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  • Fortum to Test Wave Power Solutions (UK)

    24 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Fortum has signed a leasing agreement with the UK-based Wave Hub in order to test wave power solutions off the coast of Cornwall. The agreement provides Fortum with a new opportunity to rapidly deploy advanced, full-scale wave power converters in ocean conditions. Fortum believes that a transition to a Solar Economy, where energy production is […]

  • Carnegie Gets Funding for CETO Project in UK

    7 November 2016
    Equipment

    Carnegie Wave Energy (CWE) has been granted GBP 9.55 million (USD 12 million) from the European Regional Development Fund to support the first phase of its planned 15MW commercial wave energy project at Wave Hub, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. This project focuses on the implementation of the 1MW stage 1 of a planned phased scheme, for which stage […]

  • UK: Acteon’s InterAct Strengthens Its Business

    30 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    InterAct Activity Management Ltd, an Acteon company, has enhanced its abandonment engineering skills base with the recent appointments of Dave Barclay, Allen Scoging and Juliann Canty. Dave joins InterAct from BP, where he was a well abandonment engineer involved with the subsea abandonment of wells on the UK Continental Shelf. Previously, Dave spent over 20 […]

  • UK: Technip to Supply Umbilicals for Cheviot Field

    29 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    France-based, international oilfield services provider,Technip, announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Duco Inc. has been awarded a contract by Bluewater Industries Inc. for the Cheviot field development. The Cheviot field, operated by ATP Oil & Gas (UK) Limited is situated in Block 2/10B, approximately 100 kilometers East of the Shetland Isles, in the UK North Sea, […]

  • UK: Public support for renewables remains high

    10 November 2015
    Authorities & Government

    According to the latest Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) public survey, UK public shows consistent support for renewable energy, with the latest poll results at 76% in favor of using renewable energy sources. Opposition to renewables was very low at 5%, with only 1% strongly opposed. When it comes to level of support […]

  • ‘Polarcus Naila’ prepares for ‘UK Breagh’ survey

    5 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Polarcus Limited announces that Polarcus Naila is presently mobilizing for the highly prefunded Polarcus “UK Breagh” multi-client survey after a successful upgrade. The upgrade enables the vessel to tow ultra-wide 12 streamer spreads, matching the capability of the four high performance “A-class” vessels in the Polarcus fleet. Subsequent to the one month “UK Breagh” survey […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Generation Goes Up

    30 June 2016

    UK electricity generated from offshore wind increased by 10.0 per cent to 5.1TWh in the first quarter of 2016, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) reported in its latest energy statistics. The offshore wind generation went up due to an increase in capacity, according to DECC. Meanwhile, generation from onshore wind decreased by 10.5 per cent […]

  • Total Restarts Elgin, Franklin Production (UK)

    11 March 2013

    Total announced the restart of production on the Elgin/Franklin area on 9 March 2013, following the approval of the safety case by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Production resumes gradually and should soon reach close to 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed; approximately 30,000 boed in Total’s share), that is to […]

  • UK’s Local Businesses to Get EU Funding

    5 May 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The UK government has confirmed which parts of the country have successfully won Assisted Area status. The status makes local businesses eligible to bid for additional funding and tax breaks to create jobs, invest in new premises or machinery and grow. Manufacturing centres including Derby, Huddersfield, Portsmouth and Scunthorpe have now been added to the […]

  • SeaRoc sail from strength to strength (UK)

    11 June 2010

    Seasoned renewable industry experts Eric Briar and Toby Mead, both ex-Metoc plc, are set to join SeaRoc, the marine and offshore engineering experts within the Natural Power group of companies. Briar will take the newly formed Chief Operating Officer role building on the successes of former CEO Peter Hodgetts, whilst Mead joins as Head of […]

  • Record-Breaking Year for UK Offshore Wind

    6 November 2013

    The offshore wind industry has enjoyed a record breaking year in terms of new deployment, according to RenewableUK’s latest annual report, “Wind Energy in the UK”. The study, which assesses the state of the wind industry from July 2012 to June 2013, reveals a step change in the offshore wind sector. Installed capacity stood at […]

  • UK books first April LNG cargo

    27 March 2017

    The United Kingdom has booked its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for April, extending the recent rise in imports of the chilled fuel. The 266,000-cbm Q-Max LNG tanker Rasheeda is expected to arrive at the UK’s South Hook LNG terminal on April 2 from Qatar, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority data. LNG deliveries […]

  • Offshore Wind Energy Facts in 2011 (UK)

    8 December 2011

      The renewable energy sector is quickly turning into a profitable business: in 2010 investment in the renewable energy projects exceeded the ones in fossil fuel demonstrating a new trend in investors’ strategy. Offshore wind, with its incomparably high energy production per hour witnessed important developments during 2011:  RWET the fifth largest utility company in […]

  • Another offshore wind job for TGS in UK

    31 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Norway-based energy data and intelligence company TGS has secured another contract for offshore wind site characterization on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). To remind, TGS reported earlier this week it was set to kick off offshore wind site characterization in the UK in the first quarter of 2025 using its Ramford Vanguard vessel, scheduled to […]

  • Teesside Struggles to Become UK Renewable Hub

    22 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Chain Reaction, the cluster of organisations representing Teesside’s growing renewable energy sector and its associated supply chain, held a strategy meeting in Middlesbrough on Friday (18th February) to discuss key issues and determine how the group should develop moving forwards. The Cluster, consisting of senior level representatives from NOF Energy, EIC, JDR Cables, Narec, CTC […]

  • Aberdeen Harbour a Step Closer to Expansion (UK)

    11 December 2012

    Aberdeen Harbour Board has submitted a Directions for Growth document to the National Planning Framework, in response to its call for candidate developments. The document outlines the findings from an ongoing feasibility study, which was launched in September to assess the viability of potential expansion options for a new or improved harbour facility. Three potential […]

  • MOL Contributes to Debate on Pricing Fluctuations (UK)

    10 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    There are usually very good reasons for shippers receiving significant variations in price quotes from different shipping lines, says Adrian Jones, MOL’s UK Managing Director. Speaking at the ‘Saving logistics costs’ seminar at the Multimodal Exhibition in Birmingham, Mr Jones was called on to give the shipping line’s view of the continuing rate volatility and […]

  • Sea Falcon PSV Named in Aberdeen, UK

    18 April 2013

     Sinopacific and Deep Sea Supply together held a naming ceremony for the first PX105 platform supply vessel (PSV) among 12 ones contracted between the above shipbuilder and ship owner, on April 16 in Aberdeen UK, a seaport city on the North Sea. Madame Dana House named this vessel as “SEA FALCON”. Designed by Ulstein Design & […]

  • UK Marks 70 Years of Modern Oceanography

    5 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    On June 5th 1944, the day before the landings on the Normandy beaches, a small research group was formed in the Admiralty Research Laboratory at Teddington in Middlesex. Weather and wave prediction had been central to the decision made by Eisenhower about the timing of the Normandy landings. The new group, Group W, was charged […]

  • Qatar dispatches two LNG cargoes to UK

    7 March 2017
    Vessels

    The United Kingdom LNG terminal’s located on the shores of the Milford Haven waterway are set to receive a cargo of Qatari liquefied natural gas each next week.

  • OWF Awards EPC Contract to Ulstein (UK)

    20 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Dutch based Offshore Windforce (OWF) has awarded Ulstein Idea Equipment Solutions BV the contract for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of 2 pile gripper frames for the West Duddon Sands wind farm installation project. The pile gripper frames will be installed on board jack-up units and used to support mono-piles when placed onto the […]

  • UK: Seacat Services Invests in New WFSVs

    13 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Seacat Services, a leading offshore wind farm vessel transfer operator, will, by the end of 2013, have invested over £15 million in manufacturing and jobs on the Isle of Wight. This entire investment has been achieved in less than two years and represents a significant cash injection into the local economy. The investment includes the commissioning […]

  • UK to Get LNG Cargo from Qatar

    10 September 2013
    Vessels

    The Mozah LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on September 16, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook LNG terminal, a part of the Qatargas 2 integrated Value Chain, is one of the largest LNG re-gasification […]

  • Oil & Gas UK Predicts Progress in Decommissioning

    15 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A new report by Oil & Gas UK forecasts a gradual but steady rise in offshore oil and gas decommissioning in the UK and Norway over the next ten years, with activity growing from a market worth over £2 billion in 2015. The report is the first survey of both the UK and Norwegian decommissioning […]

  • Foster Wheeler to Open New Office in UK

    22 August 2012

    Foster Wheeler AG announced today that the company is planning to open a new upstream office in Woking, UK, expanding its existing upstream capability in response to its success in this market sector and the growth opportunities this market offers. The new office in Dukes Court, Woking, is being established to provide specialist services to […]