AziNor Catalyst completed the 100% acquisition of license P1946, covering Block 15/12a in the UK North Sea from Stavanger Petroleum. The terms of the agreement will require AziNor to undertake all technical work commitments on the license…
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has opened its latest Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) – Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) licensing round. The area covered by the 2015 round, licenses from which are expected to be awarded in early 2016…
The UK government is giving Dea UK and partner LetterOne three to six months for a further change of control for UK North Sea petroleum licenses or they will be revoked. RWE Breagh installation…
Tampet awarded UK-based Global Marine Systems Ltd. two contracts in the North Sea, designed to further enhance high-capacity communications networks in the area and entail highly skilled route survey, cable installation and protection services…
Lime Petroleum Norway is acquiring 30% interest in PL544 located in North Sea from Lundin Norway. Map of Fosen. From Lundin Norway. The license is located south of the Edvard…
London headquartered oilfield services firm Petrofac says its loss on the west of Shetland Laggan Tormore project is to reach US$360 million in 2014-2015 amid delays and industrial action. Petrofac's work on the project, a 125km subsea…
Sweden-based oil and gas exploration and production firm Lundin Petroleum recruited former Talisman Energy VP Nick Walker as senior vice president development and operations. Walker will join North Sea and Malaysia focused Lundin with…
Shell takeover target BG Group has continued a dry exploration run offshore Norway with its latest exploration well near the Knarr field. The 34/3-5 well, on production license 373 S, in 403m water depth, was drilled about 5km southeast of Knarr in the Northern North Sea…
China's Zhuzhou China South Rail Times Electric completed a £130 million acquisition of the UK-based ROV and trenching equipment manufacturer Specialist Machine Developments (SMD), also known as Soil Machine Dynamics. Zhuzhou specializes…
Petrofac completed a project for Nexen Petroleum UK Golden Eagle Development Area, delivered through its Plant Asset Management consulting business that involved the development and implementation of a maintenance program for the Golden Eagle installation…
Petroleum and energy minister Tord Lien opened the Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea on 16 April. Expected recoverable reserves from the field are 192 MMboe. Valemon ribbon cutting…
Norway's Kongsberg Maritime and UK technology ABT Oil and Gas (ABTOG) (50% owned by Enegi Oil) have signed a collaboration agreement to work together on a proof of concept to demonstrate the effectiveness of normally unattended operations of facilities for the development of marginal fields…
Nautronix's NASNet array in Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen field is now fully operational and awaiting first field construction, the UK-based firm said. Last year, Nautronix secured an order with Subsea 7 to supply 16 NASNet stations along…
Germany's Wintershall is stepping up its activities in the southern North Sea, the company has announced. In addition to an extensive drilling campaign in the Netherlands, the UK and Denmark, the company intends to take its natural gas and crude oil discoveries into the production phase swiftly…
EnQuest awarded Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) a five-year contract to provide engineering, design, construction, procurement and commissioning services to the Thistle, Heather and Northern Producer offshore assets in the North Sea. The contract…
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