Tag: UK

Subsea companies across the UK are set to grow by 20% or more in 2013, with some companies anticipating more than 50% growth.

Sheffield-based Independent Forgings and Alloys (IFA) have signed a memorandum of understanding with AREVA for the supply of forged components for the new UK projects on the EPR nuclear reactors. The signing took place in Westminster, London 13th December in the presence of Philippe Knoche, Chief Operating Officer, AREVA, Humphrey Cadoux-Hudson, Managing Director, Nuclear new Build EDF Energy and UK Business Minister, Lord Marland.

BP has completed a major milestone on its Kinnoull project in the UK’s central North Sea. The new 700-ton processing unit for the Kinnoull and Andrew Lower Cretaceous reservoirs was successfully installed on to BP’s Andrew platform on October 14, 2012.

EnQuest PLC, has recording five years without any Lost Time Incidents (LTIs) on drilling operations in the Thistle field.

The Barrett Steel Group, UK, has launched a dedicated stainless steel company operating under the name Barrett Stainless.

TATA Steel is raising transaction prices for UK April 2011 deliveries of wire rod produced at its Scunthorpe Rod Mill. Costs will increase by a minimum of GBP 125, with some grades rising by as much as GBP 150 per tonne.

Nexans has received a contract from Subsea 7 to design, engineer and manufacture 143km of static subsea electro-hydraulic control umbilicals for the Laggan-Tormore gas field development, 125km west of the Shetland Islands in the UK.