North Sea News


Jotun FPSO Starts Production at Balder Field in North Sea

Jun 23, 2025

Vår Energi and Kistos Energy Norway have started production through Jotun floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit at the Balder field in the North Sea.The production from Jotun FPSO marks the extension the life of the first production license…

Equinor Gets Permit to Drill North Sea Wildcat Well

Jun 23, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wildcat well in the North Sea.The drilling permit is for a wellbore 15/8-3 S in production licence 1137, operated by Equinor with 50% working interest, with partner Orlen Upstream Norway holding the remaining 50%…

UK Releases Environmental Guide on Future North Sea Oil and Gas Drilling

Jun 20, 2025

Britain on Thursday published long-awaited environmental guidance which is expected to impact the future development of two vast North Sea oil and gas fields by companies including Shell and Equinor.The guidance sets out how greenhouse gas emissions that would come from the oil and gas being used…

Vår Energi, Kistos Energy Greenlight Balder Phase VI Project in North Sea

Jun 18, 2025

Vår Energi and license partner Kistos Energy Norway have reached the final investment decision (FID) for the Balder Phase VI project in the Balder area, off Norway.The fast-track development will be a key contributor to sustaining long term…

Mermaid Subsea Wraps Up North Sea Well Intervention Job

Jun 16, 2025

Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has completed a well intervention on the Teal P2 well in the Central North Sea for Anasuria Operating Company (AOC).Executed from the Island Valiant vessel, the operation was carried out on behalf of Anasuria Operating Company (AOC)…

ASCO Scoops Nine-Figure Contract with Major North Sea Operator

Jun 13, 2025

Global integrated logistics and materials management specialist ASCO has secured a landmark nine-figure contract with a major North Sea energy operator.The scope encompasses ASCO’s full suite of integrated logistics services, including quayside operations…

Norway Offers Exploration License for North Sea CO2 Storage to Equinor

Jun 13, 2025

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has offered and exploration license for the storage of CO2 in North Sea to Equinor Low Carbon Solution.The license is offered with a binding work program with built-in milestones to ensure fast and efficient…

DNO Quadruples North Sea Production with Sval Energi Acquisition

Jun 12, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has completed the acquisition of Sval Energi Group from HitecVision, picking up 16 producing fields in Norway and quadrupling its North Sea production to 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd).DNO…

North Sea Operator Picks OEG for Offshore Helifuel Services

Jun 11, 2025

Energy solutions business OEG has secured a multi-year helifuel services contract with a major U.K. operator.Under the terms of the agreement, OEG will manage the company’s offshore helifuel systems in the North Sea and provide helifuel tanks on a serviced rental basis…

Repsol Hires Halliburton for Well Lifecycle Optimization of North Sea Assets

Jun 10, 2025

Repsol Resources UK has hired Halliburton under a five-year contract to support the full well lifecycle on its oil and gas assets in the U.K. North Sea.Halliburton will provide subsurface technology, drilling and completion services, and digital solutions for major new developments…

Aquaterra Energy to Deliver Well Services Work for North Sea CCS Project

Jun 10, 2025

Offshore engineering solutions provider Aquaterra Energy has secured two major contracts to support the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), the CO2 transportation and storage provider for the East Coast Cluster.The project, which will initially…

Tyra II: Completion Test Successfully Met

Jun 10, 2025

BlueNord, the partner in the Tyra II project along with TotalEnergies and Nordsøfonden, has informed that the completion test at the Tyra II gas project in the North Sea has been successfully met.Based on demonstrated achieved production, and oil production above expectations…

TenneT Installs Giant HVDC Offshore Wind Converter Platform in North Sea

Jun 10, 2025

The DolWin epsilon HVDC offshore wind converter platform, part of German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT’s grid expansion project, has been installed in the North Sea.The installation of DolWin epsilon HVDC platform at DolWin cluster…

North Sea O&G Operators Opt for Flylogix Drones to Tackle Methane Emissions

Jun 10, 2025

Flylogix, the operator of next generation unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has secured contracts with several leading oil and gas operators to help tackle the industry’s methane emissions.Worth seven figures accumulatively, the contracts include…

Sonardyne to Deliver Seabed Monitoring Kit for North Sea CCS Project

Jun 03, 2025

Sonardyne has secured a contract by the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) to deliver baseline environmental monitoring services for the U.K.’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) site.Sonardyne will provide environmental monitoring…

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