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  • Faroe takes Transocean rig for Brasse drilling (Norway)

    17 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Faroe Petroleum, an independent oil and gas company, has announced the award of a rig contract for the drilling of the Brasse exploration well in the Norwegian North Sea.  Faroe is the operator of the Brasse prospect with 50% interest. In addition, the company announced a re-start of oil production from the Enoch field in the […]

  • Statoil Hires Noble’s Jack-Up Rig for Mariner Field in UK

    14 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Noble Corporation has been awarded a drilling contract by Statoil for a newbuild ultra-high specification jack-up for use in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea. The initial contract is for four years and is anticipated to commence during the third quarter of 2016. The total estimated value of the four year primary term […]

  • Gael Force Wins Award for SeaLimpet Mooring Device (UK)

    4 October 2011

      Specialist in marine engineering, equipment and aquaculture, Gael Force Group, is celebrating after winning the best subsea industry service supply title at the Energy North awards in Inverness. The company won the award for the development of its innovative SeaLimpet floating gravity-based mooring device, designed for the subsea and renewables sectors. It recently announced […]

  • Secretary Pickles Opens Humber Gateway O&M Base

    1 August 2014

    E.ON’s Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm Operations and Maintenance base was officially opened today by Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP. In the same week, with 61 of the 73 foundations already installed, E.ON celebrates the installation of the first two wind turbines – a major milestone […]

  • Aberdeen – Oslo Flights Frequency Up on Oil & Gas Industry Demand

    13 November 2013

    The frequency of flights between Aberdeen and Oslo is to be increased due to demand from the oil and gas industry, according to operator bmi regional.   The airline’s scheduled service providing direct access from Europe’s oil and gas capital to the Norwegian capital launched on 28 October as a single daily flight Sunday to […]

  • U.A.E: STATS Appoints New Regional Director for MENA

    13 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Pipeline engineering company, STATS Group, has appointed Angus Bowie as Regional Director for the Middle East North Africa (MENA) in a move which heralds a major expansion in the region. Mr Bowie was previously Technical Director and has relocated from Aberdeen to Abu Dhabi where he will oversee the opening of new workshop and warehousing […]

  • Norway: Statoil’s Visund South Comes On Stream

    22 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Statoil and partners have started up production on the Visund South oil and gas field in the North Sea. Visund South is the first of Statoil’s fast-track portfolio projects. “This is a milestone,” says Hogne Pedersen, head of field development on Visund South. “We’ve managed to carry out this project in accordance with our planning […]

  • Equinor hires DeepOcean for work at North Sea platform

    23 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    DeepOcean has been awarded a contract by Equinor to support riser replacement operations at a platform located in the northern part of the North Sea.

  • Denmark greenlights North Sea energy island hub

    4 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Technology, Transition

    Denmark has reached a landmark agreement on the construction of an energy hub in the North Sea. The energy hub will be an artificially constructed island 80 kilometers from the shore of the peninsula Jutland. Around 200 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 3 GW are expected to be installed in the first phase […]

  • UK: Oil & Gas Operators Look to New Facility to Meet Environmental Obligations on NORM Disposal

    10 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      North Sea oil and gas operators can now begin to benefit from a new waste treatment facility which opened its doors for business at the Stoneyhill Resource Recovery Park near Peterhead this week. Nuvia SITA NORM’s new, multi-million pound treatment facility, which held its launch event on Tuesday (4th October), will clean and recycle […]

  • OW Bunker Expands Its Presence in North America

    17 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    OW Bunker, a physical distributor and reseller of marine fuel, has launched distribution operations in Los Angeles and Long Beach, further expanding its presence in North America. The move comes less than 18 months after launching a physical offering offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as a recent deal signed in February 2014 […]

  • Top News of the Year 2013

    1 January 2014

    Storm ‘Christian’ Shakes DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm (Germany) DanTysk offshore wind farm, situated west of the island of Sylt and directly on the German-Danish border, recently shook under the strength of storm “Christian” that swept through the North Sea. The Netherlands: Damen Unveils Walk to Work Vessel Damen Shipyards has unveiled a completely new Wind […]

  • UK: Eurocopter Inaugurates its New North Sea Service Centre

    2 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Eurocopter officially inaugurated its new North Sea Service Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland today, providing a highly capable training, technical support and logistics facility in close proximity to helicopter operators who support the region’s vital oil and gas industry – as well as the emerging wind farm sector. Eurocopter rotary-wing aircraft constitute the largest helicopter […]

  • Cameron LNG begins commissioning third train

    23 April 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The Sempra Energy-led Cameron LNG project has started commissioning the third liquefaction train at its export plant in Louisiana. Cameron LNG began introducing feed gas to the third train on Wednesday, according to a Sempra statement. This also marks the final commissioning stage for the first phase of the LNG export facility worth about $10 […]

  • Equinor suffers further delays on Martin Linge project as Covid-19 disrupts topside work

    10 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norwegian energy giant Equinor has experienced a further delay in the development of its operated Martin Linge offshore field.

  • Talos spuds appraisal well at giant Zama discovery (Mexico)

    4 December 2018
    Exploration & Production

    U.S. oil firm Talos Energy has started drilling of an appraisal well at the Zama field, a two-billion barrel find discovered in 2017.

  • Belgium: Extreme Testing for Wind Turbines

    3 October 2012

    A large climatic chamber which can test offshore wind turbine components in extreme temperatures ranging from -60 degrees Celsius to +60 degrees was unveiled in Antwerp on Thursday as part of a new research and development facility. An element of the Offshore Wind Application Lab (OWI-Lab), the climate chamber, is housed inside a structure in […]

  • Shell and Deltic Energy schedule North Sea drilling ops for next summer

    20 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Deltic Energy is looking to drill a similar-scale North Sea prospect to the Pensacola next year, the London-based oil and gas exploration company revealed in its latest financial results. In the report issued on 20 April, Deltic Energy revealed it was planning to drill the Selene prospect in the summer of 2024 together with its […]

  • Baker Hughes Delivers Increase in Q1 Profit

    18 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Baker Hughes Incorporated released results for the first quarter of 2014. Revenue of $5.7 billion for the quarter are up 10% year over year. Adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2014 excludes after-tax severance charges of $21 million ($0.05 per diluted share) in North America and after-tax costs associated with a technology royalty agreement of $20 million ($0.05 per diluted share). “This […]

  • Wintershall Announces Successful Drilling of Skarfjell South Appraisal Well

    15 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Wintershall is well on track in the North Sea: the largest internationally active German crude oil and natural gas producer announces the successful drilling of the Skarfjell South appraisal well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The company proved oil and gas in the upper and lower Intra-Heather sandstones of the Skarfjell structure with reservoir properties […]

  • Aker Solutions Plans to Establish Office in Tromso (Norway)

    1 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    As the chase for oil and gas moves further north, the oil services industry follows. Today Aker Solutions announces plans to establish a large engineering office in Tromsø as part of the company’s northern Norway strategy. The new office will gather knowledge and expertise related to the northern region. It will become involved in engineering […]

  • UK: i3 Energy confirms lenders support for Liberator development

    20 November 2017
    Project & Tenders

    i3 Energy has received an indicative proposal and confirmed support from two UK lenders for a senior secured credit facility to fund its Liberator field development in the North Sea. 

  • Norway’s remaining resources to last for decades to come, NPD says

    14 April 2016

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s updated estimate for undiscovered resources shows that the total remaining resources on the Norwegian shelf can provide a basis for oil and gas production for decades to come. NPD, a government agency whose task is to manage the oil and gas resources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, said that its Resource Report […]

  • New Vessels From Hull to Serve Offshore Wind Farms (UK)

    9 February 2012

    A HULL shipyard is to build and operate a fleet of vessels to serve giant offshore wind farms planned for the North Sea. MMS Ship Repair will both construct and run the boats, which will transfer technicians and equipment to the wind turbines. Capable of carrying 12 passengers, the vessels would be able to run […]

  • Azerbaijan Ready for Gas Deliveries to Iran

    8 November 2011

    Azerbaijan is ready to export gas to Iran, president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) said. He went on to say that, there was a gas deal between two countries, but Azerbaijan has not started gas export yet. ‘Azerbaijan is ready to export gas when Iranian side requests‘, Fars News Agency reported. […]