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  • UK Spot Gas Prices Up

    29 September 2011

    British prompt gas prices made gains on Thursday morning after a rapid rise in exports to Europe spurred demand to exceed supplies.   (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, September 29, 2011

  • UK Spot Gas Prices Drop

    3 October 2011

    British spot gas prices fell sharply on Monday, weighed down by boosts in supply from Norway and lower exports to mainland Europe.   (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, October 3, 2011

  • UK: Partrac Marks 50th ADCP

    26 June 2013

    UK metocean survey contractor Partrac Ltd announces the successful deployment and recovery of the 50th ADCP at tidal energy sites in the UK and Europe. UK metocean survey contractor Partrac has been deploying ADCPs in support of the tidal and wave energy sector since 2008. The recent recovery of one unit from the notorious Inner […]

  • UK Forward Gas Prices Drop

    1 December 2011

    British forward gas prices dropped to a 10-month low on Thursday, weighed down by rising supplies and the prospect of more long-term Russian…   (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, December 1, 2011; Image: uk national grid

  • UK Reduces Support for Wind Power

    25 July 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Changes to subsidies for renewable electricity could incentivise between £20 billion and £25 billion of new investment in the economy between 2013 and 2017. The Banding Review for the Renewables Obligation will support jobs and deliver more clean power with a reduction in costs to consumers between 2013 and 2015, Ministers said. Bandings were today […]

  • 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.

  • Flexlife Strengthens Management Organisation (UK)

    13 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Flexlife, the subsea flexible pipes specialist, has strengthened its management organisation with two senior appointments. Simon Hounsome joins Flexlife’s Aberdeen headquarters as integrity and projects director, responsible for the policy, strategy and technical services delivered globally from the firm’s Aberdeen, Newcastle and Houston offices. Hounsome brings more than 20 years’ oil and gas experience in […]

  • UK: Bond’s EC225 Helicopters Grounded

    13 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd yesterday said it would continue the suspension of all EC225 helicopter flights. Bond, the provider of offshore helicopter transportation services between Aberdeen, Scotland and several North Sea oil platforms, cancelled all EC225 flights following the “controlled descent” of one of its helicopters into the North Sea, some 30 miles offshore Aberdeen, […]

  • UK: Vattenfall to Reduce Stake in EOWDC

    13 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    As part of its strategy to “prioritise its investments”, Vattenfall is to reduce its stake in European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), writes BBC. The £230m EOWDC, which is opposed by Donald Trump, will consist of 11 wind turbines located in Aberdeen Bay. Peter Wesslau, Vattenfall’s UK country manager, said for BBC: “The EOWDC is […]

  • UK: Port of Tyne Buys McNulty

    18 June 2012
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Tyne has acquired 10 acres of land adjoining its Tyne Dock estate in South Shields from the Administrators of McNulty Offshore Group Holdings Limited. It is a strategic acquisition which will support the Port’s plans for future growth in both its existing business sectors and new areas.  Andrew Moffat, Chief Executive Officer […]

  • 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 […]

  • Jee Ltd Expands to London, UK

    29 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Jee Ltd, a leading subsea engineering and training firm, has achieved a significant growth milestone by opening the company’s first London office. Jee took the decision to open a central London office to aid the company’s overall growth strategy, which will see the firm create 150 jobs in the UK over the next 4 years, […]

  • UK: Sonardyne Announces Acquisition of MARSS

    30 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Sonardyne  announces the acquisition of MARSS Ltd, a high technology marine company with operations in the UK, Monaco and Italy. The Company is run by founder Johannes Pinl and supported by the European Union security directive. MARSS has led a pan-European team of research and military institutes, legislative bodies and commercial operators in the development […]

  • OMM Begins Restructuring Programme (UK)

    7 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore Marine Management Ltd (OMM), the UK’s independent services provider to the renewables, telecoms and hydrocarbon industries, has commenced a restructuring programme to centralise its core business and all support functions around its operational base in Cambridge. OMM has always been known as an adaptive, flexible and innovative company. The forthcoming changes to the previous […]

  • UK: Chevron restarts Erskine flows

    29 July 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Oil company Chevron has restarted oil and gas production from the Erskine field in the North Sea following the clearance of a pipeline blockage and the completion of scheduled maintenance works on the Lomond platform.  The Chevron-operated Erskine field includes a normally unattended platform and is remotely controlled from BG’s Lomond platform. An 18.6 mile […]

  • UTEC Expands UK Sales Team

    12 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    UTEC  has announced a key addition to its UK team based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Michael Noble has been named as the company’s Sales Manager UK and will be responsible for the organic growth of the company in existing and new service lines in the onshore/offshore survey market in North West Europe.  He brings to the […]

  • First Newton Room Opens in UK

    26 March 2019

    The first Norwegian style learning centre in the UK has officially opened in Thurso on Monday. Newton Rooms are designed to inspire more young people to become interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and encourage them to study these subjects in school and beyond. The centre at North Highland College UHI in Thurso […]

  • Rina Classes Uk’s New Megayacht

    29 January 2007

    ITALIAN classification society RINA has classed the first of Sunseeker’s new 37 Metre megayachts. The Snapper is the largest and most ambitious build in Sunseeker’s history. The new 37 Metre is the largest semi-custom production motoryacht ever to be built in the UK, at just under 124 feet and 200 tonnes. Built under RINA Charter […]

  • Yamal LNG cargo bound for UK

    2 March 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Dragon LNG terminal in the United Kingdom is scheduled for a cargo delivery on March 6, likely originating from the Novatek-led Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic. 

  • 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, […]

  • UK: EIB Invests in Port of Liverpool

    2 August 2012

    According to the Construction Enquirer, the European Investment Bank has agreed to provide almost half the finance for a new £300m deep-water container terminal at the Port of Liverpool. This developnet project is currently out to tender with construction due to start next year and be completed by 2015. The project details – Construction work […]

  • UK: ThinJack Announces Key Appointment

    21 February 2011

      Aberdeenshire firm ThinJack has announced a key addition to its Westhill-based engineering team. Richard Mearns from Aberdeen has been appointed to the role of mechanical technician based at the company’s headquarters at Arnhall Business Park, Westhill. He brings to the job skills in hydraulic systems and maintenance of controls, flanges and valves on christmas […]

  • UK: Magma Looking for 20 Engineers

    3 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Magma Products, a leading oil and gas engineering consultancy, has completed a £750,000 move to new offices as it looks to recruit 20 engineers as part of its long-term growth strategy. Aberdeen-based Magma, a North Sea commissioning and start-up specialist, has moved in to 4,150 sq ft premises at The Spires business park in the […]

  • Ministers Appoint Chair of HIE (UK)

    22 February 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Professor Lorne Crerar has been appointed by Ministers as Chair of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Lorne is a founding partner and Chairman of Scottish commercial law firm Harper Macleod LLP, which has offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness and has held the part-time Chair of Banking Law at Glasgow University since 1997. Lorne was […]

  • UK: Delays on Jersey Met Mast

    1 October 2012

    Concerns were raised regarding the monitoring mast offshore Jersey coast, writes BBC. Namely, the 9 meter mast is supposed to measure the wind speeds during the two-year project. The installation work has been postponed while the consultations are being held. Willie Peggie, director of the Environment Department, “We’ve got perhaps a fair way to go […]