Aker Solutions has secured the contract for the first phase of decommissioning the Murchison platform in the North Sea after more than 30 years of production. The three year contract was awarded by CNR International (UK) Ltd. Aker Solutions will manage the engineering design, procurement and offshore execution to ensure [...]

Investment group Carlyle has gained outline planning for a cluster of buildings on the south side of the Thames in London. The scheme will see demolition to two major buildings next to Blackfriars Bridge to clear the way for nine buildings ranging from 5 to 48 storeys in height. Carlyle’s [...]

The first Crossrail tunnel drive has been completed between Royal Oak and Farringdon. The giant TBM nicknamed Phyllis arrived at the end of her 6.8km journey yesterday after being launched in May 2012. Part of the boring machine will be left in the ground or “grouted in”. Main contractor on [...]

CGG announced today that it has successfully completed a second BroadSeisTM multi-client survey offshore Norway. The survey covers a 2,300 km2 area in the Barents Sea. Fast-track processing deliverables will be available by the end of 2013 and final processing products by August 2014. BroadSeis Survey in Barents Sea This [...]

Promoters of the massive HS2 railway project are rolling out a series of special supply chain events to detail the £10bn pipeline of work opportunities. The first of a series of events designed to inform companies on how to compete for and win work on the largest infrastructure programme in [...]

Gardline Geosciences announced that, as part of a 3-year Frame Agreement with Statoil, ASA, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. have completed a 3 month offshore soil investigation campaign utilizing one of its ROVDrill Mk-2 seabed drill systems. Work was undertaken on-board the Helix’s chartered vessel, MSV Deep Cygnus. This work [...]

The consortium of Amec, URS and Areva has had its contract renewed to manage the nuclear waste clean up programme at Sellafield despite fierce criticism over delays and costs. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority said it wanted to give the Nuclear Management Partners team further time to make “significant improvements” to [...]

Kier is holding an open day this week to meet new subcontractors in the North West. The event takes place on 10th October at the Holiday Inn, Haydock. Trades in demand include adaptations, bricklaying, electrical, gas maintenance, joinery, mechanical installations, multi-skilled trades, painting, plastering, plumbing, roofing, scaffolding, asbestos and external [...]

National Express has been short-listed for a €2 (£1.7bn) billion contract to run a Berlin train line that is so unpopular it has inspired a song about its poor punctuality and service. If successful, the contract to operate the “Ringbahn” - which translates as the circle line - in Berlin [...]

Subsea 7 S.A. announced that as part of the Company’s continued focus on capital discipline, the Board has authorised a share repurchase programme of up to US$200 million. The share repurchase is to be carried out over the next twelve months, and the repurchased shares will be held in treasury. [...]

A series of developments supporting floating offshore wind power signals not just a maturing industrial sector. It also, perhaps, suggests a deeper transformation. LONDON -- Acknowledged as the leading nation in terms of offshore wind development, while it has failed to capitalize on opportunities for leadership in turbines, the UK has [...]

Amey has secured an eight-year contract with Northern Gas Networks to deliver a major gas mains replacement programme in the north and north east. The contract is worth £144m and will also see Amey’s team maintaining over 37,000km of gas pipeline, delivering service and meter connections, as well as supporting [...]