UK/UKCS
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April 14, 2025
EnerMech has been awarded a three-year cranes and lifting services contract for the Anasuria floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, located 127km east of Aberdeen in the central North Sea.
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April 10, 2025
Perenco has completed the UK’s first CO2 injection test for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). The test involved the injection of CO2 into a depleted natural gas reservoir in the North Sea, marking a major milestone for Project Poseidon and decarbonization in the UK.
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April 03, 2025
Global Underwater Hub (GUH) and Subsea Innovation Cluster Australia (SICA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to grow the subsea sector in both hemispheres.
News
April 01, 2025
Specialist drilling waste management company, TWMA*, has secured a three-year contract with TotalEnergies UK for its renowned drilling waste management services, marking the continuation of a long-term relationship between the two companies.
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March 26, 2025
A conservation group is challenging Britain’s government in a London court over 31 North Sea oil and gas exploration licenses that it says could put marine protected areas and climate stability at risk.
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March 25, 2025
Kent will provide strategic advisory and engineering services for the UK government’s Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) ENZPS Framework, as part of a framework agreement valued at up to £250 million (approx. $324 million USD).
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March 25, 2025
The North Sea Transition Authority raised its forecasts for investment and production in the coming years after 2024 figures were higher than expected. The NSTA said capex totaled £5.95 billion ($7.7 billion) last year, more than 50% above an October projection.
News
March 14, 2025
Fulkrum announced today the successful completion of its vendor surveillance work for Shell’s pioneering Penguins project. The six-figure contract, secured in March 2020, spanned five years and has now reached completion, with the project officially in production.
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March 11, 2025
Westwood’s new Atlas Decommissioning module provides critical insight into the timing, scale and economic risks of North Sea decommissioning.
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March 06, 2025
The UK government is drafting a new tax regime for oil and gas companies to replace a controversial windfall levy after 2030, with an aim to hit companies only when prices are unusually high. The UK also confirmed plans to end new North Sea exploration licenses for oil and gas.
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February 20, 2025
Wood has been awarded a $120 million contract extension by Shell UK to provide brownfield engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and subsea and integrity management to onshore and offshore assets across the UK.
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February 19, 2025
Energy industry confidence in reaching global net-zero targets is fading as policy instability, financial uncertainty and slow project approvals continue to hinder progress, according to Net Zero Jeopardy Report II by the Energy Industries Council’s (EIC)
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February 19, 2025
Draeger Safety UK has secured a contract extension with INEOS O&P UK. A direct continuation of the existing work scope, the agreement covers the provision and maintenance of Portable Gas Detection and Rental Robot services to support the company’s operations.
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February 10, 2025
Global Underwater Hub (GUH), the trade and development body which represents the UK’s £9.2 billion underwater industry, has published a white paper explaining its strategies to improve subsea cable systems for offshore wind projects.
News
February 07, 2025
(Bloomberg) – UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband's pending decision on the Rosebank site highlights the conflicting goals of the government to drive economic growth while simultaneously reducing the emissions that contribute to global warming.
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February 05, 2025
Saab UK has announced the official opening of a new manufacturing facility. Opened by the Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP, Secretary of State for Business and Trade, the facility will develop, manufacture, and support Saab's radar systems and Seaeye underwater robotics portfolio.
News
February 04, 2025
Shell has restarted production at the Penguins field in the UK North Sea with a new FPSO facility. Shell UK is the operator, and NEO Energy owns 50% interest. The Penguins FPSO is the first Shell-operated new facility in the North Sea in more than 20 years.
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January 09, 2025
An Environmental Statement developed by Xodus Group helped to pave the way for a major carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to become the UK’s first to reach financial close. The ES is the first for a CCS project in the UK to have reached this stage.
Article
December 2024
Following the election of a new UK government in the summer of 2024, substantial policy changes affecting the future of the UK Continental Shelf have been made. These continue to dominate the investment environment.
News
December 20, 2024
READ (including subsidiaries READ Cased Hole and ANSA) has announced a new chapter in their corporate evolution within global well-integrity services and solutions.
News
December 19, 2024
Expro has won a contract valued at over $10 million for the provision of a well decommissioning solution. The solution combines subsea safety systems and surface processing design to enable both safe well entry and effective fluids management.
