Ship used to install wind farms faces future in oil and gas sector

A 14,000-tonne ship called MV Resolution originally designed to install offshore wind turbines is expected to be sold and converted for use in the oil and gas market.

The move is a blow to the Government, which is pushing for 10pc of the UK’s energy to be generated from renewable sources by 2010 in line with the Kyoto agreement. Resolution, which is based in Teesside and cost about