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  • UK ports feel they must do more to protect the environment

    16 October 2009

    UK ports have made significant inroads in adhering to current environmental legislation but feel they could and should be doing much more, according to new research from engineering and environmental consultancy, Royal Haskoning. The ‘Green Ports’ survey by Royal Haskoning of 100 port decision makers in Britain revealed that many recognise the growing importance of […]

  • Portrush RNLI Tows Dredger “Jenny T” to Harbour (UK)

    2 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Portrush Royal National Lifeboat Institution has brought three men to safety after their 29m dredger got into difficulty. The volunteer crew launched the all weather lifeboat at 6.42am on Friday, 28 June, following a report that a 29 m and 180 t dredger had sustained mechanical failure one mile north of Ballycastle. The vessel, named […]

  • ‘Bomar Sedna’ Tanker on Its First Special Survey (UK)

    25 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Bernhard Schulte’s product tanker Bomar Sedna (formerly Ditte Theresa) docked in Falmouth on 15 February for her 1st special survey. The vessel is pictured in A&P Falmouth’s No 4 dock. Falmouth’s No 4 dock (length 172.50m, breadth at entrance 26.21m) has recently had a pit excavated to accommodate thruster and sonar removals. No 4 dock […]

  • Briggs Commercial Receives New Coastal Survey Catamaran (UK)

    5 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Incat Crowther announced that Briggs Commercial has taken delivery of the 18m Coastal Survey Catamaran, Severn Guardian. Severn Guardian is the third in a line of such vessels deployed by Briggs Marine to support coastal survey operations for the Environment Agency of England and Wales. Launched by UK’s Mustang Marine in late 2012, she joins […]

  • UK: IMO Assembly Elects New 40-Member Council

    27 November 2011

    The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization has elected the following States to be Members of its Council for the 2012-2013 biennium: Category (a) 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services: China, Greece, Italy, Japan, Norway, Panama, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States. Category (b) 10 States with […]

  • UK: Geologists Discover Lost World Beneath North Sea

    14 July 2011

      About 55 million years ago, a massive chunk of land rose up from the floor of the North Sea, giving birth to a wild and beautiful river… (thestar) [mappress] Source: Thestar, July 14, 2011;

  • UK: Aberdeen Harbour to Receive 10 Cruise Calls this Summer

    22 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeen Harbour is preparing to welcome 10 cruise calls this summer, with four vessels making their first ever visits to the city. The arrival of Rembrandt van Rijn on May 5, will signal the start of the season. A 168-foot passenger ship, Rembrandt will spend a day berthed at the port, before embarking on an […]

  • Wind Farm Support Vessels in UK Equiped with MTU Engines

    9 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    It is important that a windfarm support vessel is able to transport personnel and cargo safely, even in rough seas. Thanks to its low water-plane surface, the Austal Tri Swath, the fourth Austal contracted vessel for the Turbine Transfers fleet, has that ability and is less prone to instability. “Being able to transport wind turbine […]

  • UK: Port of Tyne Posts Best Ever Financial Results

    11 May 2012

    The Port of Tyne yesterday announced its best ever financial results. A massive rise in the volume of cargoes coming in and out of the River Tyne resulted in the Port’s turnover increasing by almost a third to £60 million and profit more than doubling to £9 million. This financial performance is the best in […]

  • UK: Port of Tyne Takes Big Steps toward Renewables

    24 January 2013
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Tyne is stepping up the pace in the race to provide clean, green renewable fuels for the future with £180m investment plans for its south bank estate in South Tyneside. On the back of several years of record growth, the Port has focussed its business strategy for further growth on renewable energy […]

  • 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’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.

  • Sterling Raises $225 Mln Through Bond Issue (UK)

    17 April 2013

    Sterling Resources Ltd. has announced the successful placing of the USD 225 million senior secured bond issue (the “Bond”) issued by its UK subsidiary Sterling Resources (UK) Ltd (the “Issuer”). The net proceeds of USD 218.6 million from the Bond will be used (i) to prepay the entire senior secured credit facility with a group […]

  • First Oil Expro Recommends Norfolk Well Location (UK)

    17 June 2013

    North Sea Energy Inc., a UK-focused oil and gas exploration and production (“E&P”) company, announces that the Norfolk joint-venture partners met recently for a Technical Committee Meeting in Aberdeen, hosted by the operator, First Oil Expro Limited. Subsequent to the seismic acquisition in November 2012, the operator has re-evaluated the Norfolk prospect and recommended a potential well […]

  • OEUK: Calls for UK windfall tax on oil & gas player’s global profits ‘deliberately misleading’

    7 February 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has warned that the calls for new windfall taxes on energy producers’ global profits are misleading.

  • Houlder, MPI Offshore Install Pile Gripper Arms (UK)

    16 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Houlder and MPI Offshore prove bigger is better by installing 650t pile Gripper Arms. The pile Gripper Arms, installed this week, stabilise 6m diameter 650t steel piles as they are driven into the seabed by the MPI Discovery installation jack up vessel. Installed on the vessel’s stern below deck level, they provide resistance to wave, […]

  • Cable Installation Starts on Gwynt y Môr OWF, UK

    19 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The latest stage in the construction of Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, off the North Wales coast, has got underway with the start of inter-array cable installation. The subsea cables will connect all 160 turbines to the two offshore substations already installed more than eight miles off North Wales in Liverpool Bay. The work […]

  • UK: Proserv Acquires Weatherford International’s Subsea Controls Business

    1 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Global-leading energy production technology services company Proserv is bolstering its rapidly-expanding subsea capabilities and specialist integrated services and increasing its workforce by more than 300 people. Proserv, which has operations globally, has agreed terms to assume Weatherford International’s subsea controls’ business, which specializes in subsea and topside communication and control systems and subsea termination equipment […]

  • UK regulator rejects Shell’s plan for North Sea gas project

    6 October 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    UK petroleum regulator has not approved Shell’s proposed plan for an ultra-high pressure/high-temperature gas field in the UK North Sea.

  • Flaring in UK North Sea falls to lowest level on OGA records

    11 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Transition

    UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has reported that flaring in the North Sea has been reduced to the lowest level on the UK Continental Shelf on OGA records.

  • UK: New High-Flying Wind Career for Former Soldier

    25 November 2012
    Human Capital

    As thousands of soldiers gear up to face redundancy in the New Year, one former serviceman is celebrating after scooping a job in the rapidly growing wind sector. Jamie Isbister, 41, from North Shields has become a wind instructor at Maersk Training Newcastle, training people who want a new career in the wind industry or […]

  • Budget 2017: UK steers away from new green subsidies

    23 November 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The UK government has confirmed that there will be no new subsidies for renewable power deployments until 2025 under the new scheme set to replace the Levy Control Framework (LCF) which funds new renewable electricity projects.

  • UK: GE Receives Massive Order for Golden Eagle Development

    30 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    GE Subsea Systems has been selected for the Nexen Golden Eagle Area Development project in the United Kingdom’s central North Sea. Contracts with the project operator, Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited, could total more than $170 million over the life of the development, GE reported at the 2012 GE Oil & Gas Annual Meeting being held Jan. […]

  • UK: Wood Group to Install Two Weather Monitoring Stations

    30 October 2012

    Wood Group has been awarded a £17 million management contract to fabricate, install, commission, operate and maintain two weather monitoring stations in one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farm developments off the Norfolk and Suffolk coast. The project will be delivered by the Wood Group Kenny business unit, including leading renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy. […]

  • UK: Ithaca Energy Reaches Major Milestones for Athena Project

    11 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Ithaca Energy Inc.  announces that it has met major scheduled milestones for the Athena project and on site subsea installation work and rig based operations are on schedule. The Company will present the Athena project today at 9.30 a.m. in London; the presentation is available on the Company’s website. Key milestones achieved: • The […]