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  • Rosneft Marine UK Ltd Deploys New Bunker Tanker to Murmansk

    21 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Rosneft Marine UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Russian state-owned oil company OJSC Rosneft, has introduced a new bunker delivery tanker to service the Port of Murmansk in Russia. The Russian-flagged RN Magellan is a 4622 deadweight tonne (dwt) bunker tanker built in 2007. The modern vessel is part of Rosneft Marine’s on-going strategy to replace […]

  • UK: Forewind Spends Nearly GBP 45 Million on Offshore Surveys

    5 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    The latest seabed survey contract award by Forewind means the consortium’s spend on offshore surveys, primarily carried out by UK contractors, is almost £45 million. Since being awarded the rights to develop Dogger Bank in January 2010, Forewind has undertaken a huge range of geotechnical, geophysical and fish ecology surveys to understand and characterise the […]

  • UK: North Sea safety leaders hailed at Offshore Safety Awards

    23 August 2017

    Oil & Gas UK, in association with Step Change in Safety and Maersk Oil, has handed out awards in six categories during the Offshore Safety Awards held at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre to people and companies excelling in North Sea safety. During the event which took place on Wednesday, August 23, attendees heard […]

  • 40 Students Shortlisted for SPE’s Europe Petro League (UK)

    6 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Around 40 oil and gas students from across Europe have been shortlisted to take part in the inaugural Europe Petro League, a new competition launched by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section. Round one of the competition saw panellists from Shell, Schlumberger and Gaffney, Cline & Associates judge essays from 15 teams. The […]

  • UK: Ensco plc Announces Resolution for ENSCO 8502 Rig

    1 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    Ensco plc announces that a subsidiary of the Company has reached an agreement with Nexen Petroleum U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Nexen Inc. , regarding the drilling contract for ENSCO 8502, an ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Under the agreement, a special rate applies from 13 August 2010 until the […]

  • UK: EnerMech Expects to Have 1000 Employees by 2011 End

    29 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      Mechanical engineering group, EnerMech, is on a major recruitment drive as it forecasts its workforce will grow by one-third from 750 to 1000 by the end of 2011. The Aberdeen-based oil services company currently has 80 vacancies but is hoping to attract ex-military personnel and plans to open two new bases in England to […]

  • UK: Plymouth Dredging Causes Whitsand Bay Silt Concerns

    9 May 2010

    Divers have raised concerns about the effect of thousands of tonnes of dredged waste on the environment off the Cornish coast. [mappress] Source: bbc, May 9, 2010;

  • River Thames Maintenance Dredging Begins Next Week (UK)

    1 April 2011

    Special ‘swim lanes’ are to be created in the River Thames for fit commuters following the success of the capital’s ‘Boris bikes’, it was…   “Swimming to work is the next logical step.” By Nigel Vincent (thisislocallondon) [mappress] Source: thisislocallondon, April 1, 2011    

  • UK: Port of Southampton Development Plan Hits Legal Challenge

    22 November 2011

    Consent for an £80m upgrade of Southampton’s container port has been withdrawn for reassessment after legal action from its largest… (thisishampshire) [mappress] Source: thisishampshire, November 22, 2011

  • 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;

  • UK: Flexlife Completes First Application of FlexGel in North Sea

    8 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Flexlife, an oil and gas industry specialist in subsea project and integrity management, has announced the successful first application of its innovative product FlexGel, in a North Sea operation for an oil major. FlexGel, an oil-based product that is non-soluble in water and with a density that can be adjusted depending on the application, was […]

  • Tank Testing Proves to be Good Solution for Seabed Equipment (UK)

    9 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    “How can you be sure your seabed equipment won’t be damaged by overtrawling? There’s only one sure way”, claims Martin East, Head of Analysis at Jee, “…and that’s by tank testing.” A recent project commissioned by Allseas drew Martin away from his office base and took him to Denmark where he could see his recommendations […]

  • Divers Provide Underwater Survey of Cornish Sea Life (UK)

    2 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      Marine experts have battled difficult underwater conditions in an inaccessible part of the Cornish coast to document hundreds of species… (thisiscornwall) [mappress] Source: thisiscornwall, June 02, 2011;  

  • Funding Provided for the World Register of Deep-Sea Species (UK)

    20 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The University of Southampton INDEEP Project (International Network for Scientific Investigation of Deep-Sea Ecosystems – funded by the Total Foundation) provided funding for the World Register of Deep-Sea Species, a new web portal which aims to bring together the most up-to-date taxonomy with a suite of identification tools (online keys, monographs and papers) recommended by […]

  • UK: Roozbeh Ganjvar Joins Jee as Principal Structural Engineer

    18 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Structural engineer Roozbeh Ganjvar has joined Jee Limited as a Principal Structural Engineer. Roozbeh has 20 years of experience in structural analysis and design, and integrity assessment of onshore and offshore structures. His previous roles have included different aspects of civil and structural engineering. He has extensive experience in analysis, design, review and verification of […]

  • Hemisphere GPS Introduces New Products at UK’s Ocenology International

    13 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      From the Oceanology International exhibition and conference in London, Hemisphere GPS announces the Vector V103™ GPS compass and Vector V113™ GPS compass designed for professional, commercial marine, and machine control applications. Powered by Hemisphere GPS’ proven Crescent® Vector II technology, the new Vector V103 and V113 provide precise heading and positioning performance including heave, […]

  • UK: Endeavour Acquires Additional Interest in ConocoPhillips’ Alba Field

    1 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Endeavour International Corporation announced yesterday that it had completed the acquisition of the additional 23.43% working interest in the Alba field from ConocoPhillips. The Alba oil field, located in Block 16/26a, in the Central North Sea is a late Eocene reservoir that has been producing since 1994. Endeavour’s newly acquired working interest combined with its […]

  • UK: SHETL to Develop Subsea Cable Between Caithness and Moray

    23 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Limited (SHETL), the licensed transmission owner in the north of Scotland, is planning to develop a 109 km subsea electricity cable between Caithness and Moray to transmit the large volume of existing and planned electricity from renewable sources in the north of Scotland. The proposed subsea cable, which will connect […]

  • Quadrant Secures Supply Contract with IHC Engineering Business (UK)

    11 February 2011

      Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products have been chosen as the supplier of the cable sheaves to IHC Engineering Business, for the tower on the Saipem J-LAY vessel. Quadrant’s engineers have worked closely with EB’s design team, producing detailed calculations to prove the sheaves’ capabilities in a very demanding application. Full DNV approval was obtained for […]

  • UK: South Hook to Get Another LNG Tanker in January

    28 December 2011
    Vessels

    The Al Gattara liquefied natural gas tanker, with a capacity of 216,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal January 4, 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 […]

  • LNG Tanker Due at Dragon Terminal Next Week (UK)

    14 December 2011
    Vessels

    The Al Aamriya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,168 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s Dragon terminal December 21, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. BG and Petronas between them have contracted for the full capacity at Dragon LNG’s Milford Haven site over the next 20 years. BG Group […]

  • LNG Tanker Due at UK South Hook Next Week

    6 January 2012
    Vessels

    The Al Nuaman LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal January 11, 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 […]

  • UK: Examination of Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Closes

    24 January 2013

    Examination of the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm project has closed. The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) wrote to interested parties on 21 January 2013 notifying them of completion of the Examination. The findings and conclusions arising from the Examination, together with a recommendation from PINS will be sent to the Secretary of State within three months. […]

  • Hydrosphere Launches New Light and Buoy Rental Service (UK)

    29 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    With an increasing number of companies needing lights and buoys for short term projects or suffering budgetary constraints, the UK’s leading supplier of Aids to Navigation, Hydrosphere, is expanding to cater for demand with the launch of a new rental service. The new service is already proving popular with wind farms – so far Hydrosphere […]

  • UK: GEOSHIPS Bags Two Contracts Worth £3 Million

    21 August 2012

    GEOSHIPS Group, a marine and subsea services provider, has announced two contract wins worth a combined value of £3 million for the company’s latest vessel. Following an open day on-board the Loch Roag for potential clients, the vessel secured work in the North Sea with two new customers for GEOSHIPS. The forecasted revenue for the […]