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  • UK: Major Dredging Operation at Port of Tyne Under Way

    27 May 2011

      A major dredging operation is underway at the Port of Tyne to deepen the river to accommodate even bigger ships at the Port’s base at Rivers… (BDaily) [mappress] Source: BDaily, May 27, 2011;

  • Seajacks 3 LTD Allows Option for a Second Vessel (UK)

    17 February 2011

    Lamprell plc has been notified by Seajacks 3 LTD that it is allowing the option for a second vessel, negotiated as part of the original transaction to construct a self-elevating and self-propelled offshore wind turbine installation vessel entered into in June 2010, to lapse. In addition, the first option for a self-elevating and self-propelled offshore […]

  • Communities Minister, BARONESS Hanham CBE Visits Narec (UK)

    8 March 2011
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    BARONESS Hanham CBE, Communities Minister from the Department of Communities and Local Government will today (TUESDAY MARCH 8) officially unveil European funding towards a multi-million pound project at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, placing the North East at the centre of offshore wind turbine developments. Lady Hanham is visiting the North East […]

  • London Array Crew Transfer Vessel Naming Competition (UK)

    7 February 2012

    London Array is announcing challenge to come up with a name for the third and final crew transfer vessel being supplied by Gardline to service the wind farm from the base at Ramsgate Port. The 17m aluminium catamaran, or Alicat – specifically designed to transfer technicians to offshore sites – is due to enter service […]

  • UK: LNG Tanker Expected at Grain Terminal August 23

    15 August 2011

      The U.K.’s Isle of Grain liquefied natural gas terminal is due to receive a cargo of the fuel next week. (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, August 15, 2011.

  • UK: Another LNG Tanker Due at South Hook This Week

    17 June 2013
    Vessels

    UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive another cargo of LNG from Qatar this week, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The Umm Slal LNG tanker, with a capacity of 266,000 cbm, is due to arrive at the South Hook terminal on June 23. The South Hook terminal can […]

  • Cuadrilla Requests Permit Extension for Use of Temporary Site, UK

    4 September 2012

    Cuadrilla Resources, the British company exploring for gas in Lancashire, is to submit an application to Lancashire County Council to continue work at a temporary site near Hesketh Bank. A 10,500 feet deep well was drilled between August and November 2011 at the West Lancashire site. After the well was completed, the company removed its […]

  • UK offshore helicopter study wins award for innovative contribution

    17 May 2018

    The results of a joint project into the body sizes of UK offshore workers on board various helicopter crafts has received an award for outstanding contribution to ergonomics.

  • Ocean Installer Wins Umbilical Installation Contract from Shell UK

    7 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Shell U.K. Ltd. has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for umbilical installation at the Bittern field in the UK sector of the North Sea. The scope of the work is to install two new static umbilicals of 20.7 km and 1.8 km. This includes pre-lay engineering, survey and confirmation of all routes and subsea work, […]

  • The Crown Estate Encourages Investment in Offshore Wind Testing (UK)

    12 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate has announced a new leasing programme to encourage further investment in a range of offshore wind test and demonstration projects, including a leasing round for floating offshore wind technology. Other components will include calls for interest in for non-grid connected projects and variations to existing projects. The plans were announced at the […]

  • Thumbs Up for GBP 89m Technology and Innovation Centre (UK)

    22 February 2012

    The Technology and Innovation Centre will bring together academics and partners from industry and business – from across the international scene – to develop solutions to challenges which are central to economic regeneration and to address key technological challenges faced by society. It is due to be open for business in 2014. Professor Jim McDonald, […]

  • Venko: New contract for offshore gas platforms maintenance (UK)

    14 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft (New Anglia) Enterprise Zone has announced that resident company Venko Offshore Ltd has secured a £5m ($8.35 m) contract to expand its local operation to maintain offshore gas platforms in the North Sea for a world-leading company. The new contract will secure work for almost 20 local Venko staff. Government […]

  • SMI: Industry invited to hear about UK’s refreshed shipbuilding strategy

    23 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Vision

    The latest thinking of the team behind the UK’s refreshed shipbuilding strategy, which is expected to include a multi-billion pound vessel pipeline due to be built over the next 30 years, will be discussed at the annual conference held by the Society of Maritime Industries (SMI).

  • Testing of Brooklands Lake’s Silt to Determine Dredging Costs (UK)

    31 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Water quality and silt contamination tests are continuing to be carried out at Brooklands Lake to ensure that water quality remains acceptable. In the last few days, a number of residents have contacted Worthing Borough Council, distressed at the ill health of some of the birds on Brooklands Lake. Since April 2014, the Council has […]

  • UK O&G production with only a decade to go? Industry disagrees

    20 September 2017

    The Scottish and UK oil industries are entering their final decade of production, a research cited by a Scottish university has suggested, sparking a quick response from the UK oil industry body, claiming otherwise. The University of Edinburgh said on Tuesday that a study of output from offshore fields estimated that close to 10 percent […]

  • Maersk Acquires Noble’s Stake in Two UK North Sea Fields

    31 May 2012

    Maersk Oil, a fully-owned subsidiary of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, has signed a definitive agreement with Noble Energy Inc for the purchase of their 30% interest in the Maersk Oil operated Dumbarton and Lochranza fields, as well as the Global Producer III FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) installation in the UK Central […]

  • First Minister Sturgeon to open Oil & Gas UK Annual Conference

    19 May 2015

    Oil & Gas UK, the oil and gas industry trade body, has revealed yesterday, May 18, 2015, that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will be opening its second Annual Conference. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “With Scotland being an international oil and gas exporter, and being home to some of the most respected academics and technological […]

  • UK Universities Invited to Join Wind Blade Research Hub

    29 September 2016
    Human Capital, Research & Development, Technology

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is looking for a UK-based university with which to collaborate on accelerating offshore wind turbine blade research and development activities through the recently launched Wind Blade Research Hub. The collaboration would provide a combination of academic and industry skills and resources to better respond to industry’s needs, ORE Catapult said. Those […]

  • UK offshore wind and CCS colocation projects kick off

    28 November 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Colocation Forum (the Forum), set up to provide strategic coordination of colocation research and activity on the nation’s seabed, has commissioned two research projects. The projects are designed to inform the best approach to test and demonstrate the colocation of offshore wind and CCS activities in […]

  • UK: Mustang Marine as Supacat Build Partner for SMV 24

    27 February 2013

    The innovation house, Supacat, has awarded the build contract to Mustang Marine (Wales) Ltd for a new concept offshore support vessel, the Supacat Multi-purpose Vessel 24. The first boat will be built at Mustang Marine’s Pembroke Dock facility and is scheduled for launch in August this year. To develop the Supacat Multi-purpose Vessel 24 (SMV […]

  • Dart Energy, GDF SUEZ UK Sign Farm-Out Agreement

    22 October 2013

    Dart Energy announced that it has entered into a farm-out agreement relating to thirteen of its U.K. licences with GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd. This comprises part of a broader strategic cooperation n relation to unconventional gas being implemented between the two companies at the same time. GDF SUEZ E&P UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of GDF […]

  • Shetland Coastguard Finds Lost Oceanographic Data Buoy (UK)

    12 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      A large oceanographic data buoy from Newfoundland has been found off Shetland after it went missing during Hurricane Igor in September 2010. Shetland Coastguard was contacted by the stand by vessel Grampian Frontier reporting that they had recovered the large yellow one tonne bouy which had floated into the 500 metre exclusion zone around […]

  • UK: Total Prepares Operations to Stop Leak on Elgin Platform

    3 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Following confirmation on Saturday morning (31 March) that the flare on the Elgin Platform has extinguished itself, Total is actively preparing operations to regain control of the leaking well. With respect to stopping the leak, Total has launched two main actions which are progressing in parallel. – The first action plan is to carry out […]

  • UK: Nexans Cables Meet Changing Needs of ROV Manufacturers

    23 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, at Oceanology 2012 showcased its wide range of cable solutions developed to meet the specific needs of workclass ROV manufacturers and operators. Visitors to stand D250 could find out how Nexans is building on many years of experience in the subsea marine industry to utilize new designs […]

  • UK: English Heritage Invites Tenders for Underwater Consultancy Services

    18 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    English Heritage is inviting tenders for a project that will provide a basis for an audit of their current state of knowledge of submerged palaeolandscapes and sites, deriving information principally from the results of Marine Aggregates Sustainability (MALSF) projects but also from related projects undertaken by other researchers and, potentially, commercial sources. The overall aim […]