Ardersier, the Highland port used for construction of oil and gas platforms in the 70s and 80s, has landed a £300m private equity deal for its redevelopment into the offshore wind and decommissioning sectors. The former McDermott yard is receiving the strategic investment from US private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners as it transforms into a “major energy transition facility”. …
New research centre combines deep industrial expertise with test capabilities to enable the upscale of hydrogen. DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has opened its new Technology Centre on Groningen’s Zernike campus, a vibrant ecosystem of education, business and research activities. The new, sustainable facility is equipped with the latest testing equipment to support DNV’s research into the decarbonization …
The opportunity and resource challenge in Decommissioning Chris Lloyd, Head of Environmental and Decommissioning at ASCO As logistics and materials management experts, ASCO has – for almost 15 years – played a critical role in the UKCS decommissioning marketplace. Providing a fully integrated logistics and materials management service across every stage of the decommissioning cycle, including our environmental services offering, …
Plans have been submitted for the decommissioning of subsea infrastructure at Repsol Sinopec’s Beauly and Burghley fields. Part of the Greater Balmoral Area, the fields secured a cessation of production approval from the North Sea Transition Authority in late 2020. Read more here
An Aberdeen-based intelligent lifting equipment specialist has been honoured with the UK’s most prestigious business award in recognition of its success in international trade. Load Monitoring Systems (LMS) is one of 148 UK organisations to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise, with the company being recognised for excellence in international trade. The King’s Awards for Enterprise was …
BiSN, a supplier of downhole sealing solutions and technology to the oil and gas industry, has eclipsed its own record for the largest bismuth plug with a recent deployment in the Gulf of Mexico. Full article can be read here
Leading rental solutions provider, Atlas Copco Specialty Rental UK has strengthened its offshore team with the appointment of George Fyfe as Offshore Project Lead. In his role as Offshore Project Lead for Atlas Copco Specialty Rental UK, George will be supporting the company’s sales team and the wider offshore rental business with ongoing enquiries, quotes, and projects. He brings a …
Maersk Training UK is thrilled to announce that it has secured a three-year contract with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) to provide the full suite of Global Wind Organisation (GWO) training courses supporting SGRE sites in Aberdeen, Newcastle, Grimsby and East Anglia. This contract is a significant achievement for the long-standing partnership between the two companies, which has been successful …
In the energy industry’s only awards dedicated to decommissioning excellence, J+S Subsea has been shortlisted for the Sustainability Award. The Decom North Sea Awards celebrate innovation and success in the decommissioning sector. J+S Subsea has been announced as a finalist for our significant impact in the last year in driving energy efficiencies, the circular economy or decarbonisation aligned with the …
04/04/2023
Ocean Installer and Baker Hughes extend North Sea alliance with an enhanced global, turnkey solution
Ocean Installer, an international marine construction and operations contractor, has formalised an alliance with global energy technology company Baker Hughes to deliver a new, integrated subsea engineering solution – that provides efficiencies from project appraisal through to operations. The new global agreement will minimise the total expenditure and delivery time of offshore developments, including energy transition projects, by innovatively pre-provisioning …