North Sea News


WG Intetech appoints regional manager

Sep 26, 2014

Wood Group Intetech (WG Intetech) has appointed Ogo Ikenwilo to the role of regional well integrity manager – North Sea. Ikenwilo will manage the company’s North Sea client base while identifying opportunities to increase its regional market share…

DSM inks mooring contract with Repsol

Sep 24, 2014

Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) has secured a contract to provide a range of mooring services for Repsol's drilling operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Under the contract, DSM will provide marine engineering services and deliver the mooring equipment…

Teekay Petrojarl taps Proscient for North Sea asset

Sep 24, 2014

Teekay Petrojarl has gone live with Petrotechnics' Proscient operational performance and predictive risk platform on its Voyageur Spirit asset in the North Sea. The Voyageur Spirit Proscient go-live kicks off the global deployment of…

Three options for Butch

Sep 24, 2014

Centrica Energy is considering three different concepts to develop the Butch discovery in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea according to partner Faroe Petroleum.  Three concepts under study are a subsea tie-back to the Ula field,…

Masdar invests in Dugeon wind farm

Sep 24, 2014

Abu Dhabi-owned green energy firm Masdar is to invest £525 million in a 35% stake in the planned Dudgeon offshore wind farm, offshore England, alongside Norweigan partners Statoil and Stakraft.  Based 32km off the coast of north Norfolk…

Parkmead lines up Skerryvore drilling

Sep 24, 2014

Site survey work has started at the Parkmead Group-operated Skerryvore oil prospect in the central UK North Sea.  The Skerryvore prospect has the potential to contain up to 122MMbo on a most likely, P50 basis, according to Parkmead. The…

Sevan inked for Bream field

Sep 24, 2014

Sevan Marine is to provide front end engineering and design for the hull and marine systems of a Sevan type cylindrical floating production (FPSO) facility for Premier Oil's Bream field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.  Bream…

Scaldis installs Wintershall's L6-B platform

Sep 23, 2014

Watch as Scaldis Marine Contractors NV installs the L6-B platform in the Dutch sector of the North Sea, in Block L6. In a joint effort between Wintershall Nordzee and Scaldis, a methodology was developed with a prime focus of minimizing the duration of the offshore activities…

Oyster takes central North Sea stake

Sep 23, 2014

Oyster Petroleum has entered into a farm-in agreement which will see it earn 25% interest in production licenes P.1948 in the central North Sea. License P.1948 covers blocks 29/7c, 12, 13 and 14 in the UK Central North Sea and includes the Shipley and Forwood Prospects…

GMS launches first of six new jackups

Sep 23, 2014

Self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESV) firm Gulf Marine Services' newbuild GMS Enterprise is starting its first charter after it was completed ahead of schedule and under budget. Its first charter is a four-month contract for an engineering…

Kvitebjørn life extended to 2035

Sep 22, 2014

Statoil's Kvitebjørn field in the North Sea will see production increase by 220MMboe, or from 55% to 70% recovery rate, thanks to a new compressor installed on the 10-year-old Kvitebjørn platform, the firm said today. The compressor, installed 17 September…

Chevron exits the Netherlands

Sep 19, 2014

Chevron has agreed to sell its shares in Chevron Exploration and Production Netherlands, including its interest in Chevron Transportation, to Petrogas International E&P Coӧperatief, a subsidiary of Oman-based Petrogas E&P. 'Our decision…

Scotland votes no to independence

Sep 19, 2014

Scotland is to remain a part of the United Kingdom after the results of a historic referendum revealed this morning (September 19) that a majority had voted no to independence.  However, despite many keen to maintain the status quo…

Better together, but still questions

Sep 19, 2014

Scotland has voted to remain part of the United Kingdom, results from the referendum held yesterday revealed this morning. Sanjoy Sen gives his view.  So, Alistair Darling and the “Better Together” campaign overcame a late scare in the…

DTU opens new research center

Sep 18, 2014

The Technical University of Denmark’s (DTU) new Danish Hydrocarbon Research and Technology Centre opened 18 September. DBU platform Image: DTU DTU said that it wants to train…

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