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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
Solstad Offshore ASA is pleased today announced new contracts and extensions for four of its PSV&...
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...
I3 ENERGY COMPLETES SERENITY APPRAISAL WELL OPERATIONS
i3 Energy, an independent oil and gas company with assets and operations in the UK and Canada, an...
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...
SERICA REPORTS 2022 INTERIM RESULTS
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
Agreement With Shell For Phase I Development Gas Offtake Engineering Study Highlights: ...
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...
LONGBOAT ANNOUNCES SPUD OF OSWIG EXPLORATION WELL
Longboat Energy today announced the commencement of drilling operations on the Oswig exploration ...
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...
SERENITY WELL - AWARD OF WELL ENGINEERING OPERATOR CONTRACT
i3 Energy has entered into a contract with Petrofac Facilities Management Limited ("PFML&quo...
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...
SIRIUS-SOMOIL CONSORTIUM TO ACQUIRE INTERESTS IN ANGOLAN OFFSHORE BLOCKS
Sirius, the Africa focused oil & gas production and development company and its local JV part...
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...
NEPTUNE ENERGY CONFIRMS OIL AND GAS DISCOVERY AT HAMLET
Deepsea Yantai | Photo source: Neptune Energy Neptune Energy and its partners today announ...
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...
GREENPEACE’S DEFEAT IS A VICTORY FOR COMMON SENSE – AND FOR THE UK’S ENERGY S...
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...
LONGBOAT ANNOUNCES SPUD OF EGYPTIAN VULTURE EXPLORATION WELL
Longboat Energy, the emerging full-cycle North Sea E&P company with a portfolio of significan...
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...
HORIZON ENERGY GLOBAL PROVIDES UK NORTH SEA UPDATE
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...
DIGITAL PLATFORM REVEALS VALUABLE SECRETS OF THE NORTH SEA
National Data Repository aids production efficiency and net zero drive Service will be quic...
NEPTUNE COMMENCES PRODUCTION ON DUVA DEVELOPMENT
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MAERSK DRILLING SECURES NINE-MONTH CONTRACT TO REACTIVATE MÆRSK INNOVATOR
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LEGASEA AWARDED SUBSEA SERVICES CONTRACT WITH HARBOUR ENERGY
Legasea has been awarded a contract, for Subsea Services and Associated Goods, in support of ...
JERSEY OIL AND GAS PROVIDES UK NORTH SEA LICENCE UPDATE
KeyFacts Energy: Licensing news l KeyFacts Energy: Jersey Oil a...
SUMMIT ANNOUNCES K2 FARMOUT AGREEMENT WITH DANA PETROLEUM
Summit Exploration and Production today announced the farmout of UK Central North Sea Licence P.2...
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...
OEM GROUP AWARDED MAJOR NORTH SEA CONTRACT
Oilfield service company, OEM Group (OEM), has secured a seven-figure contract with Aberdeen-base...
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...
VÅR REPORTS SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERY IN THE NORTH SEA
The combined King and Prince exploration wells proved successful with the latest preliminary esti...
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 ...
CHRYSAOR COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Chrysaor Norge AS, operator of production licence 973, has completed the drilling of wildcat well...
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...
NEPTUNE ACQUIRES INTEREST IN THE PEGASUS WEST DISCOVERY
Neptune Energy has acquired a 38.75% equity interest from Spirit Energy in the Pegasus West disco...
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...
NEPTUNE ENERGY COMMENCES FINAL WELL CAMPAIGN ON DUVA
Operator Neptune Energy and its partners today announced drilling has begun on four production we...
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...
CHRYSAOR REPORTS MINOR GAS/CONDENSATE DISCOVERY IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Chrysaor Norge AS, operator of production licence 973, has completed the drilling of wildcat well...
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...
CHRYSAOR REPORTS NON-COMMERCIAL DISCOVERY IN JERV EXPLORATION WELL
Chrysaor Norge AS as operator of PL973 has concluded drilling of exploration well 15/12-25 in the...
NEPTUNE ENERGY’S DUVA PROJECT MARKS IMPORTANT MILESTONE
Neptune Energy today announced the safe and successful installation of four Enhanced Horizontal S...
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...
NEPTUNE ENERGY ANNOUNCES START-UP OF GJØA P1 DEVELOPMENT
Operator Neptune Energy and its partners Wintershall Dea, Petoro and OKEA today announced that pr...
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 ...
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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...
NEPTUNE RECEIVES GO-AHEAD FOR GJØA EXPANSION
Neptune Energy has secured consent for start-up of a subsea installation with two new wells on th...
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. ...
CHRYSAOR SUBMITS LICENCE APPLICATION FOR CO2 STORAGE
Chrysaor has submitted a Licence Application for the purpose of storing CO2, and will, in paralle...
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...
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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...
ENPRO SUBSEA ENABLES SAFE REMOVAL OF ‘ATTIC’ OIL FROM BRENT BRAVO’S CONCRETE ...
Hunting Energy Services, Subsea Technologies division supporting DeepOcean has successfully compl...
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, ...
NEPTUNE ENERGY ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL INTEREST IN DUGONG DISCOVERY
Neptune Energy today announced agreement with Concedo AS for the acquisition of a further 5% inte...
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...
NEPTUNE ENERGY COMMENCES SUBSEA CONSTRUCTION ON SEAGULL PROJECT
Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners BP and JAPEX today announced the beginning of t...
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...
CHRYSAOR AWARDED 14 LICENCES IN UK 32ND LICENSING ROUND
On 3 September 2020, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) announced the preliminary results of the UK ...
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 ...
NEPTUNE ENERGY REPORTS OIL DISCOVERY NEAR THE SNORRE FIELD IN THE NORTH SEA
Neptune Energy Norge AS, operator of production licence 882, has completed the drilling of wildca...
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...