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  • Final Turbine Installed at Lincs Offshore Wind Farm, UK

    2 April 2013

    The Lincs Offshore Wind Farm is celebrating the successful installation of the project’s final turbine.  The 75th Siemens 3.6MW turbine was installed today by specialist jack-up vessel MPI Resolution, completing the installation programme which began on 14 July 2012, and bringing the wind farm up to its full installed capacity of 270MW. Lincs Project Director […]

  • Maersk Oil UK Gets Go Ahead for Flyndre and Cawdor Development

    28 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Maersk Oil UK Limited has received approval from the UK and Norwegian authorities to develop the Flyndre and Cawdor fields. The fields lie approximately 293 km South East of Aberdeen in blocks 30/13 and 30/14 of the UK North Sea (Flyndre and Cawdor) and block 1/5 of the Norwegian North Sea (Flyndre only). The Flyndre […]

  • UK: ABC Marine Completes Trials for 19m Catfish CrewCat

    9 October 2012

    ABC Marine has completed sea trials for recently launched 19m Catfish CrewCat ‘Channel Chieftain VI’, the first in class. This unique design allows for a semi elevated helm yet still retaining full forward visibility for the lower cabin. Powered by twin Doosan 20L diesels producing 1000BHP, driving conventional props cruising speeds of 23-24kts are easily achieved. […]

  • Aquatic’s Training Programme for Offshore Staff to Benefit Customers, UK

    3 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd., an Acteon company, is stepping up to meet its customers’ challenges better with a fully-integrated training programme for all offshore staff. The improved programme coincides with an intensive drive to build more strategic kit during 2013 in response to customer demand and to meet the company’s ambitious targets for growth […]

  • UK: Wind Farm Announcement Boosts Shetland Wave Project

    6 April 2012

    The project partners behind Shetland’s first wave power scheme said that the Scottish Government decision to approve a major wind farm on the island gives the proposal a significant boost. The 10 megawatt (MW) Aegir Wave Power scheme, backed by European energy company Vattenfall and Edinburgh based technology developer Pelamis Wave Power (PWP), could only […]

  • Innovate UK to Launch New GBP 15 Million Innovation Competition

    12 January 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Innovate UK will launch a new innovation competition that will also allow entries from offshore wind on 16 January. UK businesses can apply for a share of up to GBP 15 million to develop innovative solutions to challenges in infrastructure systems. There are 4 priority areas: ‘smart’ infrastructure energy systems (including nuclear fission and offshore […]

  • NGenTec Limited Secures GBP 2 Million in Funding (UK)

    16 December 2010
    Research & Development

    NGenTec has secured inward investment of £2 million from Amsterdam based SET Venture Partners and Scottish Enterprise’s Scottish Co-investment Fund (“SCF”) (£1 million each) to enable the company to design, manufacture and test its innovative generator technology for the multi-megawatt offshore wind turbine market. The investment follows a recent £800,000 grant from the Department of […]

  • Oil & Gas UK: The Industry Has Confidence in the Future of the North Sea

    13 January 2014

    Business confidence in the UK oil and gas industry remained positive in the third quarter of last year according to Oil & Gas UK’s business sentiment index published Wednesday, January 8, 2014. The third quarter of 2013 saw a drop of six points from 21 to 15 but the mood of the industry remained firmly […]

  • DONG Energy Wind Power Names New UK Country Manager

    9 October 2012

    DONG Energy has appointed Benj Sykes as Head of UK Market for its Wind Power business. Benj commented; “I’m looking forward to leading DONG Energy’s UK wind power business into its next exciting period of development here in the UK. We have an outstanding portfolio of operating assets as well as a full pipeline of […]

  • Oil & Gas UK: Explorers still see UKCS as prospective territory

    28 July 2015

    The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), the UK oil and gas regulator, yesterday awarded 41 new offshore oil and gas exploration licences as part of UK’s 28th Offshore Licencing Round. Oil & Gas UK, representative body for the UK Offshore oil and gas industry, has welcomed the awards.  The 41 new licences were awarded in addition to to the 134 […]

  • Oil & Gas UK: New guidelines to speed up maintenance shutdowns

    30 July 2015

    Oil & Gas UK launched Thursday new guidelines to minimize the frequency and duration of planned maintenance shutdowns and to improve the reliability and safety of installations on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). According to Oil & Gas UK, the new guidelines were prepared as part of the industry-wide drive to improve efficiency. The UK oil and gas […]

  • UK: Ithaca Energy Meets Major Milestones for Athena Project

    11 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

        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: • […]

  • UK: Officials Develop Plans for Innovative Flood Defence in Somerset

    12 March 2012

    Planning permission has been granted to create one of the UK’s largest areas of new wildlife habitat on the Steart Peninsula in Somerset. The Environment Agency and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) have worked closely with the local community to develop plans for an innovative flood defence and habitat creation project. Over the next […]

  • UK: Petrofac All Smiles with Results So Far in 2010

    17 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, issues the following pre-close trading update ahead of the announcement of its audited results for the year ending 31 December 2010, expected to be on 7 March 2011. * Net profit for the year expected to be in line with expectations for like-for-like year-on-year growth of […]

  • UK: Subsea 7 wins EPIC contract from Apache

    25 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Subsea 7 has announced the award of a sizeable engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract by Apache North Sea, as part of the Callater field development, located 335km north east of Aberdeen. Subsea 7 defines a sizeable contract as being between $50 million and $150 million. According to the company, the contract work scope […]

  • ROVOP Adds Two New ROVs to Its Fleet (UK)

    29 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Award-winning energy services company ROVOP has bolstered its rapid growth by investing in two new innovative ROVs (remotely-operated vehicles) to add to its fleet of high-performance vehicles. Both new ROVs, which represent an investment of more than £2million, are powerful vehicles for the subsea sector with each capable of operating in deep and shallow waters […]

  • Industry unites to praise ‘fantastic day’ for UK tidal energy sector

    8 September 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Industry associations, research centers and supported developers have all unanimously welcomed the results of the latest renewables auction in the UK – where 53MW of tidal stream projects won contracts – deeming the outcome a ‘resounding vote of confidence’ in the increasingly mature tidal energy sector.

  • Wood Mackenzie: Poor Exploration Performance in UK Could Reduce Investment

    21 January 2014

    Wood Mackenzie’s annual UK upstream oil and gas review concludes that 2013 was a mixed year for the industry. Capital investment continued to increase, however, this was set against the backdrop of project delays, production underperformance and poor exploration success. However, Wood Mackenzie says there are promising new fields due onstream and an increase in […]

  • JDR Awarded £2M Grant to Develop High Voltage Cables (UK)

    6 July 2010
    Technology

    JDR has been awarded a £2million grant to develop high voltage cables. The award forms part of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC’s) plans to help UK companies invest in the equipment and technology required to support the country’s transition to a low carbon future. As a leader in the renewable energy market, […]

  • UK: Tidal Transit to Present Eden Rose at Seawork 2012

    1 May 2012

    Tidal transit’s new vessel Eden Rose will be presented at Seawork 2012 International [22-24 May 2012]. Eden Rose, the second of Tidal transit’s fleet of wind farm service vessels, arrived in the UK on 30 April 2012 from its Spanish boat builder, Mercurio Plastics, and it has already been chartered by RES Offshore in Grimsby servicing […]

  • UK: Marine industry calls for ‘right support’ post Swansea ruling

    26 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The representative organizations for the UK marine energy sector, as well as their European counterpart Ocean Energy Europe, have expressed their disappointment on the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon rejection and called the UK government to chart clear and viable route to market for tidal and wave industries in the country.

  • Oil & Gas UK, Decom North Sea align for decommissioning agenda

    18 November 2015

    UK offshore oil and gas industry trade bodies Oil & Gas UK and Decom North Sea are to align on key areas to deliver a more efficient and effective decommissioning agenda for the North Sea. More joined-up working – but with each body retaining its independence, geographical representation, brand and governance – was announced on […]

  • Ithaca Energy Announces UK Exploration Portfolio Farm-Out Transactions

    23 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Ithaca Energy Inc. announces further UK exploration portfolio farm-out transactions. When combined with the previously announced UK farm-outs the Company is now fully carried for the forecast cost of drilling the UK exploration well commitments transferred as part of the Valiant Petroleum plc (“Valiant”) acquisition and in addition will receive over $8 million in cash […]

  • First UK-Made Offshore Wind Tower Sections Ready to Roll

    3 January 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    CS Wind UK is commencing the transportation of the first nine offshore tower sections from its Machrihanish factory in Campbeltown, Scotland, to the local harbour on 8 January.

  • Safety of UK helicopter ops in North Sea comparable to those in Norway?

    28 October 2014

    The Transport Select Committee published its report on offshore helicopter safety in July. Oil & Gas UK Chief Executive Malcolm Webb responded in a letter to the Committee report at the time. Yesterday (October 27), the Government published its response to the Transport Select Committee Report alongside comments from Malcolm Webb’s letter. Oil & Gas […]