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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 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: 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: 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.

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Statoil Awards Mariner Drilling Services Job to Odfjell Drilling (UK)

    10 April 2013

    Statoil has awarded the contract for drilling services on the Mariner platform on the UK continental shelf to UK based Odfjell Drilling. “Mariner is the largest new offshore development in the UK in more than a decade. Over its lifetime the project will generate jobs and substantial ripple effects for UK and the Aberdeen region. […]

  • UK: IXSEA Releases New DELPH Geophysical Software Suite

    6 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

      IXSEA introduces a new version of the DELPH geophysical software suite. This major 2.9 release introduces a number of new tools and functions to simplify survey acquisition operations and boost side-scan sonar, seismic or sub-bottom profiler and magnetic data processing and analysis. Whilst being already the most productive data processing solution, DELPH reaches a […]

  • UK: Norfolk Coastal Walks Benefit from Seawall Repairs

    11 April 2014

    The flood defence banks between Blakeney and Cley, and between Brancaster village and Brancaster beach suffered multiple breaches during the tidal surge in December. The damage was so significant that the footpaths on top of the defences had been closed since the surge. The Environment Agency is working with the National Trail, National Trust and […]

  • Government OKs Additional Funding for Anti-Flood Programs (UK)

    7 February 2014

    42 new flood schemes have been given the green light by Floods Minister Dan Rogerson yesterday. A further 13 schemes previously given funding will also begin construction, bringing the total number of schemes starting work to 55 for this year. In all the new schemes starting construction this year will provide protection to over 42,000 […]

  • UK: New Fugro Trenching System to Start Offshore Deployment

    7 August 2012

    In just a few weeks, a remarkable new Fugro trenching system will start its first offshore deployment, working for Centrica on the 270MW, 75-turbine Lincs offshore windfarm. Fugro-Salt Subsea of Aberdeen has already run a series of successful jetting and cutting trials with the first of its state of-the-art Q1400 machines built by Soil Machine […]

  • Quays Marinas: “Little Orme” Proves Her Worth (UK)

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Seen here against the backdrop of her namesake, the ‘Little Orme’ is making good progress with the annual dredge at Conwy Quays Marina and is now two thirds of the way through the winter campaign. The dredger, purchased in 2011 jointly by Quay Marinas and The Crown Estate, is making a significant difference to depths […]

  • Bibby Offshore Opens Project Engineering Centre in Liverpool, UK

    21 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has opened a project engineering centre in Liverpool and employed five subsea engineers to remotely support its core business in Aberdeen. The decision to develop this innovative approach to the resource shortage in the Aberdeen region is due to the rising demand for its services from its clients. Bibby […]

  • Alnmaritec Launches Latest WFSV for North Sea Logistics (UK)

    5 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Boat builder Alnmaritec has launched the latest of its windfarm support vessels (WFSV) for long time client North Sea Logistics. The 19m Wave Captain class boat is powered by 2 x 880bhp Doosan engines and reaches over 25 knots. She has demonstrated exceptional sea keeping characteristics and superb handling when approaching and pushing up on […]

  • UK: LNG Carrier Due at South Hook Next Week

    8 November 2011

    The Lijmiliya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 263,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal November 14, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic metres of gas […]

  • UK: Hamworthy Wins Offshore Inert Gas Contract at HHI

    17 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Hamworthy announced today that it has won a contract from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries to supply its inert gas generator (IGG) package for the QUAD 204 FPSO project. The BP-operated The Quad 204 project involves replacing the existing Schiehallion Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel with a new FPSO which is scheduled to […]

  • UK: AKD Inks Strategic Framework Agreement with Aker Subsea

    15 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    AKD Engineering limited, the global engineering and fabrication services provider to announces its 3 year strategic framework agreement with Aker Subsea and its 2013 strategy update which details the company’s strategic highlights in the areas of markets, products, strategic resource alignment and financial management. To boost growth and long-term development, the Company will push ahead […]