Shell has been given two safety warnings from the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on its Lomond facility in the Central North Sea. Map of Lomond and surrounding Shell assets. Map from Chrysaor…
Serica Energy is targeting 2020 for first gas at its Columbus field in the Central North Sea, and reveals plans to begin drilling at the nearby Rowallan prospect next year. Map of Columbus, from Serica…
Supermajor Shell has agreed to sell a package of UK North Sea assets to Chrysaor for a total of up to US$3.8 billon. The packaged deal consists of Shell's interest in Buzzard, Beryl, Bressay, Elgin-Franklin, J-Block, the Greater Armada cluster…
UK Independent Serica Energy is targeting a development plan for the long-dormant North Sea Columbus field this year, the firm said today. Serica is also firming up plans to drill its Rowallan prospect in North Sea block 22/18c in 2018…
Production at Chevron’s Erskine restarted late last month in the central North Sea, following the completion of maintenance work at Shell’s Lomond platform. Erskine. Image from Chevron. Erskine…
Production at Chevron’s Erskine project in the Central North Sea has hit a new snag, after Shell said that further work is needed on the recommissioning of the Lomond platform, according to partner Serica Energy. Erskine…
Oil and gas production from Chevron's Erskine field in the North Sea has restarted following the clearance of a pipeline blockage and the completion of scheduled maintenance works on the Lomond platform, says partner Serica Energy. The pipeline blockage…
Increased production from Chevron's high-pressure, high-temperature Erskine field has helped boost profits and reserves for UK independent Serica Energy. The firm acquired an 17% stake in the field, at a time when it was expected to produce 2100 boe/d net to Serica at $30/bbl operating costs…
Chevron's North Sea Erskine field production has been temporarily suspended during maintenance work to remove a pipeline blockage, according to partner Serica Energy. Erskine. Image from Chevron…
Chevron's Erskine field has restarted production after being shut-in since September last year while a major upgrade was carried out on BG Group's Lomond facility, which it exports production through. Before the shut-down, the field was producing about a quarter of what is able to…
BG Group’s Europe business has signed contracts with Wood Group PSN and Stork Technical Services (RBG) to provide a range of specialist support over the next five years to its Armada, Everest and Lomond assets in the central North Sea. The…
Premier Oil says production on the North Sea Huntington field has increased to 20,000 bbl/d as restrictions on the CATS pipeline continue to be lifted. Full production rates on the Voyageur Spirit FPSO, which produces the Huntington field…
Production is due to ramp up from a number of fields in the North Sea after a restriction imposed by the operator of the Central Area Transmission System (CATS) gets eased. BP, operator of CATS, initiated the restriction after off-specification…
Serica Energy has said a drilling campaign will start offshore Morocco in October. Drilling will be carried out on the Foum Draa and Sidi Moussa blocks in October, and H1 2014 respectively. The well on the Foum Draa block (operated by Cairn Energy…
A high level of fabrication activity in and around the North Sea is attracting new players. Elaine Maslin reports. Platform fabrication for new installations in North Sea will reach fever pitch this year as a historically high number of facilities are completed for load out…
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