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  • UK: TAG CEO Comments on Resolve Energy Bill Debates

    5 June 2013

    Commenting on the third reading of the Energy Bill, Alex Dawson, Chief Executive of TAG Energy Solutions and Chairman of North East Renewables Group, Energi Coast, said: “The Energy Bill debate surrounding decarbonisation continues to reaffirm the importance low carbon resources such as offshore wind will play in the UK’s energy mix.  “However, continuing delays […]

  • UK: SMD Wins Prestigious Award for its ROV Design

    21 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      SMD has been honoured with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the innovation category for the design and manufacturer of Work Class Remotely Operated Vehicles (WROVS). The company, based in Wallsend near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of remote invention equipment, which operates in hazardous environments across the globe. Each […]

  • Chevron’s Rosebank Offshore Project Enters FEED Phase (UK)

    9 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Chevron Corporation has entered front-end engineering and design (FEED) on the Rosebank oil and gas project in the West of Shetland region. “The Rosebank project is another important step forward in our strategy to grow profitably in core areas of our upstream business,” said George Kirkland, Chevron’s vice chairman. “Chevron has extensive deepwater capabilities, and […]

  • Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Hires Accommodation Vessel ‘Regalia’

    13 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Prosafe has been awarded a contract from Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited for the provision of the Regalia accommodation vessel at the Montrose Platform in the UK Continental Shelf in the North Sea. The contract has been awarded following a competitive tendering process and is for a firm period of 450 days with on-site operations […]

  • First UK Offshore Wind Farm Disappears from Horizon

    24 April 2019

    E.ON has decommissioned the two-turbine Blyth project, the first offshore wind farm built in UK waters. The Blyth offshore wind farm features two 2MW turbines commissioned in December 2000, which were at that time the most powerful units. According to E.ON, wind farms usually have a lifespan of 20-25 years and Blyth has reached the end of […]

  • Transmission charges a threat to UK green energy industry – Report

    26 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure

    Britain’s energy regulators are putting billions of pounds of green infrastructure investment at risk by overseeing an energy market which favours EU energy imports at the expense of home-grown schemes, new research has shown. Electricity generators in the UK pay transmission charges for the cost of building and maintaining the network, set by the regulator […]

  • CME Adds New OTC Natural Gas Contracts, UK

    25 January 2013
    Project & Tenders

    CME Clearing Europe, CME Group’s European clearing house, has announced that it has added two new over-the-counter (OTC) European natural gas forward contracts for clearing: the United Kingdom (UK) National Balancing Point (NBP) Natural Gas Physically Delivered Forward contract and the Netherlands (NL) Title Transfer Facility (TTF) Natural Gas Physically Delivered Forward contract. These contracts […]

  • 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: 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 […]

  • 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: Atlantic Array Exhibitions Attract 294 People

    6 August 2012

    A series of public exhibitions, which were organized in South Wales, have attracted 294 people who wanted to know more about the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm, says The Wave news site. Visitors had an opportunity to learn details on the results of the environmental assessments, as well as the changes that have been made […]

  • UK: Endeavour Buys More Stake in Alba Field

    1 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Endeavour International Corporation yesterday announced that it had completed the acquisition of the additional 23.43% working interest in the Alba field from ConocoPhillips. The Alba oil field, located in Block 16/26a, in the Central North Sea is a late Eocene reservoir that has been producing since 1994. Endeavour’s newly acquired working interest combined with its […]

  • Environmental Resources Management Boosted With £4 Million (UK)

    24 January 2011

    A STRING of deals including work in the offshore wind and hydro-electric sectors is expected to give a £4 million boost to the Scottish…   By Peter Ranscombe (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, January 24, 2011

  • Huhne to Predict UK Growth in Offshore Wind Market

    26 October 2011
    Authorities & Government

    The U.K. will be the largest European market for offshore wind, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne is expected to say at a conference in a bid to… By Sally Bakewell  (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, October 26, 2011;

  • Jee Introduces New Subsea Training Course (UK)

    31 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Jee has introduced a new addition to its growing programme of subsea training courses. The Engineering of Flexibles course provides delegates with an expert level of understanding in flexible risers and flowlines in conjunction with OrcaFlex software training. The four-day course, which is offered in Aberdeen and being held from the 24th to the 27th […]

  • NHC Secures Contract for Testing of The Sea Marshall (UK)

    11 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    A North-east hyperbaric and UKAS testing facility has won a prestigious contract to test a piece of life saving equipment for the diving industry. The National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC), based in Aberdeen, has recently taken on the testing of The Sea Marshall, a piece of equipment used by divers worldwide for alerting and locating a […]

  • Somerset Flood Defence Plan Moves Ahead (UK)

    19 January 2011

    Plans to flood an area of the Somerset coast have been put out to public consultation. Bristol Port Authority has to create mudflats to … (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, January 19, 2011;

  • UK: Council Unveils Coplands Dock Dredging Plan

    20 January 2012

    Orkney Islands Council has announced plan for dredging and marine civils work at the Coplands Dock, Stromness. The works comprise: – A new pier with a deck area of approximately 2,900m2 and an approach approximately 95m long by 8m wide constructed using tubular steel piles with a concrete deck slab, – Supply and installation of […]

  • UOP to clean gas at Catcher FPSO, offshore UK

    19 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced today that it has been selected by BW Offshore to remove contaminants from natural gas aboard a new Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel off the coast of Scotland. The vessel, which will be leased to Premier Oil, will include a UOP SeparexTM Membrane System to remove carbon […]

  • UK: Scira Offshore Renews Charter of ‘Eden Rose’

    2 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Tidal Transit’s personnel transfer vessel, Eden Rose, has been on charter to Scira Offshore Energy since May 2012. Initially it was transporting construction workers building the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm to site, and since this 88 turbine power plant was completed late last year, it has been taking maintenance technicians to the wind farm […]

  • UK: Dredging to Bring Bigger Ships to Port of Tyne

    1 June 2011

    Ships and boats bigger and heavier than ever will soon be able to travel up the River Tyne… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, June 1, 2011;

  • UK: Chancellor of the Exchequer Tours London Container Terminal

    10 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Port of Tilbury, London’s major port, recently welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, to open the new Tilbury Training Academy where students are learning the vital skills they need to be part of the workforce of the future. The Chancellor was also taken on a tour of operations at […]

  • UK: Godmanchester Flood Risk Management Scheme Unveiled

    28 February 2014

    A ceremony took place on Friday 28 February in Godmanchester, marking the official completion of Godmanchester’s flood risk management scheme. The ground was first broken on Friday 25 May 2012 by Jonathan Djanogly, MP for Huntingdon, and Steve Wheatley, Chair of the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee, who was instrumental in securing approval for the […]

  • UK: Fraserburgh Harbor Commissioners Unveil Development Plan

    13 July 2012

    Fraserburgh Harbor Commissioners have announced tender for the dredging works at the Fraserburgh area. Project details: Revised Scheme consists of marine civil engineering works comprising dredging of existing North Harbor basin, Entrance channel and short link to main harbor channel; – bored pile supported structural facing to existing quay and entrance walls to stabilise existing […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Cheaper than Nuclear Power

    6 November 2012

    The cost of nuclear power is at least £200 per MWh, much more than the cost of offshore wind power at £140 per MWh. This is according to new calculations by the Energy Fair group, stripping out all subsidies.  “This confirms that nuclear power is entirely uneconomic,” said Dr Gerry Wolff of Energy Fair. “There […]