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NSTA RELEASES RESERVES AND RESOURCES REPORT
The latest Reserves and Resources report published today (22 October) shows that the NSTA’s...
BP: 60 YEARS OF PIONEERING ENERGY IN THE NORTH SEA
Over the past six decades, bp’s presence in the North Sea has helped to meet the energy nee...
MERMAID COMPLETES FIRST PHASE OF SHELL'S NORTH SEA DECOMMISSIONING CAMPAIGN
Mermaid Subsea Services has successfully completed the first stage of a major North Sea decom...
A TOWN CALLED BRUCE
The oil and gas sector contributes £25 billion to the UK economy and supports an estimated ...
NORTH SEA SEMISUB MARKET MAY SEEM BUOYANT, BUT LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING
The North Sea semisubmersible (semisub) market hit 100% utilisation at the height of summer t...
ENQUEST EXPANDS DECOMMISSIONING OPERATOR ROLE IN THE GKA
EnQuest, owner and operator of the Greater Kittiwake Area (‘GKA’) fields, along with ...
MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHEAPER, EASIER, CLEANER PRODUCTION
Operators must bring viable shut-in wells back into production Well intervention w...
NSTA PUBLISHES WELLS INSIGHT REPORT 2024
This fifth Wells Insight Report, published on 5 September 2024 by the North Sea Transition Author...
CALL FOR NEW TASKFORCE TO PROTECT NORTH SEA JOBS
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling for an independent taskforce to urgently examin...
TURNKEY PROJECT REPRESENTS MILESTONE FOR WORLD-CLASS ABERDEENSHIRE BUSINESS
A world-class name in specialist industrial services, specialist waste management services an...
HUNTING SECURES SIGNIFICANT ORGANIC OIL RECOVERY CONTRACTS
Hunting has secured significant Organic Oil Recovery (“OOR”) contracts to support maj...
GREATER TRANSPARENCY ON INDUSTRY COMPLIANCE UNDER NEW PLANS BY NSTA
Regulator launches consultation looking at decom and enforcement Supports emissions reductio...
NEW NORTH SEA PROJECTS ON HOLD AS UK GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO COURT RULING
New North Sea oil and gas projects have been paced on hold this morning while the UK Government r...
BP EXERCISE TWO YEAR OPTION FOR DRILLING SERVICES IN THE CLAIR FIELD
Odfjell Technology (UK) Ltd is pleased today announced the exercising of a two year extension...
VIARO ENERGY TO TAKE OVER SHELL & EXXONMOBIL’S UK SNS ASSETS
London-based independent upstream company Viaro Energy reached an agreement with She...
DELTIC ENERGY PROVIDES SELENE DRILLING UPDATE
Deltic Energy Plc, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact explorat...
OEUK REACTS TO WINDFALL TAX INCREASE
The Government yesterday confirmed further details on the windfall tax levy in the House of Commo...
JERSEY OIL AND GAS COMMENTS ON CHANGES TO THE ENERGY PROFITS LEVY
Jersey Oil & Gas, an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the UK Continen...
SUBSEA INTEGRATION ALLIANCE AWARDED EPCI CONTRACT OFFSHORE UK
Subsea7 today announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by bp to Subsea Integration Allia...
CHC HELICOPTER STRENGTHENS ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH PETROGAS IN THE NORTH SEA
CHC Helicopter, the global helicopter services company specialising in offshore transportation, h...
NSTA CLAMPS DOWN ON WELL DECOMMISSIONING DELAYS
NSTA opens investigations into missed deadlines for well decommissioning £24bn could b...
NORTH SEA DATA UPLOAD SUPPORTS ENERGY TRANSITION
National Hydrocarbons Data Archive files now accessible through the National Data Repository ...
ALLSEAS REMOVES FINAL BRENT PLATFORM WITH HISTORIC LIFT
Allseas has announced the safe removal of Shell UK’s 31,000-tonne Brent Charlie platfor...
DELTIC ENERGY ACCEPT ONE OF THE TWO LICENCES FROM 33RD ROUND AWARD
Deltic Energy, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact exploration ...
NAVIGATING THE FUTURE: LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS ON THE UKCS
Date: Wednesday, July 3 Time: 5 - 9pm GMT+1 Location: slb, 62 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6...
FIRST GAS SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED FROM CALEY IN MONTROSE AREA REDEVELOPMENT
On 28 June, first gas was delivered on schedule from the Cayley field, the third and final ne...
ARCHER SECURES EXTENSION OF FRAME AGREEMENT WITH EQUINOR IN THE NORTH SEA
Archer has been awarded a 2-year contract extension from Equinor Energy AS in the North Sea. The ...
OEUK RESPONDS TO LABOUR PARTY MANIFESTO
The leading trade body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) today responds to the launch of the Labour Par...
DELTIC ENERGY PROVIDES PENSACOLA WITHDRAWAL UPDATE
Deltic Energy, the AIM-quoted natural resources investing company with a portfolio of operated an...
EQUINOR DIVESTS INTERESTS IN THE GINA KROG AREA
The Gina Krog field in the North Sea. Photo: Ole Jørgen Bratland / Equinor Equinor ...
AKER BP DRILLS DRY HOLE IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Aker BP drilled the dry well 24/6-5 “Alvheim Deep” in the North Sea. Production li...
NEXT UK GOVERNMENT ‘HAS 100 DAYS TO SAVE 100,000 JOBS IN THE NORTH SEA’
The next UK government will have just 100 days to save 100,000 jobs in the North Sea energy s...
EQUINOR MAKES MINOR OIL DISCOVERY IN THE NORTH SEA
Equinor has made an oil discovery in well 25/11-H-1 H at the Svalin field in the North Sea. Th...
ORCADIAN ANNOUNCES POTENTIAL FARM-IN TO SNS LICENCE
Orcadian Energy has agreed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (“HoA”) with a potential ...
CHEVRON SET TO SELL UK NORTH SEA OIL & GAS ASSETS
According to a report by Reuters, Chevron plans to sell its remaining UK North Sea oil and gas as...
EMISSIONS REDUCTION SCHEMES PROPOSED BY NORTH SEA OPERATORS
Annual meeting of leading operators in North Sea focused on taking action on emissions reducti...
FINDER AWARDED ADDITIONAL LICENCES IN 33RD UK OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
Finder Energy has received offer letters from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) notifying...
31 MORE LICENCES OFFERED IN FINAL SET OF 33RD ROUND AWARDS
82 awards offered so far in 33rd oil and gas licensing round 50 companies offered awar...
NEW WAVE OF NORTH SEA LICENCES TO BE UNVEILED TODAY
A new set of North Sea licences are expected to be awarded today. The North Sea Transition Aut...
SHELF DRILLING AWARDED NEW CONTRACT IN UK NORTH SEA
Shelf Drilling announced today that a subsidiary of Shelf Drilling (North Sea), Ltd. has secured ...
ITHACA ENERGY...IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO TODAY
Ithaca Energy, one of the UK’s largest independent oil and gas companies in the UKCS wi...
VÅR ENERGI ANNOUNCES NEW NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA OIL DISCOVERY
The latest Ringhorne North exploration well in production license (PL 956) was successful with es...
HARTSHEAD PROVIDES UK SOUTHERN GAS BASIN OPERATIONAL UPDATE
P2607 Joint Venture (JV) continues to work on the development of the Anning & So...
DNO ANNOUNCES FID FOR THE BESTLA DEVELOPMENT
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that a final investment decision...
ENERGEAN BECOMES OPERATOR AT WENLOCK & TORS
Highlights: As 68% owner of Tors and 80% owner of Wenlock, Energean to lead on best in clas...
HARVESTER ENERGY AWARDED TWO UK NORTH SEA BLOCKS
Harvester Energy has announced the award of two blocks in the UK North Sea containing reserves su...
SCOTTISH TORIES REVOLT OVER JEREMY HUNT’S NORTH SEA TAX RAID
Scottish Conservatives are in open revolt against the chancellor after he announced plans to exte...
WINDFALL TAX TURMOIL RISKS JOBS, INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Yesterday's budget announcement extending the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers...
DEEPOCEAN TO INSPECT PIPELINES FOR EQUINOR
DeepOcean has been awarded a contract by Equinor to deliver pipeline inspection and survey sc...
CONOCO PHILLIPS SECURE CONSENT TO START UP ELDFISK NORD
Eldfisk Complex. (Photo: Conoco Phillips) Norwegian authorities have given Conoco Phillips...
OEUK TO HOLD CRISIS TALKS WITH INDUSTRY OVER LABOUR’S WINDFALL TAX PROPOSALS
The leading representative body for the UK offshore energy industry will hold emergency summits w...
PGS FINAL SOUTHERN NORTH SEA VISION DATA REVEALS GAS AND CARBON STORAGE POTEN...
Data is now available from the SNS Vision project targeting exploration potential in the mature S...
EQUINOR DRILLS DRY WELL IN THE NORTH SEA
The drilling was completed by the Deepsea Stavanger rig (Photo: Odfjell Drilling) Explorat...
DRY WELLS IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
The Deepsea Yantai rig was used for the drilling operation. (Photo: Odfjell Drilling) V&ar...
BILFINGER SUPPORTS INEOS WITH MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR FORTIES PIPELINE SYSTEM
Comprehensive maintenance services to sustainably extend the life of critical infras...
LABOUR’S NEW WINDFALL TAX PLAN SPARKS JOB LOSS WARNING
OEUK calls for urgent meeting with Labour leadership as it reveals 42,000 jobs could be lost ...
DELTIC ENERGY SELECT HEA TO MARKET CENTRAL NORTH SEA SYROS FARM-OUT
Holt Energy Advisors are currently engaged by Deltic Energy to market their Syros Prospect (100% ...
PARKMEAD ANNOUNCES PROVISIONAL AWARD OF THREE NEW UK OFFSHORE BLOCKS
Parkmead, the independent energy group, has been provisionally awarded three new offshore blocks ...
TECHNIP ENERGIES TO PROVIDE THE FEED OF THE NEW VIKING CCS PROJECT IN THE UK
Technip Energies has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the Viking C...
OILENCO AWARDED CONTRACT TO SUPPORT MULTI-WELL P&A CAMPAIGN
Oilenco, a market leader in creative well intervention and plug and abandonment (P&A) solutio...
DELTIC ANNOUNCES PROVISIONAL AWARD OF UKCS LICENCES
Deltic Energy Plc, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact exp...
24 LICENCES OFFERED IN SECOND TRANCHE OF 33RD OIL AND GAS LICENSING ROUND
Offers range across 74 blocks and part-blocks Environmental considerations given p...
ODFJELL DRILLERS SECURE NEW WORKING ROTATION ON EQUINOR’S MARINER PLATFORM
Unite the union confirmed today (Friday 26 January) that over 100 offshore drillers employed by O...
REACH SUBSEA EXPAND ORDERBOOK WITH SEVERAL CONTRACT AWARDS
Reach Subsea continues to increase order backlog after securing multiple new contracts, contract ...
DELTIC ENERGY PROVIDES PENSACOLA UPDATE AND COMPETENT PERSON'S REPORT
Deltic Energy, the AIM-quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact exploration ...
EQUINOR COMPLETES EXPLORATION WELL 30/4-4 IN THE NORTH SEA
Equinor’s exploration well 30/4-4 in the North Sea is dry. The well was drilled about seven...
WOOD SECURES MAJOR TOPSIDE MODIFICATIONS CONTRACT WITH BP IN THE NORTH SEA
Wood has been awarded a major contract to deliver topside modifications supporting bp’s lat...
SUBSEA7 AWARDED NORTH SEA CONTRACT
Subsea7 today announced the award of a sizeable(1) extension of an existing frame agreement b...
DELTIC ENERGY PROVIDES PENSACOLA AND SELENE UPDATE
Deltic Energy Plc, the AIM-quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact explorat...
REPSOL FINED £160,000 FOR FLARING AND VENTING BREACH
Company flared and vented greenhouse gas without consent Offences took place at Auk North, H...
NORTH SEA ENERGY WORKFORCE SET TO POWER THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY
The North Sea energy workforce offers an unrivalled pool of skilled oil and gas specialists that ...
DNO ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL OFELIA APPRAISAL AND NEW KYRRE DISCOVERY
DNO today announced completion of appraisal/side track wells that both confirmed the 2022 Ofelia ...
NEW DATA REVEALS ANALOGUE OF GIANT BUZZARD FIELD IN P2528
Finder’s high-end reprocessing of the Big Buzz 3D in P2528 has revealed a large analogue...
XODUS REPORT FINDS 100 NORTH SEA STORAGE SITES NEEDED TO MEET 2050 CCUS DEMAND
The volume of CO2 being injected into the North Sea by 2050 will be equivalent to the natural gas...
OBSOLETE NORTH SEA ENERGY INSTALLATIONS CREATE £20 BILLION BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
Shutting down obsolete North Sea energy installations is a business opportunity worth more th...
NSTA PUBLISHED REVISED AREA PLAN GUIDANCE
On 20 November 2023, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), published revised Area Plan guida...
CARBON CATALYST COMPLETES FARMOUT OF 10% INTEREST IN POSEIDON CCS PROJECT TO ...
Carbon Catalyst Limited (CCL) has completed the farmout of a 10% working interest in the Poseidon...
NEW ANNUAL OIL AND GAS LICENSING ROUNDS TO BOOST ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill to safeguard homegrown energy supply Legislation will requ...
IMRANDD SECURES ASSET INTEGRITY AND DATA ANALYTICS CONTRACTS
Aberdeen-based industrial data and engineering consultancy Imrandd, has reported its most sig...
UK NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS LICENCES TO BE SET ANNUALLY
The Government is taking further steps to support the UK’s transition to net zero by confir...
ITHACA COMPLETE ACQUISITION OF REMAINING STAKE IN THE FOTLA DISCOVERY
Ithaca Energy today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of the remaining 40% s...
LATEST NORTH SEA LICENCES STRENGTHEN HOMEGROWN ENERGY SECURITY AND JOBS
Offshore Energies UK, the leading trade body for the sector, says the award of new oil and gas li...
HARTSHEAD ANNOUNCES PIPELINE ROUTE SURVEY COMPLETION
The Pipeline Route Survey covering the offtake pipeline route for the Anning and Somerville fi...
EXPRO CELEBRATES A GOLDEN 50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE NORTH SEA
Energy services provider Expro is this year celebrating its golden anniversary of support to ...
UK WELLS REPORT REVEALS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES NEED TO BE GRASPED
334mm boe of potential resources discovered in past three years NSTA wants to see speedy upt...
ELEMENTAL ENERGIES SECURES CONTRACT FOR TOTALENERGIES DECOMMISSIONING PROJECT
Leading independent wells expert, Elemental Energies, has been selected by TotalEnergies to s...
UNITED OIL & GAS PROVIDE UPDATE ON SALE OF UK NORTH SEA LICENCE
United Oil & Gas, the full cycle oil and gas company with a portfolio of production, developm...
PETROFAC EXPANDS RELATIONSHIP WITH REPSOL SINOPEC
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has been awarded a th...
ORCADIAN ANNOUNCES £350,000 EQUITY FINANCING & UPDATE OF 33RD ROUND
Orcadian Energy has today raised gross proceeds of £350,000 through the issue of 2,916,666 ...
GOVERNMENT GRANTS NEW LICENCE FOR ROSEBANK FIELD IN THE NORTH SEA
Regulators grant new licence for Rosebank field in the North Sea Boost to UK energy security...
BP'S MURLACH OILFIELD PLAN APPROVED BY UK GOVERNMENT
In a boost for the UK North Sea, the Murlach oilfield plan was approved today by the UK governmen...
HARTSHEAD PROVIDES UPDATE ON ANNING AND SOMERVILLE OPERATIONS
Mobilisation of the Gardline Vessel “Ocean Observer” to the Anning and Somerville ...
UK NORTH SEA EMISSIONS DOWN THREE YEARS IN A ROW
Reduction achieved in 2022 despite increase in production Emissions reduction initiatives su...
WOOD AND HARBOUR ENERGY AGREE NEW $330M STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Wood and Harbour Energy, the UK’s largest oil and gas producer, have entered into a new...
PING UK FARM INTO FYNE FIELD
Ping UK has signed a farm-in agreement for the Fyne field which is located near its Anasuria FPSO...
DELTIC ENERGY ANNOUNCES SITE SURVEY VESSEL MOBILISATION
Deltic Energy, the AIM-quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact exploration ...
NHV HELICOPTERS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR BUCHAN WELL ABANDONMENT OPERATIONS
Image: Steve Jones NHV Helicopters Ltd, a leading provider of helicopter services for...
EQUINOR ANNOUNCES NEW NORTH SEA DISCOVERY
Equinor has made a new discovery in the Troll/Fram area in the northern North Sea. This is the ni...
CARBON CATALYST SECURES LICENCE AWARD FOR ITS POSEIDON CCS PROJECT
Carbon Catalyst Limited (CCL) acknowledges Perenco UK’s (PUK) announcement issued earlier t...
PERENCO AWARDED LICENCE FOR POSEIDON CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE PROJECT
Licence award for Perenco’s Poseidon Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project Major mi...
HYDROCARBON DYNAMICS SECURES CEFAS APPROVAL FOR NORTH SEA TRIAL
HCD has received the final approval required for a trial of HCD Multi-Flow in the North Sea. The ...
PETROFAC OFFSHORE WORKERS TO STRIKE OVER NORTH SEA OVER PAY AND CONDITIONS
Offshore workers employed by Petrofac are set to strike later this month as part of an ongoing di...
UNITED OIL & GAS UPDATE ON UK NORTH SEA LICENCE SALE
United Oil & Gas, the full cycle oil and gas company with a portfolio of production, developm...
TGS ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF NORTH SEA OBN PROJECT
TGS, the leading provider of energy data and intelligence, today dthe successful completion of a ...
SPIRIT ENERGY CELEBRATES DECOMMISSIONING HIGH
Spirit Energy is experiencing its busiest year-to-date in decommissioning with offshore campa...
SHELF DRILLING SECURES NEW CONTRACT IN UK NORTH SEA
A subsidiary of Shelf Drilling North Sea has secured a contract for the Shelf Drilling Fortress j...
PETERSON ENERGY LOGISTICS SECURES CONTRACT FROM APACHE NORTH SEA
Peterson Energy Logistics has been awarded an integrated logistics contract from Apache North...
DELTIC ENERGY PROVIDES UPDATE ON CAPRICORN ENERGY JV LICENCES
Deltic Energy Plc, the AIM-quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact explorat...
ITHACA ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL K2 EXPLORATION WELL RESULTS
Ithaca Energy today announced the results of exploration drilling at the K2 prospect, located in ...
WELLESLEY REPORTS OIL DISCOVERY WEST OF THE TROLL FIELD IN THE NORTH SEA
The wells were drilled by the Deepsea Yantai drilling facility. Photo: Odfjell Drilling We...
HARTSHEAD COMPLETES PLATFORM SEABED GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY
The Platform Geotechnical Survey covering the Anning and Somerville field developments has bee...
CAN GROUP AWARDED INSPECTION CONTRACT WITH LEADING NORTH SEA OPERATOR
CAN Group has recently secured a 5-year contract with a leading North Sea Oil & Gas Opera...
ITHACA ACQUIRES REMAINING STAKE IN THE FOTLA DISCOVERY AND THREE EXPLORATION ...
Ithaca Energy has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire the 40% stake in the Fotla Disc...
NORWAY LOGS LARGEST HYDROCARBON DISCOVERY IN 10 YEARS
DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced a significant gas and condensate discove...
FIVE MORE FIRMS SUPPORT OF IADC'S DRIVE TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR...
Five more leading energy organisations have given their backing to a charter aimed at improving t...
CENTRICA BOLSTERS UK’S ENERGY SECURITY BY DOUBLING ROUGH STORAGE CAPACITY
Following further engineering work and investment, Centrica has announced increased gas stora...
HARTSHEAD COMMENCES GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY ACROSS THE ANNING AND SOMERVILLE FIELDS
Geotechnical Survey covering the Anning and Somerville field developments is set to commence. ...
NORTH SEA CAN SUPPORT ENERGY SECURITY, NET ZERO AND THOUSANDS OF HIGH-SKILLED...
Industry forum focuses on positive future New measures to boost investor confidenc...
CMS DUO LAUNCH NEW BOOK ON ‘RADICAL’ NORTH SEA MER STRATEGY
Co-authors Judith Aldersey-Williams, Of Counsel, and Valerie Allan, Partner at CMS Two oil...
KCA DEUTAG SECURES PLATFORM DRILLING CONTRACTS IN THE UK NORTH SEA
KCA Deutag, the global drilling, engineering and technology provider, has been awarded new contra...
EQUINOR COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Well 31/2-24 was drilled by Deepsea Stavanger. Photo: Odfjell Drilling Equinor Energy AS, ...
NEW OIL AND GAS TAX CHANGES SET TO PROTECT ENERGY SECURITY AND BRITISH JOBS
The Energy Profits Levy, which puts a marginal tax rate of 75% on North Sea oil and gas productio...
SUBSTANCE MUST MATCH UP WITH SENTIMENT ON LABOUR DRILLING PLANS
The UK offshore energy industry has repeated its call for the Labour party to meet and listen to ...
NSTA DELIVERS FOR INDUSTRY AS SUPPLY CHAIN TOOL GOES DIGITAL
Supply Chain Action Plans transferred to online portal for easier submission, tracking and dat...
UNITE: LABOUR NEEDS A PROPERLY FUNDED PLAN FOR THE NORTH SEA
Commenting on Sir Keir Starmer's plan to ban further exploration in the North Sea, Unite ...
UNITE OFFSHORE STRIKE ACTION STEPS UP
Fresh rounds of 48-hour action to hit multibillion corporations including BP, Shell and Total ...
HARTSHEAD PROVIDES OPERATIONAL UPDATE
Phase I Development Field Development Plan (FDP) nearing completion and submission to North Se...
ENQUEST AWARDED OFFER OF CARBON STORAGE LICENCES
EnQuest has successfully secured the offer of carbon storage licences as part of the first round ...
NSTA HIGHLIGHTS 22 PROJECTS WITH 1.5BN BARRELS IN THE PIPELINE
NSTA has given the go-ahead to seven projects with potential to produce 100m barrels of oil an...
BEWILD PROJECT TO USE EDNA TO MEASURE BIODIVERSITY AT OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
The BeWild project, aimed at measuring biodiversity at offshore wind farms, was recently launched...
CERULEAN WINDS KICK STARTS ROUTE TO NET ZERO OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION
£20 billion investment will offer basin-wide connections providing green power to platforms...
HARTSHEAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES FIRST OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
Hartshead has announced the completion of the Geophysical Survey covering the Anning and Somer...
HARTSHEAD PROVIDES UPDATE ON TRANSFORMATIONAL FARM-OUT AGREEMENT
Hartshead Resources (HHR) today advised that Chief Executive Officer Chris Lewis has delivered a ...
CYGNUS SUPPORTS UK ENERGY SECURITY WITH FIRST GAS FROM 11TH WELL
Neptune Energy and its partner, Spirit Energy, today announced production has commenced from ...
WELL-SAFE SOLUTIONS DEBUTS SATURATION DIVE SPREAD CAPABILITY ON WELL-SAFE GUA...
Well-Safe Solutions has unveiled a D300 saturation diving system aboard the Well-Safe Guardian, m...
1300 OFFSHORE WORKERS STRIKE CAUSING ‘SEVERE’ PROBLEMS FOR OIL AND GAS OPERATORS
Historic 48-hour strike action to hit multibillion corporations including BP, Shell and Total ...
SHELL COMPLETES RESTART OF OPERATIONS AT THE PIERCE FIELD
Shell U.K. has completed the restart of operations at the Pierce field in the UK Central North Se...
ANNING AND SOMERVILLE PROJECTS ADVANCE FOLLOWING EQUITY FUNDING FOR DEVELOPMENT
Hartshead has commenced a new phase of project work focussed on first gas production, followin...
N-SEA TO CONNECT GERMAN OFFSHORE WIND FARM TO ONE-DYAS DUTCH GAS PLATFORM
ONE-Dyas has awarded N-Sea an extensive first contract to install a subsea power cable betwee...
INITIATIVE LAUNCHED TO HELP COMPANIES RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY TO OFFSHORE IN...
A new initiative has been launched which will help UK offshore companies respond more effectively...
KEY FACTS: PIERCE FIELD
Pierce Field Key Facts The Pierce field lies around 165 miles (265km) east of Aberdeen,...
NORTH SEA COULD POWER UK TO NET ZERO AND BEYOND BUT OEUK CONCERNED OVER INVES...
The North Sea could power the UK for decades, but a mix of windfall taxes and political uncertain...
NSTA ACTS TO SPEED UP NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION
Consultation aims to sweep away blockers to transactions Security of supply and improved pro...
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF NSTA
One year ago the North Sea Transition Authority was born. We changed our name from the Oil and Ga...
WESTWOOD INSIGHT – UK FISCAL REGIME TO AMPLIFY NORTH SEA RIG EXODUS
Since the UK Government announced a further 10% hike to the UK Energy Profits Levy (EPL) – ...
HARTSHEAD REACHES AGREEMENT WITH SHELL FOR GAS TRANSPORTATION AND PROCESSING
Agreement reached with Shell on key commercial terms to transport and process Hartshead’...
NSTA GETS TOUGH WITH FIRM SUSPECTED OF UNDERMINING UK ENERGY SECURITY
2nd probe launched in recent months into suspected failure to adhere to licence obligations wi...
HALLIBURTON WORKS WITH EXCEED ON NORTH SEA P&A CAMPAIGN
Halliburton is working closely with Exceed, the largest independent well and reservoir management...
WELL-SAFE SOLUTIONS SUPPORTING DECOMMISSIONING OF BP KATE WELLS IN NORTH SEA
International well decommissioning specialists Well-Safe Solutions is supporting the decommis...
POLITICIANS URGED TO MAINTAIN FOCUS TO AVOID ‘ECONOMIC ADVERSITY’ FOR UK
Parliamentarians across the UK have been urged to ignore the “political point scoring&rdquo...
IOG SPUDS BLYTHE H2 WELL
IOG plc confirms that the Blythe H2 well was spudded at 3.20am on Sunday 5th March. The well i...
OFFICIAL STATS CONFIRM RISKS OF SHUTTING DOWN SCOTTISH OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
Official analysis reveals accelerating the decline of Scotland’s oil and gas production wil...
AKER BP COMPLETES DRILLING OF EXPLORATION WELL IN NORWAY'S CENTRAL NORTH SEA
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 1141, has concluded the drilling of exploration well ...
TWMA SECURES SEVEN-FIGURE CONTRACT WITH NORTH SEA OPERATOR
Specialist drilling waste management company, TWMA, has secured a seven-figure contract with a ma...
HARTSHEAD PROVIDES OPERATIONAL UPDATE
Pre-qualification process for the Anning and Somerville gas fields Platform and Jacket EPIC contr...
REABOLD HIGHLIGHTS CPR ON UKCS LICENCE P2478 IN THE NORTH SEA
Reabold Resources today announced that a copy of a Competent Person’s Report prepared by RP...
PENSACOLA TEST RESULTS & ZECHSTEIN SOURCE ROCKS
Shell, with partners Deltic Energy & ONE-Dyas, have reportedly encountered gas at their much ...
WELL-SAFE SOLUTIONS AND APACHE SIGN P&A CLUB DECOMMISSIONING DEAL
Well-Safe Solutions and Apache Corporation have signed a multi-year framework agreement to de...
OFFSHORE WIND JOB PROSPECTS BOOST FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS IN CROSS-NORTH SEA SKIL...
New Lowestoft-Amsterdam skills exchange upskills students for careers in fast-growing offshore...
AKER BP COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL NEAR THE IVAR AASEN FIELD
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 867 B, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 25/...
ENERGY PATHFINDER CONTRACTS PORTAL REPORTS MASSIVE GROWTH
Site now boasts more than 1,700 subscribers Currently hosts 136 projects across five areas ...
STENA DRILLING SIGN NEW CONTRACT WITH ITHACA ENERGY
Stena Drilling have signed a new Contract with Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited for Mobile Offshore Dri...
STARMER’S CALL FOR ‘NO MORE INVESTMENT IN OIL AND GAS – OEUK RESPONSE
Reuters has reported Keir Starmer’s announcement that there would be no new UK oil and gas ...
33RD ROUND ATTRACTS 115 BIDS ACROSS 258 BLOCKS OR PART-BLOCKS
Bids come in from 76 different companies Priority blocks could be awarded du...
UNITED OIL AND GAS ANNOUNCES CONDITIONAL SALE OF MARIA DISCOVERY
United Oil & Gas has entered into a binding Asset Purchase Agreement ("APA") with Q...
UNITED OIL & GAS HIGHLIGHTS CRR ON THE MARIA DISCOVERY, CENTRAL NORTH SEA
United Oil & Gas PLC is pleased to announce the results of an independent contingent resource...
DELTIC ENERGY PROVIDES UPDATE ON PENSACOLA EXPLORATION WELL
Deltic Energy today announced that Shell, the Operator of exploration well 41/05a-2 on Licence P2...
COBRA SECURES CONTRACT FOR TWO WINDFARM ENERGY CONVERTER PLATFORMS IN THE NOR...
Two offshore windfarm energy converter platforms for a German operator Total capacity of...
ORCADIAN ENERGY ANNOUNCES SALE OF CRINAN AND DANDY DISCOVERIES
Highlights Orcadian has entered into a non-binding Heads of Agreement (“HoA”) w...
ITHACA ENERGY PROVIDES DRILLING ACTIVITY UPDATE
Ithaca Energy provides an appraisal and exploration drilling activity update for Isabella an...
NEW REPORT UNDERLINES CONTINUED IMPORTANCE OF ESG DISCLOSURE
Industry making good progress on Environmental, Social and Governance reporting Study recomm...
HARTSHEAD RESOURCES PROVIDES OPERATIONAL UPDATE
Phase I Development Platform and Subsea Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contracts awarded ...
CORETRAX AND LEE ENERGY SYSTEMS DEPLOY COMBINED TECHNOLOGIES FOR MAJOR NORTH ...
Coretrax, a global leader in well integrity and production optimisation, has collaborated wit...
HARTSHEAD PROVIDES UPDATE ON PHASE I DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT PROCESS
Hartshead Resources provides an update with respect to the partial divestment process the Company...
NORECO TAKES FID ON TWO HALFDAN INFILL WELLS
Norwegian Energy Company (“Noreco”) today announced a Final Investment Decision (&ldq...
EXPRO SECURES UK NORTH SEA CONTRACT WITH APACHE
Energy services provider Expro has announced a new $50 million contract with North Sea operator A...
INDUSTRY LEADERS AND GOVERNMENT DISCUSS ENERGY SECURITY, NET ZERO AND INVESTMENT
North Sea Transition Forum met today to discuss key priorities Members focused on energy sup...
INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGY & INVESTMENT: SECURING NORTH SEA SUPPLY
Date: Wed, 7 December 2022 Time: 17:30 – 22:30 GMT Location: The Royal Scots Club Edinbur...
ORCADIAN ENERGY ANNOUNCES MOU WITH SLB
Orcadian has entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SLB (formerly Schlu...
OEUK PREDICTS £20BN SPEND ON NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS DECOMMISSIONING
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), the leading representative body for the UK’s offshore energy i...
SHELL OPERATED PENSACOLA WELL OPERATIONS COMMENCE
Deltic Energy announces that Shell UK, the Operator of Licence P2252, has confirmed that the Maer...
PROBE LAUNCHED AMID ONGOING FLARING AND VENTING CRACKDOWN
Licensee suspected of breaching consents Compliance key to maintaining social licence to ope...
NEW OIL AND GAS TARGET REINFORCES UK’S PLACE AS GLOBAL LEADER IN DECOMMISSIONING
Industry challenged to reduce costs by further 10% in next five years Target underpins next ...
CORETRAX COMPLETES MULTI-PRODUCT PROJECT FOR MAJOR NORTH SEA OPERATOR
Coretrax, the global well integrity and production optimisation leader, has successfully delivere...
OEUK RELEASES EXPLORATION INSIGHT REPORT 2022
Summary: OEUK Exploration Insight Report 2022 finds new oil and gas exploration key to...
ORCADIAN ENERGY SECURES PILOT LICENCE EXTENSION
Orcadian Energy, the low-emissions North Sea oil and gas development company, today announced the...
NSTA OPENS INVESTIGATION INTO SUSPECTED LICENCE BREACH
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has opened an investigation into an operator suspected ...
NSTA BOOSTS NORTH SEA TECHNOLOGY USE WITH INNOVATIVE KNOWLEDGE-SHARING CONTRACT
Oil and gas production will be boosted and net zero targets supported thanks to a new partnership...
CENTRICA RE-OPENS ROUGH STORAGE FACILITY
Rough operational for Winter and increases UK’s storage capacity by 50% Centrica has...
HARTSHEAD PROVIDES QUARTERLY REVIEW
Hartshead continued to progress an investment process for industry partnering on the Company&r...
NSTA CALLS FOR WELL INTERVENTIONS TO BOOST NORTH SEA RATES
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), in its latest Wells Insight Report, has recommended a ...
NSTA MEASURES SET TO BOOST NORTH SEA PRODUCTION
Oil and gas production remained low in 2021 versus pre-pandemic levels Current project pipel...
NEW PSV CONTRACTS AND EXTENSIONS
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HARTSHEAD SELECT PETROFAC TO CONDUCT SOUTHERN NORTH SEA ENGINEERING STUDY
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has been selected by Hart...
PETROFAC AWARDED WELL MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONTRACT BY DANA
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has been selected by Dana...
NSTA LAUNCHES 33RD OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LICENSING ROUND
898 blocks and part-blocks available Priority Area blocks should lead to fields producing mo...
REABOLD ANNOUNCES SALE OF CORALLIAN ENERGY TO SHELL
Reabold, the AIM quoted investing company with a portfolio of upstream oil and gas projects, toda...
2021 UK OIL AND GAS RESERVES AND RESOURCES REPORT
The North Sea Transition Authority have published the 2021 UK oil and gas reserves and resources ...
ALLSEAS AWARDED ENGINEERING, PREPARATION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL CONTRACT BY EN...
EnQuest has opted for Pioneering Spirit’s single-lift technology for the removal of the...
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Serica Energy plc (AIM: SQZ) today announces its financial results for the six months ended 30 Ju...
ARCHER SECURES LONG TERM PLATFORM DRILLING CONTRACT IN THE UK
Archer has secured a five year contract for the provision of platform drilling operations and mai...
FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION FOR NORTH SEA GASFIELD DEVELOPMENT N05-A
ONE-Dyas, together with partners EBN and Hansa Hydrocarbons, have made a final investment decisio...
INEOS AND PARTNERS AGREE FID FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOLSORT FIELD
INEOS and its partners in the Solsort Unit, Danoil and Nordsøfonden, have agreed on Fi...
ENI UK APPLIES FOR CARBON STORAGE LICENSE FOR THE HEWETT DEPLETED FIELD
Eni UK announces that it has submitted through the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) system a...
WELL-SAFE PROTECTOR TO DECOMMISSION NEPTUNE ENERGY WELLS IN NORTH SEA
Well-Safe Solutions and Neptune Energy have agreed a contract for the Well-Safe Protector jack-up...
PARKMEAD PROVIDES UPDATE ON THE SKERRYVORE PROJECT IN THE UK CNS
Parkmead provides update on the Skerryvore project in the UK Central North Sea Parkmead, the ind...
PETROFAC AWARDED NORTH SEA CONTRACT EXTENSION BY SERICA
Petrofac has secured a three-year contract extension for maintenance services from Serica Energy....
SERICA ENERGY PROVIDES NORTH EIGG DRILLING UPDATE
Serica Energy provides the following update on the North Eigg exploration well. Drilling opera...
EQUINOR COMPLETES DRILLING OF WILDCAT WELL 30/3-11 S IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Equinor, operator of production licence 1104, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 30/3-11 ...
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL NEAR THE BALDER FIELD IN THE NORTH SEA
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, operator of production licence 782 S, has concluded the drilling o...
SOLITON CONFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DRILL CNS ISOLDE PROSPECT
Soliton Resources confirms that the North Sea Transition Authority has formally accepted the Lice...
LIZ TRUSS WILL SIGN-OFF NEW NORTH SEA BOOM IF APPOINTED PM
Liz Truss will approve up to 130 new oil and gas drilling licences in the North Sea in one of her...
EQUINOR AND WINTERSHALL DEA PARTNER UP FOR LARGE-SCALE CCS VALUE CHAIN IN THE...
Equinor and Wintershall Dea have agreed to pursue the development of an extensive Carbon Capture ...
ITHACA ENERGY REPORTS 2Q RESULTS
Ithaca Energy today announced its financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2022. Hig...
SHEARWATER AWARDED CENTRAL NORTH SEA 3D SURVEY BY NSNR
Shearwater GeoServices today announced the award of a 3D survey of the Devil’s Hole Horst p...
DELTIC ENERGY REPORTS INTERIM RESULTS
Deltic Energy Plc, the AIM-quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact explorat...
NEPTUNE ENERGY BEGINS WORK ON 10TH CYGNUS GAS WELL
Neptune Energy has begun an infill drilling campaign at its operated Cygnus gas field in the sout...
FIRST POWER AT SCOTLAND’S LARGEST OFFSHORE WIND FARM
TotalEnergies and its partner SSE Renewables, has announced first power generation from the Seagr...
HARTSHEAD REPORT FURTHER PROGRESS ANNING AND SOMERVILLE GAS FIELDS DEVELOPMENT
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EXCEED ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF FIRST WELL OPERATION AS APPOINTED WELL OPERATOR
EXCEED has completed their first well operation as Appointed Well Operator, with the abandonm...
NEW WINDFALL TAX PROPOSALS RISK UNTOLD DAMAGE TO NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY, WA...
A new round of windfall taxes would leave the UK facing decades of energy insecurity, heap furthe...
NEPTUNE ENERGY AWARDS £10M VESSEL SERVICES CONTRACT TO SENTINEL MARINE
Neptune Energy today announced the award of a £10 million three-year vessel services co...
ORCADIAN ANNOUNCES FARM-OUT OF CARRA PROSPECT
Orcadian Energy, the low-emissions North Sea oil and gas development company, has now executed a ...
AKER SOLUTIONS AWARDED EPCI CONTRACT FOR THE JACKDAW PLATFORM FROM SHELL
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract(1) from Shell UK for the delivery of a not permanently...
WINTERSHALL DEA INCREASES PRODUCTION VOLUMES IN NORWAY WITH NOVA 1ST OIL
Image source: Wintershall Dea Supporting Europe’s energy supply with additio...
GLOBAL E&C SECURES CONTRACT WITH PING PETROLEUM
Ping Petroleum has reaffirmed its commitment to develop the Avalon Field, in the Central North Se...
STENA DRILLING SIGNS NEW CONTRACT WITH SHELL
Image source: Stena Drilling Stena Drilling has signed a new contract with Shell UK for th...
NEPTUNE ENERGY BEGINS DRILLING OFELIA EXPLORATION WELL
Neptune Energy today announced drilling has commenced on the Ofelia exploration well in the N...
PETROFAC AWARDED NORTH SEA CONTRACT EXTENSION BY ENQUEST
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, is set to take its tenure...
DELTIC-SHELL JV TO DRILL HIGH IMPACT SELENE GAS PROSPECT IN THE SOUTHERN NORT...
Deltic is pleased to confirm that the Deltic-Shell JV has made a positive well investment decisio...
SHELL INVESTS IN THE JACKDAW GAS FIELD IN THE UK NORTH SEA
BG International Limited, an affiliate of Shell U.K. Limited, has taken the final investment deci...
SERICA ENERGY PROVIDES OPERATIONS UPDATE
Serica Energy, a British independent upstream oil and gas company with operations centred on the ...
SERICA ANNOUNCES SPUD OF NORTH EIGG EXPLORATION WELL
Serica Energy, the British independent upstream oil and gas company with operations centred on th...
ZENITH AWARDED 5 YEAR WELL ENGINEERING SERVICE CONTRACT
Zenith have announced the award of a 5 year Well Engineering Services Contract with a large UK Op...
DRAUPNER ENERGY AGREES AMENDED PHASE B WORK PROGRAM WITH THE NSTA
Draupner Energy, the Swedish-British oil and gas company pursuing the Mid North Sea High on the U...
PING TAKES DELIVERY OF FPSO FOR AVALON DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Dagang NeXchange Berhad (“DNeX”), via its subsidiary Ping Petroleum, has taken delive...
MAERSK DRILLING AWARDED ONE-WELL CONTRACT WITH SHELL IN THE UK NORTH SEA
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract from Shell UK for the provision of the harsh-environment j...
STROHM SUPPORTS SHELL WITH FAST-TRACK DELIVERY OF A TCP RISER
Strohm’s TCP Flowline features Subsea Energy Solutions’ bend restrictor, topside ...
EXCEED - MERMAID DECOM PARTNERSHIP HAILS INAUGURAL P&A CAMPAIGN
Well management expert, Exceed has announced the award of a milestone, vessel-based well plugging...
HARTHEAD REPORTS SUBSTANTIAL UPLIFT IN PROJECT VALUE
Hartshead Resources today announced an upgrade in the Contingent Resources of the Anning and Some...
NSTA LAUNCHES NEW TOOL TO MAXIMISE INFRASTRUCTURE REPURPOSING
A new screening tool developed by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) will help to maximise...
CORNERSTONE RESOURCES COMPLETES SOUTHERN NORTH SEA ACQUISITION
Cornerstone has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Block 47/3f (as well as certai...
CRAIG INTERNATIONAL WINS MAJOR, LONG-TERM CONTRACT WITH INEOS FPS
Following a competitive tender, the global energy procurement specialist has been awarded a five-...
CASE STUDY: PURE-BORE® EXCELS IN NORTH SEA TOP HOLE DRILLING
Drilling in the North Sea comes with a myriad of problems, not least being the volume managem...
ORCADIAN ANNOUNCES SEISMIC ACQUISITION AND LICENSING AGREEMENT
Orcadian Energy, the low-emissions North Sea oil and gas development company, today announced a s...
PETROFAC AWARDED FIVE-YEAR INTEGRATED SERVICES PROVIDER CONTRACT
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has been awarded an ...
ANGUS ENERGY PROVIDES UPDATE ON COMMISSIONING AT SALTFLEETBY
Angus Energy today provides an update on progress on its commissioning schedule at Saltfleetby. W...
VIDEO: HARTSHEAD CEO CHRIS LEWIS OUTLINES UK DEVELOPMENTS PLANS
Hartshead Resources provides a recording where Chief Executive Officer Chris Lewis from Harts...
SEARCHER ANNOUNCES 3D REPROCESSING PROJECTS IN UK NORTH SEA
Searcher Seismic, a leading service provider of global multi-client geoscience data, acquisition ...
HARTSHEAD’S PHASE I FIELD DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT SELECT REPORT SUBMITTED TO NSTA
The Concept Select Report (CSR) for Hartshead’s Phase I gas development has been submitt...
CHANCELLOR ANNOUNCES A NEW OIL AND GAS TAX CHARGED AT 25%
Yesterday, the Chancellor announced the recently anticipated, following significant political...
IVB SECURES VERIFICATION CONTRACT FOR 19 PLATFORMS IN SOUTHERN NORTH SEA
Inspection and verification specialist IVB (Inspection Verification Bureau Ltd.) has doubled its ...
LETTER TO GOVERNMENT CHALLENGING WINDFALL TAX SIGNED BY 31 ENERGY COMPANIES
UK companies servicing oil and gas operators have today urged the Prime Minister and the Chancell...
NEW STRATEGY TO CREATE AGILE WORKFORCE FOR OFFSHORE ENERGY INDUSTRY
Global energy skills organisation OPITO, on behalf of the UK oil and gas sector and with the supp...
IOG ANNOUNCES SHORT-TERM SHUT-IN OF SATURN BANKS PRODUCTION
IOG, the Net Zero UK gas and infrastructure operator, provides a further operational update. O...
AKER BP COMPLETES DRILLING OF WILDCAT WELL 35/4-3 IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 685, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 35/4-...
UKCS MEDIATION PILOT EXTENDED
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has extended the UKCS mediation pilot in order to gathe...
PRE-FEED STUDIES COMMENCE AS PIPER BRAVO CONFIRMED FOR MARIGOLD DEVELOPMENT
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited, TechnipFMC and Petrofac (the “Alliance”) today a...
NSTA HIGHLIGHTS 33 NEW PROJECTS AT INDUSTRY LEADERS’ MEETING
Potential for 1.3 billion barrels of oil and gas in new North Sea projects Upstream CO2 emis...
MAERSK DRILLING AWARDED ONE-WELL EXTENSION IN THE DUTCH NORTH SEA
ONE-Dyas B.V. has exercised an option to continue employing the harsh environment jack-up Mae...
HYDRAWELL SECURES SEVEN-FIGURE DECOMMISSIONING CONTRACT
HydraWell have landed one of their biggest contract wins in the North Sea to date. The Company...
FINDER BUILDS NORTH SEA POSITION AROUND THE GIANT BUZZARD FIELD
Highlights: Finder acquires 100% of P2527 licence adjacent to giant Buzzard Oil Field (1.5 ...
DELTIC ENERGY ANNOUNCES 2021 FULL YEAR RESULTS
Deltic Energy, the AIM-quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact exploration ...
ONE-DYAS TO BRING N05-A GAS FIELD IN THE NORTH SEA INTO PRODUCTION
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has announced plans to grant ONE-Dyas licences for b...
PETROGAS AWARDS A15 AND B10 CONTRACTS TO HSM OFFSHORE ENERGY
Petrogas E&P Netherlands (as Operator and on behalf of their partners EBN, Rockrose and Taqa)...
COMPANIES TO SHINE SPOTLIGHT ON EFFORTS TO ELECTRIFY NORTH SEA
Electrification in the Making Date & Time: Wed, 27 April 2022, 9:00 am Location: P&am...
SERICA 2021 ANNOUNCES FULL YEAR RESULTS
Serica Energy, a British independent upstream oil and gas company with operations in the UK North...
PGS ANNOUNCES SOUTHERN NORTH SEA REPROCESSING PROJECT
The SNS Vision data rejuvenation project from PGS will target a mature gas province in the centra...
AKER BP SECURES CONSENT TO START UP THE HOD B FACILITY IN THE NORTH SEA
The authorities have granted Aker BP consent to start up the Hod B facility in the North Sea. ...
LIME PETROLEUM ACQUIRES 40 PER CENT INTERESTS IN TWO NORTH SEA LICENCES
Lime Petroleum has signed an agreement with MOL Norge to acquire the latter's 40 per cent int...
GOLDEN EAGLE, PIPER AND CLAYMORE FIELD OWNERS RENEW COMMITMENT TO THE FLOTTA ...
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited today announced that the Golden Eagle, Piper and Claymore fie...
IOG PROVIDES OPERATIONAL UPDATE
IOG, the Net Zero UK gas and infrastructure operator focused on high return projects, provides a ...
DOF SUBSEA ACHIEVES 99% RECYCLE/REPURPOSE RATE ON LATEST DECOM PROJECT
A decommissioning project carried out by DOF Subsea, on behalf of Repsol Sinopec Resources UK, to...
EQUINOR AWARDED THE SMEAHEIA AND POLARIS CO2 LICENSES
Equinor has been awarded the operatorships for the development of the CO2 storages Smeaheia in th...
IKM TESTING UK WINS MULTI-YEAR WELL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH BP
Independent integrated solutions provider IKM Testing UK has been awarded a multi-year contra...
IOG'S BLYTHE WELL TO BE TEMPORARILY SHUT IN
IOG today provides a further Phase 1 update. The Company and its offshore Duty Holder ODE Asse...
AKER BP COMPLETES APPRAISAL AND WILDCAT WELLS IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 873, has concluded the drilling of appraisal well 25/...
ORCADIAN ANNOUNCES UKCS LICENSE P2320 PHASE A EXTENSION
Orcadian Energy, the North Sea focused, low emissions, oil and gas development company, today ann...
ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY COMPLETES FIRST SIGNIFICANT SUBSEA MONITORING PROJECT USIN...
International subsea equipment rental and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has successfull...
WALDORF ACQUISITION DOUBLES GREATER CATCHER AREA POSITION
Waldorf Production has entered into a binding Sale and Purchase Agreement with a wholly owned sub...
PETROFAC SECURES NORTH SEA CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH SPIRIT ENERGY
Petrofac has been awarded a two-year Operations and Late Life Asset Support contract extensio...
GREYSELLSGLOBAL RELEASES NORTHWEST EUROPE OFFSHORE ENERGY RESOURCES MAP
Energy maps publisher GreySellsGlobal announce the release of their brand-new energy map covering...
SERICA ANNOUNCES RHUM PRODUCTION RESTART
Serica Energy provides an update on Rhum field production operations. Further to our announcem...
NORECO ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL SAIL AWAY OF TYRA UTILITY
Norwegian Energy Company today announced the successful sail away of the new Tyra II utility- and...
BORIS JOHNSON REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO THE NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted a roundtable of leaders in the UK’s offshore oil and ga...
MAERSK DRILLING SECURES FIVE-MONTH UK CONTRACT FOR MAERSK RESOLVE
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract which could employ the harsh environment jack-up rig ...
TEN WORST UK OILFIELD DEVELOPMENTS?
Despite huge successes in the UK in developing oil and gas fields, there have also been some proj...
HEEREMA AWARDED EPRD DECOMMISSIONING CONTRACT BY SPIRIT ENERGY
Spirit Energy has awarded Heerema Marine Contractors a contract for removal and disposal serv...
HARTSHEAD REPORTS MATERIAL INCREASE IN UK NORTH SEA PHASE III GAS RESOURCES
Highlights: Xodus Group completes exploration study identifying 12 new exploration pr...
FRASER AWARDED CONTRACT TO DRILL DEVIL’S HOLE HORST APPRAISAL WELL
Well engineering and project management specialist Fraser Well Management (FWM) has been awarded ...
UOG CANCELS SALE OF UK CENTRAL NORTH SEA LICENCES TO QUATTRO ENERGY
United Oil & Gas today issued the following corporate update. UK CNS On 7 September 202...
SERICA ENERGY PROVIDES RHUM PRODUCTION UPDATE
Serica Energy, a British independent upstream oil and gas company with operations centred on the ...
BILFINGER TO CREATE 300 NEW ROLES FOLLOWING TOTALENERGIES WIN
Engineering and maintenance contractor Bilfinger UK has secured a major contract to deliver fabri...
PETROGAS SPUDS 'BIRGITTA EAST' APPRAISAL WELLIN THE UK CENTRAL NORTH SEA
Petrogas North Sea Ltd, (a part of Petrogas E&P LLC, head quartered in Muscat, Oman), spu...
OCEANEERING SECURES MULTIPLE DECOMMISSION CONTRACTS IN THE DUTCH NORTH SEA
NAM, Neptune Energy, ONE-Dyas, Petrogas E&P, TotalEnergies EP Nederland and Wintershall Noord...
EQUINOR REDUCES MARINER RESERVES ESTIMATE
The Mariner A platform. (Photo: Michal Wachucik / Equinor ASA) Equinor has revised its est...
HEEREMA SECURES DECOMMISSIONING CONTRACT FOR DNO’S KETCH AND SCHOONER PLATFORMS
Heerema Marine Contractors today announced that DNO has awarded a decommissioning contract for th...
CGG BEGINS PHASE THREE OF ITS NORTHERN VIKING GRABEN DUAL-AZIMUTH MULTI-CLIEN...
CGG announced today phase three of its dual-azimuth multi-client 3D survey in the Northern North ...
SERICA EXTENDS CONTRACT ON BRUCE PLATFORM
Odfjell Energy announced today that Serica Energy has extended the contract for provision of stor...
IOG'S SOUTHWARK DEVELOPMENT WELL SPUDS
IOG today announced the spudding of the first Southwark development well. The Noble Hans Deul ...
HARBOUR ENERGY COMPLETES UK NORTH SEA DUNNOTTAR EXPLORATION WELL
Harbour Energy has completed the drilling of the Dunnottar exploration well (30/8-4) in licence P...
IOG ANNOUNCES DELAY ON SOUTHWARK DRILLING OPERATIONS
IOG, the Net Zero UK gas and infrastructure operator focused on high return projects, provides an...
TORUS BGP JV TO DELIVER STEP-CHANGE IN DELIVERY OF LATE LIFE EXTENSION IN THE...
Left to right Terry Allan, Dan Byrne (Integrated Services Contract Manager) and Sandy B...
NEPTUNE ENERGY USES INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR DECOMMISSIONING WORK
Neptune Energy has announced the award of a decommissioning contract to Maersk Supply Service...
NEW REPORT REVEALS ACTIVITY SLOWDOWN IN THE UK NORTH SEA
The second Wells Insight report, published today by the Oil and Gas Authority, highlights signifi...
MDL SPREAD SUPPORTS TFMC DOUBLE LAY CAMPAIGN
Maritime Developments (MDL) flex-lay spread has completed two SURF installations for two of T...
SUPPLY CHAIN ALLIANCE SUPPORTS BUZZARD PHASE II ACHIEVE FIRST OIL
Baker Hughes has been working alongside AGR Well Management, COSL Drilling Europe AS, Subsea ...
NEPTUNE COMPLETES SEAGULL MANIFOLD INSTALLATION
Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners, bp and JAPEX, have completed the safe and successf...
OGA CHAIRMAN TIM EGGAR INSISTS CONTINUING NORTH SEA EXPLORATION IS VITAL
Exploration and production of oil and gas from the North Sea is still needed if the UK is to meet...
HARTSHEAD ANNOUNCE COMMENCEMENT OF PHASE II PROGRAMME
Highlights: Adoption of a new field and prospect naming convention chosen to celebrat...
ROCKWASH GEODATA INITIATE PROJECT TO INVESTIGATE CO2 STORAGE POTENTIAL OF THE...
Rockwash Geodata is pleased to announce a major new project being undertaken at the UK National G...
PD&MS WINS THREE-YEAR NORTH SEA CONTRACT WITH DANA PETROLEUM
International engineering and construction company, PD&MS Group has further expanded its cust...
MAERSK DRILLING SECURES TWO-WELL DUTCH CONTRACT FOR MAERSK RESOLUTE
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with ONE-Dyas B.V. which will employ the harsh enviro...
ENERMECH SECURES 5-YEAR CONTRACT TO SUPPORT TAQA’S UKCS PORTFOLIO
Aberdeen headquartered EnerMech has been awarded a five-year contract to deliver tensioning, torq...
ØRSTED AND BASF SIGN A 25-YEAR OFFSHORE WIND POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT IN GERMANY
BASF and Ørsted have concluded a 25-year fixed-price corporate power purchase agreement (C...
CONOCOPHILLIPS SUBMITS TOMMELITEN A PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS as operator of the Tommeliten A Unit together with their partners h...
DELTIC ENERGY COMPLETES FARM OUT OF SOUTHERN NORTH SEA GAS LICENCES
Deltic Energy has announced completion of the farm-out agreement of five of its gas licences in t...
NEPTUNE AND EDF COMPLETE FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND METHANE STUDY IN UK
Neptune Energy today announced the completion of a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Environme...
SERICA ENERGY PROVIDES COLUMBUS UPDATE
Serica Energy provides the following update on its Columbus field located in the Central North Se...
OGA INVESTIGATES DELAY TO ELGIN FRANKLIN TRANSACTION
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into the proposed sale by Esso Explor...
DELTIC COMPLETE SITE SURVEY PROGRAMME OVER THE PLANNED PENSACOLA EXPLORATION ...
Deltic Energy and its Operating Partner, Shell, have completed the final phase of the site survey...
SHELL ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION START-UP FROM THE UK ARRAN FIELD
Shell has started production from the UK Arran gas and condensate field, one of a cluster of fiel...
IOG PROVIDES UPDATE ON SOUTHWARK DRILLING OPERATIONS
IOG provides a drilling update on the Southwark field, the third of its Phase 1 fields after Elgo...
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Greenpeace’s legal action to block production from the Ithaca Energy and BP Vorlich oilfiel...
ORCADIAN ANNOUNCES FARM-OUT OF CARRA PROSPECT TO CARRICK RESOURCES
Orcadian Energy has entered into a non-binding Heads of Terms with Carrick Resources in respect o...
OIL PRODUCTION - SHOULD WE PRIORITISE NEW LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENTS OVER LATE...
Barny Brennan Provision of consultancy services, specialising in Oil and Gas and the Energy ...
HARTSHEAD SELECTED FOR ROLE IN UK HYDROGEN GENERATION
Highlights: Bacton gas terminal selected by the UK Oil & Gas Authority as potential hyd...
OIL & GAS UK LAUNCH INDUSTRY INDUCTION VIDEO
Oil & Gas UK, has launched their industry induction video, made in partnership with Well-Safe...
WINTERSHALL DEA INVESTIGATES CONVERSION OF NORTH SEA NATURAL GAS PIPELINES FO...
High potential for geological storage of CO2 in the southern North Sea Necessary pipeline in...
NEW PARTNERSHIP TO PIONEER OFFSHORE GREEN HYDROGEN JACK-UP RIG PRODUCTION CON...
Aquaterra Energy, a leader in global offshore engineering solutions, has signed a partnership...
VALARIS ANNOUNCES JACKUP CONTRACT AWARDS
Valaris has been awarded a contract with TAQA offshore the Netherlands for VALARIS JU-123, a heav...
DELTIC AND SHELL COMPLETE SNS LICENCE P225 SITE SURVEY
Deltic Energy, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact, natural gas...
PETROLIA NOCO REPORTS DUGONG FORMATION FLOW TESTING RESULTS
The Dugong license today announces the completion of the formation and flow testing (DST) of well...
HARTSHEAD RESOURCES MAKES PROGRESS WITH PHASE 1 GAS FIELDS
In an interview with Proactive Investors, Hartshead Resources CEO Chris Lewis and subsurface ...
UNITED OIL & GAS ANNOUNCES SALE OF UK CENTRAL NORTH SEA LICENCES
United Oil & Gas today announced that, further to the signing of non-binding Heads of Terms a...
SERICA ENERGY ANNOUNCES FIRST PRODUCTION FROM RHUM R3 WELL
Serica Energy today announced the commencement of production from the Rhum R3 well. First prod...
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Horizon Energy Global Corporation (Horizon) has recently completed a comprehensive technical and ...
HARTSHEAD REPORTS INCREASE TO GIIP VOLUMES IN THE UK VIKING WX GAS FIELD
Highlights: Increase of 43% in the volume of gas initially contained within the Vikin...
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National Data Repository aids production efficiency and net zero drive Service will be quic...
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Legasea has been awarded a contract, for Subsea Services and Associated Goods, in support of ...
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DELTIC ANNOUNCES FARM-OUT OF FIVE SOUTHERN NORTH SEA LICENCES TO CAIRN ENERGY
Deltic Energy has entered into a binding, conditional farm-out agreement in relation to five of i...
REPSOL GRANTED CONSENT FOR A NEW START-UP OF THE YME FIELD
The Yme field in the North Sea. Photo: Repsol The authorities have granted Repsol consent ...
OGA LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE LICENCE BREACH
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into a possible breach of field Produ...
LABOUR LEADER SUPPORTS PHASING OUT NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION
Labour leader Keir Starmer has said he supports a “hard edged” timetable for phasing ...
PETROGAS AWARDS FEED A15 & B10 TO ENERSEA
Petrogas E&P Netherlands has awarded Enersea the FEED for the development of the A15 and B10 ...
IOG SPUDS BLYTHE DEVELOPMENT WELL
IOG plc today announced the spudding of the Blythe development well. Following Elgood, Blythe ...
TGS ANNOUNCES NOAKA OCEAN BOTTOM NODE SEISMIC SURVEY ON THE NCS
TGS has announced a new Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic survey on the Norwegian Continental Shelf...
SUBSEA 7 COMPLETES PIPELINE BUNDLE FOR BUZZARD
This month marks the successful installation of a 5km Pipeline Bundle for the CNOOC Internati...
XODUS SUPPORTS ELECTRIFICATION STUDY IN CENTRAL NORTH SEA
Global energy consultancy Xodus is assessing the infrastructure and modifications required to ena...
UNITED OIL & GAS TO SELL UK NORTH SEA LICENCES TO QUATTRO ENERGY
United Oil & Gas this week announced the signing of non-binding Heads of Terms on an agreemen...
OGA FINES BP £50,000 FOR LICENCE BREACH
bp failed to meet reporting requirements OGA determined to enforce regulatory comp...
NEPTUNE AWARDS CYGNUS SUBSEA INSPECTION CONTRACT
Neptune Energy today announced the award of a subsea inspection contract for its operated Cygnus ...
NEPTUNE AWARDS CYGNUS SUBSEA INSPECTION CONTRACT
Neptune Energy today announced the award of a subsea inspection contract for its operated Cygnus ...
HARBOUR ENERGY'S TOLMOUNT FIRST GAS DELAYED
Harbour today announces that during final commissioning and testing of the HGS Tolmount platform ...
THE MAN WHO BROKE STORY OF NORTH SEA OIL FIND DIES AGED 91
One of the North-east’s best-known journalists, and The Press and Journal reporter widely a...
IOG REPORTS SUCCESSFUL ELGOOD DEVELOPMENT WELL FLOW TEST RESULTS
IOG plc today provides an update on the Elgood well 48/22c-7, our first Phase 1 development well....
PETROFAC GROWS EPC PROVISION FOR ONEGAS
Petrofac’s Engineering and Production Services (EPS) business continues to expand its U...
NEO ENERGY COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ZENNOR PETROLEUM
NEO Energy, the independent full-cycle North Sea operator in the UK Continental Shelf backed by H...
SERICA ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL FLOW TEST RESULTS FROM COLUMBUS DEVELOPMENT WELL
Serica Energy today announced successful flow test results from the Columbus development well. ...
SILIXA TO PROVIDE FIBRE OPTIC WELL LOGGING SERVICES FOR MAJOR NORTH SEA OPERATOR
Silixa is to partner with Altus Intervention for the provision of fibre optic well logging se...
ALLSEAS PIONEERING SPIRIT DELIVERS NEW MODULE FOR BUZZARD PHASE II DEVELOPMENT
Pioneering Spirit has safely delivered another payload of a busy 2021 lift campaign, the ne...
EQUINOR COMPLETES NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA WILDCAT WELL
Equinor, operator of production licence 785 S, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 31/11-1...
TRIPLE SNS CONTRACT WIN FOR ASCO
Global integrated logistics and materials management company, ASCO, has announced the award of th...
PETROFAC AWARDED NEW THREE-YEAR NEPTUNE ENERGY CYGNUS CONTRACT
Petrofac, the leading international service provider to the energy industry, has been awarded...
TECH INSIGHTS REPORT SHOWS INCREASING FOCUS ON DATA AND DIGITAL
The Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) Technology Insights, launched today, shows that net zero ...
REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS ON NORTH SEA OPERATIONS
Recent North Sea Operations with the Ardyne TRIDENT System saw their client save 14.61 hours of r...
MARTIN LINGE BECOMES FIRST PLATFORM ON THE NCS TO BE PUT ON STREAM FROM SHORE
Martin Linge in the middle. Maersk Intrepid to the left, Floatel Superior to the right. (Phot...
EMGS SECURES MULTI-CLIENT AND LATE SALE CONTRACTS
ElectroMagnetic GeoServices (EMGS) has secured an additional USD 1.2 million in prefunding for th...
REPSOL SINOPEC ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION OF BLEO HOLM FPSO
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited, its JV Partner RockRose Energy and Bluewater (Floating Produ...
PETROFAC SECURES NORTH SEA CONTRACT EXTENSION FRON ENQUEST
Petrofac will build on its 18-year tenure supporting the Kittiwake platform in the UKCS, followin...
SOLSTAD OFFSHORE AWARDED CONTRACT FOR PSV IN UK
Solstad Offshore ASA is pleased to announce that the PSV Sea Falcon has been awarded an 18 month ...
OGA TIGHTENS FLARING AND VENTING REQUIREMENTS
Stance reflects change in Strategy to assist net zero by 2050 target New developments to pla...
VAR ENERGI ANNOUNCES NEW NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA OIL DISCOVERY
Vår Energi, jointly owned by Eni (69.85%) and by HitecVision (30.15%) has announced a new o...
LIFE OF HEIMDAL GAS CENTRE EXTENDED TO 2023
The Heimdal field in the North Sea. (Photo: Øyvind Hagen) New wells at Valemon will...
OGA OPENS AN INVESTIGATION INTO A POSSIBLE FAILURE TO MAXIMISE ECONOMIC RECOV...
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into a possible failure to maximise e...
EQUINOR REPORTS OIL DISCOVERY NEAR VISUND IN THE NORTHERN NORTH SEA
Map source: Equinor Equinor and partners Vår Energi and Aker BP have struck oil in p...
SOLSTAD ANNOUNCES CONTRACT AWARDS FOR PSVS IN UK
Solstad Offshore ASA is pleased to announce that the company has signed long-term contracts with ...
SERICA REPORTS RHUM R3 WELL FLOW TEST RESULTS
Serica Energy today provided the following operational update for the Rhum R3 well. The new co...
CELEBRATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EKOFISK
The Ekofisk field in the North Sea. This is the 50th anniversary of the Ekofisk field star...
IOG ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL INSTALLATION OF BLYTHE AND SOUTHWARK UNMANNED PLATFORMS
IOG today confirmed that the Blythe and Southwark gas platforms, which will operate as normally u...
NEPTUNE ENERGY’S NEW DIGITAL TWINS REDUCE COSTS, TIME AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Neptune Energy this week announced the digitisation of five of its operated offshore platforms in...
ALLSEAS DEPLOYS MDL SPREAD FOR CABLE LAY
Maritime Developments (MDL) spread has completed a shallow-water installation in the Dutch North ...
SOLSTAD OFFSHORE SECURES CONTRACT FOR CSV NORMAND OCEAN
Solstad Offshore today announced a new contract for the CSV Normand Ocean with DeepOcean AS. The ...
JERSEY OIL AND GAS GREATER BUCHAN AREA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT UPDATE
Jersey Oil & Gas today provides an operational update in respect of its Greater Buchan A...
OKEA TO BENEFIT FROM REORGANISATION OF OPERATIONS AT THE YME FIELD
Repsol Norge AS (“Repsol”), as operator of the Yme licence, has on behalf of the ...
GEOEX MCG COMMENCES NORTH SEA REGIONAL DEEP IMAGING CROSS BORDER SURVEY
Geoex MCG is pleased to announce that the Regional Deep Imaging 2021 (RDI21) cross border survey ...
N-SEA OFFSHORE APPOINT ADMINISTRATORS
CapitalChange, the majority shareholder in the Parent Company of N-Sea Group has been reviewing t...
TAQA COMMENCES ONE OF THE LARGEST DECOMMISSIONING PROJECTS IN THE NORTH SEA
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), one of the largest listed integrated utility companies ...
ARCHER OILTOOLS SECURES CONTRACT WITH WINTERSHALL NOORDZEE FOR P&A CAMPAIGN
Archer Oiltools has been awarded the P&A campaign for Wintershall Noordzee B.V. in 2021/22. &...
EQUINOR BRINGING IN A THIRD ODFJELL RIG
The Deepsea Stavanger mobile rig. (Photo: Odfjell Drilling) Odfjell has been awarded a dri...
SERICA PROVIDES COLUMBUS AND R3 OPERATIONAL UPDATE
Serica Energy, a British independent upstream oil and gas company with operations centred on the ...
TECHNIPFMC AWARDED SIGNIFICANT SUBSEA CONTRACT FOR CAPTAIN EOR PROJECT
TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant(1) Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installat...
FUGRO SECURES CONTRACT FOR GERMAN OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT
Fugro has been awarded a multi-year site investigation contract by Germany's Federal Maritime...
MAERSK DRILLING AWARDED ONE-WELL UK CONTRACT BY INEOS
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract from INEOS Oil & Gas UK to employ the harsh-environmen...
ODE ASSET MANAGEMENT WINS SOUTHERN NORTH SEA CONTRACT FROM IOG
IOG, as operator of its joint venture (JV) with CalEnergy Resources (UK) Limited (CER), has award...
ENQUEST PROVIDES OPERATIONS UPDATE
For the first four months of 2021, average gross production from Kraken was 32,183 Bopd En...
DOF SUBSEA ANNOUNCES NORTH SEA CONTRACT AWARDS
DOF Subsea has been awarded multiple contracts for execution in the North Sea, including a number...
COMPANY PROFILE: EVERARD ENERGY
As part of our recently launched 'at-a-glance' guide to company operational activity, tod...
WORLDWIDE PREMIERE IN THE MANUFACTURING OF OFFSHORE EQUIPMENT
Vallourec has equipped Total with a 3D printed waterbushing for the EIG well in the North Sea. ...
IOG ANNOUNCES MECHANICAL COMPLETION OF PHASE 1 PLATFORMS
Independent Oil and Gas signed off the Blythe and Southwark platforms as mechanically complete ea...
ØRSTED AND ATP TEAM UP FOR BID ON NORTH SEA ENERGY ISLAND
Ørsted and ATP have joined forces to submit a bid in the upcoming tender for the Danish No...
SPIRIT ENERGY'S YORK GAS FIELD GETS SECOND LIFE
The Spirit Energy-owned York gas field has been given another three years of life following a suc...
SOLSTAD AWARDED LONG-TERM CONTRACT FOR PSV IN UK
Solstad Offshore ASA is pleased to announce that the company has signed a contract with TAQA Brat...
AWILCO DRILLING SECURES DRILLING CONTRACT FOR ITHACA EXPLORATION WELL
Awilco Drilling PLC is pleased to confirm that a contract has been signed with Ithaca Oil and...
WORLEY SECURES FIRST FEED CONTRACT WITH ANASURIA HIBISCUS UK IN THE NORTH SEA
Worley has been awarded a contract to provide front end engineering and design (FEED) service...
NPD GRANTS ACCESS TO QUALITY-ASSURED GEOCHEMICAL DATABASE FOR THE NORTH SEA
Tobias Pfeifer and Hans Stokka works with FactPages and FactMaps at the NPD. Several diffe...
UOG ANNOUNCES START OF PHASE 1 DEVELOPMENT DRILLING CAMPAIGN
Independent Oil and Gas today announced the spudding of the Elgood development well, 48/22c-H1. ...
ITHACA ANNOUNCES CAPTAIN EOR STAGE 2 SANCTION
Ithaca Energy, operator of the Captain field, is pleased to announce sanction of the Captain ...
WOOD EXTENDS RELATIONSHIP WITH TAQA IN UK NORTH SEA
Wood, the global consulting and engineering company, will build upon its 12-year relationship wit...
VARD WINS NORTH STAR RENEWABLES CONTRACT FOR THREE SOVS
VARD, one of the world’s major designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, is please...
ALPHA PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES WENLOCK FACILITY DECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMMES CONSULT...
Alpha Petroleum Resources has submitted, for the consideration of the Secretary of State for Busi...
NORTH SEA DEAL TO PROTECT JOBS IN GREEN ENERGY TRANSITION
UK becomes first G7 country to agree a landmark deal to support the oil and gas industry&rsquo...
OGA: NEW CHAPTER FOR NORTH SEA
Dr. Andy Samuel, Oil and Gas Authority's Chief Executive, welcomes the North Sea Transiti...
SUBSEA UK WELCOMES NORTH SEA TRANSITION DEAL
Subsea UK Welcomes North Sea Transition Deal. Chief executive of the underwater engineering indus...
ODFJELL DRILLING AWARDED UK DRILLING AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT BY TAQA
TAQA in the UK has awarded Odfjell Drilling (UK) Limited a five-year contract for the provision o...
SERICA ENERGY SPUDS COLUMBUS DEVELOPMENT WELL
Serica Energy announced today the spud of the Columbus 23/16f-CDev1 development well in the UK Ce...
IOG REPORT IDENTIFIES ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN GODDARD AND A...
Independent Oil and Gas provides a technical update on its P2438 (Goddard) and P2442 (Abbeydale A...
OGUK COMMENT IN RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE BAN ON NEW EXPLORATION LICENCES
In response to a story published today in The Sunday Telegraph which suggests Ministers are consi...
UNION JACK OIL PURCHASES ROYALTY INTEREST IN THE CLAYMORE, PIPER AND SCAPA NO...
Union Jack Oil today announced the purchase from Cambridge Petroleum Royalties Limited (“CP...
INDEPENDENT OIL AND GAS PROVIDES GODDARD AND ABBEYDALE AREA TECHNICAL UPDATE
Independent Oil and Gas plc ("IOG"), the UK gas company targeting high returns via an i...
CREATING RIPPLE EFFECTS ACROSS THE NORTH SEA
The oil and gas industry is global, and large projects can create jobs across the North Sea in th...
NORTH SEA FLARING CUT BY 22% IN ONE YEAR
Flaring in the North Seal fell by 22% in 2020 from the previous year as production facilities cut...
MDL AWARDED A 2-YEAR FRAME AGREEMENT BY HELIX ROBOTICS SOLUTIONS
Helix Robotics Solutions (HRS) has awarded a two-year Frame Agreement to Maritime Developments (M...
SOLSTAD AWARDED CONTRACT FOR FOUR PSVS IN THE UK NORTH SEA
Solstad Offshore ASA (“Solstad”) has been awarded four Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) c...
CGG EXTENDS NORTHERN VIKING GRABEN DUAL-AZIMUTH MULTI-CLIENT SURVEY
CGG announced today phase two of its multi-client 3D survey in the Northern North Sea, which will...
NEO ENERGY TO ACQUIRE ZENNOR PETROLEUM
NEO Energy and HitecVision have announced the signing of a transaction that solidifies NEO’...
OGA ESG TASKFORCE RECOMMENDS ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND INVESTOR REPORTING
Vital climate-related information will be included alongside other key metrics in oil and gas ope...
PGS ANNOUNCES RE-ACTIVATION OF VESSELS FOR THE NORTH SEA SUMMER SEASON
PGS is experiencing an increase of seismic acquisition project activity. Based on project awards ...
MENCK AWARDED GERMAN NORTH SEA CONTRACT BY ALLSEAS
MENCK, the lead brand for the foundations and cables business segment within marine energy an...
IMRANDD WINS DATA ANALYTICS AND INTEGRITY SCOPE WITH APACHE’S NORTH SEA BUSINESS
Agile technology, data intelligence and engineering company Imrandd, has secured a five-year ...
EXXONMOBIL TO SELL U.K. UPSTREAM CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NORTH SEA ASSETS
ExxonMobil has signed an agreement with HitecVision, through its wholly owned portfolio compa...
PETROFAC FORMS INDUSTRY ALLIANCE TO MAXIMISE RECOVERY OF NORTH SEA RESERVES
Petrofac, Repsol Sinopec Resources UK and TechnipFMC announce today the formation of an innovativ...
JERSEY OIL & GAS CONFIRMS AWARD OF UK MERGED LICENCE P2498
Jersey Oil & Gas, an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the UK Continen...
SILIXA ENTERS INTO STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH ALTUS INTERVENTION FOR THE NORT...
Silixa has entered into a strategic partnership with Altus Intervention AS for the North Sea regi...
THE Z2 HAUPT DOLOMITE – A NEW OIL PLAY ON THE MARGIN OF THE SOUTHERN GAS BASIN
The next PESGB Evening Lecture is on Tuesday 9 February at 5:30pm. Join our guest sp...
ENQUEST SIGNS AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE EQUITY INTEREST IN THE GOLDEN EAGLE DEVELO...
EnQuest has signed an agreement with Suncor Energy UK Limited (’Suncor’) to purchase ...
COMPANY PROFILE: DELTIC ENERGY
From our selection of over 500 continually updated energy company profiles, KeyFacts Energy today...
WORLEY AWARDED UK NORTH SEA CONTRACTS BY CNOOC
CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited (CNOOC Europe) has awarded Worley a two-year contract to provide e...
NEPTUNE ENERGY COMMENCES SEAGULL DRILLING CAMPAIGN
Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners bp and JAPEX, today announced drilling has commence...
JERSEY OIL AND GAS REPORTS SIGNIFICANT UPLIFT IN BUCHAN OIL FIELD CONTINGENT ...
Jersey Oil & Gas today announced a significant increase in 2C contingent resource estimate fo...
ENQUEST COMPLETES BRESSAY TRANSACTION
EnQuest today reports that the previously announced Bressay transaction has completed. As a re...
HITECVISION/NEO ENERGY IN TALKS TO PURCHASE EXXONMOBIL’S CENTRAL AND NORTHERN...
HitecVision/NEO Energy have entered exclusive negotiations to purchase ExxonMobil’s upstrea...
CASE STUDY: DEMONSTRATING HIGH INCLINATION APPLICATION TO SALVAGE WELL AND SA...
A major North Sea Operator was drilling a new development well through challenging formations...
MDL COMPLETES UK NORTH SEA SURF DECOMMISSIONING PROJECT
MDL has completed a SURF decommissioning project in UKCS for Helix Robotics Solutions. The...
US RENEWS UK RHUM SANCTIONS WAIVER
Serica Energy has received a renewed License and secondary sanctions assurance from the US Office...
HELICOPTER OPERATORS UNITE TO CREATE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT NETWORK FOR UK OFF...
Bristow Helicopters, CHC, NHV and Babcock have joined forces to lead a collaborative peer assista...
MAERSK DRILLING RECEIVES NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF ONE-WELL CONTRACT
Maersk Drilling has received notice of early termination for convenience of a one-well contract w...
MAERSK DRILLING SECURES ONE-WELL UK CONTRACT FOR MAERSK RESOLVE
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract from Spirit Energy for the harsh-environment jack-up ...
INDUSTRY COLLABORATION LAUNCHED TO IMPROVE SAFETY STANDARDS THROUGH INNOVATIV...
A new collaboration that brings two major operators together with a leading energy e-learning...
WESTWOOD GLOBAL: UK AND NORWAY EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OUTLOOK FOR 2021
After a turbulent 2020 for the oil and gas industry, 2021 is expected to see a modest rise in...
BP, ITHACA START UP VORLICH FIELD
bp's head of North Sea has praised the resilience and determination of the team which has bro...
URGENT CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT CRITICAL TO CREATE 100,000 NORTH SEA JOBS BY 2050
The UK offshore energy sector will miss the opportunity to be a global leader in clean energy if ...
JERSEY OIL & GAS ACQUIRES CIECO UK ASSETS
Jersey Oil & Gas has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement ("SPA")...
SURVEY IS FURTHER CONFIRMATION OF STARK CONDITIONS FACED BY INDUSTRY
OGUK has said a survey of oil and gas companies which finds about a fifth of firms are expecting ...
OGUK: DECOMMISSIONING INSIGHT 2020
Oil & Gas UK has today published its Decommissioning Insight 2020, which captures a year like...
DELTIC ENERGY ANNOUNCES SNS LICENCE P2428 PROSPECTIVITY UPDATE
Deltic Energy Plc, the AIM-quoted natural resources investing company progressing its high impact...
DOF SECURES NEW CONTRACT FROM CHRYSAOR
The DOF Group announces that PSV Skandi Aukra has been awarded a long term contract by Chrysaor. ...
ALTUS INTERVENTION SECURES UK CONTRACT WITH TAQA
Altus Intervention Limited (Altus) is delighted to announce it has secured a new multiyear we...
IOG REPORTS CORPORATE AND OPERATIONAL PROGRESS ONE YEAR ON FROM FID
Independent Oil and Gas plc ("IOG"), the UK gas company targeting high returns via an i...
ROTECH SUBSEA COMPLETES NORTH SEA DECOMMISSIONING SCOPE FOLLOWING RAPID MOBIL...
Subsea excavation pioneer, Rotech Subsea, has successfully completed a North Sea rock placement r...
IOG AWARDS PHASE 1 RIG CONTRACT TO NOBLE CORPORATION
Independent Oil and Gas, the UK gas company targeting high returns via an infrastructure-led hub ...
VIRTUAL EVENT: MEMOIR 52 LAUNCH CONFERENCE: UK OIL AND GAS FIELDS 50TH ANNIVE...
Date: 30 November 2020 Event type: Conference, Specialist Group, Virtual event Organised by...
OGUK REPORT OFFERS FIRST INSIGHT INTO IMPACT OF PANDEMIC ON OFFSHORE JOBS
The number of workers on offshore oil and gas installations decreased by around 4,000 as the UK w...
GROUNDBREAKING NEW APP DETAILS EVERY ENERGY RESOURCE IN THE NORTH SEA
A new interactive mapping application that reveals the location of every energy-related site in t...
ARCHER ANNOUNCES TWO-YEAR UK NORTH SEA CONTRACT EXTENSION
Archer has secured a two-year contract extension with a major North Sea operator for the provisio...
RYSTAD ENERGY: UKCS PRODUCTION IMPACTED BY RESOURCE REVISIONS
Hydrocarbon production on the United Kingdom’s continental shelf (UKCS) has dropped steadil...
ION COMPLETES PHASE 1 OF NORTH SEA 3D MULTI-CLIENT PROGRAM AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
ION Geophysical this week announced the initial phase of the Company's North Sea 3D multi-cli...
FRASER WELL MANAGEMENT GROWTH CONTINUES FOLLOWING NEW WELL OPERATORSHIP CONTRACT
Bridge Petroleum Limited, a UK-based independent oil and gas development and production company, ...
PETRODEC ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PICKERILL B TOPSIDE REMOVAL
Petrodec confirms the successful completion of skidding operations for the topside removal of...
MAERSK DRILLING AWARDED TWO-WELL DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT BY DANA PETROLEUM NETHE...
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract from Dana Petroleum Netherlands B.V. to drill two developm...
CONOCOPHILLIPS AND PARTNERS SECURE START-UP CONSENT FOR TOR II
The licensees in the Tor Unit in the southern North Sea have secured consent to start up the Tor ...
EQUINOR ANNOUNCES OIL AND GAS DISCOVERY CLOSE TO NORTH SEA FRAM FIELD
Equinor and its licence partners Petoro AS and Wellesley Petroleum AS have found oil and gas in t...
OGA TURNS ATTENTION TO FLARING AND VENTING OF GREENHOUSE GASES
The Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) has for the first time expanded its benchmarking to the f...
NORECO ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF NEW TYRA JACKETS
Noreco announces the successful installation of two new jackets at Tyra. The milestone moves ...
EQUINOR AND PARTNERS TO DEVELOP THE BREIDABLIKK FIELD IN THE NORTH SEA
Equinor and partners Petoro, Vår Energi and ConocoPhillips Skandinavia have decided to deve...
AKER SOLUTIONS AND WOOD SECURE MAJOR CONTRACTS FOR EQUINOR’S BREIDABLIKK DEVE...
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Equinor for the delivery of a subsea production s...
NOMINATIONS OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT TRUE NORTH SEA SPIRIT
The leading representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry has hailed the g...
NEPTUNE ENERGY EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH CHC HELICOPTERS
Neptune Energy today announced it has extended its contract with CHC Helicopters, covering the Du...
SUBSEA INNOVATION DELIVERS BEND STIFFENER REPAIR HANG-OFF CLAMP TO FLEXLIFE
Subsea Innovation, a Tekmar Group company specialising in the design and build of bespoke equipme...
OGTC REPORT SETS OUT TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED ENERGY FUTURE F...
Delivering a tech-enabled integrated net-zero energy future will cost £430 billion but g...
PETROFAC EXPANDS SUPPORT FOR ITHACA ENERGY
Petrofac’s Engineering and Production Services (EPS) business today announces the award...
JDR SEALS SUBSEA 7 DEAL TO DEVELOP UMBILICAL FOR THE ELGOOD FIELD
JDR, the global subsea umbilical and cable supplier owned by the TFKable Group, has agreed a new ...
DELTIC ENERGY SOUTHERN NORTH SEA GAS PORTFOLIO AND RESOURCE UPDATE
Deltic Energy, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company with a high impact exploration ...
ITHACA ENERGY SIGNS 5-YEAR INTEGRATED SERVICES CONTRACT WITH PETROFAC
Ithaca Energy has signed a 5-year Integrated Services Contract with Petrofac Facilities Managemen...
OGA TO PUBLISH VITAL HISTORIC SEISMIC DATA
Historic seismic data which provide images below the seabed are to be made available by the Oil a...
UK OIL AND GAS RESERVES AND RESOURCES AT 2019 YEAR END
Managing the basin’s declining production to maximise value from the United Kingdom Contine...
OGUK WELCOMES CLIMATE ASSEMBLY UK REPORT
OGUK has welcomed the final report released by Climate Assembly UK today (Thursday, September 10)...
DAILY WELL PRODUCTION FIGURES WILL HELP MER UK AND NET ZERO GOAL
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has today published daily production figures from wells that have...
DANA AWARDED OPERATED LICENCE NEAR TOLMOUNT DEVELOPMENT AREA
Dana Petroleum welcomes the recent award of a new license as Operator in the Southern North Sea n...
SERICA SECURES NEW NNS LICENCE IN THE 32ND UKCS LICENSING ROUND
Serica Energy has been offered a new licence covering four UK Northern North Sea blocks in the 32...
UNITED OIL AND GAS PROVISIONALLY AWARDED TWO BLOCKS IN THE UK NORTH SEA
United Oil & Gas announces the provisional award of Blocks 15/18e and 15/19c to United in the...
DELTIC ENERGY PROVISIONALLY AWARDED SIX LICENCES IN 32ND OFFSHORE LICENSING R...
Deltic Energy has been provisionally awarded six licences covering twelve full and part blocks co...
JERSEY OIL AND GAS ANNOUNCES 32ND OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND AWARD
Jersey Oil & Gas has been awarded, subject to documentation, a 100% working interest in, and ...
IOG AWARDED FOUR NEW UK SOUTHERN NORTH SEA BLOCKS IN THE 32ND UKCS LICENSING ...
Independent Oil and Gas plc ("IOG" or "the Company"), (AIM: IOG.L), the devel...
UNITY AWARDED THREE-YEAR, THREE PLATFORM, CONTRACT EXTENSION BY UK OIL AND GA...
Aberdeen-headquartered Unity, Europe’s largest provider of well integrity technology, servi...
BOSKALIS SUBSEA SERVICES SECURES MULTI-MILLION-POUND PERENCO CONTRACT IN UKCS
Aberdeen based Boskalis Subsea Services, has announced the award and successful completion of a m...
DANA PETROLEUM APPOINTS NEW CEO
KNOC subsidiary Dana Petroleum, has appointed Jongwoo Kim as its new CEO. Jongwoo succeeds the...
ALLSEAS’ HEAVY LIFT VESSEL PIONEERING SPIRIT LIFTS 14,200 T NINIAN NORTHERN P...
Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has successfully completed her third and final...
EQUINOR COMPLETES WORLD’S FIRST LOGISTICS OPERATION WITH A DRONE TO AN OFFSHO...
A drone flew a 3D-printed part for the lifeboat system from the Mongstad base to the Troll A plat...
CGG ADDS SECOND AZIMUTH TO NORTHERN VIKING GRABEN MULTI-CLIENT SURVEY
CGG announced today the commencement of a new multi-client 3D survey in the Northern North Sea. T...
OGUK WEBINAR TO HIGHLIGHT PROGRESS ON SECTOR’S ROAD TO RECOVERY
OGUK’s drive to ensure the UK oil and gas sector is taking collective action to stimulate i...
DELTIC ENERGY ANNOUNCES ENHANCED PROSPECTIVITY AT SELENE
Deltic Energy Plc, the AIM-quoted natural resources investing company focused on high impact expl...
N-SEA INVESTMENT ENHANCES CABLE MANAGEMENT AND ASSET INTEGRITY OFFERING
N-Sea has completed an investment and upgrade program of its Renewables and Utilities Department ...
SIP WINS NSNR DEVIL'S HOLE CONTRACT
Seismic Image Processing Ltd (SIP) has entered into an agreement with North Sea Natural Resources...
CONTRACT SIGNED FOR TRANSPORT AND INSTALLATION OF FOUNDATIONS AT DOGGER BANK
Following announcement of the award of a Preferred Supplier Agreement on 28th November 2019, OHT ...
NEPTUNE ENERGY CONFIRMS SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERY AT DUGONG WELL
Neptune Energy and its partners today announced the commercial discovery of oil at the Dugong wel...
AMPELMANN AND OLYMPIC SHIPPING JOIN FORCES IN PROJECT FOR ITHACA ENERGY IN TH...
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has secured a contract with Olympic Shipping to su...
AQUATEC MEETS URGENT NORTH SEA PRESSURE MONITORING REQUIREMENT
When a large North Sea operator needed two rapidly deployable pressure loggers to meet an imminen...