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  • British Navy Welcomes New Destroyer to Its Fleet

    22 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    HMS Defender took a step closer to deploying on operations with the Royal Navy on March 21 as the warship has formally joined the UK’s fleet. The 8,000-tonne destroyer has been commissioned at a ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base, which will be home to all six of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 class ships. The […]

  • DONG Energy Announces Completion of Installation of Transition Pieces for Walney 2 Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    22 August 2011
    Research & Development

    The first transition piece for Walney 2 was placed on 16 April. Less than four months later, all 51 transition pieces have been installed. On the night of 5 to 6 August, the last TP was installed, and Goliath has now demobilised and left the site. 43 turbines installed in Walney 2 and 19 array […]

  • 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 […]

  • Fred. Olsen Energy plans to get rid of another rig amid refinancing efforts

    7 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Offshore driller Fred. Olsen Energy (FOE) plans to sell the drillship Bolette Dolphin as part of its ongoing refinancing efforts. 

  • Chevron reaches milestone, Alder topsides module installed

    9 July 2015
    Equipment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Chevron has reached a major project milestone, as the sail-away and installation of the Alder Project’s topsides module in the Central North Sea, has been completed. The 800-metric-ton topsides structure was built in a Newcastle shipyard and travelled via transport barge 110 miles (175 km) to the Firth of Forth. The module was transferred to the […]

  • Brazil: OGX, Maersk Discover Hydrocarbons in Campos Basin

    6 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. , the Brazilian oil and gas company responsible for the largest private sector exploratory campaign in Brazil, announced today the presence of hydrocarbons in the Santonian, Albian and Aptian sections of exploration well 1‐MRK‐3/4P‐RJS, which is located in the BM‐C‐37 block, in the shallow waters of the Campos Basin. […]

  • Minister for Portsmouth Opens CMIS

    20 November 2014
    Research & Development

    Minister for Portsmouth Matthew Hancock has on November 17, 2014 officially opened a new cutting edge centre for research into unmanned autonomous boats, submarines and other vessels – a market that is estimated to be worth £9 billion each year over the next 8 years. The Centre for Maritime Intelligence Systems (CMIS) was announced by the […]

  • East Irish Sea: Serica Energy Commences Drilling Conan Exploration Well

    11 May 2010

    Serica Energy announces that on Monday 10th May it commenced drilling the Conan exploration well in Block 113/26b in the East Irish Sea. The well will be drilled by the Ensco 80 jack-up drilling rig to a depth of approximately 5,000 feet and is anticipated to take approximately 24 days to drill. Conan is a […]

  • Britain could see first fracked gas this year after permit approval

    24 May 2016

    Britain’s first fracked shale gas could flow this year after local government officials in northern England approved Third Energy’s plans late on Monday to carry out fracking at an existing well.

  • SeaKing Electrical Invests in Staff Training for Offshore Wind Sector

    24 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Merseyside industrial engineering firm SeaKing Electrical has undergone a major investment in staff training in a bid to drive growth in the marine, offshore and windfarm sectors. The Birkenhead-based company has invested heavily across a number of areas including offshore survival training and working at heights. Staff have undergone rigorous courses at the Offshore Survival […]

  • Germany: Ship Operators to Discuss Wind Turbines’ Impact on Navigable ‘Sea Room’

    3 January 2013

    The first annual conference of the ACCSEAS (Accessibility for Shipping, Efficiency Advantages and Sustainability) project will examine how to address significant current and future issues which may impact on safe navigation in the North Sea and western Baltic Sea by pioneering safe regional access through the use of e-Navigation. Themes for the March 2013 Conference […]

  • UK awards storage licence for depleted gas field in East Irish Sea

    18 April 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    dCarbonX has been awarded a gas storage licence in the East Irish Sea by the UK’s regulator, North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).

  • All FOE rigs to be out of action soon?

    25 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Fred. Olsen Energy’s entire offshore rig fleet will be out of action soon once its last working rig comes off contract next month.  The offshore fleet of Fred. Olsen Energy with subsidiaries consists of three ultra-deepwater/deepwater units and four harsh environment mid-water semi-submersible drilling units. According to the company’s 3Q 2017 report on Wednesday, the […]

  • SGI Launches ‘Real Map’ of Inishbofin (Ireland)

    13 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Marine scientists from the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) have created a new offshore map of the island of Inishbofin, County Galway. The map was developed from work carried out as part of Ireland’s national marine mapping programme, INFOMAR, and will result in increased awareness of the island’s surrounding marine landscape. Dubbed the ‘Real Map’ of […]

  • UK: Coalition Proposes New Approach to MPAs

    25 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    The MPA Fishing Coalition has had its first meeting of the year with DEFRA, MMO, IFCAs and the statutory nature conservation bodies. MPAC took the opportunity to present an alternative approach to marine conservation zones to the one currently being pursued by government. Instead of the four regional projects “faux-stakeholder” approach for marine conservation zones, […]

  • On fleet expansion quest, Dolphin Drilling snaps up two Transocean rigs

    23 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Dolphin Drilling is in the process of buying two rigs from Transocean for a total of $61.5 million, plus an additional $3 million.

  • TotalEnergies and Shell’s offshore drilling plans at risk as court throws a spanner in the works

    15 August 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    As oil and gas exploration off South Africa’s coast continues to garner attention, the offshore drilling activities planned by two energy giants, France’s TotalEnergies and the UK-based Shell, have hit a snag, with the Western Cape High Court opting to set aside the South African government’s decision to grant environmental authorization for offshore drilling in Block 5/6/7, along the southwest coast.

  • Dolphin Drilling cleared to take part in Petrobras rig tenders

    2 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Dolphin Drilling has been re-approved as an official rig supplier and will be invited to take part in Petrobras’ upcoming rig tenders.

  • Fred. Olsen Energy reports revenue decrease in offshore drilling division

    7 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Fred. Olsen Energy has announced financial results for Q1 2014. The company has reported an operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) of $102 mln in Q1 2014. Financial Information (4th quarter 2013 in brackets) Operating revenues in the quarter were 277.8 million (298.0 million), a decrease of 20.2 million compared with the previous quarter. Revenues from the […]

  • UAB, NSWCCD Collaborate in 3D Laser Scanning of Howell Torpedo

    2 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Conservators and scientists from Naval History and Heritage Command’s Underwater Archeology Branch (UAB) and Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) collaborated to begin a three dimensional laser scanning of the Howell Torpedo, April 30. “The torpedo was lost in 1899 during a training exercise on board USS Iowa and recovered in May 2013 by […]

  • DONG Energy Allocates First Walney Extension Skills Fund

    28 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    DONG Energy has revealed details of its Walney Extension community skills fund which will invest GBP 100,000 a year for the next 25 years into equipping people to work in engineering industries in the coastal areas of Lancashire and Cumbria.

  • DONG Energy Allocates First Walney Extension Skills Fund

    28 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    DONG Energy has revealed details of its Walney Extension community skills fund which will invest GBP 100,000 a year for the next 25 years into equipping people to work in engineering industries in the coastal areas of Lancashire and Cumbria.

  • Norwegian driller might soon have only one rig in operation. None in Norway

    16 February 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian offshore drilling contractor Fred. Olsen Energy might soon have no rigs working on the Norwegian continental shelf. What is more, the driller might soon have only one rig under contract overall. The company’s fleet consists of nine rigs; three ultra/deepwater units and five mid-water semi-submersible drilling rigs in addition to one tender support vessel and […]

  • Dolphin Drilling rig wins North Sea gig

    28 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has secured a long-term contract for one of its semi-submersible rigs in the UK with EnQuest.

  • Gardline surveying i3’s North Sea assets ahead of drilling ops

    22 March 2019

    Marine survey company Gardline has finally started survey work over oil company i3’s UK North Sea assets, following delays with the vessel back in 2018.