Premier Oil has sold interest in six Central North Sea offshore licenses to Hungary’s MOL Group for US$130 million, the duo announced on 30 June 2014. The sale includes non-operated equity stakes in the Nexen-operated Scott (21.84%), Rochelle (15%) and Telford (1…
Subsea 7 has been awarded its largest UK engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPIC) services contract, by Premier Oil. The contract, worth more than US$460 million, will be for work on Premier Oil's Catcher Area development…
On 25 June, London-based Premier Oil plc announced the appointment of Tony Durrant as Chief Executive Officer. Durrant joined Premier in June 2005 and has served as Finance Director of the company for nine years. Prior to joining Premier…
Hungary’s MOL Group is eyeing North Sea operatorship and has deep enough pockets to do it. Elaine Maslin spoke to exploration director Alex Dodds (pictured). Hungary’s MOL Group is aiming to double its production within at least five years and then double it again after that…
Premier Oil says government approval for its UK North Sea Catcher development is expected soon and that the FEED and drilling contracts on Sea Lion in the Falklands will be issued this quarter. Premier said key service contracts covering the Catcher FPSO (pictured)…
Aibel’s Singapore office has been awarded a contract by BW Offshore Singapore to provide topside engineering services for the UK North Sea Catcher project, operated by Premier Oil. The scope includes detailed engineering services for…
BW Offshore has signed the contract with Premier Oil for the provision of a floating production, storage and offloading vessel to operate on the Catcher oil field in the UK North Sea. The firm charter period of the contract is seven years…
BW Offshore has signed a Letter of Award (LOA) with Premier Oil for a floating production unit (FPSO) to operate on the Catcher oil field in the UK North Sea. The LOA will be converted into a final contract subject to final partner sanction…
Cairn Energy has said it is committed to its planned 2014 operations, but that spending beyond then is being looked at closely as its awaits resolution of tax issues in India. The Edinburgh-based firm says spending beyond 2014 would depend…
Hungarian integrated oil and gas firm MOL Group has entered the North Sea through a $US375 million deal with Wintershall, a subsidiary of Germany's BASF Group. MOL will acquire 14 licenses in the North Sea, including non-operated equity stakes in the Broom field (29%)…
The European branch of the Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA Europe) has announced the finalists of its Innovation Awards ahead of its annual SPE ICoTA Well Intervention Conference. The award is presented annually to an organization that…
API Director of Upstream & Industry Operations, Erik Milito, said in a Wednesday press conference that there is broad and bipartisan support from the U.S. public and policymakers to expand access to offshore oil and natural gas development…
UK explorer Premier Oil is in the process of choosing FPSOs for both its Catcher (UK Blk 28/9) and Bream (Norway Blk 17/12) North Sea development projects. Concept select for Catcher was agreed in December and development approval is expected to the sought once tendering is complete…
Premier Oil has announced success on an exploration well and side track on its North Sea Bonneville prospect. Bonneville, 4km south of the Burgman discovery in the Catcher area licence in the central North Sea, found oil on well 28/9a-6 and its side track…
The FPSO market appears to be emerging from the economic downturn stronger than ever, with new project awards and forecasted capital expenditure expected to gain momentum throughout the next five years. While challenges certainly remain…