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  • Evidence Uncovered that Government Policy is Stalling Offshore Wind Development in UK

    12 September 2011

      As part of a detailed investigation into power cable installation in the offshore wind industry, technology and consultancy company Enventi have uncovered evidence which they believe shows that current UK Government policy is stalling offshore wind development. The findings arise from analysis carried out into supply contracts awarded to submarine power cable manufacturers which […]

  • UK: Marine Data Exchange grows by 20% since 2015

    20 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Over 500 new surveys have been added to The Crown Estate’s Marine Data Exchange (MDE) since 2015, making 60% of all survey work completed by offshore renewable energy customers freely accessible via the platform.

  • UK: Phase 1 of Walney Offshore Wind Farm Becomes Operational

    11 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

      The first phase of the offshore wind farm being developed in the Irish Sea by Walney (UK) Offshore Windfarms Ltd, in which SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) has a 25.1% stake, is now operational. This means that 51 turbines, with a total installed capacity of 183.6MW, have successfully completed commissioning tests and are […]

  • UK regulator scraps CoP reports requirement to bolster energy security

    1 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    UK’s regulator says that the industry will make significant savings in time and money following its move to cut red tape and scrap the requirement for CoP reports.

  • UK: Ormonde’s Large Project Award Proves Major Boost for ODE

    21 August 2012

    ODE (Offshore Design Engineering) believes its role in helping Vattenfall’s Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm win a Large Project national award will prove a stepping stone to supporting developers tackling the country’s massive UK Round 3 wind farm projects. The Ormonde triumph came in the inaugural Energy Awards of RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing […]

  • Hallin Marine Hired to Conduct IRM at Thistle Alpha Platform (UK)

    15 May 2013

    Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, has secured a contract with EnQuest for an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) project in the UK Sector of the North Sea. The work will include full structural inspection activities as well as a number of repair and maintenance operations at EnQuest’s Thistle Alpha Platform, 275 miles north-east […]

  • Equinor moving West Phoenix rig to UK for 3-well campaign

    16 January 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Seadrill’s drilling rig West Phoenix is now being moved from Norway to the UK Continental Shelf to start operations on a three-well drilling campaign for Equinor.

  • Sterling to Soon Start Drilling at Cladhan & Grian, UK North Sea

    17 February 2011
    Business & Finance

     Sterling Resources Ltd. announces that drilling is expected to commence within the next few days at both Cladhan (Blocks 210/29a & 210/30a) and Grian (Block 48/28b) in the UK North Sea, as drill rigs are currently being towed to the respective sites. At the Cladhan discovery, at least one well and a sidetrack will be […]

  • Oil & Gas UK pleased with licensing round response. Calls for more drilling

    9 May 2014

    Oil & Gas UK, the UK’s oil industry trade body, has welcomed the announcement by the Department of Energy and Climate Change of high interest shown by the companies in the latest offshore licencing round in the UK. The offshore oil and gas licensing round, which closed for applications on Friday 25 April, has received a […]

  • UK Consumers Annually Pay Only GBP 10 for Wind Power

    4 April 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    While debate in the media rages on whether the UK’s green energy policies will raise electricity bills or not, Ed Davey, UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, has said that onshore and offshore wind power together cost householders only £10 a year in total, according to a Guardian article. Moreover, Davey said […]

  • UK: Xylem Launches New ‘FerryBox’ Water Quality Monitor

    5 March 2013

    Xylem Analytics UK and Aanderaa Data Instruments have launched a new marine water quality monitor which has been designed to enable wider deployment of water quality sensors on ferries and other marine vessels. The ‘SOOGuard’ will be launched at Ocean Business 2013 in April and Xylem’s David Goldsmith says: “In order to encourage the operators […]

  • UK: HMS Protector Sets Sail on Her Maiden Voyage

    25 November 2011

    The Royal Navy’s new ice patrol ship HMS Protector sets sail for her maiden voyage. The 5,000-tonne icebreaker has just completed an intensive period of sea trials and training prior to deploying to the Antarctic region. She has three ‘work periods’ lined up around Antarctica, using her multi-beam echo sounder and her survey motor boat […]

  • UK: Voith to Provide Schneider Propellers for First Hybrid Ferries

    19 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    In summer 2013, the world’s first two ferries with a hybrid propulsion system will be put into service. Owned by CMAL, they are being built by Ferguson Shipbuilders in Glasgow. Each of the hybrid vessels will be equipped with two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP) with an input power of 375 kW per propeller. With its […]

  • UK: GMS Endeavour Installs Her 22nd Wind Turbine

    7 March 2012

    GMS Endeavour has installed her 22nd wind turbine while contracted to Scira Offshore Energy Limited.  Last year in July, GMS has kicked off the installation at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. Gulf Marine Services owns and operates Self Propelled Elevated Support Barges and AHTS vessels. These assets serve the oil, gas and renewables sectors worldwide in all […]

  • South Bank Ready to Help Offshore Wind Boom (UK)

    21 January 2011

    PORTS in North East Lincolnshire look set for major investment as the south bank gears up to play its part in the wind farm windfall that… (humberbusiness) [mappress] Source: humberbusiness, January 21, 2011

  • UK: Heritage Organisations Oppose Vestas’ Plans for Port of Sheerness

    30 April 2012
    Ports & Logistics

    Last year in May, Vestas signed an option agreement for land at the Port of Sheerness to build a fully integrated offshore wind turbine manufacturing and installation facility. To realise these plans Vestas will need to demolish existing buildings in this location, to which Heritage campaigners are objecting, reports Times Guardian. The company’s plans include […]

  • UK: EnQuest’s Crathes Well Encounters Light Oil Column

    29 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    EnQuest announced today that its Crathes exploration well, 21/13a-5 encountered a 52ft light oil column in excellent quality Palaeocene sands. Following wireline logging, the well will be drilled ahead to the deeper Moon prospect. EnQuest will then evaluate the potential commerciality of the Scolty, Crathes/Moon and Torphins area. EnQuest acquired its 40% interest in Crathes […]

  • UK: Construction of Wallasea Island Coastal Project Kicks Off

    18 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is to officially launch Europe’s most ambitious man-made coastal nature project that will guarantee a place for tens of thousands of migratory birds, and combat the threats from climate change and coastal flooding. Wallasea Island in the Thames Estuary will be transformed from levee-protected farmland into a thriving wetland, twice the size […]

  • UK: GE Inaugurates New Oil & Gas Manufacturing Facility

    10 May 2011

      Demonstrating its commitment to expanding its state of the art U.K. manufacturing presence, GE’s Oil & Gas business has officially opened a new wireline manufacturing and headquarters facility in Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom. The facility brings the GE Oil & Gas—Downhole Technology platforms’ design engineering, manufacturing, testing and headquarters operations under a single, 56,000 […]

  • 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: Shell Defends Safety Record After Gannet Leak

    26 August 2011
    Project & Tenders

    Royal Dutch Shell has defended its safety record following a leak of more than 200 tons of oil into the North Sea. Environmental groups … Reported by: Louis Makiello (The Epoch Times) [mappress] Source: The Epoch Times, August 26, 2011;

  • UK: IXSEA Releases New DELPH Geophysical Software Suite

    6 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

      IXSEA introduces a new version of the DELPH geophysical software suite. This major 2.9 release introduces a number of new tools and functions to simplify survey acquisition operations and boost side-scan sonar, seismic or sub-bottom profiler and magnetic data processing and analysis. Whilst being already the most productive data processing solution, DELPH reaches a […]

  • UK: Norfolk Coastal Walks Benefit from Seawall Repairs

    11 April 2014

    The flood defence banks between Blakeney and Cley, and between Brancaster village and Brancaster beach suffered multiple breaches during the tidal surge in December. The damage was so significant that the footpaths on top of the defences had been closed since the surge. The Environment Agency is working with the National Trail, National Trust and […]

  • UK: New Fugro Trenching System to Start Offshore Deployment

    7 August 2012

    In just a few weeks, a remarkable new Fugro trenching system will start its first offshore deployment, working for Centrica on the 270MW, 75-turbine Lincs offshore windfarm. Fugro-Salt Subsea of Aberdeen has already run a series of successful jetting and cutting trials with the first of its state of-the-art Q1400 machines built by Soil Machine […]

  • Qatari cargo heading for UK’s South Hook LNG terminal

    15 January 2019
    Vessels

    The UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal booked a cargo of chilled fuel for the end-of-week delivery.