North Sea oil news
Equinor awarded 26 new production licences on the Norwegian continental shelf
In 2023 the company plans to participate in 25 exploration wells, most of them around existing infrastructure.
The Njord field is upgraded ahead of another 20 years in operation
Production from the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea has resumed, following an upgrading project in which both the platform and the floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) were brought ashore.
API, AMEXHI, and IOGP renew MOU to strengthen collaboration in Gulf of Mexico
The MOU aims to strengthen mutual cooperation to help enhance operational performance across North American natural gas and oil operations.
Neptune Energy welcomes submission of Snøhvit Future PDO
The Gjøa field in the North Sea, operated by Neptune, is already powered by hydroelectricity, generated onshore.
CGG and TGS announce Sleipner OBN multi-client survey on the Norwegian Continental Shelf
The survey area covers a mature part of the North Sea that includes the Sleipner East, Sleipner West, Gina Krog, Volve and Utgard fields.
Operators fined total of £265 000 as NSTA moves to enforce net zero and security of supply requirements
EnQuest and Equinor sanctioned for exceeding flaring permits while Spirit Energy was fined for breaching production limits.
Wintershall Dea selects AGR’s time and cost management software for its drilling and well projects
The move will improve communication and automation in workload distribution and increase the transparency of project-related risks and costs for the management team and wider stakeholders.
Prism Energy announces one-year contract award from North Sea operator
The Aberdeen-based project and risk management consultancy company, has announced a one-year contract with Ithaca Energy for the use of its digital project management system.
UK government faces triple legal challenge over major fossil fuel expansion in North Sea
The UK government is potentially facing three separate legal challenges as Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and Uplift seek to stop up to 130 new oil and gas licences from going ahead.
S&P Global Commodity Insights shows that two thirds of UK and Norway North Sea oil and gas production has lower-than-average greenhouse gas intensity
The analysis found that, on average, UK production in the North Sea was nearly three times more GHG intensive (23 kgCO2e/boe) than Norwegian production (8 kgCO2e/boe).