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Serica Energy to Acquire Interest in Greater Buchan Area Off UK

Nov 23, 2023

UK-based oil firm Serica Energy said Thursday it had agreed to acquire a 30% non-operated interest in the UK North Sea licenses P2498 and P2170 which together make up the Greater Buchan Area (“GBA”) from Jersey Oil & Gas.Completion is subject to regulatory…

Serica Energy CFO Andy Bell to Step Down, Martin Copeland Named Successor

Nov 21, 2023

Serica Energy, a UK-based upstream oil and gas company, said Tuesday that its Chief Financial Officer Andy Bell had informed the board of his intention to step down from his role in the New Year when he will be replaced by Martin Copeland. Copeland…

Denmark: IKM Ocean Team Scandinavia Inks Long-Term Deal with DUC for Offshore Facility Services

Nov 20, 2023

IKM Ocean Team Scandinavia has recently signed a contract with TotalEnergies EP Danmark and the Danish Underground Consortium for the supply of cleaning and process services.The contract starts on October 1, 2023, runs for five years firm, plus two one-year extension optinos…

Sumitomo's Subsidiary to Take Stake in UK North Sea Carbon Storage License

Nov 17, 2023

Carbon Catalyst Limited (CCL) said Friday it had reached an agreement with Summit Energy Evolution Limited (SEEL), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, to farm out a 10% working interest in the Orion carbon storage license located in the Southern North Sea sector of the UK Continental Shelf…

NEO Energy to Redeploy Western Isles FPSO for Buchan Field Project

Nov 17, 2023

Oil and gas company NEO Energy said Friday it had agreed to buy Dana Petroleum's full equity in the Western Isles FPSO in the UK. NEO Energy plans to redeploy the FPSO at the Buchan field redevelopment in the UK North Sea.The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions…

Odfjell Drilling's Offshore Rig Secures $138M Contract Extension with Equinor

Nov 16, 2023

Norwegian offshore drilling firm Odfjell Drilling said Thursday that Equinor had exercised options for seven wells to extend the use of its Deepsea Aberdeen offshore drilling rig on the Breidablikk field in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The…

Neptune Energy Gears Up for November Start on North Sea Wildcat

Nov 15, 2023

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Neptune Energy a drilling permit for well 35/6-4 A in production license 929 in the North Sea, offshore Norway.Neptune Energy will use the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the wildcat well…

Britain's Octopus Makes First Investment in German Offshore Wind

Nov 13, 2023

Britain's Octopus Energy said it has made its first investment in German offshore wind under plans to scale up its renewables activity in the world's third-largest market.Octopus Energy Generation has taken a 5% stake in Butendiek, an 80-turbine offshore wind…

Norway's Statkraft May Return to British Offshore Wind

Nov 10, 2023

Norway's state-owned Statkraft could return to the British offshore wind market, but its key focus remains Ireland, Norway and Sweden, its CEO told Reuters on Friday.'We are looking at Britain,' Christian Rynning-Toennesen said after Statkraft's third-quarter earnings presentation…

Norway: Lime Petroleum to Farm Into North Sea Oil & Gas Field

Nov 07, 2023

Rex International's subsidiary Lime Petroleum has entered into sale and purchase agreements with the Norwegian oil firms DNO and OKEA to acquire a stake in a Norwegian North Sea License containing the Brasse field, which is expected to start commercial production in 2027…

Equinor Makes Small But Commercial Gas Discovery in North Sea, Offshore Norway

Nov 06, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has discovered gas in the license containing the Gina Krog field in the North Sea, offshore Norway.'The discovery is small, but gas production can start as early as 2023,' Equinor said.The recoverable volumes…

Plexus to Provide Equipment for Neptune Energy's North Sea Well Abandonment Project

Nov 06, 2023

Plexus Holdings has secured a rental contract award for Exact Adjustable Wellhead and Centric Mudline Suspension Equipment from oil and gas company Neptune Energy UK.The contract is for Adjustable Surface Wellhead Equipment and Mudline Tooling…

UK to Legislate for Annual North Sea Oil and Gas Licence Rounds

Nov 06, 2023

The British government plans to legislate to mandate annual North Sea oil and gas licensing rounds, in a move Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says would create certainty for the industry during a transition to greener energy.In July the government…

Production Starts from Seagull North Sea Oil and Gas Field

Nov 06, 2023

Oil major BP said Monday that production had started from the Seagull oil and gas field in the UK North Sea.Seagull has been developed by Neptune Energy as a subsea tieback to the BP-operated central processing facility (CPF) of the Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the central North Sea…

UK North Sea Discovery Sale Cancelled as Buyer Fails to Raise Funds

Nov 03, 2023

United Oil & Gas has terminated the proposed sale of a UK North Sea offshore block containing the Maria discovery after the buyer, Quattro Energy, was unable to raise the funds to complete the transaction.United Oil & Gas also said that, given…

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