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  • 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 […]

  • UK: Antrim to Install Subsea Facilities for Fionn Field Development

    24 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Antrim Energy Inc., Antrim, an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, announced that it has signed an agreement with Valiant Petroleum plc to proceed with early installation of subsea facilities for the development of the Fionn Field in the UK Northern North Sea block 211/22a South East Area. Antrim […]

  • UK: Total Hosts Press Conference on Elgin Platform Incident

    1 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Total hosted a press conference, attended by Rt Hon Charles Hendry, MP, Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) at which it provided further details of the scale of its work to control the release of non-toxic gas from the G4 well on the Elgin field platform and confirmed that […]

  • AREG’s Response to Samsung Plans for Fife Wind Farm (UK)

    1 February 2012

    First Minister Alex Salmond yesterday announced that Samsung is to base its first European offshore wind project in Fife in an inward venture worth up to £100m that is expected to create more than 500 jobs in Scotland. The announcement came at the Scottish Offshore Wind and Supply Chain Conference in Aberdeen. Morag McCorkindale, chief […]

  • RWE Innogy, SSE Inaugurate Greater Gabbard OWF, UK

    8 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    At yesterday’s opening ceremony, the joint venture partners RWE Innogy and SSE inaugurated the power plant together with Michael Fallon, Minister of State for Energy. Greater Gabbard is one of the largest wind farms in the UK with 140 wind turbines in water depths between 24 and 34 metres and with an installed capacity of 500 […]

  • Aker Solutions Aims to Create 500 New UK Jobs

    19 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    International oil services company Aker Solutions aims to create 500 new UK jobs over the next year. In a bid to grow its business substantially, Norway-listed Aker Solutions is set to recruit 300 staff to its Aberdeen operation and create 200 positions at the company’s newly established west-London engineering office. The move follows a successful […]

  • UK: Able Marine Energy Park Decision Pushed Back

    29 July 2013
    Authorities & Government

    A Government Minister has set a new deadline for a decision on plans for the £450million Able Marine Energy Park on the South Bank of the Humber. The original date for a Government decision on the Able Marine Energy Park was May 24th, but this was then moved forward to July 24th. Now the Transport […]

  • Vestas Ends Turbine Factory Plans at Port of Sheerness, UK

    22 June 2012
    Ports & Logistics

    Port of Sheerness and Vestas have jointly announced that further development of a Vestas facility at the port will not proceed at this stage. Port of Sheerness and Vestas thank both the local council and community for their great co-operation to date.  Vestas comments on this announcement: ”Vestas’ strong commitment to the development of both […]

  • Optimism is returning to UK North Sea industry, report says

    1 December 2017

    Optimism is returning in the UK Continental Shelf, and the bottom has been called on the oil industry downturn

  • UK: World’s Largest Quay Cranes on Their Way to London Gateway

    21 January 2013

    Towering at a height of 138 metres, taller than the London Eye, London Gateway’s colossal quay cranes are on their way to the UK’s new deep-water container port. The first three of the port’s giant quay cranes, manufactured by Shanghai’s Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC), have started their journey from China. The enormous crane’s boom […]

  • UK: DONG to Build Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm

    30 January 2013

    DONG Energy has decided to build the offshore wind farm Westermost Rough in the North Sea on the British east coast. The construction will represent a total investment of approximately EUR 1 billion including the construction of the transmission assets. When the wind farm goes into operation, the transmission assets will be sold to an […]

  • UK: Wave Hub Hails Support for Wave, Tidal Projects

    25 July 2012

    Wave Hub has welcomed a UK Government announcement that will see financial support for wave and tidal stream technologies more than double from next year. The Department of Energy and Climate Change confirmed today that it will increase support for wave and tidal stream projects from two Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) to five per megawatt […]

  • New Deep-water Container Terminal at Port of Liverpool, UK

    5 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Peel Ports today announced it has commenced the procurement phase for the construction of its new deep-water container terminal at the Port of Liverpool. It was also revealed that the landmark terminal, which will bring some of the world’s largest container ships to the Mersey, will be branded Liverpool 2 – and will be open […]

  • UK O&G Industry Safety Awards winners presented

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    The winners of the UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards were confirmed on Wednesday 30 April in an awards ceremony held at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. The event, sponsored by Maersk Oil UK, recognises and honours the companies and people who embody the spirit of safety and innovation across the sector. Robert Paterson, […]

  • Bechtel and Hexicon to build multi-turbine floaters offshore UK

    15 March 2021
    Research & Development, Technology

    Engineering, construction, and project management company Bechtel is partnering with Sweden’s Hexicon to demonstrate the technology for large-scale floating wind power generation projects off the coast of the UK. The initial partnership will draw on Bechtel’s engineering, construction, and project financing expertise to develop the design and constructability of the offshore wind facility. In addition […]

  • Xcite Energy Concludes Phase 1A at Bentley Field (UK)

    15 October 2012

    Xcite Energy has concluded the Phase 1A of the Bentley field development programme in the UK North Sea. The Rowan Norway drilling rig is demobilised and handed back to Rowan Companies Inc. The 9/3b-7 and 7Z wells were successfully suspended for future use as production wells during Phase 1B. The Scott Spirit and shuttle tanker […]

  • UK: Dana Petroleum Successfully Appraises Blackbird Oil Field

    14 July 2010

    Dana Petroleum announces the successful appraisal of the Blackbird oil field in the UK Central North Sea. The 20/2a-9 well, operated by Nexen, was drilled in a water depth of approximately 367 feet to a total measured depth of 12,000 feet, targeting a high quality Upper Jurassic oil discovery. The well encountered approximately 330 vertical […]

  • Prosafe Secures Contract for Safe Caledonia in UK North Sea

    14 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited (“Nexen”) for a 240-day firm period using the Safe Caledonia for accommodation support at the Golden Eagle facility in the UK sector of the North Sea. Subject to the Golden Eagle development receiving regulatory approval, on site operations are planned to commence between May […]

  • IBISWorld Updates Its Report on UK Renewable Energy Industry

    31 August 2012
    Research & Development

    The world’s energy crisis has necessitated a radical shift among policy makers and industry participants. Increased awareness surrounding the impacts of climate change has driven an aggressive decarbonising strategy, spearheaded by the Renewable Energy industry. The United Kingdom currently supplies 8.6% of its total electricity from renewable sources, representing a significant increase from 1.5% in […]

  • DiveSource Nets Contract from UK North Sea Operator

    30 November 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Aberdeen-based dive consultancy, DiveSource, has secured a master service agreement with an unnamed UK North Sea operator for the provision of company subsea representatives and consulting services. The contract is for three years with two optional one-year extensions. The award of the contract has allowed DiveSource to expand its team, with the core team based […]

  • Subsea UK Hosts Subsea Pipelines Integrity Management Conference

    3 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Energy industry leaders will get together to explore the challenges of subsea pipeline integrity at a high-level business conference in London this week (7 December 2012). Subsea UK is hosting the Subsea Pipelines Integrity Management conference, in partnership with the Pipeline Industries Guild and the Society of Underwater Technology (SUT). A panel of industry speakers […]

  • UK: Major Research Institutes Choose Kongsberg’s GeoSwath Plus

    9 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Kongsberg Geoacoustics based in Great Yarmouth, UK have recently delivered their “GeoSwath Plus” combined shallow water multibeam and side scan system to various well respected research institutes. The system can be supplied in a wide choice of frequencies and configurations depending upon the intended application. The Korean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) purchased a 250 […]

  • Oil & Gas UK Seminar to Focus on Marine Planning Issues

    20 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    The annual Oil & Gas UK Environmental Seminar, sponsored by Statoil, will this year focus on various aspects of marine planning issues in relation to offshore oil and gas activity. The keynote speech will be delivered by Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Scottish Minister for Environment and Climate Change. He said: “The Scottish Government is fully committed […]

  • Siem Offshore Contractors Sets Up UK Base in Scotland

    29 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Storage

    Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (SOC) has opened an office in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to serve as local project office and act as the focal point for the company’s UK market growth strategy. SOC will use the new office to carry out the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inter-array grid cable system for […]

  • Siem Offshore Contractors Sets Up UK Base in Scotland

    29 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Storage

    Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (SOC) has opened an office in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to serve as local project office and act as the focal point for the company’s UK market growth strategy. SOC will use the new office to carry out the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inter-array grid cable system for […]