by John Konrad (gCaptain) The United Kingdom opened a permanent naval base in Bahrain on Thursday. The ceremony formally opening the UK Naval Support Facility was attended by Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Britain’s Prince Andrew. The Naval Support Facility will play a central role in the UK’s ability to operate in the region, and will be the hub of … [Read more...]
Shell Gives North Sea Shot in Arm With Field Redevelopment
By Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc made one of its biggest commitments to the North Sea in 30 years, with plans to redevelop the Penguins oil and gas field. The Anglo-Dutch oil major will build a floating production, storage and offloading vessel -- its first new manned installation in almost three decades -- to take output from eight wells it plans to … [Read more...]
UK Authorities Assisting Russian Cargo Ship with Significant List in the Solent
The HM Coastguard is assisting a Russian-flagged cargo ship after it had developed a significant list while underway in the English Channel on Tuesday. The vessel, the MV Mekhanik Yartsev, reported to the Coastguard on Tuesday that it had lost 30 pieces of cargo during bad weather around 1 a.m. while approximately 20 miles south of the Worthing, England. The … [Read more...]
UK North Sea’s Biggest Oil and Gas Pipeline Could Be Shut for ‘Weeks’
By Ron Bousso, Amanda Cooper and Alex Lawler LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest pipeline from its North Sea oil and gas fields is likely to be shut for several weeks for repairs, its operator said on Tuesday, disrupting gas flows and sending international crude prices to their highest since mid-2015. The closure has struck during a winter freeze in Britain, … [Read more...]
WATCH: Battered by Waves, British Coastguard Makes Daring Rescue
The UK Coastguard has released some incredible video showing the daring helicopter rescue of three people from rugged cliffs on the southwest coast of England. The rescue took place Saturday morning in Bude, England when a person climbing on the cliffs became stranded by the tide. Within minutes of receiving the alert, a Coastguard helicopter from Newquay was on scene to … [Read more...]