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  • EnQuest Becomes Operator of Kraken (UK)

    14 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    EnQuest has completed the acquisition of a further 15% interest in blocks 9/2b and 9/2c including the Kraken oil discovery (‘Kraken’) from First Oil. EnQuest now operates Kraken with 60% stake while First Oil owns 15%. The remaining 25% is held by Nautical Petroleum. Kraken is a large heavy oil accumulation in the UK North […]

  • Dolphin’s UK Business Remains in Operation

    16 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The UK processing and multi-client operations of Dolphin Geophysical Ltd continue to operate as normal, despite the Norwegian entities of Dolphin Group ASA together with its subsidiary Dolphin Geophysical AS having filed for bankruptcy on Monday 14 December. The UK entity Dolphin Geophysical Ltd is not a part of the bankruptcy estate. The Singapore and […]

  • UK to Receive Another LNG Cargo

    5 June 2014
    Vessels

    The South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal in the UK is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on June 12, port data reveals. The Zarga LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. This represents the third qatari cargo scheduled to arrive at the LNG import terminal […]

  • NO-UK cable marine survey underway

    16 July 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Rules & Regulation

    Marine survey for the NO-UK submarine fibre cable between Newcastle and Stavanger is now underway. The vessel Fugro Galaxy has started survey operations in the North Sea. The survey will gather the sea-bed data required to finalise the marine route and selection of the appropriate cable types. This should also in turn allow the installation […]

  • Geckotech Solutions Expands into Renewables (UK)

    19 July 2011

    Geckotech Solutions is planning to expand into the renewable energy sector after agreeing a new financing package. The Edinburgh business is a specialist in industrial rope access and confined space engineering services with clients ranging from the Forth Bridge to oil and gas companies. Now it has secured £225,000 of funding from Clydesdale Bank to […]

  • UK: BMAPA Launches BAP Strategy

    31 October 2011

    As an industry that is responsible for managing a significant portion of the UK seabed, the marine aggregate sector recognises that it has an important role to play in protecting the biodiversity of the sea around our shores. The sector already has a well established sustainable development strategy and has now produced a Biodiversity Action […]

  • Offshore Wind Boost for Weldex (UK)

    24 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    WELDEX, the Inverness-based crane company which saw a £100 million valuation placed on it following a private equity deal this summer, has won a clutch of orders to work on offshore wind farms. The company, the largest crawler crane business in the UK, will start work in March on multi-million pound contracts for the Walney […]

  • BG to Slash Jobs in UK and Australia

    21 March 2014

    LNG player BG Group of UK is reportedly cutting nearly 300 jobs in Britain and making significant cuts in Australia, where it is developing the US$20.4 QCLNG project. BG plans to cut about a quarter of the staff at its head office in Reading, England and would make significant reductions to its 1,000 employees in […]

  • UK: Rebo to Attend All-Energy

    12 April 2013

    The Renewable Energy Base Oostende (Rebo) and Port of Oostende will be present at the All-Energy Exhibition & Conference, which is the UK’s largest renewable energy event taking place in Aberdeen on 22 & 23 May 2013. At the end of last year, wind turbine manufacturer Alstom signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Rebo. In […]

  • UK Moves Up CfD Timetable

    22 January 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Following an early completion of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) appeals from unsuccessful applicants, UK government has moved up the schedule for the first allocation of the subsidy scheme. Low Carbon Contracts Company, owned by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), announced the sealed bid window for CfD will open on 29 January, […]

  • Centrica Expects Earnings Growth (UK)

    13 May 2013

    Against a backdrop of sustained cold weather and periods of higher commodity prices, Centrica has performed well in the year to date.  This strong performance enables the business to continue to invest in customer service and price competitiveness and full year earnings growth is expected to be in line with market expectations.  The company also […]

  • Cape acquires Motherwell Bridge (UK)

    11 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Cape plc, the international provider of critical support services to the energy and mineral resources sectors, has announced that it has acquired UK-based Motherwell Bridge, a leading provider of storage tanks, gasholders and heat exchangers to the energy and steel markets. The total consideration for the acquisition amounts to £37.65 million on a cash free, […]

  • Rhenus Opens UK Supply Bases

    27 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Berlin-headquartered logistics services provider Rhenus Offshore Logistics is starting up its operation of two new offshore supply bases at the ports of Great Yarmouth and Aberdeen in the UK.

  • UK’s Cuadrilla could be cleared to drill

    15 June 2015

    UK’s shale gas player Cuadrilla Resources said the Lancashire County Council’s Planning Officers have recommended that the Councils’ Development Control Committee grant planning consent for the company’s application at Preston New Road.

  • UK’s Cuadrilla could be cleared to drill

    15 June 2015

    UK’s shale gas player Cuadrilla Resources said the Lancashire County Council’s Planning Officers have recommended that the Councils’ Development Control Committee grant planning consent for the company’s application at Preston New Road.

  • UK: Divers Fined for Shipwreck Raids

    3 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    In a landmark case two divers from Kent have been made to pay a total of £63,500 in fines and costs for not declaring valuable items from shipwrecks off the UK coast. David Knight and Edward Huzzey, both from Sandgate, had previously pleaded guilty to 19 offences between them, contrary to section 236 and section […]

  • Thor Brings Its Business to UK

    12 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Swedish shipping line Thor has established its first UK base at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull. The company, which operates three vessels, the Odin, the Alrek and the Frej, will use the former TransAtlantic terminal for handling 300,000 tonnes of steel and other cargoes each year. The route, which runs through Sweden, Hull, […]

  • TUC sides with offshore unions (UK)

    15 September 2015

    British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) on Monday highlighted the devastating impact the North Sea jobs crisis is having on UK employment at the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Hundreds of jobs have been axed in the past year across the industry including in the helicopter sector. BALPA emphasized that in one company nearly 40 percent of helicopter pilot […]

  • Barclays Supports Renewable Energy (UK)

    21 September 2011

    On 30 August, Barclays launched a GBP100m fund for UK farmers investing in renewable energy, tracking the massive groundswell of interest… By Giles Crosse (ifandp) [mappress] Source: ifandp, September 21, 2011

  • UK Plans to Procure 53.3 GW

    30 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The final element of the Government’s energy security strategy was confirmed today. Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, announced the amount of electricity generation capacity the Government will procure when it re-introduces a capacity market into the UK later this year. Following detailed recommendations from National Grid, the Government will procure […]

  • UK and the Offshore Energy in the North Sea

    28 October 2020

    In this energy talk, Chris Fox, Head of Europe and Offshore at the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, discussed the challenges of integrating more offshore wind into the UK’s transmission network.

  • MSC FLAMINIA Nears UK Coast

    27 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    MSC FLAMINIA and its accompanying group of tugs are approaching the coast of the UK. Due to damaged cargo and extinguishing water, the vessel is listing by 11 degrees. After the prevailing fog of the last days lifted, a team of firefighting experts was able to board MSC FLAMINIA on Wednesday. However, a closer inspection […]

  • UK: MSC Flaminia Awaits Inspection

    28 August 2012

    The United Kingdom’s Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP) Hugh Shaw, has requested that the MSC Flaminia remains in a position 30 miles south of Lands End in order to allow SMIT Salvage to stabilise the ship. This is in preparation for an international coastal state inspection team to board her […]

  • SSE Bullish On UK Offshore Wind

    16 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    The large volume of viable offshore wind projects in the UK means total installed offshore wind capacity could reach more than 30GW by 2030, firmly placing it as the leading source of low carbon power in the country, Paul Cooley, Director of Generation Development at SSE plc, said.

  • CWind Expands Inspection Services (UK)

    12 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    CWind, a UK-based offshore wind services provider is increasing its inspections services offering and is taking on Michael McQueenie to head up the section. CWind has been offering inspection services to its clients since 2009 and has conducted a range of inspections on behalf of its clients at 10 wind farms since then, including wind […]