Britain will likely run a North Sea offshore oil and gas licensing round for existing discoveries this year, a spokesperson for the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) said on Monday.The OGA, which is changing its name to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)…
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Aker BP its approval to use the Hod B platform in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.Hod B is a normally unmanned installation (NUI), installed in August last year at the Hod field, offshore Norway…
Norway's Equinor has shut its Snorre B oil platform as a precautionary measure following an earthquake in the North Sea, the company said on Monday.It was not yet clear when Snorre B, which produces between 30,000-35,000 barrels per day of oil…
UK offshore oil and gas regulator the Oil and Gas Authority on Monday announced the name change to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) 'to reflect its evolving role in the energy transition.''In 2021, the OGA revised our strategy to put…
Shell on Friday released an amended plan for the development of a major North Sea gas field which British regulators initially rejected last year on environmental grounds.Shell said in the new environmental development plan of the Jackdaw field that it aims to start production from the field…
UK-based oil and gas company Serica Energy has resumed production from its Rhum gas field in the UK North Sea, following a shutdown in February.As previously reported, Serica on February 28 said it had paused production from the Rhum gas field…
Noreco, TotalEnergies' partner in the Tyra offshore field redevelopment, has announced the sail away of the new Tyra II utility and living quarters unit (accommodation unit) from Ravenna, Italy, where it was built by Rosetti Marino.'The accommodation…
UK-North Sea-focused oil and gas firm IOG on Wednesday confirmed first gas production from the Elgood field, part of Phase 1 of its Saturn Banks Project. 'Following the confirmation of first gas at Blythe on Monday, the company yesterday also brought Elgood into production…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted a meeting with leaders of the UK offshore oil and gas industry on Monday to discuss energy security and investment in the North Sea, his spokesman said.'We've been clear that the energy firms, these suppliers…
Germany should rethink its ban on allowing new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea as it tries to reduce its dependence on Russian energy due to the invasion of Ukraine, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Sunday.Under the coalition…
The Modification Alliance – Aker Solutions and Aker BP have selected the Norwegian technology company Techouse to deliver the Sulphate Removal Unit (SRU) for the Valhall IP platform in the North Sea off Norway, after a FEED delivery in 2021…
SFL Corporation, the owner of the West Linus jack-up drilling rig, has signed a rig management deal with offshore drilling firm Odfjell Drilling for the provision of management services for the harsh-environment unit.The rig, delivered in 2014…
Shell is preparing to launch the sale of its stakes in two clusters of gas fields in the southern British North Sea, part of an ongoing retreat of long-time producers from the aging basin, industry sources told Reuters.Shell is planning to offer…
Neptune Energy and RWE said Tuesday they had signed an agreement for the H2opZee project, an offshore green hydrogen development in the Dutch North Sea.H2opZee is a demonstration project which aims to build 300-500 megawatts (MW) electrolyzer…
Waldorf Production is nearing a deal to acquire oil and gas assets in the British and Dutch North Sea from ONE-Dyas for more than $1 billion, industry sources said on Friday.Under the terms of the emerging deal, private equity-backed Waldorf…