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  • Global Marine Systems Upgrades CS Sovereign Vessel (UK)

    15 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Global Marine Systems Limited has announced a major upgrade of its CS Sovereign vessel. Global Marine‟s marine engineering team worked closely with an offshore handling equipment supplier, to design and build two 2,300 tonne turntables, in order to expand the ships capability for a further round of offshore renewable energy projects. The CS Sovereign, […]

  • UK: Type 45 Destroyer Successfully Completes Sea Trials

    22 November 2011

    Defender, the Navy’s fifth state-of-the-art Type 45 destroyer, has successfully completed her first set of sea trials, with her speed, manoeuvrability, sensors and weapons having been tested over three weeks off Scotland. The £1bn warship is the fifth of six built for the Royal Navy, and following the trials has now returned to the BAE […]

  • First Subsea Invests in Test Rig for Mooring Connectors (UK)

    16 November 2012
    Equipment

    Subsea mooring connector (SMC) specialist, First Subsea has invested over £200,000 in new mooring connector test rig facilities at its production site in Lancaster, UK. The test-rig is being used in the manufacture of ‘next generation’ SMCs for industry leading, deepwater mooring projects: the Jack & St Malo field’s semi-submersible platform and Lucius field’s Spar […]

  • UK Pushes Offshore Wind Immigration Rules Concession to April 2019

    4 May 2018
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance

    The UK has once again extended the Offshore Wind Immigration Rules concession until April 2019.

  • CTC Marine Projects Exhibit at Offshore Wind 2011 (UK)

    24 June 2011

      CTC Marine Projects (CTC), a leading global operator of technically advanced marine trenching vehicles, will be exhibiting and presenting at the forthcoming Offshore Wind, Renewables UK Conference in Liverpool, on 29-30 June 2011. CTC, who plays an active role in the global supply chain of Offshore Wind power, has 20 years of experience and […]

  • UK: Port of Sunderland Takes Advantage of Offshore Wind Development

    25 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The offshore wind development is taking firmer hold in the UK and as a result the Port of Sunderland has grabbed a peace of its own from this renewable energy pie. Namely, the Port of Sunderland’s business rose last month comparing to the same month in 2011 due to the increased offshore wind development in […]

  • BP charters Prosafe unit for UK North Sea job

    20 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Oil major BP has chartered the Prosafe-owned Safe Zephyrus to support the Seagull project at the ETAP facility in the UK North Sea.

  • UK: Expro Secures New Subsea Connector Systems Contract

    23 November 2010
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    International oilfield service company Expro has secured a £1.9million contract with FMC Kongsberg to supply connector systems to the Laggan-Tormore gas field development, 125 miles West of Shetland. Expro’s Connectors & Measurements team will supply the 5kV connector systems to provide power to subsea control modules on the project. The scope of work also includes […]

  • UK: Scotland’s First Minister Gets STATS on Pipeline Success

    1 February 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, MSP, was given a tour of pipeline engineering specialist STATS Group, as the company revealed 2011 turnover would exceed £17.5 million ($28.2 million). Mr Salmond was invited to visit STATS’ headquarters in Kintore, near Aberdeen, in recognition of his support during one of the most challenging periods in the […]

  • EMU Limited Bags Prestigious Seabed Survey Contract (UK)

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

    The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has awarded marine survey specialists EMU Limited (EMU) a multi-million pound hydrographic contract as part of its programme to systematically survey the waters around the UK. Using the latest dual-head high-resolution multibeamechosounders to obtain seabed depth in unprecedented detail, EMU will cover the Shallow Water Lot of the MCA’s […]

  • Intertek Completes Cable Management Support at London Array (UK)

    18 June 2013
    Storage

    Intertek, the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, has successfully completed a long-standing cable package engineering and support contract at London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Now in full operation, London Array is set to provide renewable energy to over half a million British homes each year and as part of this […]

  • FoundOcean Secures Several North Sea IRM Deals (UK)

    15 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    FoundOcean, awarded multiple North Sea repair and strengthening contracts, a UK based company specialised subsea and offshore grouting has been awarded multiple North Sea repair and strengthening contracts. Jim Bell, Managing Director of FoundOcean said, “Maintenance is an essential part of ensuring the longevity of an offshore structure. FoundOcean has a strong track record in […]

  • Stobart Group to Use LNG as Fuel for Its Fleet, UK

    5 November 2012

    BOC, the UK’s largest supplier of compressed and liquefied gases, is helping the logistics specialists Stobart Group to quantify the benefits of low-carbon Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as fuel for its fleet of heavy goods vehicles. The two organisations are taking part in a £23 million programme coordinated by the Government’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB). […]

  • UK: Enermech Secures $16 Million Crane Project for Total

    9 February 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      Mechanical engineering group EnerMech has been awarded a five year contract to provide a range of crane services for TOTAL E&P UK Limited. The contract is worth an estimated £10 million and covers the Elgin, Franklin, Alwyn and Dunbar platforms in the North Sea and TOTAL’s onshore crane requirements at St Fergus. The workscope […]

  • Offshore Wind Helps APEM Achieve Rapid Growth (UK)

    4 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    The growth in off-shore wind farms has helped environmental consultancy APEM achieve rapid growth in the last year. The Stockport-based company’s turnover jumped 48 per cent to £4.3m last year and it is set to repeat the feat with revenues of £6.1m this year. The success has seen the company open two new offices in […]

  • Royal Naval Divers Acquire Bomb Disposal Vehicle (UK)

    23 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Royal Naval Divers in Plymouth have taken delivery of a sophisticated new remote-controlled bomb disposal vehicle called Cutlass. The Southern Diving Group (SDG) (comprising Plymouth-based Southern Diving Unit 1 and Portsmouth–based Southern Diving Unit 2 demonstrated the six-wheeled Cutlass to the new head of Royal Naval Mine Warfare and Diving Captain Phil Milburn when he […]

  • UK: Port of London Authority Orders Mooring Maintenance Vessel

    2 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Port of London Authority (PLA) has placed a £6 million(approx USD 9.6 mln) order for a Mooring Maintenance Vessel (MMV), with MPI Services (UK) Limited, trading as Manor Marine. The contract for the MMV is the PLA’s largest single investment in over 20 years. The vessel will replace the PLA’s two salvage ships, Crossness […]

  • Vattenfall eyes UK offshore wind build after 2015

    19 January 2011

    Swedish utility Vattenfall will start to construct a huge offshore wind farm on an allocated UK North Sea spot after 2015, Chief Executive Oystein Loseth said on Wednesday. “We have this area in the North Sea where there is a possibility to build up to 7,200 megawatts, it’s a huge opportunity. Construction, if we decide […]

  • 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.

  • UK: Atlantis Completes Narec Tidal Turbine Testing Programme

    15 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Atlantis Resources Corporation has completed the first ever tidal turbine testing programme at the National Renewable Energy Centre’s 3MW capacity, onshore, turbine drive train testing facility. In two weeks of full testing on its AR1000 turbine, the international marine energy developer has secured performance data equivalent to four months of tidal exchanges.  Working closely with […]

  • Australia joins UK-led alliance to protect global ocean

    22 February 2021
    Authorities & Government, Collaboration, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Vision

    Australia has become the latest member of the Global Ocean Alliance, a 39-country strong initiative calling for at least 30 per cent of the world’s oceans to be protected as marine protected areas (MPAs) by 2030.

  • UK: RIX Sea Shuttle Launches Its New WFSV

    30 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    RIX Sea Shuttle, part of J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd, launched its first vessel on Friday, specifically commissioned to serve the offshore wind farm sector. The Rix Panther was launched in a ceremony at Meridan Quay, Grimsby Fish Dock on Friday, October 26th. It is the first of five boats commissioned by Rix Sea Shuttle […]

  • Elgin Gas Leak: Total Spuds Relief Well (UK)

    18 April 2012

    Oil major Total has announced that the Sedco 714 rig has initiated drilling of the first relief well as part of the company’s strategy to stop the Elgin G4 gas leak. The gas has been flowing freely to the atmosphere from the G4 well since March 25 when the company was forced to evacuate all […]

  • Subsea 7 picks UK firm for welding and coating services

    4 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Subsea 7 has entered into a long-term deal with Pipeline Technique (PTL) for the provision of welding and coating services.

  • UK Government Moves Marine Power to Next Stage of Development

    11 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      The UK Government announced allocation of £20m to engineering and environmental companies for projects aimed at development of tidal and wind energy, EDP 24 published. Apart from mere production of power, these include projects targeted at design and manufacture of indispensable technology in addition to conducting various types of research, necessary to boost the […]