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ever vessel to the port after the completion of a £5.2 million programme to improve access and deepen the navigation channel.
Dredging vessel at work in Aberdeen Harbour
Skandi Arctic breaks Aberdeen record A
berdeen Harbour has welcomed the largest
The improvements – de- signed to open the harbour to
larger vessels and new mar- kets – were completed five weeks ahead of schedule. The two recent visits of the diving support vessel, Skandi Arctic, were perfect demonstrations that the har- bour has entered a new era. Measuring 27m in breadth
and 156m in length, the Skandi Arctic is wider than any other vessel to have en- tered the port, and with a gross tonnage of 18,640t, it also broke the previously held record of 18,500t. Aberdeen Harbour Board
Chief Executive, Colin Parker said: “This dredging and im- provement work was of criti- cal importance in order to accommodate the larger ves- sels that are expected to use the port in the future. It is im- portant that we target invest- ment towards improvements and developments while main- taining existing traffic flows, but also to bring new business to Aberdeen and take advan- tage of new opportunities, par- ticularly in the subsea and renewables sectors.” .
the government announced the winners of the record breaking 27th Licensing Round. A total of 167 new licences
DECC offers 167 new licences U
K oil and gas investment looks set to flourish after
have been offered by DECC covering 330 North Sea blocks – with a further 61 blocks under environmental assess- ment.
Interest in the North Sea
from investors is at record breaking levels. In May, DECC announced
SUBSEA 7 has landed a $70m contract for sub- sea construction services associated with pipeline replacements North East of Shetland. A key part of the project is the fabrication and installation of 27km of replacement pipeline, and associated tie-ins to the existing infrastructure. The contract will be engineered and managed from Subsea
In Brief
7's Aberdeen offices, with offshore work due to commence in Q3 2013.
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UK Energy Minister John Hayes
the 27th Licensing Round had received a total of 224 applica- tions covering 418 blocks of the UK Continental Shelf, the most ever received and 37 more than the previous high re- ceived in the last licensing round.
Energy Minister John
Hayes said: “Fortune has favoured the UK. Oil and gas from our waters provides
around half the energy we need to heat our homes, fuel our cars and power our indus- try. It is the single largest in- dustrial UK investor, supporting 440,000 jobs, and benefits the UK’s trade balance to the tune of £40 billion. “This successful licensing
round shows we are taking the right action to offer certainty and confidence to investors. Our fiscal regime is now encouraging small fields into production and our licensing regime supports new faces as well the big players to invest. Importantly, we are guaranteeing every last eco- nomic drop of oil and gas is pro- duced for the benefit of the UK. “It is our work with indus- try that is cultivating this pre- cious resource, making our seas a fertile landscape for in- vestors for many come.”
years to November/December 2012 Offshore Technology
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