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  • UK offers more offshore blocks in supplementary bidding round

    6 December 2016

    UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) informed on Monday that companies can now apply for new licenses to drill for offshore oil and gas in a number of blocks in the Offshore 2016 Supplementary Round. OGA said on Tuesday that the fourteen blocks on offer in the Supplementary Round are outside of the 29th Oil […]

  • MMO: UK’s South Coast to Benefit from Marine Planning

    11 September 2012

    The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced that the coast and seas from Dover to the River Dart in Devon will be the second area in England to benefit from marine planning. Marine plans will inform and guide marine users and regulators, managing the sustainable development of marine industries, such as wind farms, shipping, […]

  • Vattenfall launches world’s largest offshore wind farm (UK)

    14 September 2010

    Vattenfall has completed the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, off the south east coast of England, currently the largest offshore wind farm in the world. The official launch will take place Thursday 23 September.

  • EastPort UK Could Increase Employment Rate in Great Yarmouth

    22 May 2012

    Jamie Frater, who became head of the EastPort UK last week, said that employment in Great Yarmouth will certainly grow, the BBC writes. Mr Frater pointed out that employment growth may not be as rapid as people expect and it will be necessary to train people in Yarmouth who want to work in energy sector. […]

  • New managing director at GDF SUEZ E&P UK

    18 August 2014

    Ruud Zoon joins from GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V. where he has been Managing Director since 2010

  • UK: Coretrax Technology Limited Welcomes New Manager

    14 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeen-based oilfield services firm Coretrax Technology Limited has appointed Scott Laing as Business Development Manager. Mr Laing joins Coretrax from MI Swaco Wellbore Productivity where he was based in Egypt since 2007. He brings over 20 years of experience within the global oil industry with specific expertise in wellbore clean-up projects and technologies. Coretrax specialises […]

  • UK awaiting LNG cargoes from Qatar, US

    5 November 2019
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The South Hook LNG terminal on the shores of UK’s Milford Haven waterway is scheduled to receive three cargo deliveries in the coming days.

  • River Severn Open for Private Tidal Power Projects (UK)

    9 June 2011
    Authorities & Government

    The UK’s longest river, the Severn, is open for private tidal power projects, the government said.   (hydroworld) [mappress] Source: hydroworld, June 08, 2011;

  • EUR 929 Million for Offshore Wind in UK Budget 2016

    16 March 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    UK Chancellor George Osborne today announced the Budget 2016, setting aside up to £730 million (approx. €929 million) for the support of offshore wind and other less established renewable technologies for projects generating electricity in 2021 to 2026. The Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction will back up to 4GW of offshore wind and other less established renewables technologies, with […]

  • Decom North Sea Elects 10 New Directors (UK)

    10 October 2012

    Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil & gas decommissioning forum, held its annual general meeting last night in St Andrews, with 10 new directors elected from across all sectors of the decommissioning industry. The meeting heard that the supply chain body now has 213 fee paying members. Attendees were also given an overview of […]

  • Specialist Welding Trials Completed at National Hyperbaric Centre, UK

    7 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    A group of divers have completed specialist coded welding trials at a leading North-east oil and gas industry support and training facility to prepare them for work in the Norwegian sector. The Aberdeen-based National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC), is the world’s foremost hyperbaric welding trials and training complex, and 42 divers from a major oil and […]

  • UK: Feedback Period for Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Ends

    9 August 2012

    After months of public consultation events, yesterday was the last day for giving written feedback to E.ON for the Rampion offshore wind farm project, which will go before planners in October. The company extended the consultation period to allow the public to see the environmental statement. The wind farm, which would be located 8 miles […]

  • Atlantic Array Could Use South Wales Ports, UK

    2 August 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Substations or cable laying for Atlantic Array offshore wind farm would not be built in South Wales but in north Devon, it has been said on a planning meeting of Carmarthenshire Council. However, the ports of South Wales could play a huge role in transporting components and materials to and from the development site. This […]

  • RBG Improves Safety and Effectiveness of Fabric Maintenance Technology (UK)

    17 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    RBG has worked with a number of suppliers to improve the safety and effectiveness of a range of fabric maintenance technology. RBG worked with MONTI and its UK distributor, Belzona Polymerics Ltd to enhance the Hand-Arm Vibration (HAV) daily usage limit of MONTI’s MBX® Bristle Blaster®. The lightweight, handheld power tool is used widely across […]

  • UK: BMT Analyses Stingray’s New Seismic Sensing System

    12 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    BMT Reliability Consultants Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced its latest project with Stingray Geophysical Ltd, a TGS company. This partnership saw BMT provide critical analysis and reliability assessments during the development of the wet-end array of Stingray’s innovative fibre-optic Fosar® seabed […]

  • Converter station suppliers selected for UK subsea electricity superhighway

    13 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and SP Energy Networks have selected preferred grid suppliers for HVDC converter stations for the 2 GW Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) subsea electricity superhighway. The 525kV, £2.5 billion HVDC link will connect Torness in East Lothian, Scotland, to Hawthorn Pit in County Durham, England, enabling the transmission of renewable […]

  • Thales UK Nets Contract to Supply Sonar for HMS Anson

    7 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Thales UK has been awarded a £30m+ contract to supply the Sonar 2076 fully integrated search and attack submarine sonar system for the UK Royal Navy’s fifth Astute-class submarine, HMS Anson. Thales will supply the sonar system to BAE Systems Submarine Solutions, the prime contractor for the Astute-class build, to be fitted to the submarine […]

  • Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Critical Before 2020 (UK)

    21 November 2011

    As offshore wind energy projects evolve and as developers, manufacturers and energy utilities continue to invest, a short-term reduction in costs is unrealistic if the sector is to realise its true potential. This is according to Intertek METOC, specialist marine consultancy that provides impartial advice to the finance, investment and development communities. With European offshore […]

  • Subsea UK’s Online Learning Programme for New Subsea Engineers

    1 July 2015

    Subsea UK has launched its new online learning programme to support the development of new engineers and technicians entering the subsea sector and to develop graduates to become the next generation of engineers to help the UK’s £9 billion subsea sector achieve its global potential. The Introduction to Subsea Engineering course can be completed in […]

  • MERiFIC Project Focuses on Marine Renewable Energy Development (UK)

    6 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Cornwall Council’s MERiFIC project, which aims to increase the adoption of marine energy across Cornwall and Finistère, is organising a key networking event for businesses and organisations interested in marine renewable energy development at the cutting-edge COAST Laboratory based at the University of Plymouth between 4pm and 6pm on Tuesday, 26 March. The aim of […]

  • E.ON’s Humber Gateway Project Goes to Harland and Wolff, UK

    27 March 2013

    Energy company E.ON has awarded the contract for design and fabrication of the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm substation jacket to Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Limited. E.ON, one of the UK’s leading power and gas companies, is developing the 219MW offshore wind farm, located 8km off the East Yorkshire coast, just north of the […]

  • UK: Lower Block of HMS QE Ready for Journey to Rosyth

    22 May 2012

    The public in Portsmouth caught their first glimpse of the giant forward section of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, as it was loaded out of the hall at BAE Systems’ facility at Portsmouth Naval Base in preparation for its departure to Rosyth. Using a fleet of remote controlled transporters, a team moved the 6,000 tonne section, known […]

  • Jumbo Hired for FPSO Mooring Job in UK North Sea

    6 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Jumbo has been awarded a FPSO mooring, installation and hook-up contract by EnQuest. EnQuest is redeveloping the Ardmore and Duncan fields as Alma and Galia respectively. The project scope is the mooring spread installation and FPSO tow out and hook up. This will be the first offshore project in which Jumbo acts as the main […]

  • Allseas Wins Removal Contracts for Shell’s Brent Platform, UK

    15 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

      Shell U.K. Ltd has awarded the Swiss-based Allseas Group S.A. the contract for the removal, transportation and load-in to shore of the topsides of three of its Brent platforms, with an option to do the same with the fourth platform. The contract also includes the removal of Brent Alpha’s steel jacket. The Brent field […]

  • UK: SPE Opens Offshore Achievement Awards 2012 for Entries

    31 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The search is launched for the brightest and best talent and achievements in the Energy industry over the last year. The prestigious Offshore Achievement Awards, recently re-launched by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen section with the support of main sponsor Taqa Bratani, are now open for entries. For the first time in their […]