North Sea News


NPD Bullish on Barents Sea

May 09, 2019

Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said that its estimates indicate that more than half of the oil and gas that has not yet been discovered is located in the Barents Sea.The rest is distributed between the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea…

Exceed to Support Serica Drilling

May 08, 2019

UK-based well management firm Exceed has secured a two-year contract to support Serica Energy (UK) with its future well operations.Initial operations under the contract will be concentrated on Serica's Columbus development well, which is planned to be drilled in 2020…

Nexans to Power Vigdis Boosting Station

May 08, 2019

French cable firm Nexans has been picked to supply a power umbilical for Equinor's Vigdis subsea boosting station in the Norwegian North Sea.New all-electric actuated subsea boosting station, the industry's first all-electric boosting station…

DNO to Drill Highest Number of Wells in its History

May 08, 2019

Norwegian exploration and production company DNO says it plans to drill 48 wells this year, the highest number in the company's 48-year history. The drilling program, comprising 25 development/infill wells and 11 exploration/appraisal wells…

Maersk Drilling Unveils Hybrid Low-Emission Rig

May 08, 2019

Danish rig operator Maersk Drilling has announced what it's calling the first hybrid, low-emission drilling rig, based on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Through a series of upgrades, Maersk Drilling aims to convert the Maersk Intrepid ultra…

Keppel FELS, Aibel Ink Major Renewables Gig

May 07, 2019

Singapore-based Keppel FELS and Norway's Aibel have together secured a contract to build and install a new 900 MW offshore high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station for the DolWin 5 cluster offshore wind farms. Under a contract from…

OMV to Appraise Hades/Iris

May 07, 2019

OMV has been given the green light to drill exploration wells 6506/11-11 S and 6506/11-11 A on the Halten Terrace in the Norwegian Sea. The wells are in production licence 644/644 B containing the high-pressure, high-temperature gas/condensate Hades and Iris discoveries…

IOG Inks LOI to use Maersk Rig on Harvey

May 07, 2019

UK small cap player Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has signed a Letter of Intent to use Maersk Drilling's Maersk Resilient jack-up rig to drill the Harvey appraisal well in the southern sector of the UK North Sea. The well is expected to be started in July…

Craig International Wins BP Contract

May 07, 2019

Oil and gas procurement specialist, Craig International  has won a North Sea contract worth around GBP 20 million with BP.The Aberdeen-based oilfield services firm provide third party procurement services including equipment for maintenance…

KCA Deutag Wins CNOOC's North Sea Drilling Job

Apr 25, 2019

Aberdeen-headquartered drilling and engineering contractor KCA Deutag confirmed Wednesday that it has been awarded an extension to its existing contract with CNOOC for the Scott platform, which it operates in the UK North Sea.The contract extension…

Floatel Gets Martin Linge Extension

Apr 17, 2019

Swedish contractor Floatel International has received a new extension from Equinor for its accommodation unit Floatel Superior at the Martin Linge Field Development in Norway’s North Sea.The onshore operational support and supervision company…

OGA Releases Mid North Sea High Map

Apr 07, 2019

The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) of UK has released regional maps and supporting data for the Mid North Sea High area.The data represent the latest delivery from the OGA’s Regional Geological Mapping project which has been carried out in collaboration…

Equinor Comes up Dry in the North Sea

Apr 04, 2019

Norwegian multinational energy company Equinor has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 36/1-3 in production licence 885 in the northern part of the North Sea offshore Norway. The well was dry, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said…

NPD Report on High North Offshore

Apr 03, 2019

Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), Norwegian government agency responsible for the regulation of the petroleum resources on the Norwegian continental shelf, has presented a report on petroleum activity in the High North at the Barents Sea conference…

Xodus on Cost Cutting in North Sea Decom

Apr 02, 2019

Xodus Group has carried out  a concept study and Front End Engineering Design (FEED) project  which determined that a North Sea operator will save up to $77.5 million (£59 million) by adopting a Not Normally Attended (NNA) status ahead of decommissioning the field…

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