North Sea oil news
Greater Ekofisk Area production licenses extended
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has extended the production licenses in the Greater Ekofisk Area from 2028 to 2048.
TechnipFMC awarded significant integrated EPCI contract by Wintershall Dea
The project will boost production at the existing Maria field in the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract includes subsea trees, spools, jumpers, and flexible pipes.
Green light for Hod B
Hod B in the North Sea will soon come on stream, thanks to an unmanned facility remote-controlled from the Valhall field.
Maersk Drilling sells jack-up rig Maersk Convincer
The transaction will contribute to the optimisation of Maersk's fleet in line with the company's strategic priorities.
Drilling permit for well 2/8-19 in North Sea
The drilling permit has been granted based upon the petroleum resource act paragraph 13.
Spud of Cambozola exploration well
Resources for the entire Cambozola prospect have been estimated at 159 million boe.
Hod B field starts production
Aker BP, which operates the field, and partner Pandion Energy expect Hod to produce 40 million barrels of oil.
Maersk Drilling secures 19-month P&A contract in North Sea
The harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolute will be employed to plug and abandon a total of 31 wells in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.
New oil and gas discovery by the North Sea Troll and Fram area
Based on preliminary estimates the size of the discovery is between 25-50 million bbl of recoverable oil equivalent.
Neptune Energy ramps-up gas production from the Duva field
Gas production will be doubled from the Duva field in the North Sea, enabling an increase of 6500 boe/d from the first half of April.