ArcelorMittal, the leading steel company has acquired Scottish metal recycling business John Lawrie Metals Ltd. as part of the company’s strategy of increasing the use of scrap steel to lower CO2 emissions from steelmaking. The deal was completed on 28 February 2022; the business will continue to be run by the current management team including Dave Weston, Managing Director and Charlie …
02/03/2022
Brimmond Group Marine Crane Package leaves our premises for North Sea Decommissioning project
Our 120txm marine crane package will primarily be used to efficiently manoeuvre and stack recovered concrete mattresses on deck, an additional crane pipe handler attachment was also required for relocating 9m Spool Pipe Sections on deck. The rental package provided included a 125txm Marine Crane with remote control, skid base, EHPU and two stage 2 crane operators/techs which will be …
– James Arnott, Business Development Manager, TEXO Survey & Inspection (DSI) Increasing pressure from public health, cost efficiency and safety concerns are playing a big role in the shift to real-time video for survey and inspection. Precision survey data is critical to projects of all types. From sea defences and oil and gas platforms to drainage tunnels and listed building …
28/02/2022
Optimism surging as global energy industry fully focuses on transition, new DNV research reveals
Leaders say huge commercial opportunity awaits despite policy, scale, complexity, timing challenges Oslo, Norway, 23 February 2022 – Energy industry leaders say the energy transition is accelerating faster than ever, and that 2022 is set to be a strong year for industry growth, as set out in a new global report from DNV analysing the views of more than 1,000 senior …
Maersk Training has completed the final phase of a three quarters of a million pound refurbishment of its north-east training centre. A new advanced firefighting facility has been installed at the base in Portlethen to provide a full suite of accredited emergency response training for offshore, marine and industrial teams. Along with the helicopter simulator and helideck for emergency response team …
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has handed in decommissioning plans for the Saltire platform in the North Sea. The proposals, handed in to regulator OPRED, cover removal of the topsides, a wellhead protection unit and associated pipeline. The platform jacket is subject to separate plans. Repsol Sinopec has set out a planned removal window for the Saltire topsides, which weigh more …
MAATS Tech has been named subsea company of the year and David Bruton, Director Subsea at Crondall Energy, was recognised for his outstanding contribution to the industry at the Subsea Expo Awards last night (Wednesday 23rd February). Organised by the Global Underwater Hub (GUH), the awards celebrate the achievements of companies and individuals in the UK underwater industry during Subsea Expo – the world’s leading annual subsea exhibition and …
TAQA has received formal approval for its decommissioning plan (DP) covering the Cormorant Alpha topsides, with work slated begin from 2026 at the earliest. The Abu Dhabi-headquartered group submitted decommissioning plan and environmental appraisal (EA) for the platform to the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment & Decommissioning (OPRED) in 2021.
Global Underwater Hub (GUH) chief executive Neil Gordon has backed the UK’s blue economy to grow exponentially in the coming years. According to a white paper published by the organisation, an “unprecedented scale of opportunity” lays before the underwater sector, which could balloon to £45 billion by 2035, up from £8bn today. Read the full story here. Photo Credit: Energy Voice
A new multi-industry survey finds that around three-quarters of senior industry professionals are optimistic about growth in 2022, but oil and gas respondents lag their other energy counterparts. The group’s latest report, ‘The Power of Optimism: Managing scale and complexity as the energy transition accelerates’ explores the confidence, sentiment, and priorities for the energy industry in the year ahead. It …