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EnQuest Selling Stake in North Sea Golden Eagle Oil Field

Apr 16, 2024

Britain's EnQuest is looking to sell its 27% stake in the Golden Eagle oilfield in the British North Sea as it seeks to reduce debt levels, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday.It was unclear how much the sale of the non-operated stake would raise…

Plans in Progress for New North Sea Wells

Dec 11, 2023

Esgian has published its Week 49 Rig Market Roundup highlighting new drilling activity in the North Sea and a new licensing deal in Morocco.Drilling Activity and DiscoveriesSerica Energy is continuing with plans for its four-well drilling campaign in the UK North Sea…

Shelf Drilling Wins $18M Extension for North Sea Jack-up Rig

Oct 02, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling has secured a two-well contract extension for the Shelf Drilling Fortress jack-up rig. The rig is on a contract with China's CNOOC, operating in the UK North Sea, at the Golden Eagle offshore oil field.The…

Shelf Drilling Wins $17M Contract for Offshore Drilling Rig in UK North Sea

Aug 02, 2023

Offshore drilling company Shelf Drilling has won a contract for the Shelf Drilling Fortress jack-up drilling rig with a European subsidiary of the Chinese oil company CNOOC in the UK North Sea.Under the contract, the rig, owned by Shelf Drilling's subsidiary Shelf Drilling North Sea…

UK Union Signs Deal with China’s CNOOC

May 18, 2023

Britain's Unite union on Thursday said it had signed a recognition deal with offshore operator China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), covering around 140 workers on the Buzzard, Scott, and Golden Eagle platforms in the North Sea.CNOOC…

Offshore Workers' Strike Could Affect Over 30 Platforms in UK

Feb 10, 2023

UK-based workers' union Unite said Friday that some 300 Stork construction members would be balloted on strike action on over 30 offshore installations in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), potentially affecting operators such as EnQuest, Repsol…

CNOOC to Use Enhanced Drilling Tech for Two Golden Eagle Wells

May 30, 2022

Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC International has signed a contract to use Enhanced Drilling’s RMR Riserless Mud Recovery system for two of the wells on the Golden Eagle Development project in the UK North Sea. The contract includes the provision…

UK North Sea Field Owners Agree to Keep Exporting Oil to Flotta Terminal

Apr 18, 2022

Oil and gas company Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited said Monday that owners of  Golden Eagle, Piper, and Claymore fields, located in the North Sea northeast of Aberdeen, have executed new agreements reaffirming their commitment to export…

UK: EnQuest Acquires Suncor's Stake in Golden Eagle Offshore Area

Oct 25, 2021

Oil and gas company EnQuest has completed the acquisition of a 26.69% stake in the Golden Eagle Area Development in the UK North Sea.The agreement, where EnQuest agreed to buy the Golden Eagle stake from Canada's Suncor Energy, was first announced in February…

EnQuest Lowers Output Guidance on Magnus Field Declines

Sep 02, 2021

Oil producer EnQuest on Thursday warned that annual output would be at the lower end of its previously forecast range, primarily owing to declines at its Magnus field in the UK North Sea, sending its shares down more than 7%.Production activity…

Gas from Lundin's Rolvsnes Field Flows Through Ancala's SAGE System

Aug 20, 2021

Ancala Midstream Acquisitions Limited said Friday it had received the first gas from the extended well test at the Lundin-operated Rolvsnes field, off Norway, into its capacity in the SAGE System.The SAGE System comprises a 323-kilometer, 30-inch bore pipeline…

EnQuest Signs 750M Loan to Fund Golden Eagle Acquisition, Refinance Debt

Jun 11, 2021

UK oil and gas company EnQuest has said it has signed a new senior secured borrowing base debt facility of around $600 million and an additional amount of $150 million for letters of credit for up to seven years.'The new facility will enable…

EnQuest 'Confident' of Securing Refinancing Needed for Golden Eagle Acquisition

Mar 25, 2021

British North Sea-focused oil producer EnQuest is 'confident' it will secure a refinancing deal needed to buy an additional 10,000 barrels per day of output capacity, it said on Thursday, as it reported a 43% drop in free cash flow in 2020.Last month…

CNOOC Taps Worley for EPC Services on UK North Sea Platforms

Apr 15, 2021

Australia-based engineering and construction company Worley has won a contract extension with the Chinese oil company CNOOC to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for CNOOC's three operated assets in the UK North Sea…

UK: EnQuest to Buy Suncor's Golden Eagle Area Interest for Up to $375M

Feb 04, 2021

UK-based oil company EnQuest has agreed to buy Canadian oil firm Suncor's entire 26.69% non-operated equity interest in the Golden Eagle area in the UK North Sea.The area, operated by China's CNOOC, comprises the producing Golden Eagle, Peregrine…

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