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Cluff signs up consultant for UCG project

Jan 07, 2015

Underground coal gasificatoin (UCG) focused firm Cluff Natural Resources (CLNR) has taken on an environmental and planning consultant for its proposed Kindcardine project in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. Environmental Resources Management…

Talisman terminates modular rig contract

Jan 06, 2015

UK-based oilfield services company Archer has received a 30-day notice of early termination of its modular drilling rig contract for the Archer Emerald from Talisman Sinopec Energy UK. The effective date of termination is expected as the 29 of January 2015…

First oil on Eldfisk II achieved

Jan 05, 2015

First oil production has started from ConocoPhillips Eldfisk II project in the Norwegian North Sea. The Eldfisk II project includes plans to drill 40 new production and water injection wells from the new Eldfisk 2/7 S platform. One of four pre-drilled wells is currently online…

Valemon comes on stream

Jan 04, 2015

The Statoil-operated, NOK 22.6 billion Valemon high-pressure, high-temperature, gas and condensate development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea started first production yesterday (3 January).  The Valemon field, containing an estimated 192 MMboe recoverable reserves…

Benchmarking reliability

Jan 01, 2015

The capability to benchmark the reliability of safety-critical well barrier components against a global component test database will enable oil and gas operators to optimize asset performance, Ged Lunt says. Optimizing asset performance…

Unlocking marginal fields

Jan 01, 2015

The pressure is on to find economically viable ways to develop marginal fields, in the UK North Sea and further afield. Ben Smith and Ed Randall look at the challenges and options. More and more emphasis is being placed by operators and…

Blast from the past

Jan 01, 2015

The year is 1975. OE's first cover.   Jaws, The Godfather 2, Young Frankenstein, and Tommy are playing at movie theatres. Glen Campbell, David Bowie, and The Captain & Tennille are dominating the radio waves with Rhinestone Cowboy…

Year in review: 2014

Dec 30, 2014

Year in review: 2014 - OEDigital’s top stories Mozambique NG flow test.   OE staff presents a look back at 2014’s top stories posted on OEDigital.com. It was a year filled with highs and lows…

BP starts up Kinnoull

Dec 30, 2014

Production from the Kinnoull field in the North Sea has started, operator BP said this morning. The Kinnoull field, BP's seventh and final major project in 2014, has been developed as part of the Andrew field area rejuvenation, extending production there by a decade…

Chevron inks subsea seismic contract

Dec 30, 2014

Norwegian seismic acquisition technology firm Magseis has won a contract with Chevron North Sea. The contract is for seabed seismic acquisition in the UK sector of the North Sea using Magseis' proprietary MASS system and the Artemis Athene…

Lindarormen a dry hole

Dec 30, 2014

Lundin Petroleum's exploration well 6405/12-1 on the Lindarormen prospect is being plugged and abandoned as a dry hole. The well was in production license 584, 150km northwest of Kristiansund on the Norwegian coast, about 80km northeast of the Ormen Lange field…

Transocean Winner to drill on Alvheim field

Dec 29, 2014

The Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway (PSA) has given Det norske oljeselskap ASA consent to use the Transocean Winner mobile drilling facility to drill two new subsea production wells on the Alvheim field. The Transocean Winner…

BG ok’d for Jordbær Sør

Dec 29, 2014

The Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway (PSA) is giving BG Norge the go-ahead to drill the exploration well 34/3-5 in the Jordbær Sør prospect, in the northern North Sea.  The exploration well is located in production license PL 373 in the Tampen area…

Brynhild finally on stream

Dec 29, 2014

First oil from the delayed Brynhild field in the Norwegian North Sea has finally been achieved, a year after it was first due on stream, says operator Lundin Petroleum. The field, which started production on Christmas Day, in production license 148…

New COO for Ithaca as Stella nears

Dec 23, 2014

Ithaca Energy has appointed Roy Buchan as its Chief Operations Officer, starting 5 January 2015, and announced that Chief Development Officer John Woods is to leave the company on 31 January.   The move comes as Ithaca nears first production…

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