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  • Sinopec Buys 49 Pct of Talisman’s UK North Sea Business

    18 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Talisman Energy Inc. today announced the completion of its joint venture transaction with Addax Petroleum UK Limited (APUK), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) following receipt of government and regulatory approval. “We are very pleased to be partnering with Sinopec in the UK North Sea,” said Hal Kvisle, President and CEO […]

  • UK BAS Scientists Discover New Species in Southern Ocean

    23 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    British Antarctic Survey’s scientists have found a new species of bug, similar in appearance to the common woodlouse, plastered all over a whale carcass on the floor of the deep Southern Ocean. Scientists say that Jaera tyleri is the first in its genus to be found in the southern hemisphere, and may be unique to […]

  • New law to ensure minimum wage for over 10,000 UK seafarers

    1 October 2020
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    Aa of 1 October 2020, seafarers in the United Kingdom will be receiving a minimum wage — pay protection equal to every other sector.

  • Drydocks World to Build Subsea Facility for Solan Field, UK

    28 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Drydocks World, the leading service provider to the global maritime and offshore oil and gas industry has entered into a multi-million contract with Premier Oil, a well-known oil exploration and production company with interests in several countries, to build subsea facility for Solan oil field, at its Dubai based premium shipyard. The contract was signed […]

  • Ithaca Provides Update on Athena Field P1 Well (UK)

    14 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ithaca Energy Inc. announces an Athena field operational and production update. The planned hydraulic intervention to eliminate the production tubing blockage in the P1 well, using a Remotely Operated Vehicle Support Vessel, has been performed. This intervention, involving the pumping of fluids into the P1 well flowline (at the wellhead), has resulted in a minor […]

  • UK: Teesside Offshore Wind Farm Generates First Power

    29 April 2013

    The North East’s first large scale offshore wind farm has now started to produce electricity as work continues towards completion of the project. The first three wind turbine generators at the EDF Energy Renewables Teesside offshore wind farm have now been fully commissioned and are supplying electricity to the National Grid. When complete the 27 […]

  • UK: Chancellor Announces Regional Growth Funding for Mersey Dredging

    28 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Chancellor George Osborne is to announce a £35m grant to dredge the approach channel in the Mersey Estuary – creating the opportunity for massive container vessels to enter the river. The Chancellor will make the announcement during a visit to the Port of Liverpool where he will meet representatives from businesses in the region […]

  • UK: MER strategy cornerstone of approach to extraction of oil & gas resources

    19 November 2015

    Oil & Gas UK has welcomed the formal launch of a consultation on a Strategy to Maximise the Economic Recovery of the North Sea (MER UK) which defines how the new Oil and Gas Authority will work with industry and across Government to deliver maximum value from Britain’s offshore oil and gas resource. It also welcomed […]

  • WaveX and Trident Energy unite for wave energy project in Western Australia

    21 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Australian wave energy company WaveX has signed a heads of agreement with UK-based Trident Energy to collaborate on advancing wave energy systems.  According to WaveX, the partnership will focus on integrating Trident’s PowerPod linear generators into WaveX’s D-Spar wave energy converter (WEC) to enhance energy capture and efficiency. The Perth-based wave energy company plans to […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Blows Past 2020 Cost Reduction Target

    24 January 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    The cost of energy from offshore wind has fallen by 32% since 2012 and is now below the joint UK government and industry target of GBP 100 per megawatt hour (MWh) four years ahead of schedule, according to a report delivered by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult on behalf of the Offshore Wind Programme […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Blows Past 2020 Cost Reduction Target

    24 January 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    The cost of energy from offshore wind has fallen by 32% since 2012 and is now below the joint UK government and industry target of GBP 100 per megawatt hour (MWh) four years ahead of schedule, according to a report delivered by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult on behalf of the Offshore Wind Programme […]

  • IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore Celebrates its First Birthday (UK)

    18 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore, the newest company within the Ferguson Group, is celebrating its first successful year in business supplying specialist refrigeration containers to the global offshore energy sector. IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore was formed last year in response to the increasing market demand for offshore refrigeration and freezing containers for food transportation and storage. Since its […]

  • UK: Ultimate Rough Weather Wind Farm Support Vessel

    16 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the offshore windfarm support scenario it is becoming increasingly clear that the seakeeping ability of the current medley of workboats is not up to the job when the going gets rough. This is exacerbated by current and future windfarms that are being positioned further out to sea in more onerous seastates. There is the […]

  • UK: BMT Nigel Gee Expands to Meet Increased Workload

    10 December 2012

    BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced recent refurbishment and expansion activity at its offices in Southampton in order to meet a large increase in design work. Operating across four principal market sectors, the naval architectural practice delivers design and engineering services to specialised vessels in the commercial, yacht, defence and renewable […]

  • Two UK carbon capture and storage projects selected for state funding

    19 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Transition

    UK has selected two clusters to receive the funding and develop their proposed carbon capture usage and storage projects starting from 2025.

  • Bibby Offshore Provides IRM Services for Maersk Oil UK

    25 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Award-winning subsea installation contractor, Bibby Offshore, has recently commenced work with Maersk Oil UK on a multimillion pound contract. The contract will see Bibby Offshore provide subsea construction and inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services to all of Maersk’s North Sea assets. Dive Support Vessel (DSV) Bibby Sapphire will undertake the offshore execution work, and […]

  • Photo of the Day: First UK-Made Tower Section Locked and Loaded

    8 January 2018

    CS Wind UK has loaded its first offshore tower section in Kintyre, Scotland, which is now ready to go to the Campbeltown harbour.

  • 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 […]

  • UK: Endeavour Reports Additional Drilling Success in Cygnus Field

    7 July 2010

    Endeavour International Corporation today announced that a sixth appraisal well has been successfully drilled and tested in the Cygnus gas field further confirming the field as one of the largest ever discovered in the UK sector of the Southern North Sea. In addition, the Department of Energy and Climate Change has awarded Cygnus field participants […]

  • Total, Dong Start Up Edradour Gas Field (UK)

    3 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Total, together with its partner DONG, has decided to launch the development of the Edradour gas field in the West of Shetland area, and has in addition acquired a 60% interest in the neighboring Glenlivet discovery. The tie backs of Edradour and Glenlivet to Laggan-Tormore are expected to add reserves of more than 65 million […]

  • Global Wave & Tidal Event Confirms UK’s Leading Position

    16 September 2015

    The UK is to host the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) for the first time. The event, now in its tenth year, will come to Edinburgh from February 23-25, 2016, and will be designed by an international committee of experts and industry organisations. Previous ICOE events have been held in Spain, Nova Scotia, France, […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Generation Up by 25% in Q2 2019

    26 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind generation in the UK rose by 25% in the second quarter of 2019, contributing to a 9.9% rise in renewable generation, according to the latest report by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). In Q2 2019, generation from offshore wind saw an increase from 1.2 TWh to 6 TWh, which is […]