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Offshore solutions experts Laytrix welcomes Ken Mitchell on board as Business Development Consultant
14 February 2020
Laytrix, the award-winning offshore solutions provider, has welcomed experienced business development consultant Ken Mitchell into the company.
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Osbit’s Dr Tony Trapp MBE wins award for Outstanding Contribution to UK Subsea Industry
14 February 2020
Executive Chair and co-founder of Osbit Ltd, Dr Tony Trapp MBE has been presented with an award for his outstanding contribution to the UK subsea industry.
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Virginia ups renewable energy goals
13 February 2020
The Virginia House and Senate passed new energy legislation earlier this week which sets requirements for 30% clean energy by 2030 and 73% by 2035, with the end-line of 100% renewables by 2050. The Act includes a commitment to 5.2 GW of offshore wind by 2034.
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Neptune Energy signs operated exploration licence for Gulf of Suez, Egypt
12 February 2020
Neptune Energy has signed an operated exploration licence with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) for Egypt’s North West El Amal Offshore Concession, underlining the company’s commitment to growing its presence in North Africa, an important region for the business.
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Lucas Fettes Financial Planning named as one of the “Best Financial Advisers to Work For”
12 February 2020
EEEGR member, Lucas Fettes Financial Planning, were announced as one of the winners of the ‘Best Financial Advisers to Work For 2020’ category at the Professional Adviser Awards last week.
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EDF Group enters Irish market
12 February 2020
The EDF Group has bought from Hazel Shore a 50% interest in an offshore wind farm in Ireland.
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Teesside University and Sofia ink skills partnership
11 February 2020
Teesside University and innogy’s Sofia offshore wind farm have signed an agreement with the aiming of working together to build local skills and capabilities to equip students for careers in the offshore wind sector.
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Paradigm Drilling appoints new managing director
11 February 2020
Aberdeenshire-based Paradigm Drilling Services has appointed a new managing director to boost growth in the global oil and gas market.
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New stream boosts Fram field production
11 February 2020
Equinor recently put on a new stream on the Troll C platform which aims to accelerate and boost production from the Fram oil and gas field in the northern part of the North Sea, some 20 kilometres north of Troll.
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Wind careers kickstarted by college solution for global wind leaders
11 February 2020
Two new careers in the fast-growing offshore wind industry are being launched by a global offshore wind business’ pioneering apprenticeship programme on the east coast.
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Cargostore Worldwide Secure Secondary Management Buyout with Revolving Credit Facility
10 February 2020
New credit facility enables Cargostore to support large scale projects in offshore energy, oil & gas, stability and international aid.
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Sofia kicks off site investigations
7 February 2020
Site investigations at the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm are underway. The six-month survey kicked of this week with multi-purpose vessel Fugro Pioneer departing the Port of Sunderland, to survey the project’s export cable corridor.
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A Wind Farm Careers Challenge for Norfolk high school students
6 February 2020
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Waveney MP reflects on green energy opportunities
6 February 2020
In his round-up of January 2020, Waveney MP Peter Aldous has highlighted some strong energy developments in the region.
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HubHead Corp. is Proud to be the First North American Member of The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance
5 February 2020
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Norfolk student shapes her career inspired by Swedish energy group
5 February 2020
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The AST Group (AST) continues to lead the way for Iridium Certus with unique package offer
5 February 2020
Global innovator of intelligent remote satellite communication solutions, AST, announced today the official launch of its unique Iridium Certus “Optima package”.
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Osbit to provide well intervention system for FTAI Ocean
4 February 2020
Osbit Ltd, the UK-based offshore technology company, has been awarded a contract by FTAI Ocean, a subsidiary of Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC (FTAI), to design and construct an innovative new well intervention tower system.
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Ofgem explores new UK grid solutions
3 February 2020
Ofgem, the UK energy regulator, has published its Decarbonisation Action Plan. The document sets out plans to grow the renewables market and support development of an offshore grid, which Ofgem claims will ‘enable a four-fold increase in offshore wind generation by 2030.’
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Sizewell C Project Update - January 2019
28 January 2020
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EDP Renewables and Engie ink joint-venture agreement
24 January 2020
EDP Renewables and have officially signed an agreement to create a co-controlled 50/50 joint-venture targeting fixed and floating offshore wind development.
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Ticket sales soar as EEEGR’s flagship conference and exhibition SNS2020 puts the spotlight on decarbonisation and the transition to 2050.
24 January 2020
A future without carbon thirty years ago would have seemed unthinkable, yet that is precisely the future EEEGR’s SNS2020 will be shaping. Tickets are on sale now, for the conference and exhibition which is spread over two days on the 22nd and 23rd April 2020, titled: Smart Generation – The Transition to 2050
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Unmanned Surface Vessel surveys Greater Gabbard
23 January 2020
An Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) was deployed off the coast of Suffolk to undertake survey work for Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm, owned by SSE Renewables and innogy.
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Subsea Technology & Rentals Launches Singapore Office
22 January 2020
Aberdeen based Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) is delighted to announce the official opening of its Singapore Office in which the occasion was marked by a client open day held on Wednesday 22nd January 2020.
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Tyne and Guinevere gas platforms now removed
21 January 2020
During the second week of January 2020, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Blue Tern, successfully completed the offshore works related to decommissioning of two gas platforms for Perenco UK Limited.
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ScottishPower Renewables Investment in East Anglia
20 January 2020
Just ten years after winning the bid to develop the East Anglia Zone, ScottishPower Renewables East Anglia ONE project has delivered significant investment and employment opportunities in the region.
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