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  • ICOE reflects UK’s leading position in wave & tidal energy

    16 September 2015

    The UK is to host the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) for the first time. The event, now in its tenth year, will come to Edinburgh from February 23-25, 2016, and will be designed by an international committee of experts and industry organisations. Previous ICOE events have been held in Spain, Nova Scotia, France, […]

  • UK: Foreign Secretary Hails Shah Deniz 2 Deal

    17 December 2013

    New gas development increases diversity of energy supply to Europe and underlines UK and BP’s commitment to future of Azerbaijan. UK Foreign Secretary William Hague visited Baku today to witness the signing of the final investment decision on a new gas development led by BP, which consolidates the UK’s position as the largest foreign investor […]

  • UK’s South Hook awaits first Aug LNG cargo

    28 July 2015
    Vessels

    The UK’s South Hook LNG terminal in Milford Haven will receive a cargo of the chilled gas next week from Qatar. The 210,152 cbm Q-Flex carrier Fraiha is expected to dock at South Hook on August 4, port data reveals. This will be the first August shipment of Qatari LNG to the 15.6 mtpa import facility. According […]

  • UK: Latchways Delivers 3000th Offshore Fall Arrest System

    19 August 2013

    Having supplied fall protection systems to over 27 European offshore wind farms, and with another major offshore project successfully secured, Latchways plc continue to position themselves as the undisputed market leader in offshore fall protection—with the ManSafe® Sealed SRL for vessel to turbine transfer. The ManSafe Sealed SRL (Self Retracting Lifeline) is a fall arrest […]

  • UK: Peel Ports Invites Bids for Port of Heysham Dredging

    11 January 2012

    Peel Ports is seeking contractors for the Port of Heysham dredging project. The Peel Group reveals a plan which includes dredging 36,000 cubic metres of silt from the North Quay area and dumping of the dredged silt at sea. “Recent surveys of the harbour indicated that levels of silt adjacent to the North Quay have […]

  • Crown Estate Still Not Talking about Round 4 (UK)

    27 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      The UK’s emerging offshore wind industry has only just started work on ambitious plans to build more than 30GW of new capacity, and is not y… By Jessica Shankleman (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, October 27, 2011

  • BP Hires Floatel Victory for Clair Ridge Development (UK)

    17 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Floatel International has signed a Contract with BP Exploration Operating Company Limited for provision of its accommodation and construction support vessel Floatel Victory for the Clair Ridge Development project. The Clair Ridge field is located on the UK Continental Shelf, approximately 66 km west of Shetland Isles. The charter period will commence in June 2015 […]

  • Able’s Seaton Port gets UK’s largest harbour crane

    20 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The largest harbour crane in the UK will be arriving at Able Seaton Port today, marking a major step forward in Able UK’s expansion of its port facilities on both the Tees and the Humber. The multi-million Leibherr LHM600SHL mobile crane is being delivered from Rostock in Germany. It has been specially adapted to meet […]

  • UK Prime Minister Pledges Offshore Wind Target Increase

    14 November 2019
    Authorities & Government

    UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to increase the UK’s 2030 offshore wind target from the current 30GW to 40GW if his Conservative party wins the general election. UK’s current target to have 30GW of connected offshore wind capacity by 2030 was set with the launch of a new joint government-industry Offshore Wind Sector […]

  • Tender seeks survey services for France-UK electricity links

    25 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    French transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has issued a tender seeking a provider of a survey campaign for two interconnector projects. As part of the awarded framework contract, the selected party will be in charge of carrying out maintenance survey work along the length of the IFA2000 and IFA2 interconnections between France […]

  • UK Helps Rescue Crew of Sunken Tanker off Yemen

    27 June 2017

    The UK Coastguard have coordinated a long range rescue after an oil tanker sank 240 miles off the coast of Yemen in the early morning hours on June 26. The coastguard received reports of a mayday distress call issued by the oil tanker, which is registered under a Panamanian flag, reporting that it was sinking. The […]

  • Proserv Wins Award at EY UK Entrepreneur of the Year 2013

    9 October 2013

    The chief executive of rapidly growing energy technology services company Proserv has scooped the award for Private Equity Backed Business in the EY UK Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 awards.  David Lamont was praised for the company’s impressive acquisition strategy, its geographical reach and the opportunities for further expansion. During his two years at Proserv, […]

  • UK: Stork Technical Services Wins ‘Ideas in Safety’ Prize

    19 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Stork Technical Services, a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, won the first ever ‘Ideas in Safety’ prize at this year’s UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards. Stork’s on-site machining & bolting team received the award for its innovative hot bolt clamp system […]

  • UK: Flexlife Finishes High Levels of Offshore Integrity Testing

    9 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Subsea specialist Flexlife has completed high levels of annulus testing work during the last 12 months, including its first work off Africa. All the projects achieved definitive results within days. Flexlife Chief Executive Stuart Mitchell said: “Flexlife has built a reputation for responding quickly and delivering accurate results that minimise downtime and maximise safe productive […]

  • Tony Trapp’s Company Takes on Turbine Access Chalange (UK)

    29 October 2010
    Research & Development, Technology

    Visitors to RenewableUK 2010 will hear at first hand from OSBIT Power Ltd (OP), about plans for a turbine access system that can operate in safety in higher sea states than any system currently available. OP is the newly established renewable energy engineering design, manufacture and supply company in the North East of England, (Stand […]

  • UK to Award GBP 10 Million for Innovations in Offshore Wind

    5 November 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Innovators with novel ideas to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy are today being invited to get their ideas off the drawing board and into turbines out at sea with the launch of two competitions. As highlighted in the Offshore Wind Technology Innovation Needs Assessment (TINA) published by the Low Carbon Innovation Coordination Group […]

  • Natural Power Announces New Managing and Commercial Directors (UK)

    23 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    International renewable energy consultancy and products group Natural Power has announced new positions within its management team including Ted Leeming as Managing Director and Steve Pears as Commercial Director. Current non-executive Board member Ted Leeming was one of the co-founders of Natural Power in the mid 1990’s and now takes on the role of MD […]

  • 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) […]

  • 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 […]

  • Wind Generates Over 10 TWh of Electricity in 2010 (UK)

    4 April 2011

    Wind energy supplied an additional 24 per cent to UK energy generation in the fourth quarter of 2010, a record increase on the same period…   By Emily Smoucha (greenwisebusiness) [mappress] Source: greenwisebusiness, April 04, 2011  

  • UK: CTruk Boats Secures Five Orders at Seawork 2012

    25 May 2012

    CTruk Boats, innovative UK shipyard on the east coast, has secured five new orders at Seawork 2012. The company will build the first CVenture40, which offers year-round utilisation for owner-operators, and four 19m multi-purpose catamarans (MPC).  Andy White, Chairman of CTruk Boats, said, “These orders establish CTruk Boats as the leading, innovative UK shipyard and […]

  • UK: Serica Pleased With Overall 2Q 2010 Operations and Results

    4 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Serica Energy plc  today announces its financial results for the three and six months ending 30 June 2010. Highlights: Operational: •Production rates at Kambuna increased during first half of the year – average gas sales of 35 mmscfd in June and 39 mmscfd in July •Kambuna field operator has reduced its current reserve projections but […]

  • UK: DNV Engineer Awarded for Thesis on Offshore Renewable Energy

    6 June 2013

    A senior engineer with DNV has received a prestigious award for his thesis on offshore renewable energy. Philimon Gonidakis was named the recipient of Cranfield University’s Professor John Sharp Prize at a graduation ceremony on June 6. Philimon has just completed an MSc in Offshore and Ocean Technology at the university which was jointly funded […]

  • Repsol Sinopec expands Petrofac’s scope of support on UK assets

    23 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Petrofac is preparing to extend its provision of operations and maintenance services to Repsol Sinopec Resources UK following an enhancement to its existing contract.

  • Technology and innovation as focus areas for UK oil & gas sector

    4 March 2015
    Equipment

    At the Technology Showcase event in Aberdeen today (March 4), the Oil and Gas Technology Leadership Board will announce the top priority topics the UK oil and gas industry will focus on during 2015 to help it tackle the current challenges of rising operating costs, production at a plateau and a business environment adversely affected […]