North Sea News


North Sea Gas Field Discovered in 1977 Starts Production 6 Months Ahead of Schedule

Oct 16, 2023

ConocoPhillips has started production from the Tommeliten A field, located in the Greater Ekofisk Area in the North Sea, offshore Norway.Natural gas from the new ConocoPhillips-operated field is being produced and delivered nearly six months earlier than planned…

UK Regulator Greenlights North Sea Oil Field Farmout

Oct 13, 2023

Malaysian oil and gas company Hibiscus Petroleum has received UK regulator approval to acquire a stake in a UK North Sea license from Rapid Oil, as proposed in late August 2023.Hibiscus Petroleum's subsidiary Anasuria Hibiscus, and Ping Petroleum on August 30…

Axess Technologies to Replace Risers on Equinor's North Sea Platforms

Oct 12, 2023

The Norwegian offshore energy industry services company Axess Technologies has secured a riser replacement contract with the Norwegian offshore energy giant Equinor.The contract, of an undisclosed value, will see Axess Technologies replace three…

Oceans of Energy and DNV Collaborate to Unlock the Power of Offshore Solar in the North Sea

Oct 09, 2023

The independent energy expert and assurance provider DNV has partnered up with Oceans of Energy, a Dutch company specializing in offshore solar technology, services, operations, and ecological and energy systems research, to accelerate the deployment and scaling of offshore solar technologies…

Petrofac Secures $100M North Sea Deal

Oct 06, 2023

Oilfield services company Petrofac has won a three-year contract extension worth more than US$100 million, in support of Repsol Sinopec Resources UK’s North Sea operations.Under the contract, Petrofac will continue providing operations and maintenance services for Repsol Sinopec in the UK North Sea…

BP's 'Endurance' CCS Project Receives Green Light with Agreement for Lease

Oct 06, 2023

The Crown Estate for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, has awarded an Agreement for Lease to BP for what it said could become one of the world’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.The agreement will allow BP to further progress its planned ‘Endurance’ CCS project…

Vår Energi to Exit Brage Offshore Field with Petrolia Noco Set to Step In

Oct 06, 2023

Petrolia Noco has signed an agreement with Vår Energi ASA to acquire Vår Energi’s 12.2575% participating interest in the Brage field offshore Norway with an effective date of January 1, 2023.Net production (12.2575% WI) from the Brage field in the first half of 2023 was 1…

Elemental Energies Supports One of North Sea's Largest Subsea Decommissioning Campaigns

Oct 05, 2023

TotalEnergies has selected  Elemental Energies to support what has been described one of the largest subsea decommissioning campaigns to be undertaken in the North Sea.'The decommissioning of the wells portfolio in the Gryphon field [in the…

Norway: ConocoPhillips' Tommeliten A Offshore Field to Start Producing This Month

Oct 05, 2023

U.S. oil firm ConocoPhillips has received approval from the Norwegian authorities to start up its Tommeliten A field in the North Sea.ConocoPhillips estimates that around 24 million standard cubic meters (150 million barrels) of oil equivalent can be recovered from Tommeliten A…

TotalEnergies Taps Semco Maritime for HCA Gas Lift Project Work

Oct 04, 2023

Danish offshore energy services firm Semco Maritime said Wednesday it had secured a contract as part of the HCA Gas Lift Project for TotalEnergies and the Danish Underground Consortium in Denmark.'Semco Maritime will play an important role in…

Moray West Offshore Wind Farm's Monopile Installation Set to Start

Oct 03, 2023

The Boskalis heavy lift installation vessel, Bokalift 2, arrived in Invergordon port on October 1, ready to start loading the first batch of three monopiles for installation at the Moray West offshore wind farm.  The first major component installation…

DeepOcean Completes Decommissioning Project on Dunlin Alpha Platform

Oct 03, 2023

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has completed a decommissioning project on Fairfield Energy’s Dunlin Alpha platform on the UK continental shelf. DeepOcean removed six subsea conductors and four vertical supports at varying water depths and…

Neptune Energy Starts Drilling Ofelia Appraisal Well Offshore Norway

Oct 03, 2023

Neptune Energy has started drilling on the Ofelia appraisal well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.The Ofelia discovery (PL 929) was made in August 2022 and is located approximately 14 kilometers north of the Neptune-operated Gjøa field…

Shelf Drilling Wins $18M Extension for North Sea Jack-up Rig

Oct 02, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling has secured a two-well contract extension for the Shelf Drilling Fortress jack-up rig. The rig is on a contract with China's CNOOC, operating in the UK North Sea, at the Golden Eagle offshore oil field.The…

Four Firms Apply for CO2 Storage Acreage Offshore Norway

Sep 29, 2023

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said Friday it had received applications from four companies with proposed acreage for storing CO2 in the North Sea, offshore Norway.While the applications came from four companies, NPD said it had received two applications…

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