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Dales Voe has been identified as a preferred location for the UK’s first ultra deep water port.The announcement has been made by Scottish energy minister Paul Wheelhouse during a visit to the isles on Monday.It came as Veolia-Peterson announced they had signed a major contract to provide "... Read more...
An oil production vessel has arrived in Lerwick this morning, ahead of a major decommissioning project expected to create 30 jobs.The 12,000 tonne, semi-submersible Buchan Alpha produced almost 150 million barrels of oil during its 36 years working in the North Sea.Dismantling of the gia... Read more...
A major oil installation is to be decommissioned in the isles creating over 30 new jobs.The news comes after French-owned company Veolia won the contract to dismantle and recycle the Buchan Alpha floating production vessel from oil field owner and operator Repsol Sinopec Resources UK.The ves... Read more...
Isles MSP Tavish Scott is calling for jobs in the burgeoning decommissioning industry to stay in Scotland – with Shetland able to take on a lot of the work. (more…) Read more...
Lerwick Port Authority has awarded a £11.95 million contract which will see the quay at Dales Voe South extended to 130 metres long. (more…) Read more...
Investments totalling £20 million will be announced today as Shetland bids to become a global leader in the multi-billion pound decommissioning industry – creating scores of skilled jobs. (more…) Read more...
By LOUISE THOMASONA MEETING to discuss the future of decommissioning in Shetland was held this week.A steering group, led by representatives of local company Peterson SBS and hosted by Highlands and Islands Enterprise, came to Shetland to discuss the proposed decommissioning development p... Read more...
IT MAY not be a particularly catchy title, but the award of the BS EN ISO 14001:2004 environmental standard to Lerwick Port Authority has put the harbour board in a jubilant mood.The obscure name is an internationally recognised certificate for strong environmental credentials. No other port autho... Read more...