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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • CHC gets Mariner field transportation contract from Statoil (UK)

    18 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Statoil (U.K.) Limited has Awarded the Helicopter Transportation Contract for the Mariner Field to CHC Helicopter in the UK.

  • Iberdrola, ScottishPower Chairman Discusses UK Investments with George Osborne MP

    27 September 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Iberdrola and ScottishPower Chairman and CEO Ignacio Galan met yesterday with the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP. The meeting took place in the Treasury in London, where Ignacio Galan outlined Iberdrola’s investment plans and praised the UK’s long track record of a consistent regulatory framework. With the Electricity Market […]

  • Application Deadline Approaches for Funding UK Offshore Wind Feasibility Studies

    17 December 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Innovative UK companies are invited to bid for Government funding of up to £11.2m for feasibility studies, development and demonstration projects and knowledge transfer  partnerships that stimulate innovation in the UK offshore wind and marine energy supply chains. Grant funding of £10m, from the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board and the Department of […]

  • UK Needs to Clear Offshore Wind Hurdles, Says Ian Williams

    19 June 2012

    The UK Government needs to clear a number of high hurdles if it wants the offshore wind to significantly supply power to the homes in Scotland and the UK in the future, the Scotsman cited Chairman of Campbell Dallas LLP Ian Williams as saying. First of all, the technology which is required to place offshore […]

  • Minesto looking for marine equipment installation services in France and UK

    25 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Minesto has issued a tender seeking a marine contractor to design, procure equipment and carry out marine operations in Paimpol-Brèhat, France and Holyhead Deep, the United Kingdom.

  • DECC: UK oil and gas reserves between 11.1 and 21 boe

    7 July 2014

    DECC today published its annual updated estimates which show UK oil and gas reserves and resources are in the range of 11.1 to 21.0 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe). DECC says that these figures show there is still a lot of potential remaining in domestic energy reserves. They also further underline the importance of […]

  • UK: EnQuest gets approval for North Sea oil field development

    8 December 2015
    Project & Tenders

    EnQuest, a UK-based petroleum exploration and production company, has informed that its Scolty/Crathes development, in the UK North Sea, has been approved and sanctioned.  Scolty and Crathes oil fields are located in Blocks 21/8a, 21/12c and 21/13a of the central North Sea sector of the UK continental shelf in an area with water depths varying from 95 […]

  • Shell’s new vice president joins Oil & Gas UK board

    3 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    After taking a new role as vice president of Shell’s UK & Ireland upstream business unit, Steve Phimister has joined Oil & Gas UK’s board of directors with immediate effect. Oil & Gas UK, a representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, said on Tuesday that Phimister would be taking the place […]

  • Scotland calls UK gov to act swiftly on expanding grid capacity

    9 November 2015
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance

    Fergus Ewing, Scotland’s Energy Minister, has written to the UK Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, asking for urgent changes to the UK government’s policies and seeking reassurance that energy security issues are being properly considered. The letter follows the last week’s market notification from National Grid of a shortfall in reserve capacity which resulted in calls […]

  • UK Verification bodies team up for Sustainability Live conference

    2 April 2015
    Authorities & Government

    UK’s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) bodies are working together at the Sustainability Live conference to improve innovative energy and sustainability management in the UK. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will join BRE Global, WRc plc, and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) at Sustainability Live in Birmingham on April 21-23, 2015 in order to raise […]

  • UK: Unique Maritime Group Announces Two New Projects

    31 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, today announced two key projects, involving buoyancy systems provided by Seaflex Ltd.  World’s Largest Offshore Windfarm The London Array is an offshore wind farm under construction in the outer Thames Estuary in the United Kingdom. With 1,000 megawatt (MW) capacity, […]

  • UK: Construction of Wallasea Island Coastal Project Kicks Off

    18 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is to officially launch Europe’s most ambitious man-made coastal nature project that will guarantee a place for tens of thousands of migratory birds, and combat the threats from climate change and coastal flooding. Wallasea Island in the Thames Estuary will be transformed from levee-protected farmland into a thriving wetland, twice the size […]

  • UK: Technip Wins Development Contract for Alma and Galia Fields

    25 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Technip was awarded by EnQuest Britain Limited a contract for the development of the Alma and Galia fields, located 310 kilometers Southeast of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. The fields, which will be tied back to the EnQuest Producer floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO), are located at a water depth of approximately 80 meters. The […]

  • UK: Seatronics Increases Rental Pool with Sonardyne 6G Technology

    9 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Market leading offshore equipment rental company, Seatronics, an Acteon Company has increased its commitment to Sonardyne’s sixth generation technology platform – 6G – with a major order for subsea acoustic positioning hardware. The equipment will be added to Seatronic’s equipment pool in Aberdeen from where it will be made available for use on projects across […]

  • UK: Nautronix Supplies Noble’s Drillship with NASDrill RS925 System

    17 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Nautronix have secured another order for the supply of their NASDrill RS925 deepwater acoustic positioning system for Noble Corporation’s fourth new ultra-deepwater drillship. In 2011, Nautronix was awarded the contracts for supplying their NASDrill RS925 system for Noble’s first three new drill ships. All new vessels will be constructed at Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in […]

  • UK: BG Group Chairman to Leave Post in May 2012

    31 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Sir Robert Wilson has today announced his intention to stand down as Chairman of BG Group​ at the conclusion of the Company’s Annual General Meeting in May 2012. He will be succeeded by Andrew Gould, currently Chairman of Schlumberger Limited. Mr Gould joined Schlumberger, the world’s largest oil and gas industry service provider with operations […]

  • UK: Swire Oilfield Services Starts Works on New HQ

    25 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Global provider of offshore cargo carrying units and associated services, Swire Oilfield Services, has started work on its £4million Aberdeen headquarters, which will create up to 50 new jobs on completion. The construction is part of a £50million investment for the company this year, supporting its global business development strategy. Around £20million is earmarked for […]

  • UK: Ecosse Subsea Systems in Pole Position for Prestigious Awards

    24 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Aberdeen-based Ecosse Subsea Systems  announced that it has scored a hat-trick of finalist’s positions in two awards schemes. The company is a finalist in the Wood Group Award for Innovation category of the annual Grampian Awards for Business Enterprise. The winner of the accolade will be announced at a glittering ceremony at Mercure Ardoe House […]

  • UK: Wrexham Lagoon Dredging Hinges on National or European Funding

    7 April 2011

    A massive operation to clean up a toxic lagoon plaguing Rhos residents will hinge on national or European funding.   By Lois Hough (leaderlive) [mappress] Source: leaderlive, April 7, 2011    

  • UK: Moray Council Plans Buckie and Burghead Harbours Dredging

    10 February 2012

    Moray Council has unveiled plan for the maintenance dredging of Buckie and Burghead harbours. This work includes maintenance dredging of Buckie and Burghead harbours, including disposal of material at the relevant licensed off-shore disposal site. The disposal site for each is approx 1.5 nautical miles from the harbours. Conditions of Contract will be to NEC3. […]

  • UK: MMT NetSurvey to Undertake Blakeney Overfalls Hydrographic Survey

    16 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    MMT NetSurvey Ltd has been contracted by the Marine Coastguard Agency to undertake a hydrographic survey in the area of the Blakeney Overfalls, north of Blakeney to a point 3km north of Sheringham. The survey vessel for the area Hydrographie Instruction no. 1447 will be MV Seabeam, working out of Great Yarmouth and Wells-next-to-Sea from […]