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  • UK: North Sea helicopter pilots support strike action

    20 August 2015

    Offshore Energy Today reported Monday that BALPA, the British Airline Pilots Association, had called its helicopter pilots operating in the North Sea for a ballot on strike action. The ballot was closed on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. According to BALPA’s press release, North Sea Helicopter Pilots have indicated strong support for strike action if helicopter companies […]

  • UK Marine Energy Developer Enters Floating Wind Market

    4 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Wave energy technology developer Marine Power Systems (MPS) is expanding into the floating offshore wind sector with two new devices said to offer a solution to wind energy generation challenges in deep waters. The UK company stated that R&D of its wave energy device WaveSub brought to the development of the DualSub device, which captures […]

  • ROVOP Managing Director UK’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014

    7 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The managing director of a subsea specialist ROVOP on October 2 received prestigious industry recognition after being named as the UK’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 for international business growth.   ROVOP says that judges singled out Steven Gray from a shortlist of the nation’s most successful and innovative business leaders, for his outstanding […]

  • DeepOcean Wins Energy Sector Diversification Award 2012 (UK)

    7 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    NOF Energy, the business support organisation for oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables, has named DeepOcean as the winner of its new Energy Sector Diversification Award 2012. This award was introduced for the first time at the 2012 event to highlight the growing diversification of skills, products, services and technologies in the energy sector supply […]

  • Tentec Introduces Compact-8 Subsea Bolt Tensioners (UK)

    13 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      The Compact- 8 range of subsea bolt tensioning tools from UK manufacturer and global supplier, Tentec, introduces a new generation of subsea bolt tensioning tools. This unique and innovative range of tensioners was launched at Offshore Europe 2011 last week. Comprising just 8 bolt tensioning tools, the Compact- 8 series is capable of tensioning […]

  • UK Chamber of Shipping: Exit Checks at Ferry Points Hassle for Passengers

    9 April 2015

    Passengers leaving the UK by ferry for the mainland Europe will be subject to a passport check, which will be carried out by the ferry operator starting April 8th.   According to the UK Chamber of Shipping, the ‘exit check’ scheme, introduced by the UK Government, is being implemented so the government could claim that it […]

  • UK: Southampton Named Europe’s Most Productive Container Port

    19 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    ABP’s Port of Southampton has been ranked the most productive port in Europe and the number one performing container terminal in the UK, according to an independent industry study. Based on confidential data charting more than 100,000 port calls at 400 ports during 2012, the analysis from the Journal of Commerce (JOC) put Southampton’s productivity […]

  • UK: Construction Begins on Rampion Wind Farm Weather Mast

    3 April 2012

    As reported by the Argus, E.ON, one of the UK’s top companies in the field of production and supply of energy, plans to launch on Monday activities on installing a mast on the site of the Rampion Wind Farm. The purpose of the 110-metre mast is to measure wave heights, sea currents, wind speeds and […]

  • Bibby Offshore Adds New Members to Its Team (UK)

    16 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Two new chief operating officers and an offshore support services director have been appointed at Bibby Offshore to support the company’s significant future development plans. Current managing director Fraser Moonie, who has been in the role for three years, becomes responsible for eastern regions including Norway, S.E. Asia (including Singapore) and Australia. He has 16 […]

  • Tideland Lights and Fog Signals for Ormonde Wind Farm (UK)

    15 September 2011
    Technology

      Tideland Signal has supplied Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab) of Fife with the first aids to navigation to warn shipping in the vicinity of the new Ormonde windfarm currently under construction 10Km off Barrow-in-Furness in the Irish Sea. The Tideland equipment is supplied in kit form ready to install on turbines in accordance with IALA 0-139, […]

  • Ithaca denies wrongdoing regarding FPF-1 delay (UK)

    28 May 2015

    Ithaca Energy Inc., an oil and gas operator focused on North Sea production, appraisal and development activities, has said it received a Statement of Claim from a law firm that advertises itself as undertaking investor lawsuits. According to Ithaca, the Statement of Claim relates to purported misrepresentation of information regarding the past schedule for completion of the […]

  • UK: CTruk Works on Third Vessel for Offshore Turbine Services

    9 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    The second in a trio of CTruk 20-tonne payload multi-purpose catamarans, ordered by Offshore Turbine Services for deployment at Lincs wind farm, was named in Brightlingsea. CTruk technicians and staff joined the owners on board the 20T MPC, ‘Captain P’, for the traditional blessing and bottle smash, followed by a launch party at a local […]

  • UK: Second Hybrid Ferry Launched at Ferguson’s Shipyard (VIDEO)

    24 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    A cutting edge ferry, which is the second of two unique ‘hybrid’ vessels, was launched on the Clyde yesterday at Ferguson’s shipyard in Port Glasgow. The ferries are being built following a Scottish Government investment worth over £20 million, which has continued the proud heritage and tradition of shipbuilding on the Clyde. The hybrid ferry, […]

  • UK: Rolls-Royce Wins Award for Its Enviroship Concept

    25 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received the „Next Generation Ship Award‟ for its Enviroship Concept. The winning ship design is for a short-sea general cargo vessel which integrates a highly efficient gas power and propulsion system with an innovative hull design to provide a significant reduction in emissions. “We are pleased that our […]

  • Sea Installer Gears Up for New Tasks in UK and Denmark

    4 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    A2SEA’s newly build Sea Installer calls into the Port of Esbjerg around the 6 December. Around New Year the ship will be sailing with two 6MW Siemens test mills to be installed at Gunfleet Sands. Hereafter the Sea Installer will work at the Anholt project where A2SEA then will have four vessels working with installation. […]

  • UK: Two New Vessels to Join Sheringham Shoal Fleet

    23 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Two new vessels will join the growing fleet working on the site of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm today as the installation and commissioning of the 88 turbines progresses. The 91m ‘SEA JACK ‘, a self-elevating platform vessel will combine forces with the already operational 76m ‘GMS Endeavour’ over the coming months and […]

  • UK: Tidal Energy to Test DeltaStream Device in Welsh Waters

    28 March 2013

    Welsh marine energy company Tidal Energy Ltd is preparing to deploy a prototype of its DeltaStream device in the Ramsey Sound off St Davids Head, southwest Wales. Tidal Energy, which is controlled by principal shareholder Eco2, a company committed to financing and developing renewable energy projects throughout the UK and Europe, plans to test the […]

  • NEO Energy buying JX Nippon’s UK assets for $1.7 billion

    29 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Exploration & Production

    UK-based oil and gas company NEO Energy is buying JX Nippon Exploration and Production (U.K.) Limited for about $1.7 billion.

  • GE deal to create up to 1000 jobs in UK energy sector

    25 September 2015

    GE has reached an agreement with the UK export credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF) to access export financing for up to $12 billion which could create up to 1000 new jobs in the UK.  GE says that this agreement will initially support both confirmed and potential orders in a number of international markets including […]

  • UK: Lyness seen as potential North Sea decom base

    1 September 2016

    Orkney Islands Council has given DSM, a UK-based demolition and decommissioning company, the opportunity to consider Lyness as a potential base for North Sea oil and gas decommissioning work. The Council said on Wednesday that the project is at an early stage in its development but has the potential to bring significant inward investment and economic […]

  • UK North Sea helicopter pilots call for ballot on strike action

    17 August 2015

    The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), the professional association and registered trade union established to represent the interests of all UK pilots, has called for a ballot on strike action.  Namely, over a third of helicopter pilots operating in the North Sea met on Thursday in Aberdeen at a meeting convened by BALPA to hear […]

  • Oil & Gas UK: Production up for the first time in 15 years?

    3 August 2015

    A month ahead of the publication of Oil & Gas UK’s Economic Report 2015, Deirdre Michie, chief executive, Oil & Gas UK, comments on a basin in the midst of reform: “Recent provisional figures from the Department for Energy (DECC) suggest that oil and gas production from the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) over the first […]

  • UK Appeal Court: Ever Smart Responsible for 2015 Collision

    21 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    UK Court of Appeal: Containership Ever Smart should bear 80% of the liability for the February 2015 collision.

  • Offshore worker airlifted from Brent Delta platform (UK)

    26 May 2015
    Exploration & Production

    An offshore worker has been airlifted by Shetland Coastguard helicopter from a platform located in the UK North Sea. Aberdeen’s Evening Express reports that a man in his 50s, working on Shell’s Brent Delta platform, suffered an injury and he was subsequently airlifted to Gilbert Bain Hospital, in Lerwick, at 11.30am. According to Evening Express, Shetland Coastguard’s spokeswoman […]

  • UK: Technip Celebrates Official Launch of Offshore Wind Business

    1 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    To celebrate the official launch of Technip’s Offshore Wind business an event has been held today, on Monday 1st August, in the presence of the Rt. Hon. Alex Salmond​, MSP, First Minister of Scotland and Thierry Pilenko, Chairman and CEO of Technip. This event took place at Technip’s Offshore Wind headquarters located on the outskirts […]