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  • UK: Energy Industry Urges Companies to Use Opportunities of Offshore Renewables

    7 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    South West companies attending the Offshore Energy Supply Chain Event, hosted by RWE and Regen SW at Sandy Park, Exeter, have been urged to target the offshore wind and marine energy sectors to develop new business opportunities and secure a share of this multi-billion pound industry. Over 160 potential offshore-wind supply chain companies, including a […]

  • UK: Orion Group Provides Manpower Services for Nexen’s Golden Eagle

    23 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The leading manpower provider in Scotland has secured two multi-million pound deals to the value of £20million per year with the Candadian-based energy company, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd. Recognised as a global leader in providing key staff to the energy sector, Orion Group, which is headquartered in Inverness, has secured a contract to be one […]

  • UK: Offshore oil and gas industry cleaning up its act?

    25 November 2015

    UK Oil & Gas, a representative body for the offshore industry, has captured environmental performance of the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry in a report according to which the industry seems to be cleaning up its act.  Namely, overall trends of emissions, discharges and accidental releases by the UK oil and gas industry continue […]

  • 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

  • UK: Port of Tyne Posts Best Ever Financial Results

    11 May 2012

    The Port of Tyne yesterday announced its best ever financial results. A massive rise in the volume of cargoes coming in and out of the River Tyne resulted in the Port’s turnover increasing by almost a third to £60 million and profit more than doubling to £9 million. This financial performance is the best in […]

  • UK: EMEC Director to Open Hatston Pier Next Week

    25 April 2013

    Scotland’s longest commercial deep-water berth has been created in Orkney with the completion of a new extension at Hatston Pier. The 160-metre extension to the existing 225-metre pier will be officially opened next week by Neil Kermode, Managing Director of EMEC, the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre. The £8 million project is a key component […]

  • DNV GL Names New Regional Manager for UK and Southern Africa

    13 March 2014

    Hari Vamadevan has been appointed as DNV GL’s regional manager for UK and Southern Africa as the company looks to establish itself as the leading technical advisor to the oil and gas industry. Vamadevan was previously DNV’s UK regional manager and the new role will see him head up 13 oil and gas related offices […]

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Generates 14% More Energy in Q3 2014

    18 December 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    According to the UK’s Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) today, December 18, offshore wind energy generation rose by 14.1 per cent compared to the same period last year.  Renewables’ share of electricity generation increased from 13.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2013, to 17.8 […]

  • BMT Nigel Gee Expands to Meet Increased Workload, UK

    10 December 2012

    BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced recent refurbishment and expansion activity at its offices in Southampton in order to meet a large increase in design work. Operating across four principal market sectors, the naval architectural practice delivers design and engineering services to specialised vessels in the commercial, yacht, defence and renewable […]

  • Forum UK Beefs Up Its Hyperbaric Testing Facility

    18 December 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Forum Energy Technologies has completed a three-month upgrade to its hyperbaric testing facility, which, according to the company, will result in an operational time saving to client of more than 35 per cent. Located at the company’s Kirkbymoorside base in North Yorkshire, UK, the pressure test tank is said to be one of the largest […]

  • UK Govt Announces GBP 300 Mln for Renewable Energy Projects

    2 October 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The UK renewable electricity projects will compete for £300 million in support this autumn – an increase of £95 million from the indicative budget published in July, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey announced today. The funding for Contracts for Difference, which provide long-term certainty for investors, are a cornerstone of the Government’s […]

  • Narec to Build UK’s Largest Offshore Wind Demonstration Site

    8 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The development of the UK’s largest offshore wind demonstration site – regarded as a pivotal strand in helping to lower the costs associated with Round 3 offshore wind farms – has received a boost with dual planning consents being given to the construction of the site and the onshore substation. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) […]

  • UK’s Cairn Shells Out USD 453 mln for Agora Acquisition

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Cairn, an Edinburgh-based private exploration and production company, has today completed the acquisition of Agora Oil & Gas AS (“Agora”) for a total consideration of approximately USD 453 million. Agora which is now a part of Cairn Group companies, is a Norwegian firm with non-operated exploration, appraisal and development assets in the UK and Norwegian […]

  • KCA Deutag wins 3-year extension in UK North Sea

    30 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    International drilling and engineering contractor, KCA Deutag, has secured contract extension for drilling on four platforms in the UK North Sea. KCA Deutag said the client was a major North Sea operator, without revealing the name. It said the contract was a three year extension. The contract is for the provision of drilling operations and […]

  • UK government sets up £11M fund to boost green innovation

    5 February 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    The UK government has launched a £11 million fund for energy entrepreneurs in an effort to drive forward the adoption of new clean technologies across all sectors of UK industry.

  • UK: Teesside Offshore Wind Farm Generates First Power

    29 April 2013

    The North East’s first large scale offshore wind farm has now started to produce electricity as work continues towards completion of the project. The first three wind turbine generators at the EDF Energy Renewables Teesside offshore wind farm have now been fully commissioned and are supplying electricity to the National Grid. When complete the 27 […]

  • BG Hires Borgholm Dolphin Rig for UK North Sea Ops

    21 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, has entered into a contract with BG International Ltd for the provision of the accommodation semi-submersible Borgholm Dolphin. The contract is for a nine month period commencing 1st of August 2014 supporting operations in the UK sector. The estimated contract value is approximately USD 65.5 million. An option exists for a […]

  • UK: HR Wallingford, ETI Launch Tidal Energy Modelling Tool

    24 April 2013

    HR Wallingford and the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) have launched SMARTtide, a unique tidal energy modelling tool. SMARTtide stands for Simulated Marine Array Resource Testing model and is designed for use by the tidal industry. It covers the UK’s continental shelf and north-west European coastline. The powerful suite of models identifies the most efficient sites […]

  • E.ON to Build 10MW Lithium-Ion Battery for UK Grid

    14 September 2016

    E.ON will build a 10MW lithium-ion battery for the UK grid, after being awarded a contract from the National Grid to support the power network’s stability with a battery system that will help balance power demand and supply in real time and allow for an increase in the share of renewable energy in the grid. With the strong growth of weather-dependent renewable sources […]

  • Hurricane abandons another UK licence after ‘rigorous screening criteria’

    2 June 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Hurricane Energy has decided to give up another licence in the Greater Warwick Area on the UK Continental Shelf.

  • UK Wind Notches First Monthly Output Win over Coal

    16 May 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Storage

    The National Grid statistics have shown that wind generated more electricity in the UK than coal over the course of an entire month for the first time this April, RenewableUK reports.  In April 2016, wind generated 2,290 gigawatt hours (GWh) in the UK, while coal generated 1,755GWh, according to the official statistics. RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief […]

  • LNG Carrier Due at UK South Hook Next Week

    17 April 2014
    Vessels

      The UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on April 23, port data reveals. The Aamira LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. Qatar Petroleum owns 67.5 per cent of South Hook LNG Terminal Co, Exxon […]

  • UK: BG Group Welcomes Andrew Gould to its Board

    12 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      BG Group has today announced the appointment of Andrew Gould as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1st June 2011. Commenting on the appointment, BG Group Chairman Sir Robert Wilson said: “Andrew has extensive experience of the international oil and gas industry and a background which is highly relevant to BG Group’s business interests […]

  • Hercules Hydraulics to Present Offshore Wind Products at Seawork, UK

    10 June 2013

    Hercules Hydraulics will be back at Seawork 2013 to announce the opening of its new depot on the East Coast and launch two new innovative products on stand A79. The new depot, located in Great Yarmouth, will trade under the banner of Hercules Hydraulics East Coast and will be the base for a team of […]

  • Scotrenewables to Test SR250 Tidal Turbine at Scrabster Harbour, UK

    13 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    A new multi-million pound redevelopment at mainland Scotland’s most northerly port, Scrabster Harbour, is already reaping the benefits, only two months after coming into operation. Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd, based in Orkney, has chosen Scrabster as the location for their most recent operations and maintenance work on their prototype tidal turbine, the SR250. This is […]