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Oil Jumps to Two-Year High. Strong Levels Here to Stay, Analyst Says

Jun 07, 2021

Oil jumped to a two-year high above $72 a barrel on Monday, extending this year's rally supported by recovering demand and OPEC+ supply curbs, before giving up the gains as investors took profits.Demand is rising in the United States and Europe as COVID-19 restrictions are loosened and…

Tailwind Energy Buys Decipher Energy

Apr 01, 2021

UK-focused oil company Tailwind Energy has acquired Decipher Energy Limited, an oil and gas company with assets in the UK North Sea.'This acquisition will allow Tailwind to continue to deploy its strategy of exploiting organic production and…

UK: Serica Energy Hits Snag at Columbus Offshore Well. Needs to Re-Drill It

May 25, 2021

Serica Energy, a UK-based oil and gas company focusing on the North Sea, has hit a snag with its Columbus development well and will have to re-drill it, which will cost an extra £3 million (USD 4.23 million).The company spudded the well in mid-March…

UK: Tailwind Sanctions Evelyn Development

Feb 22, 2021

UK-focused oil company Tailwind has reached a final investment decision (FID) on its Evelyn field project in the North sea, following approval by the UK oil and gas regulator OGA last week.The Evelyn field is part of the Triton Cluster. Tailwind…

Serica Energy Spuds Columbus Field Development Well. First Oil in Q4

Mar 17, 2021

UK-based oil company Serica Energy has spudded the Columbus 23/16f-CDev1 development well in the UK Central North Sea.Using the Maersk Resilient jack-up drilling rig, Serica will drill the offshore well to a total depth of 17,600ft and will include a 5…

Dana Petroleum Brings Online New Well at Bittern Offshore Field

Nov 03, 2020

Oil and gas company Dana Petroleum has brought online a new well on the Bittern oil and gas field in the UK North Sea.'Production from the new B5 well, which is a sidetrack of an existing Bittern well, is running at over 5,000 barrels of oil per day…

Tailwind Expects First Oil at Evelyn by 2022

Mar 10, 2020

Tailwind Energy, an oil and gas venture founded in 2016 and supported by Mercuria and Petrofac, said that it is working towards committing to development of the Evelyn field located in the UK Central North Sea.The first phase of development will consist of a single well…

Serica Expects 6-month Delay for Columbus Offshore Field Start-Up

Apr 23, 2020

UK North Sea oil and gas company Serica Energy expects to see first gas from its Columbus development in late 2021, a six-month delay to what was previously targeted.The Columbus field plan, approved in 2018, envisions the reservoir will be…

Ocean Installer Bags Triton Gig from Dana

Jan 22, 2020

Aberdeen-based Oil and gas company Dana Petroleum has awarded Norway's Ocean Installer a contract for work at the Triton Area Development, located in the Central North Sea, around 190 km east of Aberdeen.According to a press release, the award…

Subsea Network Repaired in the North Sea

Aug 21, 2019

Faulty elements in the subsea network within the Greater Guillemot Area field were diagnosed and replaced within 24 hours of the start of a recent fault-finding campaign, subsea testing tools manufacturer C-Kore Systems said.The GGA area in…

Higher Output Cushions BP's Profit Fall

Apr 30, 2019

BP's first quarter profits fell by nearly a third but beat forecasts as lower oil and gas prices and weaker refining margins were partly offset by higher production and stronger trading.The slump in profits marks the first significant dent in…

In Norway, a Jobs Heyday

Apr 23, 2019

It’s official. The North Sea rim is hiring again — in numbers.The independents, the supermajors, Oslo’s national oil champion and the supply chain are hiring 20-something’s looking for “dream jobs”. The oil minnows (super-experienced oil players with skeleton staffs) are also hiring all they need…

DNV GL Extends Contract for Dana Petroleum

Apr 16, 2019

DNV GL has secured a three-year contract across the Dana Petroleum operated assets on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS).DNV GL has worked with Dana Petroleum since 2012 with the development of the Western Isles floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel…

Tailwind Energy Hits First Oil From UK North Sea

Dec 11, 2018

New UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company Tailwind Energy has announced first oil from the 100% owned Gannet E redevelopment to the Triton FPSO.  The London-based contracts services company for North Sea work said in a press note that the…

Tailwind Completes EOG UK Acquisition

Nov 09, 2018

London-based Tailwind Energy  has announced the completion of the acquisition of Houston-headquartered oil and gas firm EOG Resources's UK portfolio.  The oil and gas venture announced two months ago it has agreed with EOG Resources Inc to acquire EOG’s UK business…

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