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  • UK: Colpitts Formes Renewable Energy Travel Support Team

    16 May 2012

    Colpitts World Travel announces its newly formed Renewable Energy travel support team, operating from their UK and European Headquarters in Edinburgh.   The team is able to draw on over 30 years of experience from the Oil and Gas division in Aberdeen, utilising a number of transferable skills as well as offering concessionary airfares that many sectors […]

  • UK: EnCore Oil plc Completes Testing of Catcher Well

    16 June 2010

    EnCore Oil plc announces that well testing operations on the EnCore operated ‘Catcher’ oil discovery located in UK Central North Sea block 28/9 have been completed. EnCore and its co-venturers now plan to side-track the well to the Catcher East area. The fluid sampling programme was successfully performed with bottom hole and surface samples all […]

  • Minister of State for Energy Visits JDR Cable Systems (UK)

    29 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      Charles Hendry, Minister of State for Energy along with Iain Wright, MP for Hartlepool visited the JDR Cable Systems facility at Hartlepool Docks this week, as the company showcased its increasingly significant contribution to the renewable energy sector. JDR has supplied subsea cables for many landmark offshore renewable energy projects and the minister’s visit […]

  • SSE Appoints Two New Non-Executive Directors (UK)

    2 May 2011

      Two new non-Executive Directors have been appointed to the Board of SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc). Jeremy Beeton and Katie Bickerstaffe will join the Board on 1 July 2011. Jeremy is Director General of the UK Government Olympic Executive, the body overseeing the London 2012 Olympic Games. He joined the Executive from the […]

  • UK: Archipelago Investments, Red7Marine Launch New Shipping Fund

    27 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    London-based investment advisory firm Archipelago Investment Partners (AI Partners) has teamed up with Red7Marine, a UK based marine engineering services firm, to launch a unique shipping fund. The new fund will aim to capitalise on the sustained growth in the oil & gas, renewable energy, mining and emerging economy sectors. The Marine Opportunities Fund will […]

  • UK: Experts Call for Alternative Development Option for Falmouth Docks

    28 February 2012

    Cornwall Wildlife Trust, the local charity that protects wildlife on land and at sea, has announced that it supports an alternative option to develop Falmouth Docks which would save part of a nationally rare marine habitat. This alternative option is outlined in the Docks’ own Masterplan and initial estimates shows it could provide the economic […]

  • Technip (France) awarded with new pipeline contract in the UK North

    28 January 2010

    Technip has been awarded a lump sum contract, worth approximately €21 million, by Lundin Britain Limited for an augmentation pipeline at the Broom field in the UK North Sea. This field, which is located 320 kilometres North-East of Aberdeen, Scotland, is tied back to the Heather Alpha platform. The new augmentation pipeline will extend the […]

  • UK: Sterling Sells Interest in Cladhan. Secures Funds for Exploration

    23 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Sterling Resources Ltd. has announced the divestment of an interest in Cladhan, a significant improvement in the terms of the Breagh loan facility, and an update on the activity plan for the remainder of 2012. The Company has signed a sale and purchase agreement with TAQA Bratani Limited (“TAQA”) for the sale of a 13.5 […]

  • UK: Red7Marine Invests in Its Seventh Jack-Up Barge

    27 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Red7Marine recently announced the investment in the seventh Jack-up barge called “Haven Seariser 2″. Key features of the vessel are: – Modular design with overal dimensions of 29.3m x 17m x 2.44m. – The vessel has a maximum deck load capacity of 250 tonnes and a point load capacity of 5 tonnes per square metre. […]

  • Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Hires Accommodation Vessel ‘Regalia’

    13 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Prosafe has been awarded a contract from Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited for the provision of the Regalia accommodation vessel at the Montrose Platform in the UK Continental Shelf in the North Sea. The contract has been awarded following a competitive tendering process and is for a firm period of 450 days with on-site operations […]

  • First UK Offshore Wind Farm Disappears from Horizon

    24 April 2019

    E.ON has decommissioned the two-turbine Blyth project, the first offshore wind farm built in UK waters. The Blyth offshore wind farm features two 2MW turbines commissioned in December 2000, which were at that time the most powerful units. According to E.ON, wind farms usually have a lifespan of 20-25 years and Blyth has reached the end of […]

  • UK: Serica Buys BP’s Stake in Erskine Gas Field

    17 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Serica Energy plc has agreed to acquire an 18% interest in UK blocks 23/26a (Area B) and 23/26b (Area B) containing the Erskine Field, located in the UK Central North Sea, from  BP plc  for US$11.1 million in cash plus 27 million new Ordinary Shares in the Company subject to certain working capital adjustments on […]

  • Transmission coordination road to UK’s 2030 offshore wind ambition

    2 December 2020
    Project & Tenders

    The increase of UK’s goal to have 40 GW instead of 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 represents a huge opportunity for the sector. However, it is not without its challenges. With the quadrupling of capacity, cumulative environmental and social impacts of the lack of offshore transmission coordination represent a major barrier to delivery, according to the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

  • Transmission charges a threat to UK green energy industry – Report

    26 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure

    Britain’s energy regulators are putting billions of pounds of green infrastructure investment at risk by overseeing an energy market which favours EU energy imports at the expense of home-grown schemes, new research has shown. Electricity generators in the UK pay transmission charges for the cost of building and maintaining the network, set by the regulator […]

  • UK: Global Marine Systems to Maintain Ormonde Transmission Link

    12 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Storage

    Offshore Transmission Operator Transmission Capital Partners has contracted with Global Marine Systems Energy Ltd., the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, to provide cable repair and maintenance services for the transmission link at the Ormonde offshore wind farm. The groundbreaking cable maintenance agreement is designed to ensure that the […]

  • MeyGen Retains Xodus for Further Support on UK’s Tidal Project

    30 October 2012

    Independent, international energy consultancy Xodus Group has been retained by MeyGen Ltd to provide further environmental support for a major tidal project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. The initial contract for Phase 1 of the project, was awarded in March 2011 and is now valued at more than £450,000. The work conducted to date has […]

  • Walney Offshore Wind farm project chooses Holmatro (UK)

    1 September 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    Located approximately 15 km off Walney Island, off the west coast of the United Kingdom, the Walney project will be constructed in two phases in 2010 and 2011. Each phase consists of 51 turbines with a total capacity of 367MW. Once completed, the Walney windfarm will provide approximately 320,000 homes with clean electricity. The project […]

  • UK: Alicat’s Ninth Crew Transfer Vessel Nears Completion

    14 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    From the first Alicat appearing at Seaworks 2010, Alicat Workboats have gone from strength to strength with boat number 9 nearing completion and boat 14 going into production. The state of the art luxury crew transfer vessel produced by Alicat Workboats are now working around the UK Coast and are well received by contractors, the […]

  • Nexans Secures 10-Year Umbilicals Agreement with BP (UK)

    29 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has secured a 10-year global frame agreement with BP International Limited, UK to supply umbilicals, DEH (direct electrical heating) systems, accessories and services for various oil and gas projects worldwide. The agreement runs from 2012 to 2022. It covers the design, manufacture and supply of bespoke […]

  • Shell Says Gannet Oil Leak Under Control (UK)

    15 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Shell U.K. Limited confirmed the oil leak in a flow line to Gannet Alpha platform is under control. The subsea well was shut in on Wednesday and the flowline on the seabed is now isolated and depressurized. Leakage of oil has been considerably reduced. “Shell takes all spills seriously, regardless of size and we have […]

  • UK: BASF Appoints Subsea Experts Jee for Staff Training

    25 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Leading chemical company BASF recently appointed subsea experts Jee for staff training. A fast-track, workshop style course was commissioned in order to get new BASF starters up to speed in the oil and gas industry. Jee is well-known for their high-quality courses which teach engineers the technicalities of subsea pipelines and systems. This 3 day […]

  • UK: 27 Pct More Renewable Electricity, Report Says

    27 December 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Renewable energy is powering forward in the UK, according to the 2012 update to the Renewable Energy Roadmap published by Energy Secretary Edward Davey. Significant progress has been made on the rollout of renewable energy across the United Kingdom from July 2011 to July 2012, including:  A 27 per cent increase in overall renewable electricity […]

  • Nautronix, KTP to Further Innovate Acoustic Product Capabilities (UK)

    11 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Nautronix announced the joint investment of over £180k funding in a two year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the University of Aberdeen to further innovate Nautronix’s acoustic product capabilities, building on the strength of the established NASNet® system. This partnership received financial support from the Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme (KTP). KTP aims to help businesses […]

  • Marine Current Turbines CEO Wins CBE in 2012 (UK)

    6 January 2012

    Dr Andrew Tyler, the Chief Executive Officer of tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines, has been awarded a CBE in the 2012 New Year’s Honours List, for his services to Britain’s defence as Chief Operating Officer of MOD’s Defence Equipment & Support organisation. Dr Tyler held this role at the MOD before his appointment as […]

  • UK: Siemens Partners with Tidal Energy Limited in DeltaStream Trial

    6 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Siemens Mechanical Drives has supplied pioneering tidal technology company Tidal Energy Limited (TEL) with gear units that will be part of the DeltaStream tidal stream generating device due to go on a 12-month trial in Ramsey Sound early in 2014. It will be Wales’ first commercial-scale turbine. The three Siemens gear units were recently successfully […]