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  • UK: ITF Announces Appointment of New CEO

    7 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    ITF, the global technology facilitator, has confirmed today that Patrick O’Brien will become its new Chief Executive Officer. Dr O’Brien, who is currently the Group Director Strategic Business and Marketing with Wood Group Kenny, will officially begin his role on 1st April 2013 and takes over from Managing Director Neil Poxon who resigned in July […]

  • UK: Port of Felixstowe Receives New Cranes

    6 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    The UK’s Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, has visited the Port of Felixstowe, the country’s largest container port, to see it take delivery of its latest consignment of new cranes. Whilst at the port, the Secretary of State met with senior management of the port, before a tour of […]

  • Rough waters ahead for UK’s oil industry

    2 February 2015

    Oil & Gas UK’s Business Sentiment Index published today reveals that in the fourth quarter of 2014 optimism in the oil and gas industry fell dramatically, dropping 16 points to -23 points on a -50/+50 scale.   According to the Oil&Gas UK, the downfall continues the downward trend seen over the last seven quarters and […]

  • REBIRTH OF UK MANUFACTURING: NORTH EAST ON BOARD

    19 February 2010
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    BWEA (RenewableUK), the UK’s leading trade association, welcomed today’s announcement from US company Clipper Windpower on plans to build the world’s largest turbine blade in Newcastle, for its proprietary 10 megawatt (MW) Britannia wind turbine. Each Britannia turbine will be able to satisfy the annual electricity consumption of over 6500 households. The factory building the […]

  • SeaRoc Opens New Dundee Office, UK

    16 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    International marine engineering company SeaRoc has announced the opening of a further office in Scotland to support the country’s growing offshore wind farm and marine renewables industries. Located in Dundee, the new office opened on November 12th and houses a number of marine engineering experts, including David Wotherspoon who joins SeaRoc as Development Director. The […]

  • Tidal Energy Summit Coming Up (UK)

    19 August 2013

    Recent predictions for the growth of the tidal industry have been highly positive, with trade body Renewable UK estimating the industry to be worth £6billion by 2035 to the UK economy alone. However, project and technology developers are still facing significant challenges in delivering commercial scale arrays. While technology is advancing slowly to a stage […]

  • UK: Kongsberg Maritime Strengthens Renewables Offering

    25 October 2013

    Mark Baldwin has been appointed as a UK business development manager by Kongsberg Maritime Ltd, as part of the plan to improve service offering for the offshore renewables sector, writes Aberdeen Business News. Baldwin joined Kongsberg Oil and Gas Technologies five years ago, where he worked as a sales manager. After this appointment, he will […]

  • UK: Plans for Grimsby’s New Harbor Revealed

    26 February 2013

    Plans for a new harbor within Grimsby’s Royal Dock, which will be used by the Danish energy giant Dong Energy, have been revealed, reports Grimsby Telegraph. Dong already announced that it is planning to come to Grimsby to construct Westermost Rough windfarm and to conduct operations and maintenance from this port. This EUR 1 Billion […]

  • Sembcorp Marine Acquires SLP Engineering (UK)

    17 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Sembcorp Marine through its wholly-owned subsidiary SMOE Pte Ltd (SMOE) has acquired from Smulders Group the entire share capital in its wholly-owned subsidiary of SLP Engineering Limited (SLP). SLP, based in Lowestoft Suffolk, United Kingdom (UK), will be renamed Sembmarine SLP Limited (Sembmarine SLP) and will be held through newly incorporated company Sembmarine North Sea […]

  • Wind Keeps Low Energy Costs for UK

    16 January 2015

    As energy security rises up the agenda across Europe this winter, a report by independent analysts Cambridge Econometrics shows additional wind power would make the UK’s energy supply more resilient by cutting costly imports of fossil fuels. In 2013, wind energy reduced the UK’s need to import coal by an estimated 4.9 million tonnes and […]

  • TWMA Secures Contract with Premier Oil (UK)

    4 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    TWMA, the leader in integrated drilling services and environmental solutions for the international onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, today announces it has secured a substantial contract with UK operator, Premier Oil (Premier), following a comprehensive tender process. The project, worth an estimated £2 million, is already under way with TWMA providing ‘skip and […]

  • UK opens bidding round for shale gas

    30 July 2014

    The UK government opened on Monday the bidding process for companies seeking licences to explore for onshore oil and gas. Business and Energy Minister Matthew Hancock published details of how companies can apply for licences which will enable them to start initial exploration for shale gas. The licences provide the first step to starting drilling […]

  • Availability of Seajacks Vessels in Q3 2011 (UK)

    31 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    Seajacks published report on availability of their jack-up vessels. Seajacks is a leading owner and operator of purpose-built self-propelled jack-up vessels. Seajacks currently owns and operates self-propelled jack-up vessels out of Great Yarmouth in the United Kingdom, ‘Seajacks Leviathan’ and ‘Seajacks Kraken’. The vessels facilitate installation and maintenance of offshore wind turbines, as well as […]

  • Reftrade UK Names New General Manager

    12 August 2013
    Equipment

    Aberdeen based, Reftrade UK, a market leading specialist in the supply of cold storage solutions to the global offshore energy industry, has announced the appointment of a new general manager. Alex Cruickshank joins the company with many years of experience in the oil and gas sector, and brings over 5 years of dedicated management experience […]

  • UK: OGA looking for permanent head of decommissioning

    17 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    UK’s offshore oil and gas industry regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has named an acting head of decommissioning until a process of recruiting a permanent head is completed. The OGA said on Monday that it named Gunther Newcombe, current director of operations, as the acting head of decommissioning. The organization added Newcombe would […]

  • UK: Two Navies in Joint Dive

    16 February 2015
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Royal Navy divers took the opportunity to dive with their counterparts in the Norwegian Navy in Plymouth Sound. The dive team from Southern Diving Unit 1, based in HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, joined colleagues from HnoMS Fridtjof Nansen, an advanced Royal Norwegian Navy frigate. Lieutenant Commander Peter Davis, the Officer-in-Charge of the Royal Navy […]

  • BP Q1 Profit Down (UK)

    30 April 2013

    BP announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2013. Underlying replacement cost profit for the quarter was $4.2 billion, compared to $3.9 billion in the fourth quarter and $4.7 billion in the first quarter of 2012. Operating cash flow in the quarter was $4.0 billion, compared with $3.4 billion in the first quarter […]

  • Qatari LNG Cargo Heads for UK

    12 August 2013
    Vessels

    UK’s South Hook LNG import terminal is expected to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas on August 19, according to port data. The Bu Samra LNG tanker, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG per annum […]

  • UK: Wood Group Profit Up

    21 August 2012

    Wood Group announced half year results for the six months ended 30 June. Financial Highlights Revenue from continuing operations1 of $3,346.3m (2011: $2,465.9m) up 36% EBITA from continuing operations1 of $205.1m (2011: $133.9m) up 53% Profit from continuing operations before tax and exceptional items of $160.0m (2011: $102.7m) up 56% Adjusted diluted EPS1 of 37.4 […]

  • UK: Trump Takes EOWDC to Court

    17 May 2013

      American billionaire Donald Trump is taking European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre’s (EOWDC) development plan to court, writes the Associated Press. Namely, Trump is opposing this renewable energy development because, as he said, they will ruin the view from his luxury golf resort. The Trump Organization said Thursday it has lodged a petition with Scotland’s […]

  • IIMS Annual Conference Moved (UK)

    5 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The International Institute of Marine Surveying has moved its 2014 annual conference, dinner and Annual General Meeting to coincide with Seawork 2014. Institute CEO John Lawrence comments: “London is pricing itself out of the market: the cost of hiring a venue, paying for the facilities and then the high cost of accommodation has made the […]

  • UK: Stornoway Harbour Dredging Resumes

    27 April 2012

    The dredging work at the Stornoway Harbour is being carried out over a six week period, according to Stornoway Gazette. This project includes the area of the harbour around Cromwell Street Quay as part of the enabling works for the Inner Harbour Regeneration Project and also aroundaround Esplanade Quay, both sides of No.2 Pier and […]

  • UK: Portsmouth Prepares for Carriers’ Arrival

    2 February 2012

    The next step in preparing Portsmouth as the home of the biggest warships ever built for the Royal Navy begins this week. A specialist rig begins six weeks of drilling on Friday, sampling the sea bed in the harbour and in the Solent. The tests will pave the way for major dredging work in a […]

  • New AUV Delivered to MODUS (UK)

    9 August 2013
    Equipment

    Modus Seabed Intervention, the leading subsea engineering and specialist Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) service provider, has taken delivery of its first Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) as the company expands its technology-led subsea capabilities. The acquisition is part of a planned investment programme by the North East England-based company to develop a dedicated division operating a […]

  • UK: Port of Wells Dredging Continues

    3 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    For the week commencing 7th July 2014, the Port of Wells dredging scheme will resume in the main channel. 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 […]