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Claxton completes Horne and Wren abandonment

Aug 24, 2016

Claxton, an Acteon company, has completed its involvement in the abandonment of two wells on the Horne and Wren platform in the southern North Sea.  Completed within 18 days in July 2016, Claxton was responsible for the 5.5in tubing cut verification…

Norway issues technology tender

Aug 24, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has announced a tender competition to supplement its technological expertise and capacity, with the intention of becoming even more of a driving force in the development of discoveries and improved recovery measures from producing fields…

Valeport accredits STR lab

Aug 23, 2016

UK-based Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR), a subsea technology design, manufacture and rental company, has received Valeport accreditation for its calibration laboratory. With this accreditation STR can supply third party calibration services…

Chevron's Erskine production delayed

Aug 23, 2016

Production at Chevron’s Erskine project in the Central North Sea has hit a new snag, after Shell said that further work is needed on the recommissioning of the Lomond platform, according to partner Serica Energy. Erskine…

Decom North Sea launches planing portal

Aug 23, 2016

UK industry body Decom North Sea has launched the Late Life Planning Portal, a website also known as L2P2, designed to support the North Sea oil and gas industry in the planning and execution of late life and decommissioning projects. Providing…

Statoil takes over two North Sea blocks

Aug 23, 2016

Norway's Statoil has agreed to acquire a 70% stake in two blocks in the UK North Sea from Jersey Oil & Gas and CIECO Exploration for US$2 million, and is planning to drill and exploration well on one of the blocks in 2017.   The two blocks…

Zenith completes offshore abandonment

Aug 22, 2016

Aberdeen-based well management firm Zenith Energy has successfully completed the plug and abandonment of a platform well on the Ombrina Mare field offshore Italy for Rockhopper Exploration. The project was the firm's first offshore well management project…

Grounded rig refloat planned for tonight

Aug 22, 2016

A semisubmersible drilling rig grounded off Scotland weeks ago could be floated off at high water tonight.  Update here If the operation in Dalmore Bay, on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, is a success, the Transocean Winner will be towed using two tugs to Broad Bay…

Statoil submits Byrding plans

Aug 19, 2016

Norwegian giant Statoil has submitted its plans for the US$122 million (NOK 1 billion) Byrding discovery in the North Sea to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), which is expected to start production in Q2 2017. Image…

Helix achieves first riser-based coiled tubing intervention

Aug 18, 2016

Aberdeen-based Helix Well Ops (UK) Ltd. completed the industry’s first riser-based coiled tubing intervention project from a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) class light well intervention vessel (LWIV). The Well Enhancer…

Awilco cold-stacks WilHunter

Aug 17, 2016

UK-based driller Awilco Drilling has swung back to a profit in Q2, but is set to cold-stack its WilHunter semisubmersible due to lack of work opportunities for it in the short-term.  The WilHunter will join a fleet of seven cold-stacked…

Successful Skipper well, despite delays

Aug 17, 2016

UK based explorer Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) is targeting two prospects thought to contain 46 MMbbl after successfully appraising the Skipper oil discovery in the North Sea. While drilling the Skipper appraisal well hit delays, due to the need to re-spud the well…

URS investment adds ROV capacity

Aug 16, 2016

Utility ROV Services (URS), has unveiled two new custom ROV (remotely operated vehicle) systems at their base in Glenrothes, Scotland demonstrating a US$7.8 million (£6 million) investment in the company.  As a result of the additional capacity the extra systems will provide…

Siccar takes Mariner stake from JX Nippon

Aug 16, 2016

Siccar Point Energy, a joint venture owned by Blue Water Energy and funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners, has acquired 8.9% interest in the Greater Mariner Area from JX Nippon E&P UK. The Mariner Field, the centerpiece of the Greater Mariner Area…

Ithaca's Stella set for November

Aug 15, 2016

Ithaca Energy is eyeing November as its start-up date for first hydrocarbons at the Stella field, as the company reduced its net debt to US$606 million in 1H 2016. The FPF-1 departing Remontowa yard…

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