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Hibiscus Petroleum, Ithaca Energy, Caldera Unite to Develop Marigold Offshore Field

Sep 19, 2023

Malaysian oil and gas firm Hibiscus Petroleum has, via its UK North Sea subsidiary Anasuria Hibiscus UK, Ithaca Energy, and Caldera, entered into a unitization and unit operating agreement to jointly develop the Marigold field, about 250km northeast…

Orcadian in Farm-Out Talks with North Sea Operator for Pilot Offshore Oil Field

Sep 18, 2023

UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company Orcadian, which is working to develop the Pilot oil field, has entered into a non-binding Heads of Agreement with an unnamed North Sea operator, which details a potential farm-out of the Pilot development project…

14 Companies Secure Licenses for Carbon Storage in the UK North Sea

Sep 15, 2023

Following the UK's first-ever carbon storage licensing process, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) on Friday released the list of firms that had accepted licenses.A total of 14 companies have been awarded 21 licences in depleted oil and…

What Lies Ahead for Idle North Sea Jack-up Rigs?

Sep 14, 2023

The North Sea jack-up rig market has been out of the limelight lately, overshadowed by increased contracting activity in the semi-submersible rig market, resulting in the departure of some of these units from the region. As the North Sea outlook remains soft…

BP's Murlach North Sea Development Gets Nod from UK Authorities

Sep 13, 2023

The UK government has approved BP's proposed development of the Murlach oil and gas field in the UK North Sea.The Murlach Field Development will be a redevelopment of the Murlach Field (part of Marnock-Skua), located in the Central North Sea…

Troll A Platform Maintenance Works Taking Longer than Planned, Equinor says

Sep 12, 2023

A planned maintenance outage at Norway's Troll field, Western Europe's largest, has been extended as scheduled work is taken longer than expected, operator Equinor said on Tuesday.'The reason for the extended maintenance period at Troll A is that modification projects have taken longer than planned…

Ithaca Energy to Take Full Control of Cambo, UK North Sea's Second Largest Undeveloped Oil and Gas Discovery

Sep 12, 2023

Ithaca Energy has agreed to acquire the remaining 30% stake in Cambo from Shell, taking Ithaca Energy’s stake in Cambo to 100%.To remind, Ithaca Energy said in May it had agreed to market Shell's 30% stake in the Cambo oil prospect in the UK North Sea…

Pipeline Route Survey Starts at UK North Sea's Anning and Somerville Fields. Platform Bids Received

Sep 07, 2023

Oil and gas company Hartshead Resources NL and its partner Rockrose Energy said Monday that the Gardline vessel “OceanObserver” had mobilized to the Anning and Somerville field locations in the UK North Sea to start a survey of the pipeline routing for the gas offtake from the fields…

Energean Aims to Double Size, Says CEO Rigas

Sep 07, 2023

Mediterranean-focused oil and gas producer Energean aims to double its size in the coming years, including through expansion of production in Israel, CEO Mathios Rigas said on Thursday.The company reported a 41.2% slump in first-half profit…

Energean Trims Annual Production forecast after HY Profit Slumps

Sep 07, 2023

Mediterranean-focused oil and gas producer Energean reported a 41.2% slump in first-half profit, dented by higher tax expense, and also trimmed its full-year production forecast to 125,000-130,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed).Energean…

GHG Emissions from UK Offshore Oil and Gas Sector Dropped 3% in 2022, NSTA Says

Sep 06, 2023

Greenhouse gas emissions from UK offshore oil and gas production were cut for the third consecutive year in 2022, the UK North Sea Transition Authority said Tuesday.'Last year’s estimated 3% reduction contributed to a 23% drop in greenhouse gas emissions between 2018 and 2022…

Petrofac's Kittiwake Platform Workers to Vote on Strike Action

Sep 05, 2023

UK-based union Unite said Monday that offshore workers employed by Petrofac Facilities Management Limited on the Kittiwake platform would be balloted on strike action.'Around 30 Unite members on the EnQuest-owned asset will take part in the ballot…

Prysmian's Leonardo da Vinci Vessel Begins Laying Cable for RWE's Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 04, 2023

Offshore construction has officially started at RWE’s 1.4 gigawatts (GW) Sofia Offshore Wind Farm to install essential subsea cable infrastructure from the UK’s northeast coast to the wind farm site on Dogger Bank, in the central North Sea.Cable…

Wood, Harbour Energy In $330 Million North Sea Services Agreement

Sep 04, 2023

Wood Group, a consulting and engineering company, and Harbour Energy, the UK's largest oil and gas producer, have entered into a new strategic partnership for UK North Sea operations.The companies have agreed a new master services agreement…

Norway-Poland Offshore Wind Deal Signed

Aug 29, 2023

Norwegian Offshore Wind has signed an MoU with The Polish Investment and Trade Agency, aiming to boost offshore wind collaboration between the two countries.“These two markets have different strengths within offshore wind, and we therefore have…

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