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  • UK: Knott End Sea Defence Project About to Begin

    8 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Environment Agency is planning to reconstruct existing sea defences at Knott End and to build new ones to reduce the risk of flooding to around 560 local homes and businesses. The Environment Agency will replace the existing post and panel fence on the Promenade with a structure that is more robust. They will also […]

  • Military Supports Flood Defence Inspections in South West (UK)

    9 April 2014

    The Environment Agency will be inspecting more than 30,000 flood defence assets across the south west. This will include defences around the whole south west coast from Bristol to Bournemouth and along the many thousand miles of main-river within the region. Flood defences across the South West have been put under significant pressure following the […]

  • C Solutions Ltd Announces Senior Appointment in London, UK

    11 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    International legal and claims consultants C Solutions Ltd today announced the appointment of Laurence McFadyen as Senior Legal Consultant. He will work alongside members of the firm’s global shipping team, assisting clients in particular with the investigation and management of maritime casualties and in relation to charterparty, bill of lading and cargo claims. Laurence joins […]

  • Flexlife Finishes Installation of Pipeline Bundle on Bacchus Field (UK)

    9 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    An important milestone in Apache’s UK North Sea Bacchus field development was reached recently with the installation of a 6.7km pipeline bundle. The job was overseen by Flexlife. In 2009, Apache awarded Flexlife a subsea engineering and pipeline operational support contract to oversee the management of Forties subsea projects and routine maintenance of subsea pipelines […]

  • Serica Offered Traditional Licence in UK 27th Licensing Round

    3 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Serica Energy plc announces that it has been offered a Traditional Licence in the latest stage of the 27th Offshore Licensing Round, announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change on Friday 29 November.   Block 113/22 in the East Irish Sea has been offered to a group in which Serica has a 35% interest […]

  • UK: Two Firms to Manage Ambitious Peterhead Harbour Expansion

    17 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Peterhead Port Authority (PPA) has announced the awarding of two key contracts for the design and management of its ambitious £40 million investment into the town’s harbour. Following an extensive and highly competitive procurement process, civil engineering consultancy, RPS, and architectural firm, Arch Henderson, have secured the work, which will develop the facility into a […]

  • Oil & Gas UK in final tax change push ahead of Autumn Budget

    20 November 2017

    Oil & Gas UK has made its final case for a tax change ahead of the UK Autumn Budget set to be presented to Parliament on Wednesday.

  • Government Rejects Accusations of Stalling Offshore Wind Development (UK)

    14 September 2011
    Authorities & Government

    The government has rejected accusations that its policies are stalling offshore wind development and that the UK could lose its lead in…   By Will Nichols (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, September 14, 2011

  • UK: Archipelago Investments, Red7Marine Launch New Shipping Fund

    28 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: Shell Tables USD 1.56 bln Bid for Cove

    22 February 2012

    Shell’s subsidiary, Shell Bidco has placed a bid £992.4 million (USD 1.56 billion) to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of UK headquartered Cove Energy. The bid comes one month after the decision announced by Cove to conduct a formal sale process for the company. Shell Bidco is a participant in the […]

  • HR Wallingford to Extend Its Froude Modelling Hall (UK)

    19 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    A £3 million project is underway to extend HR Wallingford’s Froude Modelling Hall at the company’s site in Oxfordshire, UK. This enhancement will deliver a purpose-built ship simulation centre, a large wave-current-sediment flume and dedicated manufacturing space for specialist hydraulic laboratory equipment. The HR Wallingford development will extend the Froude Modelling Hall by 1600 sq. […]

  • Shared Knowledge Could Enhance Offshore Wind Industry for Germany, UK

    7 August 2012
    Human Capital

    As the UK prepares for the future development of larger wind farms in deeper waters, as part of Round Three leasing, the techniques and experience that has been perfected will now need to be adapted to cope with the harsher conditions of working further offshore. The German renewables market has vast experience of this type […]

  • Total hires Havila platform supplier duo for UK work

    19 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian shipping company Havila Shipping has found work for two platform suppliers with Total E&P UK.

  • Palfinger to Deliver Hundreds of Cranes for UK Offshore Wind Projects

    8 October 2015

    Palfinger Marine has secured orders for the delivery of more than 200 platform cranes and five substation cranes for UK offshore wind projects. This includes 116 electric platform cranes with a fixed boom (PF 6000 with an outreach of 2.4m) for the Rampion offshore wind farm, which is being built by E.ON alongside the Green Investment […]

  • UK: Energy Secretary Meets Scottish Renewables Industry Leaders

    13 March 2012

    The new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, met with leaders of the Scottish renewables industry on the fringes of the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference in Inverness. Organised by Scottish Renewables, the roundtable meeting included representatives from SSE, RES, EDPr, Repsol, RWE Npower, Renewable UK and Inverness College, and focussed on […]

  • Australian firm formally secures UK offshore license trio

    18 September 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    Three new licenses awarded to ASX-listed Hartshead Resources as part of the UK’s oil and gas licensing round organized by the country’s regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), have been fully executed.

  • New report reveals skills issues in the UK maritime sector

    22 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy

    The UK’s Maritime Skills Commission (MSC) has released its Labour Market Intelligence Report to help identify the skills gaps in the maritime sector.

  • 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 government sets up safety net for Horizon Europe applicants

    30 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    The UK government has established a new financial safety net to provide certainty for successful Horizon Europe applicants as UK’s efforts to associate with the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation continue.

  • UK: WSS to Deliver Key Presentation at IP Week 2012

    6 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Frederic Fontarosa, Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s (WSS) Business Director Ships Agency will speak at this year’s prestigious IP Week, to be held at the Park Plaza Riverbank, London, from 20-22 February. Hosted by The Energy Institute, IP (International Petroleum) Week 2012 brings together professionals from the global oil and gas industry for three days of networking, […]

  • Military Energy Industry Awareness Event Held in Norwich, UK

    3 June 2013
    Human Capital

    Around 80 serving and ex-military gathered on Wednesday 29th May to decide if the energy industry would be their second career. With their high skill levels and attitudes they are highly regarded in the industry. Ex-military speakers, currently working in the energy industry recounted their experiences leaving the services and their advice on how to […]

  • UK: OTT Introduces Portable ‘Mag-Flow’ Current Meter

    31 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    OTT Hydrometry has launched a new portable current meter for fast accurate flow measurements in open channels. The OTT MF Pro is robust, simple to use and able to provide accurate measurements in shallow or low flow conditions, even in turbulent, high sediment or at sites where weed growth is an issue. As an electromagnetic […]

  • UK: Veripos Positioning for Two New Multi-Purpose Vessels

    29 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Veripos, a world leader for provision of GNSS positioning support to the offshore oil and gas industry, has been commissioned by Aberdeen-based Specialist Subsea Services (S3), the survey, positioning and ROV subsidiary of the Reef Subsea group of companies, to supply facilities and equipment aboard two of its new multi-purpose vessels, Reef Despina and Reef […]

  • UK: IMO Maritime Safety Meeting Completes Full Agenda

    27 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), which met at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 89th session from 11 to 20 May 2011, completed a packed agenda, including the development of interim guidance on the employment of privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships transiting the high-risk piracy area, the adoption of amendments to […]

  • Somerset County Council Proposes Flood Fund Boost (UK)

    16 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    A further flood funding boost of £500,000 has been proposed for river dredging by Somerset County Council yesterday, and it brings the total proposed by the council to £1m. The Council is planning to up its offer of £300,000 for dredging, and £200,000 for local flood prevention schemes, to a total of £1m – with […]