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  • UK: A&P Falmouth Yard Completes Busy First Quarter

    2 May 2012

    A&P Falmouth yard has had a very busy first quarter to 2012 working on 34 projects including six ferries, four of which were from P&O, tankers, MOD vessels, offshore supply vessels, tugs, barges and manufacturing the first wave energy device to go onto the FabTest site in Falmouth Bay. Some of these projects included: Adonia […]

  • TGS Enters Into Data Release Agreement for UK Offshore and Onshore Wells

    17 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    TGS has entered into new data release agreements with the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the British Geological Survey (BGS). These agreements permit TGS to release new and historical data for all onshore and offshore wells in the UK. The well data, once captured and quality controlled, will be available online […]

  • Oil & Gas UK Issues Guide for Management of Ageing Offshore Infrastructure

    2 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Oil & Gas UK has underlined its commitment to tackling the health and safety issues around ageing infrastructure and life extension of assets, with the publication of a new management system guidance document. The publication has been designed to help duty holders effectively manage asset ageing and aid the decision making process around extending the […]

  • Offshore Renewables Could Bring GBP 6.7 Bln to UK Economy

    13 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The UK economy could gain £6.7bn per year and 150,000 jobs by 2020 from the development of offshore renewable energy resources, according to a report published today by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. The report, using extensive supply chain data from BVG Associates and analysis from the Fraser of Allander Institute, considers the likely […]

  • A2SEA to Install World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbines at Ormonde (UK)

    9 June 2011

      With five successful offshore wind projects under its belt, Vattenfall UK turned to Danish offshore wind installation business A2SEA to install the world’s largest offshore turbines, R5, at Ormonde, 10km off the UK coast at Barrow-in-Furness. “We didn’t want to take any chances at Ormonde, so we went for A2SEA with all their experience […]

  • Scotland: UK Industrial Strategy Should Prioritise Renewable Energy Investment

    23 January 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Scotland’s Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse, has called on the UK government to ensure that renewable energy investment is a key priority in their forthcoming Industrial Strategy. Renewable energy resources have grown to become a major industrial sector in Scotland, with 14,000 people, among a total of 43,500 in low carbon sectors, […]

  • BP Awards over £1 Bln Worth of Contracts for UK Fields

    11 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    BP announced today that it, and its partners, have now awarded over £1 billion in contracts to UK-based companies to provide services and equipment for the major re-development of the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west of Shetland. The project to redevelop the fields, which are operated by BP on behalf of its […]

  • Gardline Geosciences, Canyon Offshore Form Strategic Alliance (UK)

    12 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Gardline Geosciences Limited, specialists in the offshore geotechnical and geophysical market, and Canyon Offshore Ltd, specialists in subsea robotics, trenching and seabed intervention, announced a 3-year strategic alliance to provide seabed drilling, sampling and in-situ services to complement Gardline’s existing capability in the offshore site investigation market. Eric Zon, Managing Director of Gardline Geosciences stated: […]

  • Officials Schedule Workshop on Dover Western Docks Revival (UK)

    16 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Dover Harbour Board will be holding a public workshop on Wednesday 23rd April at Cruise Terminal 2 between 2pm – 4pm to discuss the plans for the Dover Western Docks Revival. DHB recently announced its plans to develop the Western Docks, creating over 600 jobs and safeguarding another 140 positions, by developing a new cargo […]

  • UK: “Kari Hege” to Dredge Port of Wells Next Week

    21 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Port of Wells dredging project is scheduled to begin on 24th March 2014. The port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 4 and 2. All material dredged from these areas will be placed on the berm which is marked by […]

  • UK: Cardiff County Council Invites Bids for Dredging Project

    10 February 2012

      Cardiff County Council has invited tenders for the maintenance dredging of the Outer Harbour and Approach Channel 2012-17. The Outer Harbour and the Approach Channel of the Cardiff Bay Barrage provides a safe haven for boats entering the Inland Bay and it was designed to allow access and egress for boats at all states […]

  • UK: Local Fishermen Hit Out Lancashire Dredging Plan

    4 November 2011

    Local fisherman have hit out at plans to clear a Lancashire cockle bed with dredgers… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, November 4, 2011

  • UK: Partrac Presents Sediment Transfer and Erosion Measurement Technology

    31 July 2012
    Equipment, Technology

    In most coastal and estuarine settings the seabed elevation (water depth/bathymetry) changes due to the processes of sediment and sediment deposition on a daily basis. More pronounced changes occur when wave energy can penetrate to the seabed during winter storms. Changes in seabed level greater than ~0.10 – 0.15 m can be detected using conventional […]

  • ACE Winches CEO Named Scottish CEO of the Year (UK)

    25 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    ACE Winches CEO, Alfie Cheyne, was named Scottish CEO of the Year in a glittering award ceremony in Edinburgh on Friday, attended by former US President Bill Clinton. Around 1,400 business representatives and other prominent figures including First Minister Alex Salmond were at the Scottish Business Awards event held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. […]

  • Bowtech Receives Equipment Supply Contract from ROVOP (UK)

    9 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Bowtech Products Ltd, a global market leader in subsea vision systems, announced that it has been awarded a contract by ROVOP to supply cameras and lights, which will equip two new ROV systems. ROVOP has recently invested a further £4 million in two new vehicles as part of their planned expansion over the coming years; […]

  • CARIS and EIVA Hold Successful Workshop at Ocean Business in UK

    23 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The inaugural CARIS and EIVA workshop recently held at the Ocean Business conference in Southampton, United Kingdom was a huge success with the room packed with more than 40 attendees. During the workshop attendees learned how CARIS and EIVA software will work together to provide an optimum solution for offshore survey. The integrated solution provides […]

  • Seaeye Introduces New Panther XT Plus ROV (UK)

    17 March 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      Packed with ten powerful thrusters and with the capacity to carry a seven-function position feedback manipulator and five-function rate manipulator, the new Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus has quickly become a top seller with four systems sold for delivery this year. With 50% more power, and swimming 30% faster, operators value the ability of […]

  • UK: Wellbore Clean Up Specialist Eyes Turnover Increase

    6 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeen-based oilfield services firm Coretrax Technology Limited has secured over £1.2million of contracts since the start of the year and expanded its team to 12 people. Coretrax specialises in innovative oilfield services to the completion, cementing, abandonment and wellbore clean up sectors both in the North Sea and globally. The contract wins are for projects […]

  • UK: Brent Bravo Rig Evacuated. Production Shut Down.

    18 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Production remained shut down on four of the largest oil installations in the North Sea yesterday after a heavy protective fender fell … By Frank Urquhart (BusinessScottsman) [mappress] Source: BusinessScottsman, January 18, 2011;

  • Professor Fraenkel Wins Saltire Prize Medal Award (UK)

    19 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    A pioneer for the development of marine turbines is the winner of this year’s Saltire Prize Medal Award. Professor Peter Fraenkel, MBE, who has been involved in the marine energy industry for more than thirty years, was presented with the award by Finance Secretary John Swinney at the Scottish Renewables Conference dinner in Edinburgh last […]

  • Subsea 7 Extends Subsea Viking’s Charter Agreement (UK)

    15 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the energy industry, has today declared its option for 2 years extension, starting from 1st of January 2013, and in addition agreed to extend the contract for the subsea vessel “Subsea Viking” further with 3 years firm in direct continuation of existing […]

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

    1 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 […]

  • UK: Petrofac Secures North Sea Contract Extension with Apache

    20 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Petrofac, the international oil & gas service provider, has been awarded a contract by Apache North Sea Limited (Apache) for the provision of onshore engineering and both onshore and offshore construction services. The three-year contract, which was awarded following a competitive tender process, has two optional one-year extensions and is worth approximately £100 million per […]

  • UK: Subsea 7 Considers Listing of its VERIPOS Business

    12 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Subsea 7 S.A. announced that it is considering a potential future spin off and listing of common shares in VERIPOS, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary. VERIPOS is a world leader in the supply of high-precision GNSS positioning solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry. The potential future spin off and listing of the common shares […]

  • UK: Port of Ramsgate Hosts PATCH’s Blue Energy Workshop

    7 June 2012
    Business & Finance

      Port of Ramsgate will host PATCH’s (Ports Adapting To Change) “Blue Energy” workshop on 22 June 2012, reports MaritimeJournal. Seeports strategist Howard Holt is the organizer of the workshop which is similar to the event held in September 2010. The ‘Blue Energy’ workshop will focus on the opportunities for ports from wave and tidal […]