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First Gas Flows from IOG's Saturn Banks Project in UK North Sea

Mar 14, 2022

UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company IOG said Monday that first gas has started flowing from Phase 1 of its Saturn Banks Project, with the start-up of production from the Blythe field on Sunday. Phase 1 covers the production from Blythe…

BP to Buy All IOG's Gas from UK North Sea Saturn Banks Project

Mar 11, 2022

UK-based oil and gas firm IOG said Friday it had struck a new gas sales agreement ('GSA') with BP Gas Marketing Limited ('BPGM'), for the gas to be produced from its gas fields in the southern North Sea, offshore the UK.The deal covers its equity…

Heerema, DeepOcean Win North Sea Decommissioning Deals with Spirit Energy

Mar 10, 2022

Heerema Marine Contractors and DeepOcean have contracts with oil and gas firm Spirit Energy in the UK for removal and disposal services of the operator’s North Sea decommissioning portfolio. Heerema said it would cooperate with DeepOcean, the subsea asset removal contractor…

Bridge Petroleum Taps Fraser for Bardolino Field Services

Mar 09, 2022

Bridge Petroleum has awarded Fraser Well Management (FWM) and Fraser Integrity Management (FIM) a contract to supply well and pipeline operator services for its Bardolino field in the UK North Sea.Bridge Petroleum has recently increased its…

UK to Boost Oil and Gas Output after Russian Import Ban

Mar 09, 2022

Britain will step up its production of oil and gas after saying it will ban Russian oil imports at the end of the year, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Wednesday.'We're fortunate in the UK that we don't buy proportionately very much…

Net Zero Technology Centre Launches Funding Competition to Reduce Offshore Emissions

Mar 08, 2022

The Net Zero Technology Centre, a UK-based organization previously known as Oil and Gas Technology Centre, has announced the launch of its 2022 Open Innovation Programme aimed at developing and deploying technologies that will reduce offshore emissions…

IOG's North Sea Gas Fields Set to Come on Stream as Onshore Works Complete

Mar 04, 2022

UK-based oil and gas firm IOG plc has informed that the onshore reception facilities for its Saturn Banks project development have been successfully commissioned, in what is the final step to first gas from its Southern North Sea gas fields…

UK Offshore Flaring Volumes Drop to Lowest on Record, Regulator Says

Mar 04, 2022

UK North Sea production platforms reduced their flaring by 6 billion cubic feet (bcf), to 26 bcf, a reduction equivalent to the annual gas demand of 130,000 UK homes, the UK Oil and Gas Authority said Friday.A city with 130,000 homes would be similar in size to Aberdeen…

North Star Reels In More Than $133.7M in ERRV Contracts

Mar 03, 2022

UK-based offshore vessel owner North Star has said it has recently secured new Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel (ERRV) contracts totaling more than £100 million (around $133.7 million).Under the contracts, North Star said it would support…

Altrad to Buy Sparrows Group

Mar 02, 2022

Industrial services provider has agreed to acquire the UK-based energy industry engineering and maintenance specialist Sparrows Group.The transaction will include the acquisition of Sparrows’ wind energy business Alpha and is an important development in Altrad’s global growth ambitions…

Port of Lowestoft: Peterson Nets Integrated Logistics Deal with Shell

Feb 28, 2022

Energy industry logistics provider Peterson said Monday it had secured a new contract with Shell to provide supply base services from the Port of Lowestoft, in the UK.'The new contract follows the expiry of a 7-year-old contract and strengthens…

Equinor, Altera Pen Deal to Deploy Petrojarl Knarr FPSO at Long-stalled Rosebank Project

Feb 24, 2022

Norway's Equinor has confirmed to Offshore Engineer that it has signed an agreement with FPSO owner Altera Infrastructure that could see the Petrojarl Knarr FPSO redeployed at the long-stalled Rosebank project in the UK North Sea. The FPSO is currently producing oil from Shell's Knarr field…

UK Regulator Greenlights TAQA's Cormorant Alpha Platform Topsides Removal Plan

Feb 23, 2022

The UK regulators have approved decommissioning plans submitted by TAQA Bratani for the removal of the Cormorant Alpha platform topsides in the North Sea.TAQA last year filed plans for the decommissioning of the topsides of the Cormorant Alpha platform…

Fraser Well Management Wins Well Operator Services Gig at Devil’s Hole Horst Well in North Sea

Feb 22, 2022

Fraser Well Management (FWM), a well engineering and project management specialist, has won a well operator services contract from North Sea Natural Resources Ltd (NSNRL) to deliver the Devil’s Hole Horst (DHH) appraisal well in the Central North Sea…

Neptune Energy Awards Deals for Operations Support at Cygnus Platforms

Feb 22, 2022

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy on Tuesday announced several contract awards worth almost £3 million (around $4 million) in total to support ongoing operations at its operated Cygnus Alpha and Bravo platforms in the UK Southern North Sea…

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