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  • Unions don’t want ‘Pieter Schelte’ in UK

    3 February 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Maritime union RMT has slammed Shell UK’s decision to award to Swiss-based Allseas Group SA the contract for the decommissioning of three of its Brent platforms that are situated on the UK Continental Shelf using its newest vessel, the Pieter Schelte, for the task. Shell has today said it has begun preparing plans for the decommissioning of the Brent […]

  • Aker Solutions Wins Umbilical Contract in UK

    21 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Endeavour Energy UK, a subsidiary of Endeavour International Corporation, to supply subsea umbilicals and associated equipment for the East Rochelle development project located offshore UK. The contract value is approximately NOK 83 million (USD 15 million). Aker Solutions will supply one 30 kilometre infield control umbilical and one […]

  • Teamwork Will Reduce UK Offshore Wind Costs

    8 October 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Chairman of the UK Government’s Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force, Andrew Jamieson, said that he expects the costs of offshore renewable energy to drop over 30% by 2020, thanks to increased collaboration between companies. Mr. Jamieson will be speaking at the Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference on Wednesday in Edinburgh, with the main focus […]

  • Innovo to take part in Innovate UK’s GBIP

    9 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment

    Innovo has been selected as one of 15 companies to participate in Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme. The programme, delivered by Enterprise Europe Network, will span activities from September 2020 to July 2021. It will focus on surface and underwater marine robotics systems and technologies. During the programme, there will be two ‘Innovation Visits’ […]

  • UK: Kraken FPSO offloads first cargo

    14 September 2017
    Equipment, Infrastructure

    Malaysia’s Bumi Armada has informed that its Armada Kraken FPSO, operating on the Kraken field in the UK North Sea has completed the offloading of its first cargo on September 12, 2017. The Kraken is a large heavy oil accumulation in the UK North Sea, located in the East Shetland basin, to the west of the North […]

  • A2SEA Orders Made-in-UK Sea Fastenings

    9 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Denmark’s A2SEA has contracted two UK shipyards to fabricate and install sea fastenings on two of the company’s turbine installation vessels which are set to start working offshore UK.  A&P Tyne will fabricate and install the sea fastening on Sea Challenger, which was contracted to work on the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm, with Cammel […]

  • UK: Scira Offshore Energy to Use New UK Designed Vessel Transfer System for Its WFSVs

    13 June 2012

    Scira Offshore Energy, operator of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, will utilise a new UK designed vessel transfer system to provide its wind farm technicians with safe and reliable access to wind turbines in a range of weather conditions. This new transfer system, known as MaXcess and produced by Northumberland-based OSBIT Power Limited, has […]

  • UK subsea players remain cautiously optimistic

    5 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Outlook & Strategy, Vision

    SMEs operating in the UK’s £7.8-billion subsea supply chain are cautiously optimistic about the next six to twelve months, according to the findings published today by the industry body Subsea UK. Subsea UK recently surveyed its smaller member companies to find out how they were dealing with the fall-out from COVID-19. Almost 75 per cent […]

  • Intertek Supports UK-Ireland Greenlink Interconnector

    17 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Intertek has been appointed by Greenlink Interconnector Limited, a subsidiary of Element Power, to provide marine environmental and planning support for the Greenlink Interconnector between UK and Ireland. Greenlink Interconnector is a proposed €400 million electrical underground and submarine interconnector spanning 170 km with a capacity of 500MW, linking the power markets in UK and […]

  • UK: RWE Reduces Triton Knoll Capacity

    6 January 2014

    RWE Innogy has revised plans for the proposed Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm project, which is being developed off the Lincolnshire Coast in the North Sea. Work on the site design has resulted in RWE Innogy deciding to progress the development with a reduced capacity which ranges between 600 and 900 megawatts, rather than the […]

  • New Phase of Construction at Liverpool2 Project (UK)

    15 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Construction has entered a new phase at one of the UK’s most important infrastructure projects as steel piling gets underway in the River Mersey for Liverpool2 – the Port of Liverpool’s landmark deep water container terminal. Specialist rock drilling equipment will provide sockets for 329 tubular steel piles weighing in at 47 tonnes each. The […]

  • Seajacks to Host UK Offshore Golf Tournament

    7 May 2014

    Seajacks UK is organising a day of networking and golf in Glasgow the day before RUK’s Global Offshore Wind. Attendees will be able join leading offshore wind companies and decision makers for a fun and relaxing day of Golf and networking at the Mar Hall Golf Course and resort in Glasgow on Tuesday 10th June 2014, […]

  • UK Minister Speaks at NOW Ireland Conference

    21 November 2011
    Authorities & Government

    Department of Energy and Climate Change Released following speech of Charles Hendry: Thank you for inviting me to your conference today. I’m delighted to have been given this opportunity to say a few words to this gathering of leading figures in Ireland’s energy sector. The energy challenge  I’d like to start by recognising Ireland’s strong […]

  • Wood Group nets Total deal (UK)

    31 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Wood Group has been awarded a five year, multi-million contract by Total, which includes the option for two, one year extensions. Under the contract Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning services to four offshore assets and two onshore facilities in the UK continental shelf (UKCS). The contract, effective immediately, continues […]

  • UK: SSE Announces Half Year Results

    14 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    SSE plc has announced half year results for the six months to September 2012. Lord Smith of Kelvin, Chairman of SSE, said:  “SSE’s focus is always on full-year results, because the potential for volatility is always much greater in a half year period, but it is obviously encouraging that adjusted profit before tax in the […]

  • Serica Appoints New Executive Director (UK)

    5 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Serica Energy plc announces that Mitchell Robert Flegg (52) , Serica’s Chief Operating Officer, has been made an Executive Director of the Company with effect from today, 5th September 2012. Mitch has been Chief Operating Officer for Serica since March 2011. He joined Serica in 2006 and has, since then, been responsible for the successful […]

  • Carnegie Announces Two UK Funding Applications

    6 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Carnegie Wave Energy Limited has announced two successful UK funding applications to support technology development and environmentally sustainable development of commercial CETO projects. Carnegie recently won EU funding from the MARINETs Transnational Access initiative to support wave tank testing and validation of its next generation CETO 6 technology. Through its UK and Irish subsidiaries, CETO […]

  • Nautilus Urges UK to Tackle Seafarer Exploitation

    16 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    In the light of new figures showing exploitation in the shipping industry is widespread, the maritime trade union Nautilus International has called on the UK government to address the issue. The union has again warned of the plight of seafarers working on foreign-flagged ships in British waters, who are receiving minimal or no pay and “suffering […]

  • Technip Secures GSA Subsea Contract (UK)

    30 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    France’s Technip was awarded by Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd an EPIC subsea contract for the Greater Stella Area (GSA) development, located 280 kilometers East-Southeast of Aberdeen, Scotland at a water depth of approximately 90 meters. Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd is developing the GSA, centred on the Stella and Harrier fields as a stand-alone development utilizing […]

  • UK: Sterling Abandons Cladhan South Well

    13 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Sterling Resources Ltd.  announces that the Cladhan South exploration well, 210/29c-5 , located in the northern North Sea (UK) will be plugged and abandoned. The well was drilled to a measured depth of 10,361 feet and encountered multiple Upper Jurassic sand channels on prognosis, none of which was thought to be hydrocarbon bearing. The well […]

  • The Hydrographic Society UK Gets New Chairman

    9 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Ian Holden, currently Project Surveyor with DOF Subsea in Aberdeen, has been elected Chairman of The Hydrographic Society UK (THS UK) in succession to David Parker, the UKHO’s Hydrography Manager with particular responsibility for its Civil Hydrography Program (CHP). A former Liverpool Port Hydrographer with responsibility for dredging and survey operations for its Conservancy Agency […]

  • UK: Wind Energy Breaks Records in December

    3 January 2014

    Wind power production broke a record last month in the UK. A total of 2,841,080 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity were generated by wind power for the National Grid, enough to power 5.7 million British homes. The previous monthly record was achieved in October 2013 and amounted to 1,956,437 MWh. Maf Smith, Deputy Chief Executive […]

  • Ashtead Technology names UK regional head

    12 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    Subsea equipment specialist Ashtead Technology has appointed a new UK regional director to its leadership team. Ashtead said that Brett Lestrange was appointed as the UK regional director. The company added that Lestrange would bring more than 25 years of experience in the subsea industry to the company. Based in Aberdeen, Lestrange joins Ashtead from […]

  • Three 21m Austal WFSVs Head to UK

    18 May 2012

    Three recently completed 21 metre Austal wind farm support vessels are heading to Europe, where they will shortly commence operations for UK operator Turbine Transfers. The Wind Express 21 catamarans will be used to transport service crews and equipment to the many offshore wind farms that are located off the coastlines of several European countries. […]

  • UK OW Owner/Operators Commit to SPARTA

    1 July 2015

    All 10 of the UK’s offshore wind farm owner/operators have signed an agreement committing to SPARTA (System Performance, Availability and Reliability Trend Analysis), a collaborative project with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and The Crown Estate. Following a successful year-long pilot phase, the owner/operators have recognised the significant benefits that SPARTA can deliver, including […]