U.S. and Canadian refiners have turned to North Sea 'Forties' crude oil for the first time in seven years in the latest sign of changing global oil flows from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Nearly 2.6 million barrels of the crude are set to arrive at U…
Oil and gas company Hartshead Resources plans to conduct site surveys at two locations in the UK North Sea at the Anning field site.According to a notice to mariners issued by Charles Keiller & Associates Limited, the 1km x 1km survey would be conducted in Block 49/17b…
UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG) said Thursday it had agreed to farm out a 50% interest in the Greater Buchan Area in the UK North Sea to NEO Energy.In exchange for entering into definitive agreements to divest…
Viaro Energy's subsidiary RockRose Energy has struck a farm-in agreement with Hartshead Resources, to acquire a 60% working interest in Production Licence P.2607 containing the Anning and Somerville fields in the UK North Sea. Hartshead will retain a 40% working interest in the offshore license…
British North Sea-focused oil producer EnQuest said on Wednesday that its 2022 free cash flow jumped 31% from the previous year to $519 million on the back of higher prices, beating guidance, but a windfall tax weighed on its accounts. EnQuest has deferred drilling on its Kraken field…
Around 150 Sparrows Offshore Services contractors on offshore facilities in the UK will start strike action in a dispute over pay from Wednesday, April 5, workers' union Unite said Monday.'Dozens of platforms and operators to be hit including Shell and Harbour Energy…
UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company Jersey Oil & Gas said Friday it was in advanced exclusive negotiations with a significant UK North Sea operator over a farm-out of its interest in the Greater Buchan Alpha offshore licenses.Jersey Oil…
Britain shortlisted for state support a project by BP BP.L and Equinor to build a large-scale gas power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS), the government's latest selection round showed on Thursday.The British government has shortlisted…
French oil major TotalEnergies has spudded the 'highly prospective' Benriach Well in the Laggan Tormore area, west of Shetland, UK.This is according to Kistos, TotalEnergies' partner in the project, who said Tuesday that TotalEnergies had started drilling at the exploration well…
Energy firm Vattenfall has selected offshore installation company Havfram Wind as a preferred supplier for the wind turbine installation services for Vattenfall’s Norfolk projects in the United Kingdom. Havfram Wind will transport and install the turbines over a period of 3 years…
Windfall taxes mean oil and gas producers in the British North Sea will likely leave 500 million barrels of oil equivalent in the ground over the next decade, the equivalent of one year's output in the aging basin, industry group OEUK said on Tuesday…
UK-based workers' union Unite said Saturday that its Worley Services UK members were the latest group of offshore workers to demand a better deal on jobs, pay, and conditions in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).Unite said that a 100% of over 50 workers…
Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the world’s first leasing round designed to enable offshore wind energy to supply offshore oil and gas platforms directly. Thirteen projects have been offered exclusivity agreements.INTOG (Innovation…
Oil and gas producer Capricorn Energy CNE.L said on Thursday it would cut three fourths of its UK staff to keep less than 40 employees there as the oil and gas producer focuses on its Egypt operations. Capricorn told Reuters that the consultation…
UK-based oil and gas company Serica Energy said Thursday it had completed the acquisition of Tailwind Energy and that admission of the completion consideration shares to trading on AIM has occurred.Serica said in December 2020 it would acquire Tailwind…