive a liquefied natural gas cargo from the United States before the end of the year. 

• Total hits gas in North Sea off UK

  

  29 January 2019

  France’s Total made a new discovery in the North Sea offshore U.K., on the Glengorm prospect located in the Central Graben.

• UK LNG terminals book first April cargoes

  

  30 March 2020

  United Kingdom’s liquefied natural gas import terminals on the Milford Haven waterway are set to receive a pair of cargoes over the coming days.