Premier Oil's Bagpuss heavy oil exploration well on the Halibut Horst in the Outer Moray Firth, in the North Sea, has made a discovery, potentially opening a new play in the area. The 13/25-1 well, drilling using the Ocean Valiant semisubmersible drilling rig…
Premier Oil spudded the Bagpuss heavy oil exploration well in the Moray Firth in the UK North Sea on 18 July, using the Ocean Valiant drilling rig, says partner North Sea Energy. Drilling results are expected in early August. The well…
UK independent Premier Oil is planning to spud the Bagpuss heavy oil prospect in the Moray Firth in the North Sea this month, later than initially expected. Premier oil will use the Ocean Valiant semisubmersible drilling rig, which is…
Subsea 7 and Dutch contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting are to work together on the Beatrice offshore wind farm. The wind farm, operated by SSE, was given the green light today, and has been described as one of the largest private investments made in Scottish infrastructure…
Nexen Petroleum is to end production from the Ettrick field in the North Sea and remove the floating production facility FPSO Aoka Mizu from the location. Nexen, which is owned by China National Offshore Corporation, terminated a contract with FPSO provider Bluewater in March…
Cluff Natural Resources (CLNR) has signed heads of terms with Verus Petroleum UK for 25% participating interest in three licenses located in the Central North Sea and the Moray Firth. These licenses, two of which are effectively drill ready…
The BW Athena floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is to be demobilized from the Athena field in the UK North Sea next month. The move, which had been expected, will the see BW Athena leave the field Athena and Anglia fields…
Better success rates from North Sea exploration drilling could be achieved if historical well data was stored and shared better, according to the results of a review of well data published. The Oil and Gas Authority says a lack of quality geoscience and geophysics work…
A team of subsurface and facilities engineers have been working together to create a viable, small footprint solution for a string of sour fields in the UK’s Outer Moray Firth. Mike Cooper explains. Cooper…
Suncor Energy began operations at the Niobe exploration prospect in the UK North Sea, according to partner Trap Oil. Niobe map. From Suncor. Niobe is located in license P.1889…
US$75-80 barrel oil price will be the new norm, industry commentators predicted Tuesday morning. But how long it will take to get there is the greatest uncertainty. Elaine Maslin reports. Uncertainty around how long oil prices will remain around US$50/bbl and…
Ithaca Energy opted to extend its contract with BW Offshore's BW Athena FPSO, the Olso, Norway-based vessel owner announced on 6 June 2014. The original contract, signed in 2010, covered a service period from 2012-2015. Ithaca Energy…
Workers aboard the Buzzard platform, which sits in the Buzzard Field in the Outer Moray Firth in the central North Sea about 100km northeast of Aberdeen, provide an in-depth look at working offshore.
Dana Petroleum has made an oil discovery in the Moray Firth following the drilling of the Liberator exploration well. Dana drilled 13/23d-8 on the Liberator prospect in licence P1987, as operator, and discovered hydrocarbons in a Lower Cretaceous Captain sandstone reservoir…
WilPhoenix rig Premier Oil has plugged and abandoned its UK North Sea prospect Spaniards East after the well came up dry, the company announced on 6 November 2012.The well was spud by the WilPhoenix rig in mid-October and drilled to a total depth of 10…
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