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  • Isle of Man Residents Visit Dong Energy’s Exhibition (UK)

    16 September 2011

    Around 70 Isle of Man residents found out more about a planned extension to a windfarm in the Irish Sea yesterday (Thursday). Dong Energy… (manxradio) [mappress] Source: manxradio, September 16, 2011

  • Catch Begins Third Phase of Training Facility Expansion (UK)

    21 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      WORK has begun on the third phase of expansion at the South Bank’s unique process industry training facility.   (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, September 21, 2011

  • GeoSea Secures Offshore Wind Farm Contracts in Germany and UK

    12 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    As DEME is moving forward with the construction of two Belgian wind farms, GeoSea has secured two new contracts: Westermost Rough in the U.K. and Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany. In Belgium, the works on the NORTHWIND offshore wind farm have started while those from C-POWER’S third phase are continuing. The DEME Group is utilizing […]

  • Jobseekers Hear about Offshore Wind Opportunities in Grimsby, UK

    17 July 2013
    Human Capital

    Mike Smith, Grimsby’s first apprentice offshore wind farm engineer, who was recruited by RES Offshore, informed jobseekers and their advisers on the opportunities that the offshore wind industry can offer to young people, the Grimsby Telegraph writes. Young Mr. Smith and JobCentre Plus collaborated with Grimsby Renewables Partnership to deliver this speech to those interested […]

  • UK: Dong Energy to Create around 40 Jobs in Grimsby

    7 February 2013
    Human Capital

    Danish wind energy giant, Dong Energy, is considering to locate a new operations and maintenance base for Westermost Rough in Grimsby, reports the Grimsby Telegraph. Dong Energy expects to create around 40 energy jobs in this area. This comes after the last week’s announcement that the construction work on this wind farm will commence in […]

  • UK: ABP Seeks Contractor for Port of Grimsby Expansion Project

    19 August 2011

      Associated British Ports has started the search for a contractor to build a new terminal at the Port of Grimsby…  (constructionenquirer) [mappress] Source: constructionenquirer, August 19, 2011;  

  • Guernsey Electricity Lowers Costs with Subsea Interconnector Cable (UK)

    1 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Guernsey Electricity has announced an operating profit of £4.7m for the year up to March 31st 2012. But, managing director Alan Bates said that the company was facing very challenging times that will require significant investment. “We are very pleased to report to our shareholders that Guernsey Electricity has returned a reasonable profit in 2012. […]

  • GSP Bags Pipeline and Umbilical Contract in UK North Sea

    4 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) has been awarded a new contract in the North Sea, to be performed by GSP Falcon, the DNV class pipelay vessel. The operations under the new contract with Perenco are scheduled to start in mid October 2012 and involve all engineering, procurement installation and pre-commissioning required to lay a 9.5 km […]

  • UK: CTruk Looks Forward with Hybrid Powertrain SWATH Design

    10 December 2013
    Technology

    A feasibility study around a hybrid powertrain SWATH, commissioned this year by CTruk, has given the company further impetus in its ongoing development of a hybrid electric offshore wind support vessel design. The study was based on the CTruk CWhisper SWATH, a 20m craft fitted with twin Cummins QSM-11 marine diesel engines and Rolls-Royce Kamewa […]

  • UK: CTruk to Build Two Vessels for Offshore Turbine Services

    5 March 2012

    CTruk Boats has signed a deal to build two 20-tonne payload MPCs for a new company, Offshore Turbine Services. Both vessels will be delivered in the spring of 2012. Offshore Turbine Services will be taking advantage of CTruk Boats’ flexible pod system (patent applied), which was designed specifically to meet the varied needs of wind […]

  • UK: Hamworthy Wins Offshore Inert Gas Contract at HHI

    17 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Hamworthy announced today that it has won a contract from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries to supply its inert gas generator (IGG) package for the QUAD 204 FPSO project. The BP-operated The Quad 204 project involves replacing the existing Schiehallion Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel with a new FPSO which is scheduled to […]

  • UK: SAS Calls on Cornwall Council to Refuse Dredging Proposals

    18 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Surfers Against Sewage are calling for Cornwall Council to refuse proposals to dredge the seabed off the Cornish coast, saying the plan to ‘hoover’ up sand ‘sucks’. The dredging will involve removing, processing and partially replacing millions of tonnes of sediment from St Ives Bay, as close as 200 metres from beautiful Cornish beaches, for […]

  • Conwy and Denbighshire share funding made from tourism (UK)

    30 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    Energy giant RWE npower renewables has confirmed that Conwy County Council will have to share funding for a scheme to promote tourism with… by Judith Phillips (northwalesweeklynews) [mappress] Source: northwalesweeklynews, July 30, 2010;

  • North Devon to Benefit from Atlantic Array Development (UK)

    10 November 2011

    THE man behind the Atlantic Array development has hinted North Devon would be the most likely place to benefit from jobs created by the offshore wind farm – not South Wales. Peter Crone, director of Farm Energy, spoke at a North Devon Green Party event at the Castle Centre, in Barnstaple on Tuesday night, to […]

  • UK: Faroe Petroleum Names New Chief Financial Officer

    10 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    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 the appointment of Jonathan Cooper as Chief Financial Officer. Jonathan Cooper is a chartered accountant by training having qualified with KPMG before joining Dresdner Kleinwort Benson (later Wasserstein) in […]

  • UK: Ensco, Pride to Hold Shareholder Meetings to Vote on Merger

    27 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      Ensco plc and Pride International, Inc.  jointly announced today that they each will hold special shareholder meetings on 31 May 2011 to vote on the merger of their companies, creating the world’s second largest mobile offshore drilling fleet. The Ensco and Pride joint proxy statement/prospectus has been finalized and soon will be distributed to […]

  • UK: BP Hires Ensco’s DS-6 UDW Drillship

    2 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ensco plc announced today that it has entered into a five-year term drilling contract with BP for the new ENSCO DS-6 ultra-deepwater drillship at a rate of approximately $522,000 per day, plus cost adjustments. The contract adds more than $1 billion to Ensco’s revenue backlog. In addition, the contract includes two one-year options at mutually […]

  • UK: Dalby Offshore Renewables Buys Another Alicat Vessel

    16 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Dalby Offshore Renewables purchased Boat 12 from Alicat Workboats of Great Yarmouth, after it bought two crew transfer vessels from the Great Yarmouth’s company earlier this year. Prior to purchasing the two crew transfer vessels, Dalby put the Alicat through its paces with various sea trials and an exhaustive evaluation process, however the vessel passed […]

  • Offshore Renewable Energy Rose 75 pct in 2010 (UK)

    4 April 2011
    Research & Development

    The generation of electricity through offshore renewables increased by nearly 75 per cent last year, government figures show.   By Mark Stephens (energysavingtrust) [mappress] Source: energysavingtrust, April 04, 2011

  • UK: MP Henry Bellingham Visits Repaired Flood Banks

    20 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    MP Henry Bellingham saw for himself last week the emergency repairs carried out by the Environment Agency to shingle flood banks at Heacham and Snettisham. He toured the damaged sea defences at Shepherds Port, Snettisham and Heacham Dam with the Agency’s area manager Julie Foley and operations staff. The importance of the shingle bank as […]

  • UK: LNG Carrier Due at South Hook September 11

    5 September 2011

      The Al Sheehaniya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal September 11, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic metres […]

  • UK: Xcite Energy Preparing Rig for Bentley Field Operations

    6 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Xcite Energy announces that, as expected, the Rowan Norway jack-up rig has been made available to Xcite Energy Resources Limited (“XER”) and is now on hire, subject to a satisfactory audit and inspection prior to acceptance. Following acceptance and in accordance with the originally scheduled work programme in Dundee, the rig will be modified to […]

  • UK: final preparations to get Great Yarmouth’s harbour in shape

    15 January 2010
    Project & Tenders

    Final preparations are under way to get Great Yarmouth’s outer harbour ship-shape for the arrival of its first container vessel – with a pledge from bosses that the £30m scheme will not be a while elephant. [mappress] Source: The Advertiser 24, January 15, 2010;

  • UK: CHC – Outer Harbour Breakwater Plan Ready for Delivery

    16 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has been working to deliver an Outer Harbour breakwater, providing East Cowes and Cowes (together ‘Cowes’) with a true, sheltered harbour. The HCA has confirmed their on-going support and funding commitment for the Outer Harbour breakwater as part of their investment to the East Cowes Project. Protecting the Harbour and the […]

  • UK: Sterling Successfully Drills Appraisal Well at Breagh Field

    4 March 2011
    Business & Finance

      Sterling Resources Ltd.  is pleased to announce the successful drilling of appraisal well 42/13a-6 in the Breagh Field located in the United Kingdom Southern North Sea. Sterling holds a 30% interest in the Breagh field, with RWE Dea, the operator holding the remaining 70% interest. The well was drilled to a measured depth of […]