Premier Oil has revealed that Roy Franklin will join the company's board as non-executive chairman, taking over from Mike Welton, on 1 September. Welton has served as chairman for eight years and announced in March that he would step down from the board on appointment of a successor…
Anchor firm Vryhof is expanding its global footprint with its companies, Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) opening a new office in Aberdeen, and Vryhof Anchors appointing Singapore-based Franklin Offshore as its exclusive representative for selling Vryhof solutions in a number of Asia Pacific countries…
Repsol Norge has awarded Archer Ltd. a four-year contract for plugging and abandonment (P&A) operations at the company’s Gyda platform in the Southern North Sea. Gyda. Image from Repsol. The scope of work includes P&A of the wells…
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…
New North Sea well abandonment firm Well-Safe Solutions has made its first acquisition - Intervention Project Management (IPM) for an undisclosed sum. IPM’s founder and managing director, Phil Milton, has been appointed CEO of Well-Safe Solutions…
NXG Drilling Services has invested more than US$2.61 million (£2 million) in two new operations to cope with increased demand for its tools and equipment solutions. The business, launched at the start of 2017, has moved from its Aberdeen city centre offices to 30…
First gas has been exported from Cygnus Bravo, a satellite to Engie E&P UK's Cygnus field development in the UK southern North Sea. Cygnus Bravo is a wellhead platform 7km from Cygnus Alpha, to which first gas was exported on 1 August…
Statoil’s North Sea Mariner platform is in place following a major heavy lifting campaign throughout July. Photo from Statoil/Jamie Baikie. The work saw nine modules - weighing 38…
The UK's Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has included seven additional blocks to the 30th Offshore Licensing Round that was announced in late-July. Image from iStock. OGA said that…
A new entrant to the North Sea decommissioning market has been launched, with backing from a group of well known industry leaders and goals to attract US$263 million (£200 million) in investment and create 400 new jobs. Well-Safe Solutions wants to offer a cost-effective…
Apache has brought its Callater North Sea subsea tieback on stream ahead of schedule. Discovered in 2015, Callater, a six-well slot bundle tieback to the Beryl Alpha facility. It was among three fields, including Seagull and Corona…
The author of the report into the Piper Alpha disaster, 29 years ago, has today welcomed the launch of a new oil and gas resource to help prevent future offshore incidents. Encompassing the Future: Offshore Oil and Gas Operations is a multi-volume volume print and digital resource…
Centrica North Sea has awarded HydraWell a three-year frame contract to provide plug and abandonment (P&A) technology and services for the operator’s “A Fields” in the southern part of the North Sea. Centrica has recently submitted a…
Expro has been awarded a substantial contract from global oil and gas company Maersk Oil for subsea and well test services on two offshore units in the North Sea. The contract will extend the long-standing partnership between the two companies until 2020…
Hague and London Oil (HALO) agreed to acquire assets in the Dutch North Sea from Tullow Netherlands. Map of Tullow Netherlands assets, from Tullow. The acquisition comprises of…
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