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  • SSE Calls On UK to Go Faster and Harder on Wind Energy

    13 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    The next UK government should go faster and harder on offshore and onshore wind in a bid to reach the net zero targets by 2050, according to SSE Chief Executive Alistair Phillips-Davies. In its interim results, SSE called on political leaders to put renewable power “front and center” of the plans to tackle climate change. […]

  • UK Government Moves Marine Power to Next Stage of Development

    11 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      The UK Government announced allocation of £20m to engineering and environmental companies for projects aimed at development of tidal and wind energy, EDP 24 published. Apart from mere production of power, these include projects targeted at design and manufacture of indispensable technology in addition to conducting various types of research, necessary to boost the […]

  • UK: Scotland’s First Minister Gets STATS on Pipeline Success

    1 February 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, MSP, was given a tour of pipeline engineering specialist STATS Group, as the company revealed 2011 turnover would exceed £17.5 million ($28.2 million). Mr Salmond was invited to visit STATS’ headquarters in Kintore, near Aberdeen, in recognition of his support during one of the most challenging periods in the […]

  • RoSPA Gold Award Win for Paradigm Flow Services (UK)

    6 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Paradigm Flow Services has won the Gold Award for Safety from Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) in recognition of its approach to the prevention of accidents and ill health. The Inverurie-based firm will be presented with the prestigious accolade at the Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2012 on September 20. The RoSPA […]

  • Able Marine Energy Park Decision Deadline Extended (UK)

    3 September 2013
    Authorities & Government

    In a written statement to the Parliament, UK Minister of Transport Norman Baker has announced that the deadline for the decision on Able Marine Energy Park is extended to 18 December 2013: I refer to the application made by Able Humber Ports Limited on 16 December 2011 under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 […]

  • Able UK gets government funding for offshore wind upgrade

    4 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Ports & Logistics

    The UK government has selected Able UK’s Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) for funding under the Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme, which will ensure the port infrastructure can accommodate next generation offshore wind activities. “The government will make an offer of support, in principle, to the Able Marine Energy Park on Humberside following the conclusion […]

  • Archer’s New Aberdeen Base to Create 220 Jobs (UK)

    3 May 2013

    Archer, the global oilfield service provider, has commenced construction of a new 70,000 square foot base at Blackburn, Aberdeen in response to company expansion and recruitment requirements. The new facility will house over 170 employees who will relocate from the company’s four existing bases in Dyce and in Echt, near Westhill. Due to an increase […]

  • Expro to Supply Subsea Services at Causeway Field, Offshore UK

    28 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    International oilfield services company Expro has recently been awarded a significant contract by engineering project management company SPD on behalf of its client Valiant Causeway Limited. The contract involves the supply of subsea landing string services for monitoring of electronic submersible pump completions (ESP) in the Causeway oilfield. The contract win is significant as it […]

  • UK: Three Companies Join Forces for Offshore Wind Industry

    15 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Tideland Signal, Dabbrook Services and Tranberg Systems of Denmark have joined forces to present a comprehensive service for specifying, supply and installation of navigation warning systems and all other low-voltage equipment on offshore wind farms on stand 321 at Global Offshore Wind, ExCel London from 13 to 14 June. Tideland Signal is a leading global […]

  • Bristol Tidal Energy Forum to discuss UK energy outlook

    20 April 2016

    The 10th Bristol Tidal Energy Forum will provide an opportunity to hear from experts and industry leaders from tidal energy sector, while offering updates on tidal energy developments.

  • UK: Xcite Energy Charters Shuttle Tanker for Bentley Field

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

      Xcite Energy announces that drilling of the 9/3b-7 well on the Bentley field is progressing satisfactorily, having reached a total depth of 6684ft.  The 17½” section has been drilled, 13⅜”casing set, cemented and pressure tested. The 12¼” hole has been drilled. After the 10¾” x 9⅝” liner has been set, cemented and pressure tested, […]

  • UK: Xcite Energy Charters Shuttle Tanker for Bentley Oil

    8 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Xcite Energy announces that drilling of the 9/3b-7 well on the Bentley field is progressing satisfactorily, having reached a total depth of 6684ft.  The 17½” section has been drilled, 13⅜”casing set, cemented and pressure tested. The 12¼” hole has been drilled. After the 10¾” x 9⅝” liner has been set, cemented and pressure tested, drilling […]

  • Shell Awards Gannet Field Job to Technip (UK)

    6 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Technip, a France-based oilfield services provider has secured from Shell U.K. Limited an engineering, procurement, installation and construction contract for the Gannet F Reinstatement project, located in the North Sea, 180 kilometers east of Aberdeen, at a water depth of 95 meters. Gannet field is located 180km east of Aberdeen, in a water depth of […]

  • Offshore Industry Boosts Lerwick Harbour Traffic (UK)

    30 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Lerwick Harbour attracted higher-than-forecast offshore industry traffic last year as the increasingly buoyant oil and gas sector generated more activity at the deep-water port’s expanding facilities. Figures released by Lerwick Port Authority show that the number of offshore industry vessels using Lerwick rose 9% last year to 623, compared with 2011, with the tonnage of […]

  • Ferguson Group Makes New Management Appointements (UK)

    11 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeenshire-based Ferguson Group has started the New Year by strengthening its management team with a round of key appointments. The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of containers, refrigeration containers, accommodation modules and engineering modules to the global offshore energy, has significantly boosted its finance and HR teams, including the appointment of Richard J Smith […]

  • Expro Launches SafeWells at SPE ICoTA Conference (UK)

    13 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    International oilfield services company, Expro, is officially launching its well integrity software solution at this year’s SPE ICoTA European Well Intervention Conference, in Aberdeen. SafeWells is a software solution specifically developed by Expro as an effective well integrity data management system, which monitors and reports on well integrity performance. SafeWells has been recognised at the […]

  • UK: Maersk Receives IMO Award for Sustainable Development

    17 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Maersk won the IMO 2013 themed award: “Sustainable Development – IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20” in support of the IMO’s theme for World Maritime Day for 2013, at the 25th annual Seatrade Awards ceremony held in London recently. The award ceremony was held at the historic Guildhall, London, on Friday, 10 May, with over 350 of […]

  • Veripos Stays with BP in West Shetland Basin, UK

    31 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Veripos, a supplier of high-precision GNSS positioning support to the offshore oil and gas industry, has secured an extension to its contract with BP under which it will continue to provide precision positioning for the energy company’s turret monitoring system aboard its FPSO in the West Shetland Basin, BP Schiehallion. With the extended contract, Veripos […]

  • UK: GEOSHIPS Creates 40 Jobs with New Charter

    25 July 2012
    Human Capital

    GEOSHIPS Group, a marine and subsea services provider, has completed charter party negotiations with Singapore based Teras Offshore, for a new Offshore Deck Cargo Vessel, resulting in the planned recruitment of a further 40 offshore staff. Formed in 2003, Westhill-based GEOSHIPS will operate, manage and crew the DP1 (dynamic positioning) Loch Seaforth vessel, which has […]

  • European Supergrid to Lower Offshore Wind Cost (UK)

    22 September 2011
    Storage

    A European “supergrid” connecting the electricity network of Britain to those of mainland Europe could cut the cost of connecting offshore… By Alex Morales (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 22, 2011

  • Duke of Edinburgh Declares War on Wind Turbines (UK)

    21 November 2011
    Authorities & Government

    In a withering assault on the wind turbine industry, the Duke said the farms were “a disgrace”.   By Jonathan Wynne-Jones (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, November 21, 2011

  • Offshore Wind Marine Supply Chain Challenges (UK)

    8 February 2011

      The government has set its sights on 33 gigawatts (GW) of energy capacity from offshore wind power by 2020. Government policy in this… (internationallawoffice) [mappress] Source: internationallawoffice, February 08, 2011

  • Huhne says that UK could export wind energy

    30 May 2010
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    RenewableUK, the country’s leading energy trade association has welcomed comments today from Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Chris… [mappress] Source: evwind, May 28, 2010;

  • UK: Predicting Wave Power to Double Electricity Output

    23 August 2012

    A team of researchers from Israel and the United Kingdom has discovered that energy produced from the planet’s oceans can increase twofold when novel methods for predicting wave power are used. Presented in the journal Renewable Energy, the results could help scientists drive and make marine renewable energy research an optimal source of power. The […]

  • Trump Fight Against Offshore Wind Turbines (UK)

    5 December 2011

    DONALD Trump is struggling to secure public support for his opposition to the “eyesore” offshore wind farm, which he says threatens his £750…   (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, December 05, 2011