North Sea News


DOF Set to Bring in $30M From Two New Projects

Dec 19, 2023

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured two new projects – one in the North Sea and the other in Asia Pacific region – whose combined revenue is expected to bring in $30 million to the company. The first contract for DOF covers engineering…

Petrofac Agrees Brownfield EPC Framework with TotalEnergies

Dec 18, 2023

Oilfield services company Petrofac has signed an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) framework agreement with TotalEnergies for its assets in the North Sea.Under the three-year framework, Petrofac will have the opportunity…

Shell and Deltic Greenlight Pensacola Appraisal Well

Dec 18, 2023

Oil major Shell and its partner Deltic Energy have approved the work program and budget for drilling the Pensacola appraisal well in late 2024.The Pensacola discovery, located in the UK North Sea, is estimated to contain gross P50 initially…

SubseaPartner Inks North Sea Offshore Contract

Dec 07, 2023

Norwegian Diving Contractor, SubseaPartner, won a contract for the 2024 season, work awarded by OceanInstaller for end-client Vår Energi as part of the Balder Future Project.The first phase of work encompasses engineering, planning, design, fabrication…

To Meet 2050 CCUS Demand, 100 North Sea Storage Sites Needed, Xodus Says

Nov 24, 2023

The volume of CO2 being injected into the North Sea by 2050 will be equivalent to the natural gas currently being extracted from the basin, according to a new report from global energy consultancy Xodus.That scale of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) will require some 100 reservoirs…

Probe Launched after Valve Block Strikes Worker on OKEA's Brage Platform

Nov 23, 2023

The Norwegian offshore industry safety body has launched an investigation after a person was hit by a valve block on the OKEA-operated Brage platform, offshore Norway, on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. According to the Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway (PSA)…

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…

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