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  • UK: P&O Ferries to Showcase Renewable Energy Services

    4 July 2012

    P&O Ferries is to highlight its future in the renewable energy sector in an industry showcase in Hull. The company has moved into the sector with the conversion of the cross-Channel freight ship, the European Seaway, into an offshore wind farm accommodation vessel and has further signalled its intentions with membership of Team Humber Marine […]

  • UK: Lloyds to Invest Around GBP 333 Million in Renewables

    1 August 2012

    As the Bloomberg writes, Lloyds Banking Group is ready to invest around GBP 333 million in renewable energy, out of GBP 1 billion grant to help implement the government’s Infrastructure Plan. Chris Heathcote, global head of project finance at the bank, said the bank is hopping to invest all the money within 18 months. The […]

  • UK Government Driving Down Costs of Offshore Wind Power

    10 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Storage

    More wind farms have been brought in to a competitive system to drive down the costs of offshore wind. The offshore transmission regime means that Ofgem can find the most cost-effective investment in the connecting cables and infrastructure for offshore wind power, saving consumers between £200 and £400 million since 2011, according to estimates by […]

  • UK: Reef Subsea to Realize Growth Strategy by Restructuring Business

    7 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Reef Subsea today announced that it will undergo a strategic group-wide restructure to position the company for further growth and future success. Duncan MacPherson, who previously held the role of Managing Director of Reef Subsea Norway, has been promoted as the CEO of Reef Subsea with the responsibility of implementing the new strategy. Reef Subsea […]

  • UK: SLR Consulting to Work on Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon

    17 October 2013

    Leading environmental firm SLR Consulting, which has an office in Clifton, Bristol, has been appointed to provide strategic planning advice for the world’s first tidal lagoon power station in Swansea Bay ahead of an application to the Planning Inspectorate later this year. The project, by developer Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay PLC (TLSB) will be capable […]

  • UK: Seagreen Submits Addendum to Phase 1 Offshore Applications

    23 October 2013

    Seagreen has submitted an addendum to it’s applications for consent to build and operate two 525 Megawatt (MW) offshore wind farms in Phase 1 of the Firth of Forth Offshore Wind Zone. The addendum was formally submitted to Marine Scotland, the Scottish Government directorate responsible for marine licensing and planning. Marine Scotland has confirmed acceptance […]

  • Great Yarmouth Becomes Home to Dedicated Business Park (UK)

    5 November 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Great Yarmouth is set to become a home to dedicated business park for firms in the energy industry. The plan is led by Great Yarmouth Development Company, a new joint venture between Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Norfolk County Council, which aims to pool skills and resources to unlock and accelerate economic development opportunities. Great […]

  • 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 […]

  • GAC UK names two managers to focus on o&g sector

    10 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    GAC UK has appointed two managers to serve clients with offshore operations. The company says that with this move it is sharpening its commercial and operational focus on the Oil & Gas sector. Adrian Henry has been appointed Offshore Manager for the UK, in addition to his responsibilities as Branch Manager of GAC Shetland. Based […]

  • Welltec Nets 3-Year Contract with Total E&P UK

    5 December 2013

    Total E&P UK Ltd awards Welltec a 3-year contract including possibility for a further two, 1-year extensions. The contract covers the scope of Tractor Conveyance, Tubing Cutting, Clean-out and Milling based, e-line intervention services.   “Recognizing the innovative technologies and the associated value proposition which Welltec has to offer, Total E&P UK Ltd as part […]

  • Equinor to take over operatorship of Soliton’s UK North Sea license

    26 July 2019

    Soliton Resources, a privately held oil and gas exploration company, has farmed out its UK Central North Sea Licence P2390 (Blocks 23/26e and 30/1d) to Equinor UK.

  • UK: BP Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2010 Results

    15 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    BP’s fourth-quarter replacement cost profit was $4,614 million, compared with $3,447 million a year ago. For the full year, replacement cost loss was $4,914 million compared with a profit of $13,955 million a year ago. The group income statement for the fourth quarter and full year reflects a pre-tax charge of $1.0 billion and $40.9 […]

  • Oil & Gas UK: New Guidelines on Well Control, Integrity and Abandonment

    1 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Four guidelines in a series being produced by the Well Life Cycle Practices Forum (WLCPF) were published yesterday (31 July ) by Oil & Gas UK to improve cross industry understanding of well-related issues on the UK continental shelf. The guidelines have been developed to share current good industry practice and relate respectively to the […]

  • Shell gets regulatory approval for UK North Sea gas project

    2 June 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Rules & Regulation

    Following last year’s rejection, Shell has now received regulatory approvals for the development of the Jackdaw field in the UK North Sea.

  • Clock is ticking for the future of tidal stream energy in UK, industry warns

    23 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Leading figures in the marine energy sector have warned that the UK’s world-leading position in tidal energy can only be maintained with ‘practical support from Government to match its undoubted goodwill’.

  • UK: Planning consent granted for Swansea Bay tidal lagoon

    10 June 2015
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    UK Secretary of State, Amber Rudd, has granted the planning consent for the construction of the world’s first tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay. Swansea Bay 320 MW tidal lagoon project, developed by Tidal Lagoon Power, has a design life of 120 years and a net annual power output of 400 GWh. It is enough to […]

  • UK Prime Minister David Cameron Meets Qatargas Management (Qatar)

    6 March 2011

      Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Chief Operating Officer Engineering and Ventures, representing Qatargas greeted the UK Prime Minister upon his recent visit to Ras Laffan. Recognising the UK as an important strategic customer for Qatargas, Sheikh Ahmed delivered a full briefing on Qatargas and in-particular the Qatargas 2 (QG2) project, for the UK […]

  • Geotechnical survey done at UK North Sea gas project

    18 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Hartshead Resources NL (HHR) and its joint venture partner RockRose have completed the geotechnical survey for gas field developments located in the Southern North Sea. Geoquip Marine Operations performed the geotechnical survey across the platform and pipeline locations at the Anning and Somerville fields using the vessel Geoquip Seehorn – a process completed in under […]

  • UK: CTruk Boats Secures Its First Export Order

    14 May 2012

    CTruk Boats, builders of multi-purpose catamarans on the UK’s east coast, has signed its first export order. The 12th vessel on the CTruk Boats’ order book since its establishment in 2009 will be a 20-tonne payload MPC for Dutch company, Sima Charters. The vessel will incorporate CTruk Boats’ flexible pod system (patent applied); a 12-person […]

  • UK Election Candidates to support Renewable Energy Manifesto 2015

    20 April 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Regen SW launched a manifesto on renewable energy that puts local communities at the heart of renewable energy developments, and aims for UK’s south west to lead the world in developing wave and tidal technologies. Regen SW has asked MPS and Parliamentary candidates in the south west to show their support for the development of […]

  • UK Briefing to Consider Oil and Gas Tax Regime as Engine for Growth

    26 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Oil & Gas UK’s next breakfast briefing in London will reveal how recent changes to the UK oil and gas tax regime are improving the ability of projects on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) to attract investment, ultimately enabling them to boost Britain’s economic growth. The briefing, sponsored by Herbert Smith and The Royal Bank […]

  • Subsea 7 to Supply Pipeline Bundle for UK North Sea Project

    19 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Steph McNeill, Subsea 7’s Vice President, UK and Canada said: “We are pleased to be awarded this major pipeline project with this client, which builds upon our unique bundle technology.”

  • Sterling Awarded New Licence in UK 27th Offshore Licencing Round

    2 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Sterling Resources Ltd. (“Sterling” or the “Company”) announces that it has been successful in the UK 27th Offshore Licencing Round awards (second tranche), which were recently announced by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Sterling has been informed by DECC of the successful award of a licence covering Blocks 42/2(split), 42/3(split), 42/4, […]

  • UK: Milford Haven Port Expects No Big Change in LNG Deliveries

    2 September 2011

    Liquefied natural gas deliveries to the UK port of Milford Haven will remain “little changed” throughout a period of planned maintenance… (gulf-times) [mappress] Source: gulf-times, September 2, 2011.  

  • GMB Seeks Assurances That E.ON’s OWF Will Create Local Jobs (UK)

    2 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    There are concerns that there will be no benefit to the south coast economy and that if there was a serious intent to develop green jobs in the UK this would be not allowed to happen, says GMB. GMB, the union for workers in the energy sector, is asking EON, the energy company seeking to […]