MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has contracted Swiss-Swedish multinational corporation ABB to supply transformers for the turbines at the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm off the coast of Scotland.ABB will manufacture 100 WindStar transformers at its factory in Vaasa…
Global Energy Group (GEG) has won an offshore wind contract worth up to GBP12 million.GEG's Port of Nigg facility, on the Cromarty Firth in the Highlands, will handle the jacket foundation structures for the Moray East offshore wind farm.'Global’s…
Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd (MORL), which is established to develop offshore wind generation, has announced intention to open consultation on the development of offshore wind on the remainder of its zone in the Outer Moray Firth.In 2010,…
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) said that its offshore wind farm (OWF) in the Moray Firth has produced 587.9MW of capacity, which represents the highest output from renewable sources in Scotland to date.Turbines at the windfarm this week reached their capacity of 588 megawatts…
Denmark's Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a contract by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the transport and installation of 100 V164-9.5MW wind turbines for the Moray East project off the East coast of Scotland.The provider of tailored services for transport…
DEME Offshore has selected tier one suppliers to supply jackets for the foundations of Moray Offshore Windfarm East (MOWEL), located in the Outer Moray Firth, 22km off the coast of Scotland.According to DEME, formerly GeoSea, Smulders will…
The global manufacturer of high-voltage cable accessories and a system provider Pfisterer has won a contract for the supply of the 220kV land cable accessories for the grid connection of the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm in Scotland.'In…
Australian company Talon Petroleum has agreed to buy 100% of EnCounter Oil in line with its target to scale-up its UK North Sea portfolio.The acquisition, which is for an undisclosed amount and subjected to shareholder approval, is more than doubling the size of Talo's North Sea portfolio…
Private U.K. oil and gas exploration and appraisal company Corallian Energy reported that drilling of the Wick exploration well (11/24b-4) commenced on Tuesday offshore the U.K.Corallian is exploration operator for Licence P2235 with 40 percent interest…
UK-based Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) announced that it has reached financial close – a major milestone marking the commencement of GBP 2.6 bln of project finance investment.The consortiumwhich develops and operates offshore wind farms, known as ‘Moray East’…
Energy giant Chevron announced Tuesday it has received approval from the U.K. Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) to move ahead with its plans for an Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) project that aims to unlock millions of extra barrels of oil and extend the life of the long-producing Captain field in the U…
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind will supply 100 turbines for the 950-megawatt (MW) Moray East offshore wind farm in waters off the northeast coast of Scotland.Under the contract, MHI Vestas will deliver one hundred of its V164-9.5 MW offshore wind turbines for the project in the Moray Firth…
The U.K.’s latest offshore licensing round has attracted 36 applications covering 164 blocks in frontier areas of the U.K. Continental Shelf (UKCS). A strong and diverse set of applications were received from 35 companies ranging from multinationals to microbusinesses…
UK-based Corallian Energy has revealed that the UK Government had looked favourably upon its plans for two offshore exploration wells.The Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning, which sits within the Department for Business…
Workers at a fabrication yard in Scotland will continue working without pay so that their employer can complete a contract, according to the BBC. Burnt Island Fabrications, or BiFab, in Fife, told staff yesterday it didn't have enough cash to pay them…
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