Norway's Equinor has resumed output at its giant Johan Sverdrup oilfield in the North Sea following a power outage and is working to reach full production, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday.Equinor on Tuesday halted all output from Sverdrup…
Offshore well plug and abandonment specialist Well-Safe Solutions has secured contract extension from Italian energy major Eni Energy Netherlands to decommission selected subsea and platform wells across Eni’s portfolio in the Dutch sector of the North Sea…
Shell has restarted production at the Penguins field in the U.K. North Sea with a new floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.The previous export route for the field, operated by Shell with 50% interest, and partner NEO Energy with the remaining 50%…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 7/1-4 S in production license 1090, in which Vår Energi holds an operating stake of 50%, along with partners Petoro (20%)…
Industrial data and engineering consultancy Imrandd has secured the renewal of its longstanding contract with Dana Petroleum, extending its engagement for an additional two years to 2027.The extension ensures the continued delivery of critical integrity services for Dana's UK operations…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted OMV (Norge) a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 35/6-6 in production license 1109.OMV (Norge) is the operator of the license with 30% interest, with partners DNO Norge (30%)…
U.K. North Sea-focused oil and gas company Serica Energy expects a 15.6% increase in 2025 production, helped by improved reliability of its assets, it said on Tuesday.Serica has expanded production through acquisitions and investments in the last few years…
Norwegian seismic specialist TGS has secured four 4D streamer contract acquisition projects, three of which are in the North Sea and one in the Barents Sea.The 4D campaign in the North Sea is scheduled to begin in early second quarter of 2025…
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has offered 53 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the APA 2024 licensing round to a total of 20 companies.Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) is an annual exploration round for the Norwegian continental shelf…
Aker BP and its partner Concedo have drilled a dry well near the Bøyla field in the North Sea.The well, 24/12-8 S or ‘Rumpetroll South’, is a follow-up to the discovery made in well 24/9-13 – ‘Rumpetroll’, in 2019.Both wells are located in production license 869…
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has imposed a penalty of $154,000 on CNOOC Petroleum Europe for venting without consent at its Buzzard field, 60 miles north-east of Aberdeen, on two separate occasions in a two-week period.On May 31…
Oil and gas drilling services company KCA Deutag has secured contract extensions for its drilling services in the U.K. North Sea, worth $16 million.KCA Deutag said its offshore business pocketed multi-million-dollar contract extensions in the U…
DNO Norge has secured a permit from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) to drill an exploration well in the North Sea.DNO Norge, and its partners Aker BP, Japex Norge, and Concedo, will use Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible…
U.K.-based oil firm Serica Energy has resumed production at Triton floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit in the North Sea, following the outage caused by a technical issue.Serica Energy said the production into the Triton FPSO resumed on December 27…
With the British government's announced plan to increase the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers to 38% from 35% and extend the levy by one year, a move to fund renewable energy projects, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump took to…
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