International energy consultancy Xodus Group and Dutch innovation company TNO have completed the first phase of a pioneering joint industry project (JIP) into the dynamic forces that affect the integrity of piping systems, in particular through multiphase flow…
It is 20 years since the start of oil production from the Troll field. The 20 year-old can look back on enormous wealth, with 1.56 billion bbl produced so far and US$53.76 billion (NOK 460 billion) in income. Image from Statoil…
Statoil is cutting costs by more than US$1 billion (NOK 9 billion) for the first phase of its giant Johan Sverdrup development in the North Sea, partner Det Norske said. Illustration of Johan Sverdrup…
Sustained low oil prices could lead to a long-term drop in upstream oil and natural gas investment, according to a new report by the US Energy Information Administration. “Given the fall in oil prices that began in mid-2014 and the relationship between oil prices and upstream investment…
Independent Oil & Gas (IOG) has made significant progress towards drilling the Skipper well in the Northern North Sea, located in Block 9/21a, in license P1609. Image from IOG. Alpha…
Tidal energy firm Atlantis Resources announced the laying of four subsea cables for its MeyGen project in Scotland's Pentland Firth have been completed. Loading in Hartlepool. Image from Atlantis…
Statoil is targeting 20 MMbbl of additional resources in the Gullfaks area by tapping reservoirs above the main Gullfaks field. Gullfaks was brought on stream in 1981, but the plan for development and operation (PDO) did not include the Shetland and Lista reservoirs…
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a new three-year contract worth US$110 million for the jackup rig Maersk Resilient with Danish oil company Maersk Oil. The Maersk Resilient. From Maersk. Commencement is expected in October 2015…
Njord Offshore have taken delivery of Njord Magni – the third 26m Quad IPS crew transfer vessel (CTV). Njord Magni is the third of four sister vessels to be delivered to Njord Offshore this year and is due to be shipped back to Europe from Singapore with Njord Thor in October 2015…
Statoil received consent from the PSA to drill a new production well from the Heimdal facility. The well is to be drilled using a modular drilling rig (MDR). An MDR is a modular mobile rig installed in the facility's drilling area. One has been used for permanent plugging of wells at Heimdal…
VNG Norge has started drilling on the Blink prospect in the Norwegian Sea offshore Norway. The well, 6406/12-5 S, is in license PL586, which also contains the recent significant Pil and Bue discoveries (announced in 2014), says partner Faroe Petroleum…
Wood Group has acquired Automated Technology Group (ATG), an independent suppliers of control and power solutions for industrial automation. ATG will perform within Wood Group Mustang’s automation and control business unit, providing…
Statoil's US$2.34 billion Asgard subsea gas compression project came onstream last week as the world's first subsea gas compression facility 300m below the surface of the Norwegian Sea. In this illustrated video, the Norwegian giant shows the installation and how it will work…
Independent explorer Kosmos Energy has decided to pull out of its three licenses in the Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland. According to partner, Ireland-based Europa Oil & Gas, Kosmos has withdrawn from the joint operating agreements…
Claxton has installed a high-pressure drilling riser system as part of a multimillion-dollar contract for the Catcher area field development in the central North Sea. “Claxton was the only company to offer Premier Oil a fully-forged…