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INEOS Engages Semco Maritime for Long-Term Services in Danish North Sea

Jun 24, 2026

Energy services company Semco Maritime has secured a five-year framework agreement with INEOS to provide onshore and offshore services for the company's operations in the Danish part of the North Sea.The contract runs from June 2026 to May 2031 and includes options for two one-year extensions…

Shell-Equinor JV Enlists Shearwater for 4D Streamer Survey in North Sea

Jun 22, 2026

Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a 4D towed‑streamer seismic acquisition project for the Mariner field in the UK North Sea by Adura Operations, a joint venture between Shell and Equinor.The one-month survey will start in July 2026 and…

DNO Trims Estimates for Giant North Sea Gas-Condensate Discovery

Jun 22, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas company DNO has reduced its estimate of recoverable resources at the Carmen gas-condensate discovery in the North Sea, a field once hailed as Norway's largest hydrocarbon find in a decade, following the results of an appraisal well…

New Wildcat Well on Equinor’s Drilling Agenda for North Sea

Jun 19, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is wellbore 16/4-14 in production license 1174 S.The license is operated by Equinor with 80% stake, with partner Petoro holding the remaining 20% working interest…

Aker BP Gets Green Light to Drill North Sea Wildcat Well

Jun 18, 2026

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 36/4-2 in production license 1153, operated by Aker BP with 40% working interest.Aker BP’s partners in the license are INPEX Idemitsu Norge with 30%…

DeepOcean Gets BP’s Foinaven Subsea Decommissioning Job

Jun 18, 2026

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured a contract by BP to remove subsea infrastructure from the Foinaven oil field west of Shetland as part of the decommissioning of the UK offshore asset.The scope of work includes the recovery of ten flexible process risers…

Balder Partners Clear Seven-Well North Sea Development Tied to Jotun FPSO

Jun 18, 2026

Partners in the Balder field, Vår Energi and Kistos Energy, have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Balder Next New Wells project in the Norwegian North Sea, which entails a seven-well tieback to the Jotun floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO)…

Equinor, Partners Agree Concept for Large Subsea Tieback Scheme in North Sea

Jun 18, 2026

Equinor and its partners have agreed on a development concept for the Ringvei Vest project in the Norwegian North Sea, advancing plans for a large subsea tieback development that could recover an estimated 240 million barrels of oil equivalent…

50Hertz Picks Siemens Energy-NSORe Team for 2GW North Sea Converter Platform

Jun 17, 2026

German transmission system operator 50Hertz has awarded a consortium comprising Siemens Energy and Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables (NSORe) a contract to deliver a 2 GW offshore converter system for the North Sea Connector 2 project, marking…

New Discoveries Pave Way for Johan Sverdrup’s Next Phase

Jun 15, 2026

Equinor and its partners are advancing plans for a fourth development phase at the Johan Sverdrup field after appraisal drilling confirmed additional oil volumes in the area, supporting a new subsea tieback project aimed at sustaining production from Norway's largest oil-producing field…

ABB to Modernize Automation Systems on Buzzard Platform off UK

Jun 12, 2026

ABB has been awarded a contract to modernize automation and control systems on the Buzzard offshore platform in the UK North Sea, supporting continued safe and reliable operations at one of the country's largest oil fields.The platform, operated by CNOOC Petroleum Europe…

Serica Closes North Sea Asset Acquisition from ONE-Dyas

Jun 11, 2026

Serica Energy has completed the acquisition of a 10% interest in the Catcher field and a 5.21% interest in the Golden Eagle Area Development (GEAD) from ONE-Dyas.The acquisition, first announced in September 2025, further diversifies Serica's…

Equinor Picks IKM Ocean Design for Atlantis Subsea Pipeline FEED Study

Jun 08, 2026

IKM Ocean Design has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by Equinor for the Atlantis pipeline system, advancing plans for development of the Atlantis gas and condensate discovery in the Norwegian North Sea.Atlantis…

Aker BP Gains Larger Share in Johan Sverdrup Field off Norway

Jun 08, 2026

Aker BP has increased its ownership interest in the Johan Sverdrup oil field, following the completion of a redetermination process conducted under the field's unit agreement.Aker BP's ownership interest in the Johan Sverdrup Unit will rise to 31…

Equinor Taps DeepOcean for Norwegian Continental Shelf Subsea Work

May 28, 2026

DeepOcean has been awarded a subsea contract package by Equinor covering multiple fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, including projects in the North Sea and Barents Sea, with offshore work planned across the 2027-28 seasons.The contract…

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