North Sea oil news
INEOS Energy sells Norwegian oil and gas business to PGNiG
The US$615 million deal includes all INEOS Oil & Gas interests in production, licenses, fields, facilities and pipelines, on the Norwegian continental shelf.
3t Energy Group wins UK training contract with Chrysaor
3t Energy Group has secured a contract with Chrysaor to manage the training of its entire UK workforce using digital learning technologies.
Aker BP farms in to UKCS licence for first time
The newly established Aker BP UK has taken a 50% interest in licence P2511 on the UK Continental Shelf.
Neptune Energy awards Borr Drilling US$21.4 million contract for Dutch, UK campaigns
The contract covers consolidation of development, exploration and P&A activities in the Dutch and UK sectors of the North Sea.
Up to 120 million bbl discovered near Fram field in North Sea
Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery between 12 and 19 million m3 of recoverable oil equivalent, corresponding to 75-120 million bbl of recoverable oil equivalent.
Four subsea tree systems installed at Duva development
Neptune Energy has announced the safe and successful installation of four Enhanced Horizontal Subsea Tree Systems for the Duva development project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
LYTT analytics technology enhances production at BP's Clair Ridge site
LYTT has enhanced production at BP's North Sea Clair Ridge site by 2000 bpd via a 'tuning' strategy informed by real-time in-well data analysis.
OSSO to deploy mud cooler technology for Neptune Energy in North Sea
Destined for the Seagull campaign in the UK Central North Sea, the technology will allow the operator to manage the field’s high bottom hole temperatures.
Equinor awards Heimdal and Veslefrikk decommissioning contracts
Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE will carry out removal, dismantling and recycling of the topsides and jackets of the Heimdal riser platform, Heimdal main platform and Veslefrikk A platform in the North Sea.
EY report: UK energy sector recovery cycle has begun but new mindset needed
Diversification, decarbonisation and digitalisation are set to define the future of the UK's oilfield services sector, according to the latest EY UK Energy Services overview.