North Sea oil news

Regional offshore oil and gas services have never been better placed with the technical expertise and experience to support a returning North Sea sector, says Joe Orrell, managing director at engineering services firm RED Engineering.

COSL Drilling Europe AS’ COSLPioneer is set to carry out plugging and abandonment work at the Ettrick and Blackbird fields in UK.

DNO has completed its acquisition of Origo Exploration.

The award by Statoil covers seven supply vessels at a total contract value of NOK 3.1 billion, including options. All vessels will be equipped with hybrid battery operation, and the possibility of shore power connection.

Statoil has, on behalf of the licence partners, decided that the Johan Castberg operation will be supported by a supply and helicopter base in Hammerfest and an operations organisation in Harstad.

Partnership approach secures work with major UK oil and gas operator.

Pandion Energy AS has announced that it has been pre-qualified as licensee on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

John Crane Asset Management Solutions has secured a three year contract to provide condition-based maintenance services in the North Sea.

Apache North Sea has awarded Expro a US$10million well services contract extension.

A southern North Sea operator has awarded Claxton a combined services contract to riglessly casing cut and recover a total of seven wells.