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  • UK: Port of Felixstowe Welcomes World’s Largest Container Ships

    16 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Port of Felixstowe has handled four of the world’s largest container ships in 24 hours and become the first port in the UK to handle an 18,000 TEU vessel. The period of intense activity at the UK’s busiest container port began with the arrival of the 13,000 TEU MSC Capella, and included maiden calls […]

  • Conference on Opportunities for UK Ports in Energy Sector Coming Up

    24 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    On December 2, an event titled “Opportunities for UK Ports in the Energy Sector” will be held in London. Recent years have seen rapid development of offshore renewables and a number of changes to energy policy. With these changes, there are many available opportunities for ports to support the supply chain and help secure the […]

  • DeepOcean winds down UK cable lay and trenching units

    28 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    Subsea services player DeepOcean has completed the restructuring and wind down of its UK cable lay and trenching business. The restructuring process, which started in November last year, involved DeepOcean 1 UK, DeepOcean Subsea Cables and Enshore Subsea. Deepocean said that through the completion of the wind down and with further secured long-term financing from its lenders and […]

  • UK Government Could Make Offshore Wind Investors to Backtrack

    9 October 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Big investors in the UK renewable energy sector have sent a letter to the Government, stating that they could stop their investment if the support for the sector decreases. Latest discussions within the coalition Government over support for the offshore wind have made the sector’s global players concerned about the risk of political abandonment of […]

  • UK: Cove Encourages Shareholders to Accept Shell’s Takeover Bid

    22 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Cove Energy, a UK oil and gas company with primary assets in East Africa, yesterday urged its shareholders to accept the $1.8 billion takeover bid from Shell before May 23, the first closing date for the offer from Shell. The board of Cove, having already endorsed the offer, has said it continues to believe that […]

  • UK’s Grain LNG terminal to receive Sabine Pass cargo

    5 July 2017
    Vessels

    National Grid’s Grain LNG terminal in Kent is set to become the first terminal in the UK to receive a cargo from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass export plant in Lousiana. 

  • Enegi to Assess Hydrocarbon Potential of Block 3/23a (UK)

    26 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Enegi, the independent Oil and Gas Company with a portfolio of assets located in the UK North Sea, Newfoundland Canada, Ireland, and Jordan, provides an update on North Sea Licence P1974 containing the Malvolio prospect in Block 3/23a. Further to the announcement of 31 January 2013, the Company confirms that, through the activities of Azimuth […]

  • UK: HR Wallingford’s Environment Group Builds Strong Foundations

    11 April 2011

      In its first year, HR Wallingford’s Environment Group has won a number of exciting projects for both public and private sector clients in the UK and overseas. The group was launched in April 2010 and now stands at 10 environmental professionals. Specialising in environmental policy and legislation, environmental impact assessment and targeted research, the group’s technical skills […]

  • Subsea UK Highlights Renewables Sector as O&G Alternative

    18 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    Subsea UK is encouraging companies to expand into the renewables sector to sustain long-term growth. The industry body, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise, will be running an event on August 2, 2016 to examine why harnessing a range of renewable resources is essential if the industry is to ensure security and longevity of the UK’s […]

  • UK: Tekmar Wins Dong Energy’s Westermost Rough Contract

    12 September 2013
    Storage

    The world’s leading cable protection company for the offshore wind industry, Tekmar Energy, has been awarded a cable protection contract by DONG Energy for the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm. Situated eight kilometres off the coast of Hull, Westermost Rough windfarm will cover an area of 35 sq km, generating 210MW of electricity – enough […]

  • UK: Atlantis Completes Narec Tidal Turbine Testing Programme

    15 October 2012
    Research & Development

    Atlantis Resources Corporation has completed the first ever tidal turbine testing programme at the National Renewable Energy Centre’s 3MW capacity, onshore, turbine drive train testing facility. In two weeks of full testing on its AR1000 turbine, the international marine energy developer has secured performance data equivalent to four months of tidal exchanges.  Working closely with […]

  • UK’s Calor upgrades its Aust LNG fueling station

    7 February 2019

    UK provider of liquefied natural gas Calor has expanded its refueling network for natural gas-powered trucks by upgrading its Aust LNG facility near Bristol.

  • UK: North Sea Offshore Wind Market Data Released

    20 July 2012

    Roughly 90% of global offshore wind capacity comes from Europe, with the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany at the forefront. Developments progressed slower in 2011 than in 2010 with only 788.1 MW of additional offshore wind capacity installed as opposed to 1139.9 MW in 2010, leading to a total capacity of 3820.1 MW. The […]

  • LUX Assure Appoints Laurence Ormerod as New Chairman (UK)

    11 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    LUX Assure, a research and development company specialising in chemical monitoring technologies for the oil and gas industry, has appointed Laurence Ormerod as chairman further strengthening the firm’s focus on the global oil and gas sector. With 30 years experience in the oil and gas industry, Mr Ormerod has been a non-executive director with the […]

  • DECC Approves Maersk Oil’s Balloch Development Plan (UK)

    25 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Oil UK announced today that the company had received FDP (Field Development Plan) approval from the Department of Energy and Climate Change for the Balloch oil field, 140 miles north east of Aberdeen in the Central North Sea. Balloch, which Maersk Oil holds a 100% interest in, was discovered in 2010 and is situated […]

  • UK’s National Audit Office Scrutinizes Renewable Energy Contracts

    27 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) issued a report Early Contracts for Renewable Electricity today. The NAO said that it is not convinced that the Government sufficiently protected consumers’ interests by awarding without competition £16.6 billion worth of early contracts to eight renewable generation projects at risk of investment delay. This decision may provide higher returns to contractors than […]

  • UK: Crown Estate Posts Profit of GBP 252.6 Million

    27 June 2013

    The Crown Estate announced another record financial result, posting a profit of £252.6 million which they pay entirely to the UK Treasury for the benefit of the nation’s finances. Profit for the year was up by 5.2 per cent on last year and capital value rose by over 7 per cent to more than £8.6 […]

  • Hydrasun Gets Integrity Management Contract from Shell UK

    20 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

      Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has secured a five-year contract with two, one year extension options, for the continued supply of Flexible Hose Assembly (FHA) and Small Bore Tubing (SBT) integrity management services together with product supply, to Shell U.K. Limited. […]

  • Elgin Gas Leak: Total Spuds Relief Well (UK)

    18 April 2012

    Oil major Total has announced that the Sedco 714 rig has initiated drilling of the first relief well as part of the company’s strategy to stop the Elgin G4 gas leak. The gas has been flowing freely to the atmosphere from the G4 well since March 25 when the company was forced to evacuate all […]

  • UK: Officials Seek Contractor for East Cowes Marina Project

    28 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Homes and Communities Agency has begun its search for a partner to develop and operate a new 400 berth marina and surrounding waterfront development at East Cowes, Isle of Wight. The marina scheme represents the next important phase in the regeneration of East Cowes. Paul Flatt, HCA Senior Development Manager, said: “The marina project […]

  • UK: Tidal Energy to Test DeltaStream Device in Welsh Waters

    28 March 2013

    Welsh marine energy company Tidal Energy Ltd is preparing to deploy a prototype of its DeltaStream device in the Ramsey Sound off St Davids Head, southwest Wales. Tidal Energy, which is controlled by principal shareholder Eco2, a company committed to financing and developing renewable energy projects throughout the UK and Europe, plans to test the […]

  • Women Could Help Resolve the Shortage of Skills Problem (UK)

    9 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Shortage of skills is the biggest challenge facing the energy industry and a Norwich conference heard that recruiting more women could help resolve the problem. The need to develop more expertise to cope with growing demand for engineers in the East of England was a constant theme throughout the People: Powering The Future conference held […]

  • RSD&E: Successfully Completion of Greater Gabbard Project (UK)

    10 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation announced today they successfully completed their integral part in the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm project working collaboratively with the operations team for Fluor, the principle contractor. Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation (RSD&E) completed their multi-million pound project over a period of two years (2010 – 2012) where they performed […]

  • UK: Intertek Supports TenneT’s German Offshore Grid Delivery

    19 September 2012
    Storage

    Intertek’s Energy and Water consultancy (formerly Intertek METOC), is to act as Technical Project Manager for surveys to TenneT, the European electricity grid operator, on its German offshore wind connections. The work will see Intertek design and manage geophysical and geotechnical surveys for the offshore substations and export cable routes for offshore wind projects. Intertek […]

  • Reef Subsea Completes Excavation Work at Centrica’s Platform (UK)

    21 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Reef Subsea today announced that its subsidiary company. Reef Subsea Power and Umbilical Ltd., with offices in Stockton-on-Tees and Aberdeen, has successfully completed a contract with UK energy company Centrica Energy. The contract saw Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical assist with seabed excavation services at the Chiswick platform on the Kew field development. Reef Subsea […]