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  • 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, […]

  • UK: Tidal Transit Enters Charter Contract for ‘Tia Elizabeth’

    25 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    In an exciting renewable energy supply chain development, Tidal Transit Limited has been awarded an 18 month contract by Scira Offshore Energy Limited for its latest personnel transfer vessel, Tia Elizabeth, to service the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. Announcing this contract, Tidal Transit’s Commercial Director Leo Hambro said: “Tia Elizabeth only arrived in the […]

  • UK-Norway interconnector projects paused due to timeline conflict

    17 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vision

    Two multi-purpose interconnector projects that were supposed to link the UK and Norway have been deemed unable to meet the eligibility criteria and have therefore been paused, according to UK energy market regulator Ofgem.

  • UK’s oil & gas regulator gets new head of decommissioning

    16 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    UK’s offshore oil and gas industry regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has named a new head of decommissioning. The OGA said on Monday that it named Nils Cohrs to replace the acting head of decommissioning Gunther Newcombe, who will continue in his permanent role as operations director. To remind, the OGA said mid-July […]

  • UK: Specialist Subsea Services Secures Contract from Shell

    12 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Aberdeen-based Specialist Subsea Services (S³), a provider of ROV, survey and vessel services to the international energy industry, has been awarded a major rig positioning contract by Shell. The three year contract covers Shell’s four entities in Europe; Shell UK Ltd, Nederlandse Aardolie Mattshappij BV, A/S Norske Shell and Shell E&P Ireland. This is the […]

  • UK: PB Asher, Burgess Marine Enter Partnership Agreement

    7 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    The World’s Longest established Fuel Injection equipment specialist’s ‘PB Asher’ joins forces with ‘Burgess Marine’ The UK’s largest independent Ship Repair Company to offer a complete solution for marine engine overhaul, repair & replacement. Ben Cross – MD at PB Asher says “We couldn’t be happier joining forces with Burgess Marine; It’s a logical move […]

  • UK: OGN Aims at Becoming Large Offshore Wind Player

    8 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Group Newcastle Ltd. (OGN), a Tyneside-based company working within the offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, is looking for ways to become a larger player in the renewables market by spreading its business. “The River Tyne is ideal for wind turbine companies with its location for access to the proposed Round 3 […]

  • UK: Hull City Council Gives Green Light to Siemens

    11 May 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Hull City Council’s Planning Committee gave its consent to the proposed Green Port Hull facility following the submission of plans by Associated British Ports (ABP) and Siemens plc.  Negotiations to secure and sign a commercial agreement between the two companies continue, with a deal expected to be finalised later in the year, though the planning […]

  • UK: WFS Technologies Appoints Derek Blackwood to its Board

    1 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    WFS Technologies announces the appointment of Derek Blackwood, OBE, President of Wood Group PSN Americas region, to its Board of Directors. Derek began his career as a student apprentice with BP Tanker Company gaining an HND in Marine Engineering. He worked in a variety of roles within the oil & gas industry with John Brown […]

  • UK: Former Expro, Petrofac Men Join Stats Group

    19 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Pipeline isolation specialist, STATS Group, has appointed two new directors as it gears up for major international expansion following a £7.8 million equity investment.  Former Expro executive chairman, Graeme Coutts, takes on a non-executive role in what is his first appointment since retiring from the global oilfield services company last year. In a 21 year […]

  • UK Gas Imports Through Interconnector Pipeline Hit Record Volumes

    4 December 2012

    The current gas year, commencing 1 October, has seen record UK imports through the Interconnector pipeline. The flow changed direction to UK imports in early October, and in the past 2 months has physically imported a net 8,600 GWh of gas. This comfortably exceeds the previous record for the period when a net of 6,000 […]

  • Asia LNG Thirst to Push UK Gas Prices Up

    16 September 2011

    UK gas prices will rise towards the end of the year to compete… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, September 16, 2011

  • UK’s Hamworthy to Equip Quad 204 FPSO with ST8 Unit

    9 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    The contract follows on the heels of Hamworthy’s recent deal to supply its inert gas generator packages for the same project, with delivery also scheduled for 2012.

  • Eden Energy Sells UK Gas Assets to Shale Energy

    29 May 2013

    Perth based Eden Energy has executed a conditional Heads of Terms to sell its entire UK coal seam methane and shale gas portfolio for £10.061million to be satisfied by a cash payment of £750,000 and with the balance to be paid in fully paid ordinary shares in presently unlisted UK public company Shale Energy. The […]

  • UK includes ship, plane emissions in carbon budget for 1st time

    20 April 2021
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    The UK has decided to include its share of international shipping and aviation emissions in its sixth Carbon Budget – an important part of the government’s decarbonisation efforts that will allow for these emissions to be accounted for consistently.

  • World’s largest double-ended hybrid ferry named in UK

    27 July 2023
    Green Marine, Vessels

    P&O Pioneer, the world’s largest double-ended hybrid ferry, was officially named on Wednesday at a ceremony hosted by British ferry operator P&O Cruises in Dover, the UK. China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) delivered the vessel at the end of February. It is the first of two identical purpose-built “Fusion Class” sister-ships ordered for the Dover […]

  • UK: Antrim to Install Subsea Facilities for Fionn Field Development

    24 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Antrim Energy Inc., Antrim, an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, announced that it has signed an agreement with Valiant Petroleum plc to proceed with early installation of subsea facilities for the development of the Fionn Field in the UK Northern North Sea block 211/22a South East Area. Antrim […]

  • Spirit Energy picks Craig International for procurement services in UK

    2 May 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Craig International has secured a contract with Spirit Energy, which is potentially worth £21 million ($27.4m) over seven years.

  • ITF Welcomes Announcement on UK Government’s Strategy for O&G Industry

    23 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    ITF, the global technology facilitator, welcomes the announcement on the UK government’s strategy for the oil and gas industry. Chairman Max Rowe said: “We welcome the development and delivery of a single strategy that agrees the priority technology needs and identifies the vital innovations that will enable the UK to maintain its global reputation for […]

  • Norway-UK interconnector hits a snag with license application refusal

    16 March 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has rejected the license application for the construction and operation of a 1.4 GW overseas interconnector between Norway and the UK. The ministry reported on 16 March that after an overall assessment, it had come to the conclusion that there is no basis for granting a license to […]

  • UK Lawyer Discusses Legal Implications of Overweight Offshore Workers

    7 August 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Kirk Tudhope, employment lawyer and partner with the UK North East law firm Ledingham Chalmers, said that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is currently considering whether being substantially overweight is a “protected characteristic” under EU and therefore UK employment legislation. He said: “If the answer is yes from the ECJ then employees who are […]

  • UK: DNS Meeting to Discuss Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Plans

    11 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    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 […]

  • Technical Marine Support Receives Its First Vessel (UK)

    28 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Dungeness-based new venture, Technical Marine Support Ltd, has taken delivery of its first vessel, a design-enhanced CTruk 20T MPC. Destined to start work this week on the Lincs offshore wind farm as part of CWind’s growing charter fleet, Endeavour sports this popular support vessel’s latest design refinements. These include a three pod wheelhouse system with […]

  • UK: Reef Despina and Reef Larissa Complete Maiden Projects

    29 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Reef Subsea AS announced that it has successfully completed two contracts for its new subsea support vessels to perform their maiden operations. The Reef Despina and Reef Larissa have recently completed their first projects for Aker Solutions and Heerema Marine Contractors, respectively. Reef Subsea’s Technocean company in Norway was awarded the maiden project for the […]

  • UK: MCS to Take Delivery of Two Twin Axe Vessels

    2 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd is taking delivery of 2 Damen built Twin Axe Bow crew transfer vessels. The MCS SIROCCO will be delivered at Singapore week 2012. This vessel is fitted with a surveyors desk in the w/house, a moon pool and increased cooling system to work in the tropics. This vessel is open […]