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  • 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 […]

  • REA Responds to UK Government’s Conclusions on RO Banding Levels

    25 July 2012

    After delay and controversy, DECC has announced the RO banding conclusions. Renewable power is now set to deliver jobs and growth but uncertainty remains in several areas. Martin Wright, Chairman of the REA said: “We welcome the publication of the RO Banding decision, but it is not before time. Government has re-affirmed its commitment to […]

  • Petrofac suffers further losses on Laggan-Tormore project (UK)

    20 April 2015
    Project & Tenders

    Petrofac has informed it is entering the final stages of the Laggan-Tormore gas plant project on Shetland in the UK. However, Petrofac expects to recognise a further pre-tax loss on the project of around £130 million ($195 million at current exchange rates) in 2015. To remind, in 2010 Total E&P UK awarded Petrofac a lump-sum engineering, […]

  • Wood Group Continues Hummingbird Spirit FPSO Contract (UK)

    28 May 2013

    Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will continue to provide duty holder and asset management services to the Hummingbird Spirit floating storage offloading production (FPSO) vessel, under a new contract extension from Teekay. Effective from April 2013, the contract continues until the end of 2013 with options to extend to March 2015. This two year extension option […]

  • Innogy Gets VisualEyes for Its UK Offshore Wind Site

    23 September 2016
    Technology

    Innogy Renewables UK, part of innogy SE – the new subsidiary of RWE, has chosen Met Office’s new VisualEyes software to provide weather forecast information across 36 of its renewable energy sites in the UK, including one offshore wind site. Under the a three-year contract, the Met Office’s intuitive web-based weather monitoring system will be used to […]

  • ABB Wins €270M Deal in UK-France Interconnection Project

    7 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    ABB has won an order worth approximately €270 million (some $287.5 million)  from the UK grid operator National Grid and Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE), the French network owner and operator, to provide HVDC technology that will help interconnect the electricity networks of France and the UK. ABB will participate in the interconnection project, which […]

  • UK Crown Estate Looking to Add More Offshore Wind

    7 November 2017
    Authorities & Government

    Same as Crown Estate Scotland, the Crown Estate responsible for managing the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland announced today (7 November) it will consider new leasing for offshore wind projects.

  • UK: Team Marine Extends Contract for Island Offshore’s PSV

    26 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Island Offshore, a Norwegian shipping company that owns a modern fleet of advanced and high quality service vessels for the offshore oil industry, announced that Team Marine (Chevron) has declared the first of five yearly options to use the MV Island Champion. The vessel, built by Brevik Construction in 2007, has sailed with Team Marine ever since, […]

  • Shell Increases Stake in Beryl Area Fields Offshore UK

    25 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Shell announced the signing of an agreement with Hess Corporation to acquire its interests in the Beryl area fields and the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation System (“SAGE”), for US$ 525 million. The Beryl Area includes 12 fields located on the UK Continental Shelf. The fields are operated by Apache and with the acquisition Shell’s interest […]

  • UK launches offshore wind growth and marine protection programme

    7 December 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    The UK Government and The Crown Estate have launched a new partnership focused on the growth of the local offshore wind sector and protecting and restoring the marine environment. The Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme will be led by The Crown Estate, which has committed to a five year GBP 25 million kick-starter investment, […]

  • Enegi, Antrim to Prepare Amended FDP for UK Fyne Field

    24 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 the following update on the Fyne Oil field project. Enegi, along with its Joint Venture partner ABTechnology (“ABT”), agreed with Antrim Resources (N.I.) (“Antrim”) to prepare an amended Field Development Plan […]

  • Vattenfall champions UK offshore wind supply chain rejig

    15 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Vattenfall is calling on the UK government and offshore wind industry to make different procurement approaches so more local businesses are able to supply new-generation projects. In its Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Supply Chain: Opportunities and Expectations Workshop Report, Vattenfall aims at bringing more businesses into the offshore wind supply chain to […]

  • UK: Cygnus Field Accommodation Platform Job Awarded to BiFab

    23 May 2013

    The Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in the UK, joined GDF SUEZ E&P UK in Aberdeen yesterday to witness the signing of another major contract with the UK supply chain for the Cygnus project. The deal with Burntisland Fabrication Ltd (BiFab) to construct the accommodation platform of […]

  • UK: PNA to Attend Multimodal 2012 as Major European Port

    24 April 2012

    Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) will introduce itself as a major European port in the offshore-wind-farm and tidal-energy field of renewable marine energies at Multimodal 2012, in Birmingham (UK), from 1 to 3 May 2012. More particularly, Cherbourg is set to be used as the industry-and-assembly hub for the wind-farm consortium led by EDF and Alstom, […]

  • UK Renewables Jobs Grow Faster Than National Average

    4 May 2015
    Human Capital

    The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has released regional and national jobs analysis, which has revealed remarkable growth in the UK’s renewable energy labour market. In the UK as a whole, employment in renewable energy increased by 9% across all sectors, bringing the total number working in the industry to 112,026. In comparison, the Office for […]

  • Decom North Sea to Host Lunch and Learn in Aberdeen, UK

    11 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Decom North Sea (DNS), the oil and gas decommissioning forum, will host a lunch and learn event to give supply chain companies the opportunity to learn more about a variety of pertinent topics; from crisis communications, to the new developments at Aberdeen harbour. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 24, at the Doubletree […]

  • UK: Aker Solutions Signs hiQbe(TM) Agreement with TGS

    31 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Aker Solutions’ geo business has signed a six-year frame agreement with TGS to co-operate in supplying regional sub-surface velocity cubes – hiQbe(TM) – for the UK Central North Sea area. The agreement is valid for a period of six years, with optional extensions, from 29 May 2012. In addition, TGS has options to extend the […]

  • Transocean rig spins the drill bit at TotalEnergies’ UK prospect

    29 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    TotalEnergies has started drilling a prospect off the coast of the United Kingdom (UK), using one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs.

  • UK: Ithaca Energy Reports Progress on BW Athena FPSO

    9 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Ithaca Energy Inc. announces progress on the BW Athena Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. The FPSO conversion scope, which is the responsibility of BW Offshore, has proved to be more extensive than was envisaged at the start of the project. In spite of the increase in the amount of work required, BW Offshore […]

  • Sumitomo Gallops Towards Co-Owning UK 336MW OWF

    9 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    The deal on Sumitomo Corporation’s indirect acquisition of 12.5% share of the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm is closing this month, according to SgurrEnergy, who provided independent technical advisory services to Sumitomo Corporation. The services provided by SgurrEnergy included an assessment of the project’s permitting situation, contracting status and structure, construction timescales, capital and operating cost estimates […]

  • Prosafe wins more time on Statoil’s Mariner project (UK)

    4 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    Prosafe, an operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, has gained an extension of the firm hire duration for one of its flotels from the Norwegian oil giant Statoil due to a change in the schedule of Statoil’s Mariner project.  To remind, in October 2015, Statoil delayed the start of production from the Mariner field, in the UK sector of […]

  • UK Government to consult stakeholders on Swansea Bay tidal project

    23 January 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    UK Government is seeking opinions from the stakeholders regarding the approach it would take if it decides to enter into Contract for Difference (CFD) negotiations for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in South Wales. This represents Government’s new transparency approach for the engagement with stakeholders, the Government’s press release reads. Energy and Climate Change Secretary […]

  • DeepOcean Group Wins Trenching Contract in the North Sea (UK)

    16 April 2013

    DeepOcean UK, Ltd., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced an award from leading contractor Technip for trenching services on the Stella Field Development, Operated by Ithaca Energy. The contract includes project management, engineering and associated trenching and backfilling works for the infield flexible flowlines and umbilicals. In addition, DeepOcean will provide post-lay […]

  • UK: Award for First Phase of European Marine Science Park

    29 July 2013

    The development of the first phase of one of Scotland’s leading research locations for marine sciences has won an award through a national initiative. Robertson Construction has won a Gold Award through the Considerate Constructors Scheme for Malin House, part of the new multi-million pound European Marine Science Park development by Highlands and Islands Enterprise […]

  • Conference on Renewables Potential of Severn Estuary to Be Held Tomorrow (UK)

    17 April 2013

    Looking forward and creating innovative and sustainable solutions are needed to harness the power of the Severn Estuary to create renewable energy. Finding such exciting solutions which will benefit the economy on both sides of the Severn will be the focus of a conference for engineers, economists, local government officials and conservationists at the University […]