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  • British firm to design mammoth offshore wind turbines (UK)

    26 July 2010
    Research & Development, Technology

    British, American and Norwegian engineers are in a race to design and build the holy grail of wind turbines – giant, 10MW offshore machines… John Vidal (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, July 26, 2010;

  • UK: David Eason Steps Down as Chairman of TAG Group

    19 February 2013

    Creator of the TAG Group of companies, David Eason, has stepped down as Chairman, to pursue other interests. David has agreed to remain in the role of Founder and will continue to support TAG as its founding shareholder. David first created the TAG group of companies in 2006 and was responsible for several major milestones […]

  • UK: David Eason Steps Down as Chairman of TAG Group

    19 February 2013

    Creator of the TAG Group of companies, David Eason, has stepped down as Chairman, to pursue other interests. David has agreed to remain in the role of Founder and will continue to support TAG as its founding shareholder. David first created the TAG group of companies in 2006 and was responsible for several major milestones […]

  • UK: Two Councils to Explore Opportunities from Atlantic Array

    7 November 2012
    Authorities & Government

    North Devon Council and Torridge District Council are to explore the opportunities that a proposed large offshore wind farm, called the Atlantic Array, could make to the local area. During executive and committee meetings held this week at North Devon Council and Torridge District Council, approval was given for officers to go ahead and make […]

  • UK: Technip Offshore Wind Achieves Major HSE Acreditation

    7 November 2012

    Technip Offshore Wind has achieved a significant business milestone with the company’s innovative health, safety and environmental (HSE) management systems being accredited to two international industry benchmarks. The company has been endorsed with the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Standard as well as the OHSAS 18001:2007 for Occupational Safety & Health Standard following a year of […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Developers Face Workforce’s Competence Issue

    20 August 2012

    As offshore wind projects become larger in size and further offshore the teams involved in their construction will grow significantly. Each project will be phased into separate stages which in turn will create subsets of workers. The issue which arises is the effective management of the entire workforce’s competence. Currently there are 4,700 offshore wind […]

  • UK: Fugro Launches New SEAWATCH Wind LiDAR Buoy

    12 June 2012
    Research & Development

    Fugro has chosen Global Offshore Wind 2012 for the launch of the Group’s new SEAWATCH Wind LiDAR Buoy, which represents the next generation of multi-purpose buoys tailored for the renewable energy industry. The new buoy is the result of a successful joint industry R&D project utilising offshore and wind technology expertise from Norwegian universities, research […]

  • UK: CTruk to Launch Tenth 20T MPC Workboat (VIDEO)

    20 February 2013

    CTruk Boats in Brightlingsea is in the process of completing its tenth 20T Multi Purpose Catamaran (MPC) workboat since the company’s launch just over two years ago. The naming ceremony of ‘Adventure’ is set for Friday 1st March at 2pm. The CTruk 20T MPC is designed to meet the complex demands of the offshore wind […]

  • Wave & Tidal 2013 Abstract Submissions Now Open (UK)

    9 November 2012

    The 10th Wave & Tidal conference will be held on 27-28 February at the Queen Elizabeth II. Conference Centre in London. Now a two day event, the industry’s premier annual wave & tidal event will gather over 500 industry professionals and 50 exhibiting companies. The following topics and issues will be covered: The Politics of […]

  • Boskalis Cable Fix Package for UK Offshore Transmission Owner

    17 August 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Storage

    Boskalis Subsea Cables & Flexibles – formerly VBMS – has signed a five-year subsea cable repair framework agreement with the UK Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO), Transmission Capital Partners (TCP).

  • WorleyParsons adds AFW’s UK North Sea operations to its portfolio

    30 October 2017

    Energy services company Wood has completed the sale of Amec Foster Wheeler’s UK North Sea operations to WorleyParsons for a cash consideration of £227 million.  To remind, Wood completed its previously announced acquisition of Amec Foster Wheeler on October 9. On the same day, an agreement was made between Amec Foster Wheeler and WorleyParsons for the sale of the majority […]

  • GDF Suez Awards Austen Field Concept Study Contracts (UK)

    5 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd has awarded a £1.4 million joint study to Xodus Group and Atkins for Concept Select work for the Austen (formerly Jacqui) field in the Central North Sea, with a further option to proceed into the Concept Definition phase. The studies will identify development and export options for the field. Aberdeen-based […]

  • UK operators to produce 2.8 billion boe more than expected

    2 March 2018

    UK’s oil and gas production over the period 2016–2050 is now projected to total 11.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) according to new projections from the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority.

  • 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: Royal Navy Unveils the Size of Nation’s Future Flagship

    9 January 2013

    The team behind the Navy’s future flagships have produced a series of stunning posters to demonstrate the sheer scale of the carriers – including parking one on the Thames outside Parliament. To give the public an idea of the sense of scale of HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales, they put one on the […]

  • First UK Built Platform in Years Almost Ready for Forties Field

    30 May 2013

    Over £400 Million and 7,000 Jobs: British Manufactured Oil Platform Set For Sail Away Down The Tyne To The Forties Field To Boost North Sea Output

  • Hafan Pwllheli Marina: Dredging Boosts Visitor Numbers (UK)

    8 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Major dredging works combined with fine summer weather has helped boost visitor numbers at Hafan Pwllheli marina in North Wales. In the last few months the marina has welcomed nearly 1000 boats from all over the UK and Europe. The final phase of the work to dredge the marina basin and main channel was completed […]

  • Finnlines deploys three hybrid RoRos on Finland-UK route

    12 September 2024
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Finnish shipping company Finnlines revealed plans to launch a new service from Finland to England that will be operated with three hybrid roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) vessels.

  • Public Support for UK Offshore Wind Reaches All-Time High

    26 April 2018
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    Official UK government statistics have shown that the public support for offshore wind is at its highest recorded level since the tracker began in 2012, reaching 83%. 

  • UK Prime Minister: Offshore wind to power every home by 2030

    6 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Technology, Transition

    UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out commitments to ensure that offshore wind will produce more than enough electricity to power every home in the country by 2030, based on current electricity usage, boosting the government’s previous 30 GW target to 40 GW. The commitments, part of the Build Back Greener initiative, also include […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • First UK carbon storage licencing round opens for bids

    14 June 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Storage

    The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has launched the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licencing round, with 13 areas available for bids.   The areas being offered for licensing are off the coast of Aberdeen, Teesside, Liverpool and Lincolnshire in the Southern North Sea, Central North Sea, Northern North Sea, and East Irish Sea and are made […]

  • TAG Hires John MacAskill as New Business Development Director (UK)

    4 November 2011

    TAG Energy Solutions has appointed experienced industry professional John MacAskill as its new Business Development Director. John joins the business from leading renewables consultancy GL Garrad Hassan, having successfully helped establish new business and transitioned an ailing enterprise in the renewables sector. As UK Renewables Business Manager, John launched Germanischer Lloyd’s (GL) first renewables consultancy […]

  • UK: Tidal Transit’s MCA CAT 1 OWSV Hits Water

    11 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    MV Ginny Louise will be in UK waters in early December. She will be touring the UK’s East Coast in December starting in Southampton and stopping at Ramsgate, Sheerness, Brightlingsea, Harwich, Felixstowe, Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Wells-next-the-Sea and Grimsby. MV Eden Rose due in the UK in January (the second of 10 vessels that TTL plan […]