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  • UK: Oceanographers Plan to Weight the Ocean

    7 September 2012

    UK oceanographers have thought of a novel way to measure the global ocean – weigh it. In research published this week, scientists from the National Oceanography Centre and Newcastle University have proposed an idea that will assess the mass of the world ocean by weighing at a single point.  The National Oceanography Centre’s Prof Christopher […]

  • Statoil Presents Hywind in Aberdeen, UK

    3 October 2013

    Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), in partnership with Statoil and Scottish Enterprise will host Meet the Buyer event today at Norwood Hotel, Aberdeen where Statoil will give a presentation about their Hywind Project. The Statoil Hywind project is the world’s first, full-scale, floating wind turbine, located ten kilometres off the south west coast of Norway. […]

  • Duke of York Visits Gardline (UK)

    20 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Duke of York will be in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk on Tuesday 24th July 2012, when he will be visiting Scira Offshore Energy and meeting staff from Gardline, the marine sciences company based in Great Yarmouth. His Royal Highness is interested to learn more about the rapidly developing offshore renewables industry in the UK. The two […]

  • UK: Tag Names New CEO

    23 October 2013

    TAG Energy Solutions has welcomed experienced marine and offshore construction specialist, Stuart Oakley, as its new Chief Executive Officer. Stuart joins the North East England-based company from an emerging offshore accommodations group in the Netherlands and brings considerable senior executive and management experience from his career in the subsea and deep-water field development sectors. After […]

  • Jee Opens Office in London, UK

    29 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Jee Ltd, a leading subsea engineering and training firm, has achieved a significant growth milestone by opening the company’s first London office. Jee took the decision to open a central London office to aid the company’s overall growth strategy, which will see the firm create 150 jobs in the UK over the next 4 years, […]

  • UK: SeaGen Achieves 5GWh Milestone

    6 September 2012
    Equipment

    SeaGen, the first commercial-scale tidal stream energy system has achieved a new milestone of 5 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of tidal power generation since starting operation at Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland. That equals the annual power consumption of 1,500 British households. The Siemens-owned system is one of the largest tidal stream power projects today. This latest […]

  • WGK to Support UK CCS Projects

    27 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will provide technical advisory services for carbon capture and storage (CCS) policies, as well as potential projects across the UK, as part of a framework agreement with the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC). The four year agreement will see WGK support DECC to ensure UK CCS energy policies are […]

  • UK: Marine Renewables at Oceanology International

    7 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    The scene is set for a highly successful Oceanology International 2012 – over 525 exhibitors from 33 countries in the major exhibition and seven separate one day conferences. Being held 13-15 March at London’s ExCeL, Oceanology International 2012 is the global forum where industry, academia and government share knowledge and connect with the marine technology […]

  • ROMAR Reports Growth in Turnover (UK)

    18 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Oilfield service company ROMAR International has announced its 2012 financial results showing the turnover exceeded £4 million from £2.5 million in 2011. The growth comes on the back of a successful year for the company in which- it secured a multimillion pound contract extension with major operator Total. ROMAR plans to continue the success of its […]

  • UK launches offshore wind inquiry

    7 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Innovation

    The UK Environmental Audit Committee has launched the Technological Innovation and Climate Change inquiry, with first focus on offshore wind power. Following the Government’s Offshore Wind Sector Deal in March 2019, the Committee will consider the opportunities that will maximize the industry’s potential and the challenges it faces in delivering greater capacity. The Committee is inviting written […]

  • UK: Sonardyne Exhibits at AUV 2012

    13 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Continuing with its busy event season, Sonardyne International Ltd. will next be exhibiting at AUV 2012. Held bi-annually by the Oceanic Engineering Society (IEEE-OES), this year’s conference is taking place at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton and marks the first time that the event has been to the UK. The theme of this year’s […]

  • Vibrancy for Business at Seawork 2011 (UK)

    23 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    There was a real vibrancy to the 14th edition of Seawork. While the business of maintaining Europe’s marine infrastructure is important work, the prospects surrounding marine renewable energy are proving exciting. By making the most of these opportunities for business, Seawork continues to reinforce its position as Europe’s leading commercial marine exhibition and conference. This […]

  • Centrica Expects Earnings Growth, UK

    16 November 2012

    Centrica expects to deliver year on year earnings growth in 2012 in line with market expectations, subject to the usual variables of weather and commodity prices, in a continuing weak economic environment. Average UK residential gas consumption for the first ten months of 2012 was 9% higher than for the same period of 2011. This […]

  • UK: Hess Hires WilPhoenix Rig

    21 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    On October 6 Awilco Drilling PLC signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Hess UK Ltd for the provision of WilPhoenix for work related to their 2012 abandonment program on the Fife and Fergus fields.  Yesterday, Awilco confirmed that the contract is signed and is due to commence late Q1 2012. The contract duration is […]

  • Waves ‘could power 20% of the UK’

    25 January 2006

    The Carbon Trust – an independent company set up by Government to help the UK meet its climate change obligations – said in a report that this type of power could become cost competitive with conventional and other renewable types of energy generation in the long term.

  • Ocean Installer Expands in Scotland, UK

    30 May 2012
    Business & Finance

      The Norwegian subsea entrepreneur Ocean Installer has opened a UK office in Aberdeen, Scotland. The new office will become a full-blown regional branch of Ocean Installer. “Less than one and a half year after Ocean Installer was established, they are at a place where the only natural development is to open a second office. […]

  • Subsea UK Awards’ finalists revealed

    12 January 2015

    Subsea UK has informed that the finalists have been announced for annual Subsea UK Awards.  According to Subsea UK, a selection of the country’s most innovative, dynamic and successful subsea businesses have made it on to the final shortlist for the annual awards. The gala event, on Wednesday February 11, 2015 at the Aberdeen Exhibition […]

  • UK gets new energy secretary

    11 May 2015

      British Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed Amber Rudd MP as new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in the UK. She succeeds the Liberal Democrats’ Edward Davey, who lost his seat in Kingston and Surbiton to the Conservatives. Davey last week won 20.415 votes, almost 3.000 less compared to Conservative candidate James Berry’s […]

  • Fire at IFA1 interconnector UK site

    15 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The UK National Grid today, 15 September, reported a fire at its IFA1 interconnector site in Sellindge, Kent, which has been evacuated.

  • EnQuest Becomes Operator of Kraken (UK)

    14 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    EnQuest has completed the acquisition of a further 15% interest in blocks 9/2b and 9/2c including the Kraken oil discovery (‘Kraken’) from First Oil. EnQuest now operates Kraken with 60% stake while First Oil owns 15%. The remaining 25% is held by Nautical Petroleum. Kraken is a large heavy oil accumulation in the UK North […]

  • Two Licenses for Ithaca Energy (UK)

    29 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ithaca Energy Inc. has announced its success in the UK’s 27th Offshore Licensing Round, with the Company being offered, as Operator, two new traditional licenses. Ithaca has been awarded two operated licenses; Block 29/5d in the vicinity of the Company’s existing Greater Stella Area (“GSA”) interests and Block 15/17b in the Outer Moray Firth. The […]

  • Centrica Expects Earnings Growth (UK)

    13 May 2013

    Against a backdrop of sustained cold weather and periods of higher commodity prices, Centrica has performed well in the year to date.  This strong performance enables the business to continue to invest in customer service and price competitiveness and full year earnings growth is expected to be in line with market expectations.  The company also […]

  • Norwegian LNG Cargo Bound for UK

    16 August 2013
    Vessels

    The latest LNG cargo to be loaded at Norway’s Hammerfest terminal has been dispatched to UK, according to shipping data. The 140,000 m3 Arctic Princess departed from Hammerfest yesterday and it is expected to arrive at the Dragon terminal on August 25. Hammerfest LNG on Melkøya, the world’s most northerly, and Europe’s first LNG export facility […]

  • More Qatari LNG bound for UK

    6 March 2015
    Vessels

    South Hook LNG terminal in the UK is set to receive a new LNG cargo from Qatar.

  • ROVOP Recognized at Subsea UK Awards

    6 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    The business success of subsea specialist ROVOP has been industry applauded after the company won the New Enterprise accolade at last night’s (Wednesday 5 February) Subsea UK business awards. Subsea UK’s coveted New Enterprise award, which represents the fourth industry accolade that ROVOP has won, recognises the success of the business in the subsea sector […]