Vestas, a Danish wind turbine manufacturer, has received a firm order for the North Kyle wind park in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The order, placed by North Kyle Wind Farm Limited, a subsidiary of Brockwell Energy Limited, encompasses a total capacity of 221MW. The order includes 49 V136-4.5 MW wind turbines and covers the complete scope […]
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a specialist investment manager, has broken ground on four new synchronous condensers in Scotland, under phase two of National Grid ESO’s Pathfinder program. Collectively called the Scottish Portfolio, the projects are expected to help drive the United Kingdom’s energy transition toward net zero emissions of greenhouse gases. The synchronous condenser projects are […]
Bayer has acquired Blackford Analysis, a Scottish imaging artificial intelligence (AI) platform, to strengthen its footprint in the digital medical imaging market. The acquisition forms part of the German life-science company’s strategy to improve patient care through innovation in radiology, including the development and adoption of AI within the clinical workflow. The financial terms of […]
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has given a decommissioning contract for the decontamination, demolition, and site remediation of Nigg Oil Terminal in Scotland to Liberty Industrial Ltd. According to Repsol Sinopec, planning and engineering work started in December 2022 followed by decommissioning activity in 2023, which is likely to continue up to 2025. The site will […]
Odfjell Drilling has secured a contract extension worth around $60 million for the drilling of two more from Norwegian upstream company Aker BP with the Deepsea Nordkapp rig. According to Odfjell Drilling, the estimated duration of the drilling contract is around six months. Additionally, the Scotland-based oilfield service provider will be entitled to a performance […]
Petrofac has secured a three-year contract extension from UK-based oil and gas company EnQuest for supporting the Kittiwake platform, located 160km east of Aberdeen in Licence block 21/18 in the Central North Sea. As per the terms of the renewed contract, Petrofac will continue its role as duty holder of the Kittiwake platform. Since 2014, […]
Well-Safe Solutions has bagged a contract for plugging and abandoning (P&A) 14 wells to be undertaken by the Well-Safe Defender semi-submersible rig in British waters from an undisclosed client. According to the Scotland-based well decommissioning specialist, the deal is the first scope it has secured for the Well-Safe Defender semi-submersible rig. Well-Safe Defender, which was […]
French industrial services provider Altrad has wrapped up the previously announced acquisition of the Sparrows Group, a Scotland-based provider of engineering, inspection, operations, and maintenance services to the industrial, renewables, and offshore energy markets. The deal was announced in March 2022. Its financial terms were not revealed. Sparrows Group has operations in the UK and […]
Ithaca Energy, a fully-owned subsidiary of Delek Group, has wrapped up the previously announced $1.46 billion acquisition of Scotland-based oil and gas company Siccar Point Energy. The deal, which was announced in April 2022, is expected to help Ithaca Energy become a major exploration and production (E&P) operator in the UK North Sea. The combined […]
Capita plc, a London-based business process outsourcing and professional services company, has bagged a five-year contract from ScottishPower worth up to £63m to provide front-line customer support services for the latter’s customers across the UK. The five-year customer management contract is due to begin in June. This includes wider customer experience support services for prepayment, […]