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ASCO welcomes new general manager ahead of first steel delivery at Teesworks
ASCO, a leading global logistics and materials management provider, has appointed William “Bill” Draper as General Manager of its Teesworks operations, as the site prepares for its first steel delivery. With over 34 years of experience working on the River Tees, Bill will manage the team at Steel River Quay, on the south bank of […]
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Equinor’s third quarter 2024 safety results
Equinor’s overall long-term safety trend continues to move in a positive direction, but the total number of injuries has increased somewhat by the end of the third quarter, measured over the previous twelve months. At the end of the third quarter of 2024 the serious incident frequency per million hours worked (SIF) was 0.3, on […]
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North Star initiates industry partnership to deliver next-generation SOV for floating offshore wind
North Star, a leading service operations vessel (SOV) operator in the UK’s renewables industry, has activated a major industry collaboration aimed at solving one of the floating wind’s most pressing challenges: the delivery of high-performance operations and maintenance ships tailored for floating offshore wind farms. The firm has signed memorandum of understanding with MO4, Principle […]
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Peterson brings series of firsts to Lowestoft
Peterson Energy Logistics recently brought the first offshore wind customer to its Town Quay facility at the Port of Lowestoft with the arrival of the Dina Supporter – a cargo vessel servicing the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The vessel was loaded with critical cargoas part of Peterson’s fully integrated logistics contract with GE Vernova for […]
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Equinor reports on Norwegian development projects
Equinor is the operator of 19 projects currently under development in Norway. In the proposed National Budget for 2025, the Ministry of Energy listed the status of 13 Equinor-operated projects currently under development or recently completed. The projects in question have a total investment framework of 198 billion kroner, from commencement to commissioning. “Equinor has […]
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OPITO inaugurates advisory council to drive diversification
OPITO, an industry-led organisation committed to developing a safe, skilled and mobile energy workforce, has launched a new energy industry council to act as a focal point to address the sector’s skills gap and competence challenges across the UK and Europe. The purpose of the Industry Advisory Council (IAC), as an evolution of OPITO’s UK […]
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Stowen wins Sheringham Shoal contract worth over £5 million
Original article by Adam Pescod at the EDP. A Great Yarmouth firm has landed a multi-million pound contract to perform modifications to the transition pieces on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. Stowen Group, which specialises in offshore project management and construction, was awarded the contract by wind farm operator Equinor after a competitive tender process. […]
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Peterson Energy Logistics signs contract to provide integrated logistics services to Perenco
Peterson Energy Logistics will support Perenco’s operations in the Southern North Sea (SNS) from the Port of Lowestoft. Peterson has secured a contract to provide cargo operations, warehousing, and road transport for a period of at least three years from its supply base at Town Quay following a successful trial in 2023. Up to 20 […]
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EnerMech partners with KENT Energies for FAST project at ExxonMobil’s Fawley Petrochemical Complex
EnerMech has become the integrated service contract supplier of choice to KENT Energies Ltd. for ExxonMobil’s new low sulphur diesel facility at its Fawley Petrochemical Complex, located in Hampshire, UK. The project comprises the construction of the new low sulphur diesel facility encompassing the development of a new hydrogen plant at the country’s biggest integrated […]
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