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EHN of Spain is planning to invest £352m in renewable energy projects across the UK over the next five years, and is setting up a headquarters in Newport, South Wales.
30-Dec-2003


Scottish & Southern Energy has won approval to build a £90m wind farm near Girvan, South Ayrshire.
24-Dec-2003


Heerema is to create 250 new jobs at its Hartlepool yard, having won a contract to build part of an oil platform for EnCana.
23-Dec-2003


Centrica is to invest £1.5m at the Roosecote power station in Barrow, securing the future of 35 jobs.
23-Dec-2003


Airtricity is looking to raise up to £84m to fund the expansion of its renewable energy business, including a wind farm off the coast of Suffolk.
22-Dec-2003


The Welsh Development Agency is to support plans from GreenGas of Australia to set up a European headquarters in Llandeilo with the creation of 30 jobs, in preparation for the opening of a national network of alternative fuel engine conversion centres.
19-Dec-2003


AWG has won a £10m contract from Fred Olsen Renewables to build two wind farms at Cairn Uish and Paul's Hill in the Scottish Highlands, with the creation of 50 jobs.
18-Dec-2003


Enertrag UK is in talks with Breckland Council about plans to build a wind farm with eight turbines near Swaffham.
17-Dec-2003


Suffolk Coastal Council is in talks with Saxon Windpower about plans to build a £10m wind farm on a former airbase near Framlingham in Suffolk.
15-Dec-2003


UK Coal is to introduce seven-day working at Kellingley colliery in Yorkshire with the creation of 240 jobs, but 70 jobs are being lost at its Ellington colliery and its Selby complex will close in June.
11-Dec-2003


Siemens Energy Services has won a £45m contract to maintain electricity meters for British Gas customers in East Anglia and North London, which will involve the creation of a number of administrative jobs at its Wollaton office in Nottinghamshire.
10-Dec-2003


Burren Energy is raising £20m in a flotation to fund the expansion of its oil exploration and production operations in Turkmenistan, the Republic of Congo and Egypt.
08-Dec-2003


Airtricity has won planning permission to build a £16m wind farm with 13 turbines at Tappaghan Mountain in Fermanagh.
05-Dec-2003


AEA Technology has sold its Nuclear Science operation, which employs 153 people at Windscale and 15 at Harwell, to British Nuclear Fuels for £9.7m.
03-Dec-2003


The Department of Trade & Industry has awarded a £1.1m grant for the expansion of the Aberpergwm Colliery near Glynneath, with the creation of up to 78 jobs.
02-Dec-2003


UK Coal has secured a £36m government grant to invest in eight deep mines in Yorkshire, the Midlands and the north-east.
01-Dec-2003


East Surrey Holdings is to acquire full ownership of Phoenix Natural Gas, the Belfast-based gas distributor, for £178m.
24-Nov-2003


Alnwick District Council is to consider outline proposals from National Wind Power to build a wind farm with 25 turbines at Middlemoor.
21-Nov-2003


Clugston has won a £60m contract to build a waste-to-energy plant in Sheffield, and the site will be operated by Onyx and Sheffield City Council.
20-Nov-2003


SolarGen Solutions has secured a £0.2m cash injection from Finance Wales to fund the expansion of its solar-powered products business.
20-Nov-2003


PowerGen is to create 150 jobs at its customer service call centres in Nottingham.
20-Nov-2003


BG Group and Petroplus have announced plans to build a £250m terminal at Milford Haven to import liquefied natural gas.
14-Nov-2003


Southampton City Council is to unveil plans for the development of a £40m gas-fired plant in Redbridge by 2005, in order to provide heat to 4,000 homes.
14-Nov-2003


Gasunie is considering plans to build a £300m gas pipeline from the Netherlands to the Bacton terminal in Norfolk.
12-Nov-2003


Scottish & Southern Energy is considering plans to invest in new gas-fired power stations, and is also interested in the acquisition of regional gas transmission networks in Scotland and southern England.
07-Nov-2003


Scottish Power has announced plans to invest £1.1bn in the expansion of its UK and US electricity and gas operations over the next 18 months, including a £208m gas-fired power station in Utah.
05-Nov-2003


BP has won approval to build 300 petrol stations in the Guangdong province of China, in partnership with PetroChina.
05-Nov-2003


NWF Fuels has acquired Fuel Oil Supply, the fuel distribution company based in Nottingham and Birmingham, for £0.9m.
04-Nov-2003


Sharp is to set up a £2.5m solar panels production facility at its plant in Wrexham, with the creation of 90 jobs by 2005.
31-Oct-2003


East Surrey Holdings has acquired two local gas network operations from United Utilities for £3.1m, including United Utilities Gas Networks and United Utilities Gas Pipelines.
30-Oct-2003


Amec has submitted plans to the Scottish Executive to develop a wind farm with 31 turbines at Aultmore Forest in Moray.
30-Oct-2003


Seascape Energy has secured a £10m government grant for the development of the £90m Burbo Bank wind farm in Liverpool Bay, and construction will start in 2005.
30-Oct-2003


Cambridgeshire County Council is considering plans from Wind Prospect to build a £15m wind farm with 12 turbines at Warboys.
29-Oct-2003


The Department of Trade & Industry has approved plans for the development of four offshore wind farms in the North Sea, including sites at Ingoldmells, Skegness, Cromer and Clacton.
23-Oct-2003


PowerGen has agreed terms to acquire Midlands Electricity from Aquila & First Energy for £1.2bn, and expects to make annual cost savings of £50m as the business is combined with its East Midlands Electricity subsidiary.
22-Oct-2003


SembCorp Utilities of Singapore has announced plans to invest £20m in the expansion of a gas turbine at the Wilton power station on Teesside.
21-Oct-2003


Leicester City Council is considering plans to establish a £70m energy services company to oversee the development of projects that will help the city become self-sufficient in energy.
17-Oct-2003


Shell is to announce plans to build a £2.5bn natural gas to liquids plant in Qatar.
16-Oct-2003


ChevronTexaco is to set up a new 15,000 sq ft executive office at Chesterfield Gardens in west London.
13-Oct-2003


BP is to sell its specialist oil products business to H&R WASAG of Germany, including manufacturing plants in Chorley, Tipton, Germany and the Netherlands as well as marketing operations elsewhere in Europe.
10-Oct-2003


Airtricity is to build a £21m wind farm at Ardrossan in Ayrshire by the middle of next year, with construction being carried out by Vestas Wind and McAlpine Business Services.
09-Oct-2003


Forest of Dean District Council is discussing plans to reopen the Lightmoor Colliery site near Cinderford as an opencast mine to extract about 2m tonnes of coal, which could create up to 40 jobs.
08-Oct-2003


Renewable Energy Systems is planning to build a wind farm with eight turbines near the Angus village of Glamis.
29-Sep-2003


Wood Group has won a £250m contract to build and maintain offshore assets in the North Sea for Talisman Energy.
29-Sep-2003


RPS has acquired Hydrosearch Associates, the Woking-based provider of geological services to the energy sector with 50 staff, for up to £15m.
25-Sep-2003


The North West Development Agency is setting up a regional energy council, in order to develop an energy policy for the region and improve its chances of hosting the country's first energy research centre.
24-Sep-2003


Highland Council is to consider plans from the Wind Energy consortium to build a large wind farm with 500 turbines on the Morvern and Adnamurchan peninsula and on the isle of Mull.
23-Sep-2003


Ocean Power Technologies of the US is planning to raise £25m in a flotation on Aim, in order to establish a UK business and build a wave power demonstration plant.
23-Sep-2003


Scottish & Southern Energy and Talisman are working on plans to develop a deep-water offshore wind farm at the Beatrice oilfield, including up to 200 turbines.
22-Sep-2003


Schlumberger Oilfield Services is to create 100 new jobs at its Global Technology Centre in Gloucestershire by the end of next year, having won new contracts from Shell UK and BP Exploration.
17-Sep-2003


Shell has announced plans to invest £620m in Russia's Salym oil field, in partnership with Sibir Energy.
17-Sep-2003


Paladin Resources is planning to invest £90m in its newly-acquired North Sea oil operations.
17-Sep-2003


Aberdeen City Council and AMEC Wind have unveiled proposals for a £40m wind farm off Aberdeen beach, including a chain of 20 turbines.
16-Sep-2003


Biofuels Corporation has announced plans to build a £25m biodiesel production complex at Seal Sands on Teesside, with the creation of 75 jobs.
15-Sep-2003


Highland Council has approved plans from Highland Light & Power to build two hydroelectric power stations in Wester Ross.
15-Sep-2003


Centrica is to invest £100m in the development of an offshore wind farm near Barrow-in-Furness, in partnership with DONG of Denmark and Statkraft of Norway.
15-Sep-2003


London Borough of Havering has approved plans for the development of two 85-metre wind turbines at Ford's Dagenham plant, which will provide the electricity requirements of the new diesel engine assembly hall.
27-Aug-2003


Edinburgh Oil & Gas has won five new exploration licences in the North Sea, and is negotiating a debt facility to fund the development of the Buzzard field.
22-Aug-2003


Premier Oilfield Services, the Aberdeen-based supplier of oilfield equipment with 41 staff, has been acquired by Superior Energy Services of the US for £20m.
20-Aug-2003


Stafford Borough Council has received plans from Eccleshall Biomass to build a power station fuelled by elephant grass at the Raleigh Hall industrial estate in Eccleshall, and the equipment will be manufactured by Talbotts Heating.
18-Aug-2003


Centrica has won a contract from Norsk Hydro to build and operate a terminal at Easington to handle the import of gas from Norway by 2007.
18-Aug-2003


PowerGen Renewables is to submit plans to build a 40MW wood-fuelled power plant in Lockerbie, with the creation of 70 jobs.
12-Aug-2003


Dumfries & Galloway Council has approved plans from Universal Steels of Fife to build a factory to make offshore wind farm equipment at Creetown, with the creation of about 90 jobs.
12-Aug-2003


Viridian has formed The Action Renewables partnership with the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment in order to encourage the development of small-scale renewable energy projects in Northern Ireland.
12-Aug-2003


Mid Suffolk District Council has been approached by Hertfordshire-based Tradelink Solutions about plans to build a wind farm at Mendlesham airfield near Stowmarket.
11-Aug-2003


UK Coal has applied for a share of a £79m government grant to develop new coal reserves at eight mines and secure the future of 4,000 jobs.
08-Aug-2003


Dolphin Drilling is to create 20 additional office jobs in Aberdeen, having won a number of offshore drilling contracts in Mexico and India.
07-Aug-2003


PowerGen is to set up a credit management call centre in India, and the 300 staff will be employed by outsourcing company Vertex.
07-Aug-2003


Blaenau Gwent Council is to receive plans from Pennant Wind Energy Ventures for the development of a £25m wind farm near Cwmtillery.
06-Aug-2003


Coalpower has won government permission to build a £350m coal-fired power station near Hatfield Colliery in Yorkshire.
06-Aug-2003


Vestas-Celtic Wind Technology is to invest £1.4m in the expansion of its wind turbine manufacturing plant in Kintyre, in order to expand its product range and increase production capacity.
04-Aug-2003


Venture Production has acquired First Oil's interests in the southern North Sea for £6.6m, and has also won licences to develop additional blocks with Dana Petroleum.
04-Aug-2003


Centrica is planning to spend £500m on the development of 1,000 MW of renewable energy by 2010, which will mainly involve offshore wind farms.
01-Aug-2003


The Department of Trade & Industry has announced plans for a major expansion of the offshore wind farm sector, and developers will be able to apply for licences in north Wales, Cumbria, the Wash and the Thames estuary.
15-Jul-2003


Innogy Hydro has won planning permission to build a £3.2m hydro power station at Garrogie near Loch Ness by summer 2004.
07-Jul-2003


UK Coal is seeking permission to set up an opencast coal mine near the villages of Harlington and Bolton-on-Dearne in South Yorkshire.
03-Jul-2003


Moray Council is considering proposals from the Kirkmichael & Tomintoul Community Association for the development of a £14m wood-burning power station in Glenlivet.
01-Jul-2003


Auiron Energy has dropped plans to set up a £500m lignite mining project in County Antrim, having failed to find a partner to build a power station at the Ballymoney site.
30-Jun-2003


Harrogate Borough Council has approved plans from two North Yorkshire farmers to build a hydroelectric power plant at Linton Lock, and the output will be sold to the National Grid.
20-Jun-2003


Compact Power is to invest £1m in the installation of a steam sterilisation unit at its Avonmouth plant, which will double the amount of waste that can be processed in a year.
18-Jun-2003


Western Isles Council is in discussions with Beinn Mhor Power about plans to build a wind farm on the Eishken Estate on Lewis, with either 25 or 125 turbines.
13-Jun-2003


United Utilities and Peel Holdings are to submit plans for a £50m 26-turbine wind farm on moor land between Rawtenstall and Rochdale.
10-Jun-2003


Warwickshire County Council has approved plans from De Mulder & Sons to build a renewable energy facility next to its animal rendering plant in Hartshill.
09-Jun-2003


NM Rothschild, the investment bank, is planning to set up an oil trading business in London this year, dealing in over-the-counter products.
09-Jun-2003


National Wind Power has won permission to build a 16-turbine wind farm near Resolven in Neath Port Talbot.
30-May-2003


Wood Group has acquired Korndorffer Contracting International, the Dutch provider of design engineering services to the oil and gas industry with 45 staff.
28-May-2003


Isleburn Mackay & Macleod has won a £6m contract to produce wind farm equipment for Vestas, which will create 100 jobs at a former oil platform fabrication yard at Nigg on the Cromarty Firth.
22-May-2003


BP and the Iranian Oil Company are to invest about £350m in the development of the Rhum gas field in North Sea.
22-May-2003


The Engineering Business has secured an additional £2.1m government grant to fund the development of its Stingray Tidal Stream Generator, which will be reinstalled in Yell Sound in Shetland this summer.
20-May-2003


Biofuels Corporation is considering sites in Middlesbrough, Liverpool and Hull to set up the world's largest biodiesel production complex, with the creation of up to 70 jobs.
15-May-2003


Hampshire County Council is to consider plans from Star Energy for the development of a £13m gas pipeline at the Humbly Grove Oilfield near Basingstoke, in order to use the site as a gas storage facility during periods of low demand.
13-May-2003


Statnett is seeking permission from the Norwegian Petroleum & Energy Ministry to exchange electricity between Norway and the UK, which could lead to the development of a £700m underwater power cable in partnership with National Grid Transco.
13-May-2003


Scottish & Southern Energy has announced plans to build a £85m hydro-electric power station near Fort Augustus.
08-May-2003


Your Energy is considering plans to build a £25m wind farm near Scotter in Lincolnshire.
07-May-2003


Highland Light & Power has submitted plans to the Scottish Executive to build small hydro-electric stations at Shieldaig and Slattadale.
06-May-2003


Perth & Kinross Council is to consider plans from British Energy Renewables for the development of three turbines at a site in Dunning, to test the suitability of the area for a wind farm.
29-Apr-2003


British Nuclear Fuels is planning to relocate up to 350 staff from Sellafield to a multi-million pound purpose-built office block in Whitehaven, and plans have been submitted to Copeland Borough Council.
25-Apr-2003


PSL, the Aberdeen-based oil services company, has been bought out of receivership by management, securing the future of 200 jobs.
22-Apr-2003


Viridian is to sell the Moyle electricity interconnector between Northern Ireland and Scotland to Moyle Holdings for £122m.
14-Apr-2003


RGIT Montrose, the provider of energy consultancy and training services with 170 staff, has undergone a £10m management buy-out backed by 3i.
11-Apr-2003


Transco has won permission to build a liquefied natural gas import facility at the Isle of Grain in the Thames Estuary, and the first shipments are expected to arrive in early 2005.
08-Apr-2003


The Department of Trade & Industry has awarded a £0.5m grant to the Eccleshall Biomass farmers' co-operative to build a power station fuelled by elephant grass in Staffordshire, and a number of similar projects will receive funding elsewhere in the country.
07-Apr-2003


The Scottish Executive has approved plans from Fred Olsen Renewables for the development of a 28-turbine wind farm at Ballindalloch near Elgin.
03-Apr-2003


Sparrows Offshore International, the Aberdeen-based provider of crane service to the oil industry, has been acquired by LMS Capital for £26m.
02-Apr-2003


The Department of Trade & Industry is planning to set up the headquarters of the new Nuclear Decommissioning Agency in Whitehaven, with the creation of about 200 jobs.
01-Apr-2003


The Scottish Executive is to invest £2m in a marine energy research centre in Orkney, in order to study wave and tidal power.
26-Mar-2003


MEB Contracting of Birmingham has undergone a management buy-out from Midlands Electricity for undisclosed terms, creating a new company with 70 staff called Midlands Electrical Services.
25-Mar-2003


Shell is to invest £75m in clean fuel technology at the Stanlow Refinery in Cheshire, including the installation of new petrol-treating facilities and an upgrade to existing diesel facilities.
25-Mar-2003


Renewable Devices is planning to create 15 engineering jobs in the Midlothian area, as it prepares for the launch of a household wind turbine.
25-Mar-2003


Global Natural Energy has expanded its Petrol Express petrol station network with the acquisition of five sites from Copes Service Stations and Freeheart, and they will be rebranded under new supply agreements with Texaco and Londis.
24-Mar-2003


Scottish & Southern Energy is forming a £10m joint venture with Weir Group to develop renewable power generation and control systems, in order to benefit from the growing interest in wave and tidal energy.
24-Mar-2003


The Scottish Executive has approved plans from Offshore Energy Resources for the development of a £200m wind farm at Robin Rigg in the Solway Firth.
20-Mar-2003


Wintershall of Germany is looking to enter the UK energy market, as part of a European expansion programme in partnership with Gazprom of Russia.
20-Mar-2003


NPower has launched a recruitment drive to fill more than 200 vacancies at its energy billing call centres in Team Valley, Thornaby and Peterlee.
18-Mar-2003


Sondex is looking to raise new funds to expand its oil services product range, and one possibility is a flotation.
17-Mar-2003


Candover has acquired the Wellstream pipe manufacturing business of US oil services group Halliburton, as part of a £79m management buy-in.
13-Mar-2003


Alkane has reached agreement with A-TEC and Pro2 of Germany to develop methane generation facilities at abandoned coal mines in Gelsenkirchen, which will involve a £1.3m investment over ten years.
12-Mar-2003


PowerGen is to invest £120m in renewable energy projects in 2003, including a 40MW wood-burning power station in Lockerbie, wind farms and two hydroelectric plants.
11-Mar-2003


Wood Group is considering four possible acquisitions over the next few months to expand its Aberdeen-based oil services business.
11-Mar-2003


PowerGen has finalised plans to build a £75m windfarm at Scorby Sands off the Norfolk coast by autumn 2004, and the offshore work will be handled by Vestas Celtic Wind Technology.
04-Mar-2003


Energy Power Resources Scotland is to receive a £5m government cash incentive to build a £17m combined heat and power generator at the Arjo Wiggins paper plant in Fort William.
25-Feb-2003


The Department of Trade & Industry has issued a White Paper to increase the use of renewable energy, including proposals to more than double the number of windfarms.
25-Feb-2003


BP is said to be considering plans to set up a major new headquarters in Aberdeen, and may lodge a planning application by the summer to revamp its existing site in Dyce or build a new base nearby.
24-Feb-2003


Celtic Energy has won approval from Neath Port Talbot Council to set up an opencast mine in the Amman Valley, and UK Coal will take overall responsibility for the site.
19-Feb-2003


SLP Engineering is hoping to build a centre of excellence for renewable energy in Lowestoft, which would involve a cluster of offices at the base of its proposed wind turbine at Ness Point.
19-Feb-2003


CRP Holdings of Skelmersdale is to merge with Balmoral Group International, creating a combined international oil field services group with 450 staff.
17-Feb-2003


BP is to invest £4bn in the acquisition of a 50% stake in the TNK oil company in Russia, and has also announced plans to invest in oil fields in Azerbaijan, the Gulf of Mexico, Trinidad and Angola.
12-Feb-2003


BP has announced a £250m deal to sell a 45% stake in the Bayernoil refinery, an 18% stake in the Trans Alpine Pipeline, 247 retail stations in Germany, 55 stations in Hungary and 11 in Slovakia to OMV Aktiengesellschaft of Austria.
11-Feb-2003


UK Atomic Energy Authority is seeking permission to build a £16m waste transfer facility at its Dounreay site.
06-Feb-2003


Energy Power Resources has acquired Sondel International for about £5m, thereby increasing its stake in Fibrowatt, the operator of three East Anglian power stations fuelled by chicken litter, to 56%.
28-Jan-2003


NWF Fuels has acquired T Splitt, the Burnley-based fuel distributor with turnover of about £10m, taking its network to 13 outlets.
20-Jan-2003


Dana Petroleum and 3i are investing £7m in an equity stake in Faroe Petroleum, in order to fund its oil exploration programme off the coast of the Shetland Islands.
20-Jan-2003


Scottish & Southern Energy has announced proposals to build a windfarm at New Luce in Galloway.
14-Jan-2003


Renewable Energy Systems is to submit plans later this year for a 50-turbine windfarm in the Keadby area of North Lincolnshire.
09-Jan-2003


PowerGen is to create 100 jobs at its customer service centres in Nottingham, and 150 jobs will be created at its Leicester site.
08-Jan-2003


United Utilities has unveiled proposals to build 12 wind turbines at Clowbridge near Burnley.
02-Jan-2003