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  • Statoil completes Utgard field transaction (UK)

    28 June 2016

    Statoil and JX Nippon have completed their transaction whereby Statoil has acquired JX Nippon’s 45% equity share in, and operatorship of, the UK licence for the Utgard field. The pair entered into an agreement whereby Statoil will become the operator of the field earlier in June. Through this transaction Statoil now has a 100% interest in […]

  • MCT Response to ROC Banding Review (UK)

    21 October 2011

    Andrew Tyler of MCT, the developer of the world’s only operational full-scale commercial tidal current turbine, has responded to the ROC banding review issued by the Department for Energy and Climate Change:  “We welcome the Government’s decision to offer the marine industry the level of support that it has committed to in today’s announcement, which […]

  • UK Exporting Renewables to Six Continents – Report

    18 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    UK-based onshore and offshore wind, wave and tidal energy companies are now exporting their products and services to 37 countries across six continents, a report published by RenewableUK shows. Using an illustrative sample of companies involved in the sector, “Export Nation” reveals that 47 UK firms signed 465 contracts worth up to GBP 53 million […]

  • Eni spuds Rowallan well offshore UK

    31 December 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Eni has started drilling it Rowallan exploration well 22/19c-g in the North Sea offshore the UK.

  • NTA Campaign Publishes Information Update (UK)

    20 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      The No Tiree Array (NTA) campaign, which opposes to Argyll Array offshore wind farm, has published an information update on its website regarding basking sharks, night time visualisations of the proposed offshore wind farm and conflicting wind subsidy policies between Scotland and the UK. In its update, NTA brings tracking maps of the Scottish […]

  • IGas Acquires Nexen Exploration UK Limited

    4 March 2011
    Business & Finance

      IGas, a domestic gas producer and leading developer of unconventional gas resources in the UK, today announces that it has received the necessary regulatory approval to become the operator and sole owner of its licences. This follows an announcement on 31st January 2011 of the signing of an agreement with Nexen Petroleum UK Limited, […]

  • Falck Nutec Appoints Two Directors (UK)

    15 October 2012

    International health and safety training specialist, Falck Nutec, has strengthened its UK management team with the appointment of two new directors. Allison Walker steps up to director of sales and marketing, Niel Rennie has been appointed finance director and they will be supported by human resources manager Gillian Jagger who takes on a senior role […]

  • UK Keeps Piracy Ransom Payment Legal

    21 January 2015

    The UK government has pledged that it would not outlaw the payment of ransoms to secure the release of seafarers held hostage by pirates. Maritime trade union Nautilus has written to UK ministers to voice concerns over the potential for proposed new counter-terrorism laws to restrict or even outlaw the payment of piracy ransoms. In a response […]

  • UK to review feasibility of tidal lagoon energy

    10 February 2016
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    The UK government has announced an independent review into the feasibility and practicality of tidal lagoon energy in the UK. Whilst progress has been made to understand the technology behind tidal lagoons, which have the potential to provide the UK with clean and secure energy, more work needs to be done to determine whether they present […]

  • Marine Aggregates Industry Chooses APEM (UK)

    7 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    APEM has won a major contract to collect and analyze over 1,000 samples from the seabed in the eastern English Channel and off the south coast, for eight marine aggregate operators with licensed interests across the region. Offshore surveys organized by APEM will collect 1,060 ‘grab’ samples of the seabed. The samples will then undergo […]

  • UK firm secures more funding for Cameroon drilling program

    1 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    The AIM-listed oil and gas company Tower Resources has expanded its bridge loan with Gibraltar-registered private investment company Prime Resources.

  • UK: FCG to Expand Its Fleet

    31 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Finnish survey company Finnish Consulting Group Ltd (FCG) has placed an order for a new GRP survey boat from Blyth Workcats Ltd of Canvey Island, UK. The 14-meter catamaran will be known as the Nordic Sonar and it is now being built to meet the specialized needs of the FCG survey teams. It will be […]

  • EOD Specialist Ramora UK Safely Disposes of WWII Mine at Site of Greater Gabbard Wind Farm (UK)

    23 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

      World-renowned Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialist Ramora UK has safely disposed of an unexploded World War II mine onsite at one of the world’s largest offshore windfarm. The four-man Ramora UK team used a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to place a countermining charge next to the 1,500lb (680kg) mine which had been assessed as […]

  • Subsea UK calling for experts to voice their concern

    28 April 2015
    Equipment

    Subsea UK has called for industry experts to step forward and voice their concerns over the challenges currently facing the sector as a result of the falling oil price at its ROV conference in September. The industry body has launched a call for papers for the annual conference, now in its third year, which is […]

  • UK Encourages Tidal, Wave Energy Generation

    7 October 2012
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    The UK has huge potential for marine power and is considered the most attractive destination to develop marine projects in Europe, states a new report by energy experts GlobalData. The new report (Installed Capacity, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Profiles of Technology Developers and Key Country Analysis to 2030) shows that the marine energy industry […]

  • ISS Appoints New General Manager for UK

    19 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, has appointed Guy Lear as General Manager for the UK. With nearly 25 years’ experience in the shipping industry, Guy has in depth cross-sector knowledge of the UK port agency market with particular expertise in the tanker business. Prior to joining ISS, Guy worked for […]

  • ITF: Malaviya Seven Detained Again in UK

    6 October 2016

    The Malaviya Seven, one of the two Indian-owned and -flagged ships whose crews have been left abandoned in the UK, has been detained again by the country’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). The detention, which was put in place on October 5, 2016, is over wages owed to […]

  • UK to Get LNG Cargo from Qatar

    19 September 2013
    Vessels

    The South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal in the UK is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on October 6, according to shipping data. The Al Gharrafa LNG tanker, with a capacity of 216,000 cbm, departed from Qatar’s Ras Laffan Port on Wednesday. UK’s South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a […]

  • O&G UK Names Joint Chairmen

    2 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Oil & Gas UK, the representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, has officially confirmed two new senior appointments to its Board. Effective from spring 2014, Trevor Garlick, regional president North Sea at BP, and John Pearson, Group President, AMEC Europe, have been appointed the co-chairmen of the organisation, representing, respectively, the […]

  • Trapoil: No Significant Hydrocarbons at Scotney Well (UK)

    12 April 2013

    Trapoil, the independent oil and gas exploration, appraisal and production company focused on the UK Continental Shelf  region of the North Sea, announces that operations are now being concluded on the Scotney (Licence P.1658, Block 20/5b) exploration prospect. The exploration well was drilled to its target depth of 10,600 feet Measured Depth Below Rotary Table […]

  • NorSea Group Names UK Finance Director

    20 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    NorSea Group (UK) Ltd has appointed Karen Russell as its first UK Finance Director. Karen becomes the third addition to the Group’s executive team as the company continues to grow its activity across Scotland in both the decommissioning and subsea support sectors. She joins MD Walter Robertson and Operations Director Mike Munro in the new […]

  • UK: Tidal Transit Expands Its Fleet

    15 October 2013

    The charter demand for the latest generation of offshore wind farm Personnel Transport Vessels [PTVs] from Tidal Transit Limited has enabled this young North Norfolk company to commission the construction of a fourth vessel with Spanish boat builder Mercurio Plastics. Kitty Petra will be constructed to the same specification as her three sister vessels, and […]

  • UK: Tidal Transit Expands Its Fleet

    15 October 2013

    The charter demand for the latest generation of offshore wind farm Personnel Transport Vessels [PTVs] from Tidal Transit Limited has enabled this young North Norfolk company to commission the construction of a fourth vessel with Spanish boat builder Mercurio Plastics. Kitty Petra will be constructed to the same specification as her three sister vessels, and […]

  • ACE Winches to Axe UK Jobs

    17 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    ACE Winches has advised its employees of potential headcount reductions at its UK facilities in Turriff, Aberdeenshire. The company is currently in consultation with its staff and said it is making every effort to mitigate any potential impact on its employees. As a result of this process it is anticipated that about 30 positions will […]

  • OGA awards contracts for UK seismic campaign

    13 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded contracts for the second UK Government funded £20 million ($26.6M) seismic campaign to promote underexplored areas of UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) PGS and WesternGeco have been awarded the contracts to acquire seismic data from the East Shetland Platform and South West Britain respectively. The program is anticipated […]