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  • Lloyd’s Register joins underwater noise reduction project

    5 February 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology, Vessels

    UK-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has joined the LOWNOISER project, a new initiative aimed at tackling underwater noise pollution caused by maritime traffic.

  • Minister Praises UK Marine Science (UK)

    14 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Science Minister, the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, followed the naming of the Royal Research Ship Discovery with a speech to an audience, including research leaders from across the UK marine science community, together with representatives from industry and government. It was the Minister’s first visit to NOC and he said that he was […]

  • UK hits Chinese oil & gas giant’s European arm with £125K fine in flaring and venting clampdown

    9 January 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has imposed a penalty of £125,000 on a European affiliate of China’s state-owned oil and gas giant for breaching its venting consent on two separate occasions at a field located 60 miles northeast of Aberdeen.

  • BP’s biggest project achieves ‘key milestone’ as FLNG gets first gas

    21 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    With floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) commissioning activities in full swing, BP has achieved another first at a gas development off the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal, which is said to be the biggest project in its portfolio and one of the deepest, most complex gas developments in Africa.  

  • Subsea UK to unlock Mexican market for UK companies

    21 September 2016

    UK subsea companies will be heading to Mexico City next week on a showcase trade mission to increase business and trade opportunities in Latin America’s most promising energy hubs. The event has been organized by the Department for International Trade (DIT) in association with Subsea UK, along with the Energy Industries Council (EIC), Aberdeen & […]

  • America and UK put two Russian oil majors on blacklist, as US sanctions spree spreads to 183 ‘shadow fleet’ vessels

    13 January 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    The latest raft of sanctions, which comes from the United States (U.S.) and the United Kingdom (UK), targets Russia’s energy sector by focusing on two giant Russian oil producers alongside means of enabling crude oil production and exports.

  • Subsea UK: Caithness is UK’s new energy hub

    25 September 2014
    Equipment

    Caithness in Scotland, will be unveiled as the UK’s latest energy hub at an event in Aberdeen next week at a lunch and learn event, run by industry body Subsea UK.   According to Subsea UK, the organisation representing the UK’s £9billion subsea industry,  the event will showcase the wealth of expertise the area has to offer […]

  • UK against LetterOne buying RWE Dea UK

    2 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    LetterOne, an investment company run by the Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman, has hit a stumbling block potentially preventing the company to complete the previously announced agreement to acquire RWE Dea oil company. The two companies last year reached an agreement under which LetterOne, based in Luxembourg, would buy RWE Dea AG, an oil and gas business of Germany’s […]

  • Batch of onshore and offshore drilling jobs brings $513 million to KCA Deutag

    8 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    KCA Deutag has landed new multimillion-dollar drilling assignments and extensions across the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the UK.

  • Rotech Subsea Works On UK’s Largest Windfarm (UK)

    13 January 2012

    A global subsea engineering firm is working on a major North Sea contract worth in excess of £2million. Rotech Subsea, which is headquartered in Aberdeen and owned by Norwegian firm Reef Subsea, is involved in a subsea excavation project with marine construction firm Red7Marine on what will be the UK’s largest operating wind farm. The […]

  • Dalby to Exhibit at Renewables UK Event in Birmingham, UK

    30 October 2013

    Dalby Offshore will be exhibiting at the Renewables UK event at Birmingham on Stand 138 5th – 7th November in partnership with Team Humber Marine Alliance. The event is attended by over 500 delegates, 300 exhibitors and 190 speakers. Dalby Offshore was founded in 2007 and initially focused on the management of anchor handling tug/supply […]

  • UK Chamber of Shipping: UK Needs a Deal, Not Chartered-In Ships

    24 October 2018

    UK Chamber of Shipping believes the UK Government’s plans to charter in ships would not be a smart move. 

  • UK sends ultimatum over RWE DEA UK sale

    5 March 2015

    LetterOne group, run by the Russian billionaire Mihail Fridman, earlier this week bought RWE Dea, an oil and gas company based in Germany for 5.1 billion euros, from RWE group. The acquisition went ahead despite the UK objecting the move. The reason the UK is opposing the transaction is the fact that RWE Dea owns several […]

  • DFDS to launch ferry lifeline service to Jersey by end-March

    6 January 2025
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS has been selected to provide freight and passenger services to Jersey—the largest of the Channel Islands—with a fleet of vessels including high-speed ferries.

  • North Sea decommissioning grapples with delays despite government incentives 

    2 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Vision

    The North Sea decommissioning sector continues to face delays, as technical, regulatory, and financial hurdles prevent the rapid shutdown of offshore assets on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group. While the UK Government’s Energy Profits Levy (EPL) has prompted several operators to accelerate cessation […]

  • Shell taps SLB for ‘major’ multi-region deepwater drilling gigs

    13 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    SLB has landed a batch of new deals with Shell to handle drilling assignments, spanning several regions, including the UK sector of the North Sea, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Gulf of Mexico alongside others.

  • Stolt-Nielsen strengthens foothold in LNG bunkering market after Avenir LNG takeover

    28 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Stolt-Nielsen, a Norway-based company specializing in chemical and bulk liquid transportation and storage, has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire all the shares of the UK-based midstream LNG & BioLNG company Avenir LNG. As disclosed, the transaction is set to be finalized during the first quarter of 2025 via the Oslo-headquartered company’s subsidiary […]

  • UK companies welcome UK-Canada tidal research grants

    21 July 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Five British companies are celebrating after they received grant funding from the Government’s innovation experts at Innovate UK to develop tidal energy projects with Canadian businesses and universities. As reported earlier today, grants in the amount of £700.000 have been awarded for two projects that aim to help governments, industry and academia better understand how […]

  • Technip Expands Renewables Capabilities Through UK Acquisition (UK)

    31 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Technip announced it has acquired all of the assets of Subocean Group, a UK based subsea cable-installation company, working in the Marine Renewables sector. The acquisition, which is effective today, will contribute to Technip’s strategy to develop a leading position in the renewables market in the coming years, focusing on offshore wind services. Technip will […]

  • UK Destroyer Arrives in Persian Gulf to Protect UK Shipping

    29 July 2019

    Royal Navy ships will be deployed to the region until a “diplomatic resolution” is found.

  • UK Gas Plunges

    24 November 2011

    British prompt gas prices sank on Thursday, extending routs across European commodities led by carbon, coal and electricity as fears of …   (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 24, 2011; Image: uk national grid

  • AIS secures subsea insulation contract for project in Brazil

    24 January 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    UK-headquartered AIS has secured a subsea insulation contract for the Mero 4 oil field in Brazil, representing its fifth award for insulation systems in the region. The company will supply its ContraTherm C25 insulation system for the production pipeline end termination (PLET) and production and water alternating gas jumpers. This marks AIS’ fifth award for […]

  • GRS Expands to UK

    16 June 2015

    Hamburg-based Global Renewables Shipbrokers has established a new branch office in Aberdeen. “The new UK office is an important step for us as part of our growth strategy,” said Matthias Mross, GRS Managing Partner. The decision to set up its first branch abroad was a real milestone for the company geared towards international business. From Aberdeen David Gault will […]

  • UK Gas Slips

    23 November 2011

    British prompt gas prices were down slightly on Wednesday morning as temperatures were expected to rise within the next 24 hours and …   (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 23, 2011; Image: uk national grid

  • Masdar and Lhyfe partner up for large-scale hydrogen projects in Europe

    17 January 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and French renewable hydrogen producer Lhyfe have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore potential co-development opportunities in large-scale green hydrogen production projects in Europe.