Rovco, a global provider of technology-enabled project solutions to the offshore renewable energy sector, has been contracted by Flotation Energy to carry out a geo-environmental survey at its planned Cenos floating offshore windfarm, 200 kilometres off the north-east coast of Scotland. Located in the Central North Sea, the 1.4GW Cenos floating wind development will cover approximately 333km2. Rovco, having recently …
ASCO, the global integrated logistics and materials management company, has appointed Warren McHardie as Managing Director – Australia, effective from the 31st of July 2023. With over 20 years of experience in management roles within the Marine, Oil & Gas, Transport & Logistics and Automotive industries, Warren brings diverse expertise to the position. Before joining ASCO, Warren most recently served as …
27/07/2023
ASCO appoints new Chief Executive
Global integrated logistics and materials management specialists, ASCO, has appointed Mike Pettigrew as its new CEO. Formerly UK managing director, Mike Pettigrew will replace out-going CEO, Peter France, this October. Mike Pettigrew joined ASCO in March 2022 as general manager for the group’s AFM and Seletar businesses and was appointed UK managing director last November. With extensive experience across the …
26/07/2023
AISUS Announces Senior Appointment
AISUS, a part of Valor Energy group and a leading remote inspection company, today announced the appointment of Barry Marshall as General Manager of AISUS. The company has achieved remarkable milestones with the development of new technologies and a robust data management platform. These innovative technologies, including external crawler based inspection, digital x-ray and Gemini, a cloud-based advanced reporting system, …
J+S Subsea have strengthened their management team thanks to the internal promotion of Thomas Hutchinson to the role of Business Development Manager. This is a key appointment in J+S Subsea’s growth strategy and is part of an internal refresh which will increase operational efficiency. It is also a great example of the development opportunities which are available to J+S Subsea …
Teenage engineers from across the UK came together recently for Global Underwater Hub’s 2023 STEM Challenge competition. And it was a team of six pupils from Charleston Academy in Inverness that eventually triumphed to lift the title. J+S Subsea was one of the sponsors of the nationwide competition, which promotes a career in engineering to the next generation. Youngsters from …
KPL Directors Alasdair Ferguson and Colin Ortlepp along with General Manager at the Port, Mike Bauermeister and Operational and Projects Manager, Kevin Ferguson recently visited the Howard Doris Centre in Lochcarron to hand over a cheque for the grand total of £10k to the managers and staff at the centre. The money raised was part of KPL “Caring in the …
BiSN, a leading provider of permanent downhole sealing solutions, partnered with major operator Sasol in Mozambique to successfully qualify the effectiveness of Wel-lok™ technology for future rigless plug and abandonment and intervention operations. The collaboration aimed to establish the viability of using BiSN alloy via perforations to achieve rock-to-rock sealing and improve abandonment integrity. “Sasol believed that BiSN alloy is …
The recently redeveloped Bates Clean Energy Terminal at the Port of Blyth has been selected as the offshore construction base for RWE’s Sofia, one of the world’s largest single offshore wind projects. The Port of Blyth will provide RWE with a purpose-built facility to support the construction phase of their Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. The new build facility will include …
Aberdeen-based Repsol Sinopec has signed a deal with Liberty Industrial for the decontamination, demolition and site remediation of Nigg Oil Terminal. Planning and engineering work will begin by the end of the year with decommissioning work starting in 2023 with a goal of completion by 2025, at which point the terminal will be handed back to the leaseholder Global Energy …