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Eni to drill Aurelia wildcat with Scarabeo 8

Jun 13, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Eni Norge a drilling permit for the Aurelia wildcat well, 7222/1-1, in the Barents Sea. Well 7222/1-1 will be drilled from the Scarabeo 8 drilling facility in production license 226…

Antrim takes over FEL 1/13 offshore Ireland

Jun 13, 2016

Antrim Energy subsidiary Antrim Exploration (Ireland) received formal approval from Ireland’s Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) of its application for a 100% working interest in frontier exploration license (FEL) 1/13…

Europa gains Kosmos Irish acreage

Jun 13, 2016

The Irish Minister of Energy has granted consent to Europa Oil & Gas for the transfer of interest in and operatorship of, Frontier (FEL) 2/13 and 3/13 from Kosmos Energy Ireland. Europa now has 100% interest in, and is operator of seven licenses in the Atlantic basins offshore Ireland…

Statoil, OneSubsea staff win UTF award

Jun 13, 2016

Four individuals from the operating and contracting community have been chosen as the winners of this year’s Underwater Technology Foundation (UTF) Subsea Award for their efforts in seeing a new technology through qualification and into engineering…

Statoil spuds Slemmestad

Jun 13, 2016

Statoil spudded exploration well 30/11-14 Slemmestad in the North Sea last week, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The Slemmestad well is located in PL 272/PL 035 some 20km south of the Oseberg field and approximately…

Statoil approved for Rutil start-up

Jun 13, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted its consent to Statoil and its partners in Gullfaks production license 050 to start-up the facilities on the Rutil deposit on Gullfaks South, and to start producing.  Illustration of Rutil…

Saipem, Total, Veolia bring water treatment to market

Jun 13, 2016

Italy's Saipem is to lead the industrialization and commercialization of Springs ('Subsea PRocess and INjection Gear for Seawater'), a subsea water treatment technology designed for deep water application, developed in collaboration with oil major Total and water treatment specialist Veolia…

Brexit impact on UK oil and gas?

Jun 13, 2016

With the referendum rapidly approaching, the question of what Brexit could mean for the UK oil and gas industry has become increasingly intriguing. As a market broadly regulated in London, many argue that an exit vote would lead to no significant changes – at least in the short term…

IOG acquires Vulcan fields

Jun 13, 2016

North Sea exploration firm Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has agreed to buy Oyster Petroleum off Verus Petroleum (previously Bridge Energy) for up to £3.25 million (US$4.6 million).   The move will see IOG take over 320.7 Bcf (53.45 MMboe)…

JIP cuts document waste

Jun 13, 2016

A cross-industry project led by DNV GL to halt the boom in subsea documentation shows that implementing a standardized approach can significantly reduce engineering hours.   The two-year collaboration led by Norway-based DNV GL has resulted…

PwC: North Sea sea change needed

Jun 13, 2016

The North Sea basin has a two-year transformation window in which to ensure a strong, productive and profitable future for the sector according to senior oil and gas executives interviewed for PwC’s latest report, 'A Sea Change.'  While…

BP, Det norske form Aker BP

Jun 10, 2016

BP and Det norske oljeselskap have combined their Norwegian businesses to create Aker BP – a move that is expected to organically grow production to more than 250,000 boe/d by the early 2020s. Image from BP…

Lundin to drill Alta appraisal with Leiv Eiriksson

Jun 10, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin Norway a drilling permit for appraisal well 7220/11-3 AR on its Alta discovery in the Barents Sea. The well will be drilled from the Leiv Eiriksson in production license PL 609…

UK job loss to be 120,000 by yearend

Jun 10, 2016

Jobs supported by the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry, currently under the severe strain of continued low oil prices, will have fallen by the end of 2016 by an estimated 120,000 since their peak in 2014. New employment figures based…

Maria subsea templates installed

Jun 09, 2016

Wintershall’s flagship development in Norway has reached a new milestone as the two giant subsea templates for the Maria field were installed offshore last week. The 285-tonne templates, each the size of a basketball court, sailed…

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