14/02/2022

Hiretech Strategy Focuses On Growth

Aberdeenshire based rental firm Hiretech Limited has made a number of key strategic developments as it focuses on continued growth for 2022. The company, which offers equipment rental and personnel supply to support hydraulics, well service, pipeline, chemical cleaning, decommissioning, subsea and renewable activities, is focusing on increasing market share both in the UK and overseas. With significant overseas trade …

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KUFPEC strikes it lucky offshore Indonesia

Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company’s (KUFPEC’s) recent exploration discovery at its Anambas-2X well in the Anambas Block offshore Indonesia has posted even better flow rates than initially announced. Read the full story here. Photo Credit: Energy Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company’s (KUFPEC’s) recent exploration discovery at its Anambas-2X well in the Anambas Block offshore Indonesia has posted even better flow …

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Inpex picks Heerema for Ichthys LNG transport deal

Heerema Marine Contractors will transport and install the 4,800 metric ton Ichthys LNG booster compression module from Indonesia to the project offshore Australia. The module will be installed on the Ichthys Explorer central processing facility, located off the northwest coast of Western Australia, as part of the Ichthys LNG phase 2 development. Read the full story here. Photo Credit: Energy Voice.

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Bilfinger set to create 300 new roles following TotalEnergies win

Engineering and maintenance contractor Bilfinger UK has secured a major contract to deliver fabric maintenance campaign services on TotalEnergies’ Elgin and Franklin platforms located in the UK Central North Sea. The contract supports a 270-day campaign on the installations and will start in March 2022, creating 300 fixed-term positions. Bilfinger will provide fabric maintenance, scaffolding and rope access personnel. Mike …

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10/02/2022

OGA chairman says North Sea windfall tax will not solve energy crisis

Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) chairman Tim Eggar has added his name to the list of those opposed to a windfall tax on North Sea companies. Mr Eggar says such a measure would do nothing to address the global supply and demand imbalance that has led to record gas prices in recent months. Read the full story here. Photo Credit: Energy …

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09/02/2022

Petrofac picked for green hydrogen studies on Sakhalin

Energy services group Petrofac (LON:PFC) has won its first new energy-focused project in Russia, securing a three-year consultancy framework agreement for the early engineering phases of the first wind-to-hydrogen development on Sakhalin Island. The design services agreement, awarded by H4 Energy, under the management of H2Transition Capital (H2TC), includes an initial screening study that began in January. During the study, …

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Dräger appoints safety industry expert to its Aberdeen operation

Draeger Marine and Offshore, a division of The Dräger Group, an international leader in the fields of medical and safety technology, has announced the appointment of Euan McIntosh as a senior manager at its Aberdeen operation.  McIntosh, 38, whose career in safety spans 16 years, joins Dräger having held a variety of senior roles in the safety industry, including as UK …

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NZTC announces fourth round of TechX start-ups

The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has announced the twelve clean energy technology start-ups selected for the fourth cohort of the award-winning TechX Accelerator Programme. Starting the 15-week intensive programme in late February, each of the start-ups selected will receive expert mentoring and support, including a grant of up to £100,000. Backed by a suite of industry-leading partners, including bp, …

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08/02/2022

Subsea Expo 2022 to look across the underwater horizon

“You would like to think it was good planning,” joked Neil Gordon, chief executive of the Global Underwater Hub (GUH), “but I think it’s just fortunate that, at the moment, it looks as if everything has landed well for us.” Fortuitous or not, the fact that Subsea Expo is, as it stands, able to go ahead as planned later this …

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