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| AMEC's New Oil & Gas Centre Opens in Teesside | 24/08/2007 |
The Rt Hon Nick Brown MP officially opened a new design and engineering centre at Lion Court, Wynyard Park, Teesside on behalf of AMEC, the international project management and services company. One hundred and fifty highly-skilled designers have relocated from AMEC's office in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear to the new state-of-the art facilities at Wynyard Park to enable the company to further create new jobs, including posts for trainees and graduates. The number of personnel should rise to around 300 over the next year.  |
| Foster Wheeler USA to Relocate to Houston's Energy Corridor | 22/08/2007 |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. subsidiary, Foster Wheeler USA Corporation, part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, is relocating to a brand new Class A, 332,000 square foot building currently nearing completion. Foster Wheeler USA Corporation will occupy the entire thirteen-story building, consolidating all Houston operations into one single structure. The new building is located in the center of Energy Corridor at the corner of Eldridge Parkway and Interstate 10 (Katy Freeway). The significant growth of the Houston operations at its current locations, 2020 Dairy Ashford and 5959 Corporate Drive, necessitated the move to a larger single location. |
| KBR Establishes Operations in Lagos - Nigeria | 20/06/2007 |
| KBR announces founding of KBR Nigeria Ltd. in Lagos, Nigeria. The establishment of KBR Nigeria Ltd. will enable KBR to more fully support its Nigerian customers and further its commitment to meeting the country's goals for increased local content. KBR has a 30-year history working in Nigeria and a continuous presence for the last 15 years, which includes ongoing EPC work for the country's major LNG projects and for its first GTL facility. |
| BP - World Energy Patterns Showed Evidence of Shifting in 2006 | 13/06/2007 |
| The year 2006 was another year of high and volatile energy prices. But despite high prices, world energy consumption growth remained above average, continuing the trend of recent years. Energy use is also increasingly shifting away from OECD countries and becoming more carbon-intensive. It was a year when energy markets were once again the centre of attention, attracting the interest of politicians, consumers and policy-makers alike. |
| British Nationals Advised to Leave Nigeria | 12/06/2007 |
| U.K. Foreign & Commonwealth Office advice reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary and Terrorism section (British nationals advised to leave Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States, including Port Harcourt). |
| AMEC Wins Support Services Contract in Saudi Arabia | 30/05/2007 |
| AMEC awarded five year support services contract by Saudi Aramco to support its massive development programme in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is an important strategic step providing a significant bridgehead from which AMEC will look to grow further select opportunities within Saudi Arabia. AMEC's local subsidiary company, King Wilkinson Saudi Arabia Ltd, will provide initially up to 250 technical and administration personnel and this total may increase over time. |
| Chevron Nigeria Kidnapping Incident | 07/05/2007 |
| Chevron Nigeria Limited oil vessel boarded by militants offshore Nigeria's Bayelsa state on 1 May. Nigerian government security forces suffered casualties during the incident, and six Chevron employees have been taken hostage. |
| Petrofac Opens Engineering Office in Chennai | 25/04/2007 |
| Petrofac opens second engineering office in India in order to support growth of its Engineering & Construction division. Located in Chennai, one of the prime industrial hubs in southern India, Petrofac Engineering Services India Limited commenced official operations on 16th April 2007 and employs close to 100 multi-discipline engineering staff with plans to double this capacity by the end of 2007. |
| Jacobs Expresses Sympathy for Tragic Event at NASA Site | 24/04/2007 |
| Jacobs Engineering employee involved in tragedy at Johnson Space Center (JSC) on Friday afternoon 20 April 2007. One of their employees shot and killed himself and a NASA employee. A second person was taken hostage but escaped. |
| Tissue Sampling of Nuclear Workers | 20/04/2007 |
| Following media reports of historic tissue sampling of workers at Sellafield, UKAEA will be reviewing its records for all UKAEA sites for any relevant data. Tissue sampling of the sort described is not current in UKAEA and the review will focus on historical data. |
| Petrofac and Babcock Create Skills Alliance | 29/03/2007 |
| In what looks set to become a landmark contract in the UK, Petrofac has formed an alliance with Babcock International Group plc, which will see the heavy industry skills of employees at Rosyth also adopted for offshore employment. The pioneering initiative has been fully supported by Amicus, the largest manufacturing union in the UK, which hopes it will set a precedent across the country. |
| Shaw Announces Employment Opportunities | 28/03/2007 |
| Shaw Group announces plans to add an additional 5,000 professionals and craft workers to its 21,000 person work force over the next 12 months. Shaw is experiencing unprecedented growth demands globally in its Power, Energy & Chemicals, and Fabrication & Manufacturing divisions. Opportunities in Power include the Fossil, Nuclear and Maintenance sectors, including coal and gas-fired power plant engineering and design, and next-generation nuclear plant engineering and design. While most positions are in the domestic market, there are also overseas opportunities. |
| Treasury Accused of Turning Blind Eye to UK Oil and Gas | 22/03/2007 |
| Responding to today's Budget statement, the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), accused the Treasury of turning a blind eye to the urgent needs of the UK's offshore oil and gas industry where production is being undermined by high costs and punitive tax. Malcolm Webb, UKOOA's chief executive, said: "The Treasury clearly recognises that lower taxes are good for business, but unfortunately fails to apply that principle to our industry. |
| Successful First Year for Emergency Service Response Centre | 20/03/2007 |
| Pioneering Emergency Response Service Centre, launched in Aberdeen to serve the oil & gas industry in the North Sea, responded to 27 emergency calls in its first year of operation. The Emergency Response Service Centre (ERSC) - the only one of its kind in the UK aimed towards the oil & gas industry - has successfully handled six emergency situations since opening for operation this time last year. |
| Petition for Professional Status For Engineers and Engineering | 02/03/2007 |
| Astronautics engineer Jon Jennings calls for the title of "engineer" to be a protected title. Jennings joins an escalating list of people using 10 Downing Street's online petition to call for support for his campaign to restore respect in engineers. If you agree that the status of the engineer is undervalued in society then sign the petition. |
| Companies Act Implementation Timetable | 01/03/2007 |
| Full implementation timetable for Companies Act 2006 announced by Industry and Regions Minister Margaret Hodge. All of the Act will be in place by October 2008 with many elements implemented earlier. The Companies Act introduces sweeping changes to simplify and improve company law making it easier to understand and more flexible - especially for small businesses. It is expected to save business up to £250 million a year and bring greater shareholder engagement and transparency. |
| UK Oil and Gas Activity Report Prompts Questions about North Sea Competitiveness | 15/02/2007 |
| The UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), the representative organisation for UK oil and gas producers, calls for Government and Industry action to address signs suggesting that the UK offshore oil and gas province is becoming less competitive and less able to attract the investment needed to sustain future production levels. |
| Fluor Expand Sugar Land Operations | 18/01/2007 |
| Fluor Corporation signs lease for 191,000 square feet at One Sugar Creek Place in Sugar Land and plans to hire an additional 800 to 1,000 employees. The new space is located on US Highway 59 near Dairy Ashford. Fluor will continue to occupy 1,000,000 square feet at its operational center at One Fluor Drive in Sugar Land. |
| Storm-force Gales Hit UK North Sea | 12/01/2007 |
| A 4,500-tonne ship adrift in the North Sea narrowly misses crashing into two gas platforms. The vessel, Vindo, broke down yesterday afternoon in bad weather and began drifting towards the Conoco Phillips operated Murdoch gas platform. |
| Fluor Opens New Jersey Office | 14/12/2006 |
| Fluor Corporation leases 47,900 square feet in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, USA, for a regional office focusing on energy, chemicals, manufacturing and life sciences and operations and maintenance. The office will employ 200 professionals including approximately 100 new hires. Fluor will move into the new space Monday 18 December. |
| Is It The End For Composites' Tax Breaks? | 06/12/2006 |
| The Chancellor issues proposals to remove the tax advantage offered by composite and managed service companies. Read The Chancellor's Report about the Treasury's intentions. |
| HM Treasury - Pre Budget Report 2006 | 06/12/2006 |
| Chancellor Gordon Brown concludes his tenth, and possibly final, Pre Budget Report. What surprises does this report hold for contractors and small businesses within the UK? |
| Weatherford Forecast 500 New Jobs | 06/12/2006 |
| Oil services group Weatherford forecast possible 500 new jobs being created in the next five years. The company currently employs around 1,800 people throughout the UK, 1,000 of them in Aberdeen, potentially increasing by more than 50% by the end of 2011. |
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