Aker BP extended the charter of the Safe Zephyrus semisubmersible accommodation vessel at the Ivar Aasen project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The 10-day option extends on site operations through January 2017 and has a total value of about US$1…
Italy's Saipem is to use its Saipem 7000 heavy lift vessel to remove BP's Miller platform topsides and jacket in the UK North Sea. The Miller field, which is 270km north east of Aberdeen, in Blocks 16/7b and 16/8b, in the Central North Sea…
WGP Group has entered into a contract to provide long term seismic acquisition services to ConocoPhillips Skandinavia. WGP will acquire seismic data sets on the Ekofisk field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The seismic acquisition contract has an initial five year term…
Tidal energy developer Atlantis Resources is to go ahead with the second phase of its MeyGen tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth off Scotland, the firm announced this morning. The project, called Project Stroma, or MeyGen Phase 1B…
Centrica has awarded a string of contracts to FMC Technologies, Subsea 7 and Aker BP / Maersk Drilling, for its Oda field development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The Oda oil field (previously called Butch) was discovered in 2011…
ENGIE E&P UK (formerly GDF Suez E&P) has started production from the giant Cygnus southern North Sea gas development. The field, in license areas P1055 & P1731, 150km off Lincolnshire, is expected to contribute 5% of UK gas production…
Chevron has canceled a US$1.8 billion floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) newbuild order with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) that was destined for the supermajor’s Rosebank deepwater project in the North Sea. Illustration of the FPSO…
Industry body Subsea UK has revealed the finalists for its annual awards event, to be held early 2017. The awards, which seek to recognize companies and individuals who are leading the way in Britain’s £9 billion subsea sector, will…
A rising number of UK operator companies are demonstrating their commitment to working smarter by signing up to two initiatives designed to reduce the legal and commercial complexity of offshore operations. As a result of collaboration between UK operators…
Faroe Islands-based Atlantic Petroleum is to take over as operator of the Orlando and Kells licenses in the UK North Sea following operator Iona Energy going into administration. Orlando and Kells are in UK North Sea licenses P.1606 and P…
Private equity backed explorer Azinor Catalyst has agreed to acquire 50% interest in license P2243 on the UK Continental Shelf from Zennor North Sea. The license contains Block 14/17a and is adjacent to Azinor’s Partridge license P.1989…
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has submitted a field development plan (FDP), in draft format, for the Blythe gas field to the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). The Blythe field, 100% owned and operated by IOG, is in the southern North Sea…
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Faroe Petroleum Norge consent to takeover operatorship from DONG E&P Norge of the Oselvar and Trym fields in the North Sea. Earlier this week, Faroe completed the acquisition deal…
Magseis has been awarded a contract from ConocoPhillips for a full azimuth 4D seabed seismic acquisition survey in the North Sea using the company’s proprietary MASS system. Magseis will mobilize what will be its second, ROV-based crew for the project…
Petrofac has been given a four and a half year contract extension on its integrated support services contract on the Cygnus gas field. The extension to December 2021 is worth about US$70 million and includes the provision of enhanced construction services and production supervision…