Subsea technologies to be explored during Brazil trade mission
UK firms are being invited to take part in a trade mission to Brazil which will showcase new innovations in subsea technology.
Neil Gordon
Diving into the blue economy: Subsea UK welcomes govt support for underwater hub
Like the majority of the work the UK underwater engineering industry carries out, its contribution to the economy has been largely hidden from view nationally.
Subsea UK event to explore ‘past, present and future’
The past, present and future of the subsea industry will be discussed at an event near London next month.
Opinion: Offshore wind has truly come of age
As I reflect on the first couple of days at the Global Wind Summit in Hamburg, the two main considerations are the sheer scale of the opportunity in offshore wind and the similarity of the challenges now facing this industry as it moves into a more mature phase.
Subsea 2018: Sector deal worth up to £1trillion to oil industry by 2035
A landmark “sector deal” would be worth a massive £1trillion to UK oil and gas companies over the next 17 years, an industry chief said yesterday.
Subsea 2018: Market ‘tough’ for supply chain despite positive start to year
A North Sea industry chief has said 2018 would still be tough for UK subsea service companies, despite a positive start to the year.
Global opportunities on show at Subsea Expo 2018
UK subsea service companies will have a chance to broaden their horizons at the sector’s main annual conference and exhibition.
Subsea 2017: Stars shine at annual awards bash in Aberdeen
Hydro Group, of Aberdeen, and Ian Donald, managing director at Westhill-based Enpro Subsea, were hailed as stars of the UK subsea sector at an awards ceremony in the north-east last night.
Squeezing assets harder can deliver opportunity
As UKCS capital investment continues to collapse – the 2017 forecast is £5.7billion – and backlogs evaporate, pressure on the subsea community remains intense. Jeremy Cresswell caught up with Subsea UK’s CEO Neil Gordon.
Subsea Expo 2017 is ‘ideal platform’ for the industry to plot a brighter future
Industry body Subsea UK is urging firms to embrace the “new norm” in order to safeguard their future.
Opinion: Urgent incentives needed to stimulate investment
Today yet more individuals and their families have woken up to uncertainty and turmoil as further job losses were announced in our industry yesterday.
Subsea industry head to Westminster
Representatives of the UK's beleaguered subsea industry are taking their plight to Westminster tomorrow to urge policy makers to do everything they can to protect the sector.
Subsea UK leads industry delegation to press Westminster for support
Industry body Subsea UK is leading a delegation of high profile subsea leaders from companies across the country’s supply chain to Westminster on Wednesday to urge MPs to do all they can to protect the £9billion subsea industry.
Subsea Expo 2016 Guest Editor: We have the expertise and drive to turn things round
I’ve just taken my last walk-around this year’s Subsea Expo and chatted to some very weary exhibitors who are in the process of dismantling their stands and looking forward to putting their feet up.
In case you missed them: Energy Voice’s Friday Five with Sengs
Each week, Energy Voice pulls together the Friday Five. This week, guest editor Neil Gordon, chief executive of Subsea UK chooses his top stories from the past five days.
Subsea Expo 2016: Industry must transform to survive
The entire oil and gas industry must transform the way it goes about its business if there is to be a viable future.
We need fundamental change not knee-jerk response to industry crisis
There’s not a quick fix solution to the range of issues currently facing the subsea industry.
Subsea Expo 2016: Chief exec calls for simplification
“The problem that the UK had was realised before we had this oil price crash,” Gordon said. “Our costs were spiralling out of control; the writing was on the wall, but we didn’t do much about it as an industry. The drop amplified and compounded those problems.”
Subsea Expo 2016: Firms encouraged to increase international exports
Firms are being encouraged to set their sights on increasing business exports in a bid to sustain long-term growth. Industry body Subsea UK has widened its Global Opportunities programme during Subsea Expo next month.
Subsea UK boss urges sector to “make changes now”
The head of industry body Subsea UK has urged the oil and gas industry to take action to now to safeguard the future of the UK’s £9billion subsea sector.
Subsea UK chief laments collapse of Ceona
The collapse of subsea contractor Ceona was greeted with dismay by the chief executive of industry body representing the sector.
Call for speakers ahead of Subsea Expo 2016 deadline
Oil and gas industry experts are being urged by Subsea UK to get together and share their thoughts on the current and future challenges for the sector at next year’s Subsea Expo.