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ConocoPhillips lines up AF Gruppen for decom

Sep 26, 2017

ConocoPhillips is expected to enter into a frame agreement with Norway's AF Gruppen for the future removal and disposal of up to seven platforms in the Southern North Sea. The frame agreement includes engineering, preparation, removal…

UK to invest further US$6.7 million for exploration

Sep 25, 2017

New exploration in the North Sea will be supported by a US$6.7 million (£5 million) UK government fund for 2018/19, Philip Hammond announced today (25 September) during a visit to Aberdeen and Dundee. The funding will be used by the Oil and…

Plexus inks Centrica production well order

Sep 25, 2017

Plexus Holdings was awarded a contract with Centrica North Sea to supply its POS-GRIP 'HG' 10,000psi adjustable production wellhead for a gas production well in the UK Southern North Sea. Plexus has previously supplied Centrica with its…

IOG inks master services agreement with Schlumberger

Sep 25, 2017

Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has signed a letter of intent and consultancy master services agreement (CMSA) with Schlumberger in relation to development of its two Southern North Sea gas hubs, the Blythe Hub and the Vulcan Satellites Hub…

Hurricane's Lancaster EPS approved

Sep 25, 2017

Hurricane Energy has been given approval to move forward with its West of Shetland fractured basement Lancaster field early production system (EPS). The Lancaster EPS is a two-well tieback to a floating production, storage and loading facility…

Repsol studies Liberator tieback for i3

Sep 21, 2017

Independent oil firm i3 Energy says detailed engineering studies into a tieback for its Liberator field have started. The firm is looking to tie the field into the Blake field host infrastructure, then through the Bleo Holm floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel…

M2 opens subsea test tank

Sep 21, 2017

ROV services firm M² Subsea has unveiled its recently commissioned purpose-built test tank at the company’s base in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, UK. The indoor fresh water tank, which can hold 73,600 liters of water, has been created for testing ROVs and ancillary equipment…

Alpha contracts Awilco for Cheviot development drilling

Sep 21, 2017

Alpha Petroleum Resources has inked a contract with Awilco Drilling for drilling 18 development wells on its Cheviot field development in UK North Sea. The drilling, using the WilPhoenix semisubmersible drilling rig, will take about 1080 days and is due to start in Q2 2018…

Aker inks Troll module FEED

Sep 21, 2017

Aker Solutions has won a contract from Statoil for front-end engineering and design of a new module to increase output at Troll, one of Norway's largest natural gas fields. The order includes an option for engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the module…

Proeon hires new MD

Sep 19, 2017

UK-based safety and control systems firm Proeon Systems has appointed a new managing director. Richard Miller has nearly 30 year’s of leadership, expertise and knowledge in the oil and gas and energy industries, having worked at Aquatera Energy and Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions…

Balmoral takes stake in ACE Winches

Sep 18, 2017

Northeast Scotland's Balmoral Group has agreed to take a 'substantial stake' in mooring and lifting firm ACE Winches for a US$13.56 million (£10 million) investment.   The two firms are to work together to 'maximize global opportunities in the offshore…

Corbin joins Sparrows

Sep 18, 2017

Sparrows Group has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Matt Corbin as its regional operations director for the UK and Europe to support the company’s continued growth in the oil and gas, renewables and industrial sectors…

Statoil to sidetrack Verbier

Sep 18, 2017

Operator Statoil has decided to side-track the Verbier exploration well in the Moray Firth of the UK North Sea, despite reaching a water bearing reservoir in the original target. Wireline log data suggested indications of the potential…

2018 SPE Offshore Achievement Awards launched

Sep 15, 2017

It's time to put your company in the limelight: the 2018 Offshore Achievement Awards (OAA) has been launched and it looking for entries. The annual event was launched during SPE Offshore Europe 2017 in Aberdeen. The annual awards, organized…

Successful North Sea node on rope trial by inApril

Sep 15, 2017

Norwegian seismic equipment supplier inApril has completed a full-scale sea trial of its node-based seabed seismic acquisition system Venator from 17-23 August.  InApril says Venator is the first seabed-based exploration tool to provide…

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