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  • 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 […]

  • Officials Discuss Somerset Anti-Flood Action Plan (UK)

    15 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Councillor John Osman, Leader of Somerset County Council, hosted Secretary of State Owen Paterson MP in Somerset yesterday to discuss the 20 year flood action plan in progress. The last time the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was in Somerset, he challenged Somerset County Council and its partners to produce a […]

  • Northrop Grumman to Provide IBS for Cruise Ship Artania (UK)

    7 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit is supplying a complete integrated bridge system (IBS) retrofit for the cruise ship Artania, which is undergoing a major refurbishment and modernization by V.Ships Leisure. The project will be managed by Seacom Electronics. The ship’s navigation electronics systems are being replaced by a state-of-the-art VisionMaster FT™ IBS with […]

  • UK: ‘Helen Burnie’ Leaves Macduff Shipyards to Commence Operations

    13 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    In June 2012, The “Helen Burnie”, completed by Macduff Shipyards, a 27.5m multi purpose cargo vessel, left Macduff to commence operations delivering fish farm feed. Designed by Macduff Ship Design in conjunction with Macduff Shipyards. The vessel, worth GBP 2 million is specially designed by Inverlussa Marine Services for renewable energy, dive support, survey and […]

  • UK: BMT Provides IMMS for New Quad 204 FPSO

    5 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Page Europa has awarded a contract to BMT Scientific Marine Services Inc (BMT) to provide an Integrated Marine Monitoring System (IMMS) for the new Quad 204 FPSO that will replace BP’s Schiehallion FPSO operating West of the Shetland Islands. The IMMS will provide real-time data on the local meteorological and oceanographic (MetOcean) environment, FPSO motions, […]

  • Wood Group Expects 2012 Performance to Be in Line with Expectations (UK)

    13 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    John Wood Group PLC (“Wood Group”) issues the following pre-close trading update for the year to 31 December 2012. Full year results will be announced on 5 March 2013. Overall, conditions in energy markets remain favourable. The Group expects to deliver good growth for the year in line with expectations. The Engineering division is performing […]

  • UK: Researchers Assess River Dart’s Tidal Energy Potential

    4 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Plymouth University and Totnes Renewable Energy Society (TRESOC) commenced a feasibility research on tidal potential of River Dart at Dittisham, reports BBC. The researchers will assess the river’s potential to generate electricity through the turbines on the river bed. Dart Harbour Board gave its consent for the research. After the completion of the survey, researchers […]

  • WFS Tests Wireless Subsea Modem at The Underwater Centre (UK)

    13 November 2012
    Equipment

    An innovative new wireless subsea modem has been trialled at The Underwater Centre, a unique subsea testing and training facility in Fort William, Scotland. WFS Technologies – the world’s leading supplier of wireless technology for underwater communication, navigation and power transfer – trialled the Seatooth® S100, a mobile, wireless subsea modem suitable for a variety […]

  • UK: Houlder Turbine Access System Set for Sea Trials

    30 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Employee owned marine engineering company, Houlder has announced its award winning Turbine Access System (TAS), fabricated at MKW Engineering, has been successfully Load Tested in the presence of Lloyds Register. The TAS, developed with BMT Nigel Gee, is designed to provide safe and reliable access for personnel between typical workboats and offshore wind turbine structures. […]

  • UK: IMO Maritime Safety Meeting Completes Full Agenda

    27 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), which met at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 89th session from 11 to 20 May 2011, completed a packed agenda, including the development of interim guidance on the employment of privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships transiting the high-risk piracy area, the adoption of amendments to […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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).

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]