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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…

CRP Subsea Secures Cable Protection Contract for Offshore Wind

May 27, 2026

CRP Subsea, an AIS company, has recently secured a substantial contract from Seaway7 involving supplying cable protection systems for ScottishPower Renewables East Anglia TWO wind project, located in the North Sea.Under this agreement, CRP Subsea…

Well-Safe Expands Into Well Operatorship with First UK North Sea Job

May 26, 2026

Well-Safe Solutions has secured its first contract to provide full well operatorship and asset execution services for an unnamed client in the UK North Sea.The contract expands the company’s service offering into integrated well lifecycle services…

Unity Wins North Sea Decom Contracts, Expands Overseas

May 22, 2026

Unity has secured more than $8 million (£6 million) in new contracts, including a multi-million-dollar North Sea well decommissioning project, as the Aberdeen-based well integrity specialist expands internationally.The company said the North…

DeepOcean Lines Up North Sea FPSO Decom Job

May 21, 2026

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been engaged to support the subsea decommissioning and disconnection of an undisclosed floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit currently located in the U.K. sector of the North Sea.DeepOcean’s…

Equinor and Aker BP Swap Stakes in Norwegian Offshore Fields

May 21, 2026

Equinor and Aker BP have agreed to swap stakes in several oil and gas fields offshore Norway, as part of a strategic collaboration aimed at increasing production and value creation across selected areas.The companies said the agreement focuses initially on the Troll-Fram…

Aker BP Cleared to Drill Wildcat Well in North Sea

May 20, 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 15/6-17 in production license 979.The license is operated by Aker BP with 60% working interest, while Equinor holds the remaining 40%…

Adura Hires Shearwater for OBN Seismic Survey Job on North Sea Field

May 19, 2026

Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured an ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition project for the Jackdaw field in the UK sector of the North Sea by Adura.The two-month survey will deliver high-resolution OBN data…

ADES Extends North Sea Rig Contract to Three-Year Term

May 18, 2026

Offshore drilling contractor ADES Holding has extended the contract for Shelf Drilling Winner rig with Tenaz Energy Netherlands from a one-year to a three-year firm term for operations in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.The company said the contract…

Viridien Kicks Off Multi-Client OBN Survey in North Sea’s Frigg Area

May 18, 2026

Viridien has launched a dense multi-client ocean bottom node (OBN) survey survey in the Frigg area of the Central Noth Sea.The survey area covers 645 km2, straddling the UK and Norwegian sectors, with the final processed deliverables expected to be available in the third quarter of 2027…

Perenco Brings Davy Gas Field in North Sea Back to Life

May 15, 2026

Perenco UK has restarted production from the Davy gas field in the Southern North Sea more than five years after the asset was shut in.The company said production from Davy wells A3 and A5 restarted in late April 2026 following a revival project…

North Star Nets Multi-Year North Sea Safety Vessel Contracts

May 12, 2026

Offshore infrastructure services provider North Star has secured a multi-million-dollar pipeline of emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) contracts covering 17 vessels operating in the North Sea.The awards, comprising new contracts and extensions…

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