Ekofisk Field News


Serica Inks $232M Deal for BP’s UK Assets, Including Culzean Field Stake

Oct 13, 2025

Serica Energy has signed an agreement to acquire the entirety of BP’s stake in the P111, which contains the Culzean gas field, and P2544 licenses in the U.K. Central North Sea, in a deal valued at $232 million, marking a major expansion of its gas portfolio…

Beacon Offshore’s Shenandoah FPS Marks Deepwater Production Milestone

Oct 10, 2025

Texas-based exploration and production company Beacon Offshore Energy has completed the ramp-up of the four development wells as part of the first phase of its operated deepwater Shenandoah field, reaching the target rate of 100,000 bopd/117…

Deepsea Yantai Semi-Sub Cleared for OKEA Drilling Job

Oct 09, 2025

The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has granted OKEA a consent to use Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible rig for production drilling on the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea.Draugen is a field in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea…

Brazil Sets $1.9B Minimum for December Pre-Salt Auction Bids

Oct 08, 2025

Brazil's government has set a minimum total payment of 10.2 billion reais ($1.91 billion) for an upcoming auction offering stakes in three pre-salt oil fields already in production but not yet contracted, state-run firm Pre-Sal Petroleo (PPSA) said…

Vår Energi’s Low Pressure Project Bolsters Production at Gjøa Field

Oct 07, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has achieved increase in both production as well as recoverable volumes from the Gjøa field, following the start-up of the Gjøa low pressure project.The project has modified the compressor systems on the Gjøa platform…

Shell’s Brazil-Bound FPSO Starts Taking Shape

Oct 06, 2025

MODEC has held a steel strike ceremony for the part of Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be deployed at Shell’s field offshore Brazil.The ceremony was held at the COSCO Qidong Shipyard, marking…

NSMP Receives First Gas from Shell’s Victory Field in North Sea

Oct 01, 2025

Oner and developer of large-scale midstream oil and gas infrastructure North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) has received first gas from Shell’s Victory field in the UK North Sea.The start-up of the Victory field marks the first new gas from the…

Vallourec Bags Another OCTG Order from Petrobras

Oct 01, 2025

French tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a new order from Petrobras for its Submagnético Free Flow oil country tubular goods (OCTG) solution designed to prevent inorganic scaling in production strings.The order covers the production and installation of more than 30 units…

Guyana’s First: Saipem Builds Complex Subsea Structure for ExxonMobil’s Uaru Field

Oct 01, 2025

Saipem has completed the first complex subsea structure ever built in Guyana, set for deployment at ExxonMobil’s Uaru field, marking a key milestone in the development of the country's industrial capabilities in the subsea sector.This is the Pipeline End Termination (PLET)…

TotalEnergies Sells Stakes in Three Mature Norwegian Fields to Vår Energi and Orlen

Oct 01, 2025

TotalEnergies EP Norge has signed an agreement for the divestment of its non-operated interest (39.89%) in the West Ekofisk and Albuskjell fields to Vår Energi and has also concluded an agreement with Orlen Upstream Norway for the divestment of its non-operated interest (20…

BP Hires Decommissioning Crew for North Sea Field

Sep 30, 2025

A new joint venture (JV) between THREE60 Energy and AF Offshore Decom (AFOD), a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by BP to provide integrated decommissioning services for its Andrew field in the North Sea…

DeepOcean Gets Offshore Installation Job at Equinor’s Norwegian Fields

Sep 30, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a SIMOPRO – simultaneous marine operation and production – installation contract by Equinor on the Norwegian continental shelf.DeepOcean’s scope of work entails SIMOPRO installation work on both the Åsgård and Visund fields…

Shell's Victory Gas Field in North Sea Comes On Stream

Sep 30, 2025

Shell has started production from the Victory gas field in the UK North Sea, located approximately 47 km north-west of the Shetland Islands.Shell is the full owner and operator of the field, whose peak production is estimated at around 150 million standard cubic feet per day of gas…

From Old Platform to New FPU: Salamanca Project Delivers First Oil in Gulf of America

Sep 29, 2025

The consortium of Repsol, LLOG Exploration Offshore, and O.G. Oil & Gas (OG) has achieved first oil at the deepwater Leon-Castile fields, forming Salamanca development project, through a refurbished floating production unit (FPU), offshore Louisiana…

Baker Hughes to Supply Up to 50 Subsea Trees for Petrobras' Brazil Fields

Sep 29, 2025

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has secured a contract from Petrobras to supply up to 50 subsea tree systems and associated services to support offshore oil and gas production across multiple fields in Brazil.The modern subsea systems…

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