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  • Ministry of Defence Unveils Latest Future Warship Design (UK)

    21 August 2012

    The latest design of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship (T26 GCS), the next generation of warships, has been unveiled. The Ministry of Defence has released images showing the basic specification of the T26 GCS, which is a significant milestone in the development of this programme. The creation of the vessel will sustain […]

  • All-Energy 2013: Post-Show Facts and Figures (UK)

    20 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    With two Ministers both making powerful and highly significant statements, All-Energy got off to a flying start when the thirteenth in the annual series was held 22 and 23 May at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. Rt Hon Ed Davey MP, Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was able to announce […]

  • LNG Tanker Due at UK South Hook Next Week

    7 May 2014
    Vessels

    The Mozah LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on May 14, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook LNG terminal, a part of the Qatargas 2 integrated value chain, is one of the largest LNG re-gasification […]

  • Two Pelamis P2e Machines Complete Tank Testing (UK)

    23 September 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    Tank testing of scale models to develop the next generation of Pelamis Wave Power’s wave energy converter (WEC) machines have now been successfully completed. The tank testing process forms a key part of a £1.4m project commissioned and funded by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) which is looking to boost the cost-effectiveness of large-scale WEC […]

  • Secretary Davey affirms tidal power as part of UK’s future

    26 November 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    UK Energy Secretary Edward Davey has given a speech at Tidal Energy Summit about tidal energy and the challenges that industry is facing, commenting on the latest Pelamis’ administration proceedings and Siemens’ decision to abandon MCT. In his speech, Edward Davey said that the UK is the world’s foremost centre for tidal energy development, and […]

  • Challenge Capital asks support for offshore wind industry (UK)

    1 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Following the green light for the UK’s first major offshore wind manufacturing facility on Teesside last week, Challenge Capital, who led the deal, is calling for developers to back the UK offshore wind supply chain. Says Sean McLaughlin a partner at Challenge Capital LLP who led the transaction “TAG and their new funders have put […]

  • BG Group: First Production from Everest East (UK)

    18 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    BG Group today announced first production from its Everest East expansion project in the UK North Sea. This significant milestone is the second of seven projects BG Group plans to bring onstream in 2013 as outlined at BG Group’s annual results in February. The Everest East expansion comprises two subsea wells tied back to the […]

  • UK: Drain Center to Supply Specialist Pipework for Humber Gateway

    13 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Storage

    Drain Center has won a contract to supply specialist pipework for a new £736 million high-profile wind farm construction project, located approximately eight kilometres off the East Yorkshire coast. The 12 month contract, currently valued at £300,000, saw Drain Center selected by PBU (UK) Ltd of Sedgefield, Stockton-On-Tees, to provide more than 33 kilometres of […]

  • UK: SPE Aberdeen Hosts ‘Smart Energy 2011’ Seminar

    2 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    A host of Energy experts are gathering in Aberdeen on 7th June to discuss vital issues surrounding the use of ‘smart’ technologies in the Oil & Gas industry. Organised by The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section, ‘Smart Energy 2011’ aims to examine how operators of all sizes are applying technology to maximise return […]

  • Green Cornwall Focuses on Marine Renewable Energy Sector (UK)

    5 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The economic potential of the emerging marine renewable energy sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and neighbouring Brittany was debated at an industry workshop at the Green Cornwall Show. Guest speakers painted an optimistic picture of the evolving opportunities for businesses in the two coastal regions, where the development of marine energy has […]

  • UK: Stork Wins OCA Challenge Award for Innovation 2012

    29 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Stork Technical Services won the ‘Innovation’ accolade at the OCA (Offshore Contractors Association) Challenge Awards for its industry-first hot bolt clamp technology. The Challenge Award for Innovation 2012 honours those who have contributed to business success through innovative practices, products or industry initiatives. Stork was presented with the award by Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for […]

  • UK: Cape nets more North Sea work with Perenco

    5 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    Cape plc, an international provider of industrial services to the energy and natural resources sectors, has been awarded an extension and expansion of its current contract with Perenco in the UK. Cape said on Wednesday that, under this framework agreement, the company will provide multi-discipline industrial and support services across a number of Perenco assets […]

  • UK: Veolia Trust’s Grant Boosts Stroud Canal Dredging

    27 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    A project to restore part of the Stroudwater Canal in Stroud can go ahead thanks to a funding boost from The Veolia Environmental Trust. “We have awarded Stroud District Council a grant of £100,000 towards the restoration of 320m of canal between Wallbridge Lower Lock and Lodgemore Bridge,” they announced. The grant will be used […]

  • Faroe Petroleum Acquires Remaining Interest in Lowlander Discovery (UK)

    14 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announces that it has acquired the remaining 50 per cent interest in the Lowlander oil discovery in the UK Central North Sea, such that the Company will own the entire […]

  • Viper Subsea Receives Subsea UK Innovation & Technology Award

    10 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Viper Subsea has received the prestigious Innovation & Technology Award for its latest product V-LIFE at the Subsea UK Business Awards 2014. The award, which was announced on 5th February at a gala dinner in Aberdeen, further reinforces Viper Subsea’s reputation as a key player in the provision of subsea technology solutions. The Innovation & […]

  • Stolt-Nielsen, Trafigura to Establish Bitumen Distribution Centre in UK

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Trafigura Beheer BV, an international commodities trading and logistics company, said that it has joined forces with the global bulk-liquid transportation, storage and distribution services firm, Stolt-Nielsen Limited, to develop a new bitumen distribution centre at Stolthaven Terminals’ Dagenham site, east of London. Trafigura is expecting to invest a minimum of GBP 15 million over […]

  • Mechanical Issues Shut Production from Breagh Field (UK)

    13 November 2013

    Sterling Resources Ltd. announces that the operator of the Breagh gas field, RWE Dea, has advised that production has been temporarily shut-in in order to resolve a number of mechanical issues.   The mechanical issues requiring repair have occurred subsequent to field start at the inlet area of the Teesside Gas Processing Plant (TGPP). These issues were experienced during routine pigging […]

  • UK: Swathe Services Announces First Sale of SONIC 2024

    2 December 2010
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Swathe Services sales division is delighted to announce our first UK sale of the SONIC 2024 wideband high resolution shallow water multibeam echosounder. Within a matter of days of announcing the inclusion of the SONIC2024 in our rental pool of survey equipment we immediately supplied two systems for hire with a major UK survey company, on […]

  • Cabling Work Begins at West of Duddon Sands OWF (UK)

    23 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    A rock placement vessel ‘Seahorse’ is now at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm site and will start to lay rocks as a scour protection around all of the turbine bases. ‘Maersk Responder’ is currently in Liverpool for mobilisation and can be expected to arrive on site early next week to carry out […]

  • EMU to Exhibit at Renewable UK Global Offshore Wind 2012

    18 May 2012

    EMU Limited will be exhibiting at the Renewable UK Global Offshore Wind exhibition in London on 13th and 14th of June 2012, at stand 263.  The company is a marine consultancy, survey and laboratory testing specialist which provides worldwide services in support of infrastructure planning, consenting and development, environmental protection and resource and facilities management. It supplies services to […]

  • UK: Surrey Company Fined Over Bulldozer Driver Death

    15 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    A Surrey company has been sentenced for safety failings after a contractor was crushed to death at the London Gateway Port construction site in Essex. Robert Noel Mayne, known as Noel, 59, from Tichfield in Hampshire, died as he and colleagues tried to retrieve a bulldozer that was bogged down in mud at the Stanford-le-Hope […]

  • Total, Shell join UK’s floating wind centre of excellence

    22 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Total, Shell and eight offshore wind developers have joined Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s national Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOWCoE) in the UK. The eight offshore wind developers include EDF Renewables, EDP Renewables, Equinor, ESB, Mainstream Renewable Power, ScottishPower Renewables, SSE Renewables, and Offshore Wind Power Ltd (OWPL), a Joint Venture between the […]

  • UK MOD Seeks Innovative Ways to Improve Maritime Security

    29 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Ministry of Defence is looking for ways to strengthen the security of maritime operations so that it can be more effective at combating illegal activities such as gun-running, people-smuggling and piracy. The Royal Navy provides the main defence of the UK’s seas and overseas territories and ensures safe navigation, transport and trade in national […]

  • RFA Lyme Bay Arrives at A&P Falmouth Yard (UK)

    29 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    RFA Lyme Bay, the fifth ship to have a multi-million pound refit as part of the Cluster contract at A&P Falmouth, has arrived in the port for work to begin. She returned to Falmouth after three years in the Gulf supporting coalition operations. The major refits, carried out every five years, have been completed on […]

  • UK: ROVOP Announces New Contract Wins and Senior Appointments

    11 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Award-winning energy services company ROVOP has secured a series of contracts worth a total of £7million for work on major offshore windfarms across Europe. The increasing demand for the services of rapidly-evolving subsea business has also led the company to announce the strengthening of its management team with two senior appointments. ROVOP, which supplies high-performance […]