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  • New UK Chamber President Urges MCA to Be More Commercially Focused

    20 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    The new President of the UK Chamber of Shipping, Marcus Bowman, made a passionate defence of immigration today on his first day in office. Speaking in his inaugural address to shipping leaders, Mr Bowman, who is South African and a partner at London maritime law firm Holman Fenwick Willan, said: “The UK has been at […]

  • UK: BP Reaches a Definite Turning Point, CEO Says

    25 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    As BP announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2011 group chief executive Bob Dudley today set out more details on BP’s future direction and strategic priorities, saying the company had reached a clear turning point. Progress made through 2011 in reshaping and focussing the company is creating a stronger and safer BP, […]

  • UK: Ithaca Gets FDP Approval for Stella and Harrier Offshore Fields

    12 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that the Company has received Field Development Plan (“FDP”) approval for the Stella and Harrier Fields from the UK government. The joint development of the Stella and Harrier fields, located in the Central North Sea, will involve the drilling of subsea horizontal wells tied back to the “FPF-1” floating production unit, […]

  • UK: MCA Begins Consultation on Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information System

    1 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has begun a consultation about updating a European directive, Establishing a Community Vessel Traffic Monitoring and information System. The directive was implemented in 2004 and resulted in a reporting system for ships to help prevent accidents and pollution at sea. Because of advances in technology, changes in policy and […]

  • UK pours £31.6 million into floating wind demo projects

    25 January 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Technology

    The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded £31.6 million (approximately €37.7 million) in grant funding to eleven projects through the Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Demonstration Programme. With an aim of reducing costs as well as increasing the rate of deployment of floating wind turbines, the funding will support demonstration of […]

  • UK firm makes a move to secure rig for gas drilling ops offshore Timor-Leste

    9 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Sunda Energy has set the wheels in motion to ensure its drilling plans for an appraisal well at a gas field off the coast of Timor-Leste can move forward by reaching a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with an undisclosed drilling contractor regarding commercial negotiations for a definitive deal.

  • Subsea 7 Vice President Joins Oil & Gas UK Board

    24 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Subsea 7’s vice president North Sea & Canada, Phil Simons, has been appointed to Oil & Gas UK’s board. Simons began his career in 1992 as an engineer for pipeline installation contactors and operators, European Marine Contactors, where he later became a senior project manager. In 2004 he joined Subsea 7 in Aberdeen as a […]

  • UK: ICoTA Announces Finalists of European Chapter Innovation Award

    1 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Leading oil and gas body, the Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA), has announced the finalists for its prestigious European Chapter Innovation Award. Petroleum Technology Company (PTC), Oilenco, Schlumberger, BP Exploration & Production and Red Spider have been shortlisted for the coveted prize, recognition of their success in pushing the boundaries of well intervention and […]

  • UK: Spectrum Provides Significant Upgrade of Seismic Imaging Software

    21 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

      Spectrum Geo has expanded their in-house seismic imaging solutions with an agreement to purchase licenses of the Echos™ processing package from Paradigm. Spectrum vetted the Paradigm Echos software based upon industry position as the leading commercial seismic processing system for generating 2D and 3D images of the subsurface. Pre-stack multiple attenuation tools inherent in […]

  • UK: Jee in Strong Position to Achieve 2012 Growth Targets

    7 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Aberdeen-based subsea engineers Jee Ltd will increase the size of the company to 100 employees this year. “We are starting off the year on very strong footing,” said Trevor Jee, Managing Director. “We have an effective management team in place, supported and guided by a talented board of directors. We have recently achieved ISO […]

  • UK: Hydrasun Sees Strong Growth in Domestic and International Markets

    8 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Hydrasun, announced it has seen strong growth in both its domestic and international markets over the last year. Chief Executive Bob Drummond announced that for the current year to date there had been a rise in sales of 25% on the previous year meaning the company was forecast achieve turnover of £80million for the current […]

  • UK: Students Promote Tidal Power Scheme in Poole Harbour

    6 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      Poole Tidal Energy Partnership has been generating interest to harness the power of the ocean. Students from the Bournemouth University are promoting the renewable energy scheme in order to help PTEP to get community support for the project. The power produced from tides in Poole Harbour could be used to nourish social housing, power […]

  • UK: UMG Presents New Diving Equipment at Oceanology International

    13 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, announces its participation in Oceanology International, being held at London Excel, from the 13th until the 15th of March 2012. Harry Gandhi, CEO of Unique Maritime Group, commented on UMG’s participation in the event saying, “We look forward to participating […]

  • UK: Oceanology International 2012 Provides Platform for BMT Group

    8 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, will showcase its portfolio of offshore support services on Stand I120 at the Oceanology International conference taking place in London this month. BMT’s knowledge and expertise provides a fully integrated service to better understand, monitor and quantify the risks of working in the […]

  • UK: AML Oceanographic to Introduce New Products at Oceanology International

    7 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    AML Oceanographic of Sidney, B.C. will introduce four new products at Oceanology International 2012. Turbidity•Xchange™ and DO•Xchange™ are two new additions to AML’s Xchange family of field-swappable sensor-heads. The addition of these two new low cost sensor-heads brings all the advantages of field-swappable sensor-heads to the world of oceanographic accuracy multi-parameter instruments. Both sensor-heads are […]

  • UK: Hydratight Launches Updated Emergency Pipeline Repair System

    29 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    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: Vattenfall Conducts Environmental Surveys for Wave Energy Project

    23 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Monitoring the environment at sea in a region where waves are usually some five metres high is obviously challenging. That is what Vattenfall plans to do off the coast of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, the site of the company’s first wave-energy farm. The location for the wave energy farm was chosen because of the […]

  • Technip Clinches Subsea Installation Contract in UK North Sea

    22 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Technip has been awarded by TAQA Bratani Ltd. an installation contract for the development of the Falcon field, which is located in the North Sea approximately 560 kilometers northeast of Aberdeen, in 160 meters of water. The contract covers: * project management and engineering, * installation of a 6” production flexible flowline(1) and a 4” […]

  • UK govt backs ship-shore integration project with £1.06 million

    3 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK) has granted a £1.06 million (around $1.33 million) funding to a consortium of nine organisations led by MSE International, a non-profit cluster organisation dedicated to marine decarbonisation, as part of the Smart Maritime Land Operations Call.

  • UK: BP’s Second Quarter Replacement Loss $17 Billion

    27 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    Following the explosion and subsequent sinking of the Transocean Holdings LLC operated Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, BP and US Government authorities have been conducting unprecedented oil spill response activities. These ongoing efforts have sought to halt the flow of hydrocarbons from the well, capture and contain oil […]

  • CNRI files decommissioning plans for two floating units off UK

    31 March 2020
    Infrastructure

    CNR International (CNRI) has filed its Banff and Kyle fields decommissioning programs for an FPSO and FSO float-off with the UK authorities.  

  • EnviroBusiness Successfully Co-hosted Twickenham Offshore Wind Event (UK)

    21 February 2011

    On the 15th February, EnviroBusiness co-hosted one of the largest in a series of offshore wind supply chain events taking place across the UK throughout February and March – the Southern Region, hosting 623 MW of installed wind capacity and 10.2 GW planned for Round 3. The south east offshore supply chain was very well […]

  • Able UK to scrap three platforms from Shell’s Brent field

    20 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Able UK has been awarded a contract for the disposal of four offshore structures from the Shell operated Brent field in the North Sea. The contract will see three platform topsides, as well as a 138m high steel platform jacket, transported from the Brent field over 100 miles north east of Scotland to Able Seaton […]

  • UK: Board of AVEVA Group Names New Deputy Chairman

    3 May 2012

    The Board AVEVA Group plc announced that Philip Aiken has been appointed to the Board on 1 May 2012 as Deputy Chairman and, subject to election by shareholders, will succeed Nick Prest as Chairman after the Annual General Meeting, scheduled for 12 July 2012. Philip Aiken has extensive international business experience primarily in the energy […]

  • UK Energy minister on Scottish independence: “Better together, poorer apart”

    14 April 2014

    If Scotland chooses to go it alone, it will have a huge and lasting impact on all of us, the Minister said.