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When will offshore wind blow for the North East economy?

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:40:00 GMT

INVESTOR confidence has sapped out of the offshore wind industry following years of government indecision but this may change in the next few weeks, as Peter McCusker reports.

Facility secures offshore kit order

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:37:00 GMT

DESPITE not yet attracting a turbine manufacturer to the region, the North East is home to a unique UK offshore wind facility.

‘We've got to be the Silicon Valley for subsea’

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:25:00 GMT

VISITORS to Druridge Bay in the early 1980s would have had to look twice when encountering a group of men in overalls on a bespoke tractor sporting trenching ploughs.

Energising the Nation’s Future

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:24:00 GMT

NORTH EAST oil and gas supply chain companies are being urged to participate in a new drive to map out the UK’s energy supply chain.

Extracting UK shale gas will be costlier than US

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:35:00 GMT

UK shale gas may not flow as cheaply as the reserves in America, disappointing many in North East industry. Peter McCusker reporter reports.

Reception highlights renewables sector's strenghts

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:22:00 GMT

THE North East's impressive offshore renewables capabilities were showcased at a recent event at the House of Commons.

Exploring our underwater world

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:27:00 GMT

THE Tyneside pioneers of underwater oil and gas exploration have joined forces with Newcastle University to establish a world-leading subsea innovation centre.

Company's 20-year presence in sector

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:22:00 GMT

SUBSEA North East member BEL Valves made its first products for the subsea oil and gas industry 20 years ago.

Potential for subsea supply contracts

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT

MORE than 200 delegates attended a networking lunch and listened to an address by a senior UK representative of one of America’s largest oilfield services companies.

Government policy raising cost of power generation

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:46:00 GMT

CHEEK by jowl at Teesside's Wilton site are one of Europe's largest gas-fired power stations and one of its newest biofuel plants – both now sit idle. Peter McCusker reports.