North Sea News


Offshore Helicopter Services UK Wins Multi-year North Sea Deal with Serica Energy

Aug 16, 2023

Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHSUK) has signed a new multi-year contract extension with the UK North Sea-focused oil and gas firm Serica Energy. Under the five-year deal with, Serica will use H175 and S92 aircraft to service its current North Sea operations…

Repsol Sinopec Taps Archer for $165 Million Decommissioning Project in North Sea

Aug 15, 2023

Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has awarded a $165 million decommissioning contract to Archer to execute the plug and abandonment (P&A) of 30 wells in the Fulmar Field and two wells in the Halley Field in the UK North Sea.The contract is a fully integrated P&A project…

Wintershall Dea Awarded License to Store CO2 Under UK North Sea Seabed

Aug 15, 2023

German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has been awarded a new license - the Camelot - by the UK North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) to store CO2 under the seabed. The license is for the Camelot area, which is a combination of depleted gas fields and an overlying saline aquifer…

Equinor Set to Drill Wildcat Well 30/4-4 in North Sea, Off Norway

Aug 14, 2023

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted a drilling permit to Equinor for an exploration well to be drilled in the North Sea.The drilling permit is for the wildcat well 30/4-4, located in the production license 043 FS.Equinor will…

Denmark Postpones Offshore CO2 Storage License Tender

Aug 14, 2023

The Danish Energy Agency has postponed the second tender round for offshore licenses for the exploration and use of the subsoil for the geological storage of CO2 in the North Sea.The tender was set to open on August 15th 2023 according to the executive order on CO2 storage license tenders…

ROVCO Wins Survey Work at Proposed 1.4GW Floating Wind Farm Site

Aug 09, 2023

Rovco, a UK-based subsea robotics and survey firm, has won a contract with Flotation Energy to carry out a geo-environmental survey at its planned Cenos floating offshore windfarm, 200 kilometers off the north-east coast of Scotland.Located in the Central North Sea…

Floatel Bags 4-Month Contract to Support Shell's Offshore Operations in the UK North Sea

Aug 08, 2023

Offshore accommodation rig firm Floatel International has secured a 4-month charter to provide accommodation support to Shell in the UK North Sea.Floatel, which owns and operates five semisubmersible accommodation units, said the contract was…

Petrofac Offshore Workers in the UK Vote for Strike Action

Aug 08, 2023

The UK-based union Unite said Monday that offshore workers employed by Petrofac Facilities Management Limited had voted for strike action in disputes over jobs, pay, and conditions.Around 80 Unite members contracted to work on Ithaca Energy’s FPF1 platform…

23D Completes Subsea Cable Trenching and Burial Work for European Client

Aug 07, 2023

Nearshore and onshore power installation contractor and marine consultancy company 23 Degrees Renewables (23D), part of OEG Group, said Monday it had completed a contract for an unnamed European cable company to carry out trenching and burial…

Spirit Energy Reports Record-Breaking Year in Offshore Decommissioning Activities

Aug 03, 2023

UK-based oil and gas company Spirit Energy is reporting its busiest year-to-date in decommissioning activities, with offshore campaigns taking place across the Central North Sea (CNS), Southern North Sea (SNS), and East Irish Sea.The most recent activity to be completed…

North Sea Oil Field Receives Regulatory Nod

Aug 03, 2023

Anasuria Hibiscus UK Limited, a UK-subsidiary of the Malaysian oil firm Hibiscus Petroleum has received a Development and Production Works Consent to a Field Development Plan (“FDP”) for the Teal West field in the UK North Sea.The consent was granted by the UK energy industry regulator…

Shelf Drilling Wins $17M Contract for Offshore Drilling Rig in UK North Sea

Aug 02, 2023

Offshore drilling company Shelf Drilling has won a contract for the Shelf Drilling Fortress jack-up drilling rig with a European subsidiary of the Chinese oil company CNOOC in the UK North Sea.Under the contract, the rig, owned by Shelf Drilling's subsidiary Shelf Drilling North Sea…

North Sea Oil Firm Awards Multi-Year Deals to Simon Møkster Shipping's PSVs

Jul 31, 2023

Norway-based offshore vessel owner Simon Møkster Shipping said Monday it had secured long term contracts for two of its platform supply vessels.The company said it had been awarded new multi-year contracts by a North Sea Operator in the UK for the PSVs Stril Odin and Strilmøy…

UK to Grant Over 100 North Sea Oil and Gas Licenses

Jul 31, 2023

Britain will grant more than 100 new oil and gas licences in the North Sea as part of efforts to tap domestic supplies and become more energy independent, the government said on Monday. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the move was compliant with the government's environmental targets…

Peterson Energy Logistics to Add 50 New Staff to Support Apache North Sea Contract

Jul 27, 2023

Peterson Energy Logistics has secured an integrated logistics contract with the oil and gas company Apache North Sea Limited.Peterson will deliver quayside, receipt and dispatch, and fuel services from its bases in Aberdeen and Edzell. The logistics…

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