North Sea News


BW Offshore revenues rise but expects prolonged downturn

Aug 28, 2015

Floating production vessel operator BW Offshore has posted a 3% rise in operating revenues but says, which outsourced floating solutions remain an attractive option, the low oil price environment will see a reduction in orders that is expected to be prolonged…

MOL selects five supply chain partners

Aug 27, 2015

Five companies have been named as new North Sea player MOL Energy's collaborative partners, as part of an alternative approach to supply chain management championed by the firm's UK managing director. MOL says that after putting into…

Maersk Oil signs up Amec Foster Wheeler

Aug 27, 2015

Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a three-year integrated services contract (ISC) by Maersk Oil covering its North Sea assets. The value of the contract has not been announced. The integrated services will start in September 2015 and will run for three years…

Total to sell UK pipelines, terminal in US$905 million deal

Aug 27, 2015

Total has agreed to sell all of its interests in the FUKA and SIRGE gas pipelines and the St. Fergus Gas Terminal in a US$905 million (£585 million) deal. Subject to regulatory approvals, the assets will be bought by North Sea Midstream Partners…

Shell charters accommodation unit for Brent C work

Aug 27, 2015

Shell has contracted Norwegian accommodation vessel operator Prosafe's Regalia unit to support work on the Brent C platform in the UK sector of the North Sea. Brent C is one of four platforms on the Brent field which Shell is working towards decommissioning…

CGG data management open to Diskos group

Aug 27, 2015

CGG's E&P data management solution for the seismic, well and production modules in the Diskos database, Norway’s National Data Repository, is now in production and accessible to all members of the Diskos group. The Diskos implementation…

Maersk Oil could close Janice next year

Aug 26, 2015

Maersk Oil says it is planning to shut its Janice floating production unit (FPU) next year and change its offshore rotation system as it looks to reduce costs amid the falling oil price. About 200 onshore and offshore jobs could be lost as a result of the move…

Successful probe on Edvard Grieg

Aug 25, 2015

Lundin Norway has completed a successful appraisal well on the southeastern section of the Edvard Grieg field offshore Norway.  The well, 16/1-23 S, in license 338, was drilled using the Orwan Viking jackup rig in 108m water depth, 2…

Maersk choses Alderley metering systems

Aug 25, 2015

Alderley Systems, a subsidiary of Alderley Group, has been awarded a contract by Maersk Oil Danish Business Unit to supply two fiscal oil metering systems with master metering. The measured oil will then be exported via a pipeline to Fredericia…

Petrex completes BW Athena inspection

Aug 25, 2015

Subsea engineering and project management company Petrex Developments has successfully completed the inspection of the BW Athena dynamic flexible riser/umbilical systems, FPSO mooring system and hull for North Sea operator Ithaca Energy. The…

Online decommissioning management system launched

Aug 25, 2015

An online information management system for the offshore decommissioning market has been launched by well management and performance improvement specialist, Exceed. The Aberdeen-based company has invested in excess of £300,000 in the development of iVISION…

New OIl & Gas UK board members appointed

Aug 25, 2015

North Sea industry body Oil & Gas UK has announced a number of appointments of member company representatives to its board. Alan Corbett, managing director at Bristow Helicopters, will represent the aviation sector, replacing Richard Mintern of Babcock International Group…

Tenaris wins Culzean award

Aug 24, 2015

Tenaris has been awarded a five-year contract to supply casing and related services for Maersk Oil North Sea UK's Culzean project. This ultra high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) gas project is located in the United Kingdom’s North…

Lundin approved for two wells

Aug 24, 2015

The Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway has granted Lundin Norway consent to drill two wells: one in the North Sea, and one in the Norwegian Sea. In the central North Sea, Lundin will drill the Rolvsnes prospect. The exploration well 16/1-25S…

Aptomar inks Statoil contract

Aug 24, 2015

Statoil has opted for Aptomar’s TCMS tactical collaboration and management system at the energy company’s field monitoring centre at Sandsli in Bergen, Norway.   Under the contract, Aptomar will provide Statoil with TCMS (Tactical Collaboration and Management System) workstations…

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