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Serica Energy Plans Four-Well Drilling Campaign in North Sea

Feb 05, 2024

UK North Sea-focused oil company Serica Energy has set out plans to drill four wells in the Triton area, along will well work on the Bruce and Keith fields as part of its investment program for 2024.Serica is planning an ‘ambitious program’ of organic investments during 2024 extending into 2025 and 2026.The investments in 2024 include four wells in the Triton area (Bittern B1z sidetrack, Gannet E GE-05…

Repsol Sinopec Taps Archer for $165 Million Decommissioning Project in North Sea

Aug 15, 2023

Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has awarded a $165 million decommissioning contract to Archer to execute the plug and abandonment (P&A) of 30 wells in the Fulmar Field and two wells in the Halley Field in the UK North Sea.The contract is a fully integrated P&A project…

Sea Lion Offshore Project in Falkland Islands Could Finally Reach FID in 2024

Mar 24, 2023

A final investment decision for the long-stalled Sea Lion development offshore the Falkland Islands could be reached in 2024, Rockhopper, a partner in the project, said Friday, after Navitas Petroleum, the project operator, presented it with an updated development plan…

Well-Safe Solutions, Apache in Multi-year Offshore Well Decommissioning Deal

Feb 15, 2023

Offshore decommissioning firm Well-Safe Solutions and oil firm Apache Corporation have signed a multi-year framework agreement to plug and abandon wells in the North Sea.The deal provides Apache with access to Well-Safe Solutions' decommissioning rigs…

Noreco, Partners to Drill Two Infill Wells in Danish North Sea

Dec 02, 2022

Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) has reached a Final Investment Decision (“FID”) on two infill wells in the Danish North Sea.The two wells will be drilled at the Tor reservoir in the Halfdan North East area, located in the central part of the Danish North Sea…

UK Oil and Gas Sector Faces $24B Bill to Plug Old Wells

Nov 22, 2022

British North Sea oil and gas producers will spend around 20 billion pounds ($24 billion) on dismantling over 2,000 unused wells and facilities in the ageing basin over the next decade, an industry group said on Tuesday.The cost burden for plugging wells and removing platforms…

Brazil: Petrobras, Equinor Start Production from Two Offshore Wells under Roncador IOR Project

Apr 20, 2022

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has brought online the first two wells of the increased oil recovery (IOR) project at Roncador project offshore Brazil, almost five months ahead of schedule and at half of the planned cost, Equinor, Petrobras' partner in the project…

James Fisher Launches Decommissioning Business Line JF Decom

Jan 28, 2022

Marine and offshore services firm James Fisher has this week launched its new business line James Fisher Decommissioning (JF Decom).The company said that the newly formed division would support the decommissioning needs of customers in the renewables…

Oceaneering Secures Multi-well, Multi-operator P&A Contract in Dutch North Sea

Jan 21, 2022

Six oil and gas companies operating in the Dutch sector of the North Sea have signed a deal with subsea services firm Oceaneering for the decommissioning of Mud Line Suspension (MLS) wells in the Dutch North Sea.These wells were once drilled for exploration purposes…

UK North Sea: Exploration Well Count on Decline. Success Rate Up

Dec 02, 2021

The UK oil and gas industry regulator Oil and Gas Authority has launched its second Wells Insight report, which shows that the number of exploration and appraisal wellbores spudded has been on a decline, however, success rates have improved…

Hiber Brings Satellite Well-integrity Monitoring Tech to Middle East

Nov 16, 2021

Hiber, a company that describes itself as the satellite-enabled IoT scale-up, is bringing its HiberHilo remote well-integrity monitoring technology in the Middle East to assist oil and gas operators in the region in monitoring their remote wells via satellite connectivity…

BW Energy Completes Two Production Wells Offshore Gabon

Oct 20, 2021

Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy has brought online the Gamba well DTM-7H as part of the Tortue Phase 2 field development in Gabon. The final well, DTM-6H, in the Dentale formation, is scheduled to come onstream in the coming days. Current…

Neptune Energy Deploys Gaming Tech at Norwegian Wells to Boost Output, Cuts Costs

Jul 16, 2021

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy’s said this week it has digitalized its subsea wells in Norway using an innovative 3D gaming tech-based data visualization platform to enhance drilling and production efficiency, and reduce time and costs.The…

Neodrill to Provide Lundin with CAN-ductors for Offshore Wells in Norway

May 04, 2021

Norway-based Neodrill, a company offering its Conductor Anchor Node technology for the offshore oil and gas industry, has signed a frame agreement with oil and gas operator Lundin Energy for the deployment of its CAN-ductor technology on Lundin's Norwegian offshore oil fields…

Maersk Decom Launches Free Offshore Decommissioning Cost Calculator

Apr 20, 2021

Denmark-based Maersk Decom said Tuesday it has designed a free cost calculating tool for benchmarking decommissioning projects in the North Sea.'Maersk Decom’s cost calculator is the first free tool in the industry, enabling stakeholders to…

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