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  • UK: Taylor Hopkinson to Manage Next Phase of Catapult’s Recruitment Drive

    26 September 2013

    Taylor Hopkinson Associates has been appointed by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult to manage all aspects of the recruitment process for technical, programmes and strategy roles for the next phase of their recruitment drive. The UK currently leads the world in offshore renewable energy and the key challenge today is to stay ahead of competing […]

  • UK government urged to set long-term commitment to marine energy

    12 July 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Responding to the increasing uncertainty regarding the government’s commitment to wave and tidal power, Regen SW has joined forces with Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Marine Energy Pembrokeshire to publish a new assessment of the UK’s marine energy potential.

  • Sir Ian Wood Calls for New Oil & Gas Regulator in UK

    11 November 2013

    Sir Ian Wood, recently retried Chair of the Wood Group, a multi-national engineering services company focused on the energy sector, has published his interim report revealing the economic and energy security opportunities still available from the UK’s offshore oil and gas resources.  The “UKCS Maximising Recovery Review”, the first of its kind in more than […]

  • UK: Hafren Power Barrage Scheme Unproven, MPs Conclude

    10 June 2013
    Authorities & Government

     A tidal barrage across the Severn could contribute to energy and climate objectives, but the Hafren Power scheme has failed to demonstrate economic, environmental and public acceptability, according to MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee.  Tim Yeo MP, Chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Committee, commented:  “It became clear during the […]

  • Finder Energy adds new license to UK North Sea portfolio

    7 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Perth-based Finder Energy has bought another UK North Sea license from Azinor Catalyst Limited – the highly prospective P2317 license named Goose.

  • Centrica, Statoil Sign MOU for Joint Gas Exploration in UK and Norway

    7 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, and Statoil ASA today signed an extension to their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on gas-focussed exploration opportunities in Norway and the UK. The original MoU, which was signed in November 2011, has already resulted in the companies bidding jointly in the 27th UK North Sea […]

  • Stork Opens Training Centre for Its Blaster-Sprayers (UK)

    9 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Stork Technical Services (Stork), the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil & gas, chemical and power sectors, today announces the opening of its in-house FM (fabric maintenance) training centre at its facility in Aberdeen, UK. Stork invested around £100,000 in the facility to develop the skills of its blasting/spraying […]

  • UK: Saab Seaeye to Display Its ROVs at Seawork International

    21 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Saab Seaeye, the world’s largest manufacturer and market leader in electric ROV systems, and provider of autonomous and hybrid underwater vehicles will showcase its four key underwater vehicles including the new double-hulled Sabertooth AUV/ROV at Seawork International which will be held in May in the in the Canary Islands Fruit Terminal, Southampton,UK. Double-hulled Sabertooth AUV/ROV […]

  • Trafigura to bring UK’s Teeside LNG facility back to life

    8 February 2017

    Trafigura, one of the world’s largest commodities trading firms, plans to reopen the UK’s Teeside LNG import facility which was closed in 2015. The trading house is investing about $30 million in the LNG import terminal and aims to start operations at the facility in the middle of next year, a Trafigura spokeswoman confirmed to LNG World […]

  • Crown Estate Publishes UK Offshore Wind Speed Data

    9 June 2015

    The Crown Estate has released new new offshore wind speed and direction data on its online Marine Data Exchange (MDE). The data added to the MDE has been collated from several meteorological masts, buoys and LiDAR (remote sensing technology) around the UK, including The Wash, Thames Estuary and the Irish Sea, covering a period from […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • Equinor begins public consultations for UK offshore wind extensions

    9 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Equinor has launched the community consultation period for the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind extension projects off the North Norfolk coast in the UK. This first phase will run from 9 July to 20 August, and feedback is sought for the location of the onshore substation, the underground onshore cable route and any lessons […]

  • UK: New Yamaha F150B Outboard Presented at Seawork 2012

    25 May 2012

    Seawork sees the launch of the latest outboard for commercial applications available in the UK for the first time – the new Yamaha F150B. This engine was developed from the highly successful Yamaha F150A to further increase its suitability for commercial users where the engine is more likely to be used on heavy duty craft […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK: Pelamis Wave Power Device Set Sail for Orkney

    7 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Following its manufacture and testing in Leith, ScottishPower Renewables’ new P2 Pelamis wave power device set sail for the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney on Sunday 6th November. It will undergo further trials as part of a unique cross-industry collaboration project with a similar device managed by E.ON. The company received a grant from […]

  • Fendercare Marine Delivers 36 Mooring Buoys to Serco (UK)

    14 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      Fendercare Marine has recently completed the delivery of 36 mooring buoys to Serco under their Marine Services contract awarded to Serco by… (porttechnology) [mappress] Source: porttechnology, September 14, 2011;

  • UK: Hydratight Reveals Upgraded Emergency Pipeline Repair System

    1 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Hydratight has launched an updated Emergency Pipeline Repair System to offer better disaster planning and contingency services to operators and contractors. Following the dramatic reaction to the Gulf disaster in early 2011, ever-increasing demands are being placed on oil and gas operators to provide safer, faster and more effective contingency plans to react to major […]

  • UK: Xcite Energy Preparing Rig for Bentley Field Operations

    6 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Xcite Energy announces that, as expected, the Rowan Norway jack-up rig has been made available to Xcite Energy Resources Limited (“XER”) and is now on hire, subject to a satisfactory audit and inspection prior to acceptance. Following acceptance and in accordance with the originally scheduled work programme in Dundee, the rig will be modified to […]