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Aker BP Restructures Safe Scandinavia Options

Mar 22, 2019

Semi-submersible accommodation vessel owner and operator Prosafe said it has reached an agreement with Norwegian focused exploration and production company Aker BP to restructure the remaining seven one-month options for the Safe Scandinavia…

Johan Sverdrup Field Center Completed

Mar 22, 2019

The two final platform topsides have been installed at the Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea, about 140 kilometers west of Stavanger, Norway, operator Equinor announced Friday, marking a key milestone toward first oil expected in late 2019…

Semco Wins Tyra Order

Mar 21, 2019

Danish based offshore project and engineering company Semco Maritime said on Thursday it has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract with Total as part of the Tyra Redevelopment Project in the Danish North Sea…

Energean Facing Delays at Epsilon

Mar 21, 2019

Energean trimmed the top end of its 2019 production forecast after facing delays at its Epsilon well in Greece, the oil and gas producer said on Thursday.Energean expects to produce between 5,000 and 5,500 barrels of oil per day in 2019, compared to its earlier outlook range of between 5…

EnQuest to Focus on Cutting Debt as Profits Jump

Mar 21, 2019

North Sea focused oil producer EnQuest on Thursday committed to continue efforts to cut its $1.77 billion debt this year after reporting a jump in full-year profits on the back of increased production.Chief Executive Amjad Bseisu said, 'We are committed to further reducing our debt…

4Subsea Acquires Astori

Mar 20, 2019

Engineering firm 4Subsea said it has acquired Astori, a Norwegian provider of subsea control systems for well intervention operations.Astori delivers subsea control systems for simplified XT installations that can operate all types of XTs from all main vendors…

UK Offshore Needs £200 Bln Investment -Report

Mar 20, 2019

Exploration and production companies in the UK offshore oil and gas sector will need to invest £200 billion in existing operations and new opportunities to sustain the next generation of productive life, according to a recent industry report…

Solstad Charters PSV Pair to Aker BP

Mar 20, 2019

Solstad Offshore announced Wednesday that Norwegian operator Aker BP has taken a pair of large platform supply vessels (PSV) on 12-month charter under a frame agreement announced earlier this month.The 2011-built Normand Arctic and 2013-built…

Maintenance Planned at Ekofisk in June

Mar 20, 2019

The Ekofisk oilfield in the North Sea will undergo planned maintenance in June, two industry sources said on Wednesday.The work, which will reduce supply of Ekofisk crude, will start on June 2, one of the sources said. Ekofisk is one of the…

Norway Oil Exploration Refunds Are Not State Aid -ESA

Mar 20, 2019

Norway's regulations allowing oil and gas companies to claim refunds for exploration spending do not constitute state aid, the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority (ESA) said on Wednesday.'Having scrutinized it on the basis of a comprehensive complaint…

Spirit Achieves First Oil at Oda Field

Mar 19, 2019

Offshore operator Spirit Energy announced Tuesday that it started oil production on the Oda field in the southern part of the Norwegian sector of the North Sea on March 16, nearly five months ahead of schedule.The Oda field, discovered by Spirit Energy in 2011…

Siccar Point Kicks Off 2019 Drilling

Mar 19, 2019

UK focused exploration and production company Siccar Point Energy announced Tuesday it has has commenced its 2019 offshore drilling campaign with the spudding of an exploration well at the Blackrock prospect West of Shetland.The campaign, using…

Aker BP Finds Oil in Froskelår Well

Mar 19, 2019

Norwegian operator Aker BP announced Tuesday it has found up to 130 mmboe in the the Froskelår Main exploration well in licence 869 in the Alvheim area.Aker BP said the preliminary gross resource estimate is 60-130 mmboe, and that part of the…

Aoka Mizu FPSO Hooks Up to Lancaster Field

Mar 19, 2019

Hurricane Energy's floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has been connected to the group's North Sea Lancaster oilfield, another milestone for the group as it seeks to extract so-called fractured basement oil in Britain.Hurricane…

PSA Audits Xmas Tree for Snorre Expansion

Mar 18, 2019

Norway's offshore watchdog the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said it has carried out an audit of Equinor and the fabrication of the subsea Christmas tree for the Snorre expansion project.The objective of the February audit was to ensure that…

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