Uk North Sea News


Sembcorp Plants UK Footprint

Sep 18, 2012

Sembcorp Marine (SMOE) acquires, from Smulders Group, SLP Engineering Limited (SLP) based in Lowestoft, UK.SLP  will be renamed Sembmarine SLP Limited (Sembmarine SLP) and will be held through newly incorporated company Sembmarine North Sea Limited (Sembmarine North Sea)…

Technip Gets Important Contract from ConocoPhillips UK

Aug 06, 2012

Technip awarded a five-year sub-sea Inspection, repair and maintenance contract by ConocoPhillips U.K.Technip has been awarded a five-year inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) frame agreement contract by ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited for various assets in the Central…

CNOOC to Acquire Nexen Inc

Jul 23, 2012

CNOOC Limited (SEHK: 00883, NYSE: CEO) and Nexen Inc. (TSX: NXY, NYSE: NXY) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which CNOOC Limited will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Nexen for $27.50 per share in cash…

Outlook for UK Offshore Oil & Gas Industry Positive

Jul 18, 2012

Offshore drilling activity on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) rose 64% during Q2 2012 compared to the same period last yearWorld Oil informs that industry figures in a Deloitte report documents drilling and licensing across North West Europe between April 1 and June 30…

Barclays: Robust 1st Quarter for Oil & Gas

Apr 30, 2012

Barclays says return of industry confidence brings multi-million dollar deals in UK & US. The oil and gas team in the Barclays Corporate Banking division has announced it has been involved in deals providing funding for acquisitions and…

Craig Group Invests $79m in New Vessels

Feb 06, 2012

North Star Shipping, a division of the family-owned global shipping and energy services firm The Craig Group, has been awarded a major new contract with Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd. Under the contract the company, which provides offshore support vessels to the industry…

Westwood: N. Sea Future is "Bright"

Sep 08, 2011

“Despite a long-term decline in oil & gas production in the North Sea, its services and support industry has a bright future,” said John Westwood, Chairman of energy business advisors Douglas-Westwood, in Aberdeen this week.Addressing a major…

Gulfstream Services Launches Wireless Product to UK Market

Sep 08, 2011

Gulfstream Services International (Gulfstream), provider of cutting edge equipment to the international oil and gas industry, is launching a world-first fully-automated wireless cement head to the UK market at Offshore Europe today.Gulfstream…

£20M Business Wins for North Star Shipping

Sep 07, 2011

North Star Shipping, a division of the family-owned global shipping and energy services firm - Craig Group, has secured in excess of £20 million in new business and the renewal of existing contracts.The company which provides offshore support…

Finnish Ambassador for the UK visits Teesport

Sep 06, 2011

cutThe Finnish Ambassador for the UK recently visited PD Ports owned Teesport, to see the facility’s latest cranes, purchased from a Finnish manufacturer.As part of his tour of north-east England and Edinburgh, Ambassador Pekka Huhtaniemi visited the port with his wife…

Survival Craft Inspectorate wins Shell contract

Aug 30, 2011

Safety specialist Survival Craft Inspectorate wins multimillion-pound Shell contract. Aberdeen-based marine safety specialist Survival Craft Inspectorate has secured a multimillion pound contract to supply and service life-saving equipment in Shell’s Southern North Sea sector…

O&G industry body Decom North Sea acts to try to ease predicted skills shortages

Aug 18, 2011

Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil & gas decommissioning forum, has commissioned research into the future labour and skills requirements for the growing decommissioning sector to try to alleviate predicted skills shortages in future.With…

Seatel: Part Barge, Part Hotel

Jun 21, 2011

Svitzer UK and Sanderson Maritime have launched Seatel, a North Sea barge with a 70 bedroom hotel module offering a comfortable, stable platform and high quality accommodation at half the cost of current market alternatives. Designed for anchorage in deep-sea locations…

North Sea Could Save Scotland’s Economy

Nov 06, 2009

According to a Nov. 6 report from The Press and Journal, Scottish businessman, Sir Ian Wood, said the North Sea oil and gas industry could be the saviour of the UK economy and haul the country out of its massive debt. Sir Ian, chairman of Aberdeen-based global energy service business Wood Group…

Major North Sea Contract Win for Expro

Sep 09, 2009

International oilfield service company Expro has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by Apache North Sea Ltd in the UK North Sea following completion of a competitive tender process.The contract, worth approximately $7.5m annually…

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