Retrofit specialist GLO Marine has secured hydraulic system upgrade job on Bluewater’s Haewene Brim floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, following the successful delivery of the project’s first phase.The contract builds on…
Shell has restarted production at the Penguins field in the U.K. North Sea with a new floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.The previous export route for the field, operated by Shell with 50% interest, and partner NEO Energy with the remaining 50%…
Equinor UK, a subsidiary of Equinor and Shell UK, a subsidiary of Shell, have agreed to combine their UK offshore oil and gas assets to form a new company which will be the UK North Sea’s biggest independent producer.The incorporated joint venture…
Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has successfully concluded what is believed to be the largest vessel-based UK North Sea decommissioning campaign in history.Carried out on behalf of a North Sea operator, the project spanned two years and involved…
Mermaid Subsea Services has completed the first stage of a major North Sea decommissioning contract for Shell, ahead of the next phase scheduled to begin in 2025.Delivered ahead of schedule, the initial phase of the multi-year campaign involved…
DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has completed the acquisition of a 25% interest in the Arran field on the UK Continental Shelf from ONE-Dyas E&P.The field is operated by Shell UK (44.57%) and was brought on stream in 2021 as a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Shearwater A platform…
Deltic Energy has entered into an agreement with Dana Petroleum for the farm-out of its 25% interest in Shell-operated license containing the Selene Prospect in the North Sea.The transaction, in combination with the existing Shell UK carry,…
The Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has entered into an agreement to acquire a 25% interest in the Arran field on the UK Continental Shelf from ONE-Dyas.The transaction, made through DNO’s wholly-owned subsidiary DNO Exploration UK, is expected…
Wagenborg Offshore has installed and commissioned a shore connection system on the Kroonborg walk-to-work (W2W) vessel in collaboration with NAM/Shell UK, and the support of Dutch province of North Holland.The shore power system was developed and engineered by Dutch company Eekels Technology…
Shell has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Victory gas field in the UK North Sea, approximately 47 km north-west of the Shetland Islands.Once onstream, the field will help to maintain domestically produced gas for Britain’s homes…
Oil major Shell and its partner Deltic Energy have approved the work program and budget for drilling the Pensacola appraisal well in late 2024.The Pensacola discovery, located in the UK North Sea, is estimated to contain gross P50 initially…
The winners of the 2023 Offshore Achievement Awards were revealed Thursday at the annual Offshore Achievement Awards dinner in Aberdeen.According to the organizers, around 400 guests celebrated the 'exceptional achievements and outstanding performance'…
Norwegian energy industry engineering and construction service firm Aibel has won a contract for tasks related to the completion of Shell’s Penguins floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit, which recently arrived in Norway.The Penguins FPSO…
Shell's recent discovery at the Pensacola prospect could be 'one of the largest natural gas discoveries in the Southern North Sea in over a decade.' This is according to Deltic Energy, Shell's partner in the project, which said that Deltic pre…
