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VIDEO: Drones Used to Measure Methane Emissions from Offshore Platform in North Sea

Nov 02, 2021

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy on Tuesday said it had completed a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to measure methane emissions on a working UK offshore platform using advanced drone technologies. Methane…

SEE MONSTER: Giant North Sea Offshore Platform to Become Public Art Installation

Oct 29, 2021

Weston-super-Mare, a seaside town in Somerset, England, has been selected as home to ‘SEE MONSTER’ a decommissioned North Sea offshore platform that will be transformed into a huge public art installation.The platform will be located on the site of the town’s disused former lido…

'Short Delay' for Serica Energy's North Sea Field Start-up

Oct 29, 2021

Serica Energy's Columbus field in the UK North Sea will see its first production start-up delayed due to restricted capacity at Shell's Shearwater platform.The Columbus field development plan, approved in 2018, envisions the reservoir will be…

Orcadian Gets Three FPSO Proposals for Pilot Field

Oct 28, 2021

Orcadian Energy, a UK North Sea-focused oil and gas development company previously known as Pharis Energy, has said it has received three expressions of interest for the provision of an FPSO for its Pilot field development.The company engaged…

Bureau Veritas Wins Work on Ithaca Energy's North Sea Assets

Oct 28, 2021

Oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy has awarded Bureau Veritas (BV) a three-year contract to deliver verification - including remote - certification and classification services, and environmental verification and audit services for six assets in the UK North Sea…

Transaction Drag: UK Regulator Launches Probe into $1B Exxon, NEO North Sea Deal

Oct 26, 2021

The UK oil and gas industry regulator Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into the proposed sale by ExxonMobil of 13 producing fields, specifically Elgin Franklin, to NEO, amid concerns it is not progressing as quickly as expected…

UK: EnQuest Acquires Suncor's Stake in Golden Eagle Offshore Area

Oct 25, 2021

Oil and gas company EnQuest has completed the acquisition of a 26.69% stake in the Golden Eagle Area Development in the UK North Sea.The agreement, where EnQuest agreed to buy the Golden Eagle stake from Canada's Suncor Energy, was first announced in February…

Fugro Wraps Final Survey Phase over Shell's High-Impact North Sea Well Site

Oct 22, 2021

Fugro has completed a site survey over Shell's planned high-impact Pensacola offshore exploration well in the Southern North Sea, off the UK, ahead of the planned drilling in 2022.Deltic Energy, Shell's partner in the offshore license containing the Pensacola prospect…

Shell Starts Production from Arran Offshore Field

Oct 21, 2021

Oil and gas giant Shell has started production from the Arran gas and condensate field in the UK North Sea.Shell's Arran development is part of the broader Central Graben Area Plan, and is developed as a tie-back via a new pipeline to Shell's Shearwater offshore platform…

TotalEnergies Charters Vroon Platform Supplier for UK Ops

Oct 20, 2021

Oil and gas company TotalEnergies E&P UK has recently chartered Vroon Offshore's platform supply vessel for a period of one year. The platform supplier will be supporting operations at Total’s North Sea assets. The new charter follows on from…

UK’s Offshore Oil and Gas Emissions Dropped 10% in 2020, OGUK Says

Oct 19, 2021

Emissions from the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry fell by the equivalent of 1.8 million tonnes of CO2 in 2020, a 10% reduction, industry association OGUK said Tuesday.OGUK has estimated that estimates that emissions from the production, transport…

UK Fossil Fuel Dilemma in the Spotlight as Climate Talks Near

Oct 19, 2021

Britain faces a fossil fuel dilemma: it can burnish its green credentials by halting new oil and gas development in the North Sea, yet doing so will leave it more reliant on imported fuel.How Britain charts a course to achieve net-zero emissions…

TotalEnergies Opens UK Offshore Wind Hub in Aberdeen

Oct 18, 2021

French energy major TotalEnergies' Chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné on Monday opened the company’s UK Offshore Wind Hub in Aberdeen. 'The Hub will be part of the company’s existing offshore operations center in Aberdeen. The Hub will enable…

RockRose Takes Over SSE's UK North Sea Gas Fields

Oct 15, 2021

Viaro Energy's subsidiary RockRose has completed the acquisition of several producing assets in the UK North Sea from SSE for £120 million (US$164 million) with an additional contingent payment of £40 million (US$54 million).RockRose acquired…

Wearing Men's PPE Puts Women Working Offshore at Risk, Red Wing Says

Oct 14, 2021

Personal protective equipment provider Red Wing has said that giving female workers men's PPE puts women at risk, and has called for the North Sea offshore industry to close the gender PPE gap and improve the safety of women’s kit.According to Red Wing…

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