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Wellesley to drill Goanna with Deepsea Bergen

Aug 18, 2017

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wellesley Petroleum a drilling permit for well 33/9-22 S, targeting the Goanna prospect in the North Sea. PL 881. Map from NPD. Well…

Statoil to drill at Gina Grog, Valemon

Aug 17, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Statoil approval to drill at two of its fields, the Gina Grog and the Valemon, both in the North Sea. Maersk Integrator. Image from Maersk…

Beerenberg inks Wintershall Brage work

Aug 16, 2017

Beerenberg has signed a frame agreement with Wintershall for the delivery of insulation, scaffolding, and surface treatment services on the Brage installation, offshore Norway. The four-year agreement includes three options of two years’ extension and is expected to have a value of US$2…

DNV GL, Lundin work to reduce downtime

Aug 15, 2017

DNV GL – Oil & Gas and Lundin Norway have teamed up to develop the first step to a solution for predicting unplanned shutdown using the Edvard Greig production platform in the North Sea. Surveyors in a FPSO control room…

Bluestream inks Total IRM

Aug 14, 2017

Bluestream has been awarded an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) contract with Total E&P Nederland BV for 36 offshore sites. VOS Sugar. Image from Bluestream. The contract is part of a long-term frame agreement…

Aker BP starts Hyrokkin drilling

Aug 14, 2017

Aker BP started drilling operations at the well 25/4 – 11 on the Hyrokkin prospect in the Norwegian North Sea with the Maersk Interceptor jackup last week, according to partner Fortis Petroleum. Maersk Interceptor jackup…

Chrysaor to use EnergySys platform

Aug 10, 2017

Chrysaor has signed a deal last month to use the EnergySys Cloud Platform to manage their production data. The contract will see Chrysaor use EnergySys to deliver hydrocarbon accounting and production reporting for the North Sea assets they recently acquired from Shell…

Board shake-up at Premier Oil

Aug 10, 2017

Premier Oil has revealed that Roy Franklin will join the company's board as non-executive chairman, taking over from Mike Welton, on 1 September. Welton has served as chairman for eight years and announced in March that he would step down from the board on appointment of a successor…

Vryhof opens Aberdeen office, inks Singapore rep

Aug 10, 2017

Anchor firm Vryhof is expanding its global footprint with its companies, Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) opening a new office in Aberdeen, and Vryhof Anchors appointing Singapore-based Franklin Offshore as its exclusive representative for selling Vryhof solutions in a number of Asia Pacific countries…

Archer bags Repsol Gyda P&A contract

Aug 09, 2017

Repsol Norge has awarded Archer Ltd. a four-year contract for plugging and abandonment (P&A) operations at the company’s Gyda platform in the Southern North Sea. Gyda. Image from Repsol. The scope of work includes P&A of the wells…

Shell gets two Lomond warnings from HSE

Aug 09, 2017

Shell has been given two safety warnings from the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on its Lomond facility in the Central North Sea. Map of Lomond and surrounding Shell assets. Map from Chrysaor…

Well-Safe makes first acquisition

Aug 09, 2017

New North Sea well abandonment firm Well-Safe Solutions has made its first acquisition - Intervention Project Management (IPM) for an undisclosed sum. IPM’s founder and managing director, Phil Milton, has been appointed CEO of Well-Safe Solutions…

NXG expands to two new premises

Aug 08, 2017

NXG Drilling Services has invested more than US$2.61 million (£2 million) in two new operations to cope with increased demand for its tools and equipment solutions. The business, launched at the start of 2017, has moved from its Aberdeen city centre offices to 30…

First gas from Cygnus Bravo

Aug 08, 2017

First gas has been exported from Cygnus Bravo, a satellite to Engie E&P UK's Cygnus field development in the UK southern North Sea. Cygnus Bravo is a wellhead platform 7km from Cygnus Alpha, to which first gas was exported on 1 August…

Statoil's 38,000-tonne Mariner complete - VIDEO

Aug 07, 2017

Statoil’s North Sea Mariner platform is in place following a major heavy lifting campaign throughout July. Photo from Statoil/Jamie Baikie. The work saw nine modules - weighing 38…

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