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Boskalis inks Maersk IRM

May 26, 2016

Maersk Oil awarded Boskalis Subsea a subsea IRM contract for the provision of air and saturation diving services from 2016 to 2019. Image of the DSV Constructor, from Boskalis. The…

Snorre B up 30% from triple well result

May 26, 2016

Old and partly lost slots that were given up as providers of new production triggered new solutions for Statoil’s Snorre B. The result was three wells with an average price of US$21.6 million (NOK 170 million), compared to NOK 490 as reference base…

475 Shell UK and Ireland jobs to go

May 26, 2016

Oil major Shell has said it is to cut around 475 jobs from its UK and Ireland business by the end of this year as it further reduces its cost base.  The firm has already announced more than 10,000 jobs cuts globally, including some 2800…

Well Decom launches in Aberdeen

May 26, 2016

A new company focused on the plugging and abandonment of wells in the North Sea’s decommissioning sector has been set up by three oil and gas industry veterans.  Aberdeen-based Well Decom has been launched to help companies manage costs…

Apache to use Bibby for subsea work

May 26, 2016

Bibby Offshore, a leading subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, has announced a substantial contract win with Apache North Sea to provide subsea construction, ROV and diving services at the largest oil field in the North Sea…

WoodMac: UK at forefront of decommissioning

May 25, 2016

The UK oil and gas industry is set to become a pioneer in decommissioning activity globally and has the opportunity to become leaders in this field according to Wood Mackenzie. 'Although decommissioning in the North Sea has been an impending reality for some time…

Green light for Engie's Cara well

May 24, 2016

Engie E&P Norge (Engie) has been given the green light to drill the Cara prospect on production license 636 in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The exploration well, 36/7-4, will be the first to be drilled on PL636. The well is…

Faroe spuds Brasse prospect

May 24, 2016

Faroe Petroleum has started drilling on the Brasse exploration well in the Norwegian North Sea.  The well, 31/7-1, is immediately south of the producing Brage oil field (Faroe 14.3%) and, if successful, could be tied-back to the Brage facilities or alternatively to other nearby installations…

Wood Group inks Statoil MSA

May 24, 2016

Wood Group has been awarded an evergreen master services agreement (MSA) by Statoil to support the life cycles of its offshore and onshore facilities. Work and services covered by the MSA include engineering studies, detailed engineering…

Wintershall wells disappoint off Norway

May 23, 2016

Wintershall Norge has drilled one dry well and another with poor reservoir quality in the North Sea near the Vega field. Well 35/8-6 S on the Vikafjell North prospect was dry and sidetrack well 35/8-6 A on the Robbins prospect was of poor reservoir quality…

Petrofac inks Total North Sea services contract

May 20, 2016

Petrofac is set to build on its provision of reimbursable services for Total E&P UK following the award of an enhanced three-year contract extension on the Alwyn and Dunbar platforms in the Northern North Sea. The contract, worth in the region of US$100 million…

North Sea confidence still low

May 19, 2016

Three in four North Sea oil and gas contractors are less confident about their prospects than they were a year ago, according to a new industry report released today.  Seventy-five per cent of contractors surveyed said they were less…

NPD grants Total, Tullow drilling permits

May 18, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted both Total E&P Norge and Tullow Oil Norge drilling permits in the North Sea. Map of 30/4-3 S, from NPD. Total’s wildcat Total…

HC cable links converter stations

May 18, 2016

For the first time, two sister platforms in an offshore wind farm will be connected by means of a bridge system with the aid of a new, flexible high-voltage cable with a conductor cross section of 800sq mm. This increases the guaranteed energy feed-in for the wind farm operator…

Bladt, Semco in milestone wind farm contract

May 18, 2016

Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime are been awarded a contract to build three substations for the Hornsea Project One, described by its developer as the world's largest offshore wind farm. It is the first time in Bladt Industries’ and…

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