Firms must collaborate to build Dundee decom hub
Greater collaboration is required if Dundee is to achieve its aim of becoming an international hub for the offshore decommissioning sector.
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Pryme Group benefits from rise in oil and gas activity
Dundee-based manufacturing services group Pryme said its sales grew more than 20% last year due to increased levels of activity in the oil and gas sector.
GMB says Scottish Government ‘still not well-positioned’ to take advantage of decommissioning
The Scottish Government has been a conveyor belt for UK cuts, say Dundee trade unionists.
Dundee turbine firm ATL targets ambitious growth
A Dundee turbine components firm has unveiled plans to quadruple its turnover and take on almost 100 additional staff over the next five years.
Dundee’s largest unoccupied industrial site to be demolished
The largest unoccupied industrial site in Dundee is being knocked down by its new owners.
Scottish ports ‘not competitive’ as first major spike in decom work looms, Westwood Global says
The £60billion North Sea decommissioning market is on the cusp of its first major cycle, a new report said.
Forth Ports appoints harbour master
A new harbour master has taken the helm at the ports of Dundee, Methil and Kirkcaldy.
Dundee sucked in by ‘jobs bonanza myth’ over decommissioning, says SNP MSP
A former cabinet secretary has suggested re-writing the Tay Cities Deal wish-list because of its reliance on a “jobs bonanza myth”.
OilMac to bring giant crane to Dundee Port
A Forfar firm has spent a seven-figure sum on a 115 metre high crane that will enhance the decommissioning capabilities at the Port of Dundee.
Decommissioning Challenge Fund awards £1.1m in first round
A Scottish Government fund for helping the country secure decommissioning work has awarded £1.1million worth of backing to six ports.
VIDEO: Rowan rig leaving Dundee
Video footage of an oil rig leaving Dundee has been published online. The clip, uploaded to YouTube by Stuart Burns, shows the Rowan Gorilla V rig being towed up the Tay and past Broughty Castle. The 20,000-tonne vessel arrived in the city in June.
Dundeecom in bid to create UK decommissioning centre
Dundee hopes to secure thousands of new jobs by “revolutionising” the oil and gas decommissioning sector.
Decom North Sea supports Dundee’s North Sea bid
The chief executive of Decom North Sea said the sector’s independent membership organisation is supporting companies in Tayside and Fife to win work. Roger Esson said many companies recognise that now is the time to become an integral part of a robust, global supply chain that will be ready for action when the time for decommissioning comes.
Dundee appoints contractor in multi-million revamp targeting North Sea decom
The Port of Dundee has appointed Southbay Civil Engineering as part of its multi-million pound North Sea decommissioning revamp.
Decom series: North Sea ports wage decommissioning ‘Phoney War’
Energy Voice began its decommissioning series in October by raising the prospect of a “turf war” in the North Sea over the next 30 years.
No guarantee of new decommissioning jobs at Dundee port
There is nothing definite in business, just opportunities and possibilities.
OTC2016: Hot work for Petrohab
A Texas provider of hot work safety enclosures has unveiled a new modular system designed and manufactured in Dundee, Scotland.
As Aberdeen reels from oil crash, Dundee proves a city can change
With its core industries of jute, jam and journalism, Dundee was one of the most globalized cities in the world in the early 20th century.
Multi-million pound investment to position Dundee as decom hub
A new multi-million pound investment in the Port of Dundee will prepare the city as the North Sea's decomissioning hub its owners have said.
MSP calls for decommissioning work to go to Dundee
A call for decommissioning work to go to Dundee has been condemned by Aberdeen MSPs.
Albacom signs aircraft deal with Saab
Electronic components specialist Albacom has secured a £340,000 contract with Saab to supply aircraft parts.