North Sea oil news
Dana Petroleum awards PD&MS FPSO engineering contract
PD&MS will carry out a range of engineering modifications and execute offshore construction on Dana Petroleum’s Triton and Western Isles FPSO assets.
EnerMech to support TAQA’s UKCS portfolio for next 5 years
EnerMech will deliver tensioning, torquing and associated services across all of TAQA’s North Sea platforms.
Aker BP makes non-commercial discovery in North Sea
The well was drilled about 17 km southwest of the Bøyla field in the North Sea, and 230 km west of Stavanger.
Cairn completes sale of stakes in Catcher and Kraken fields
The firm consideration payable to Cairn by Waldorf Production Ltd. is US$455 million.
Bureau Veritas wins 3-year multiservice contract for six North Sea assets
Bureau Veritas will deploy its digitalised delivery model BV Compliance for Ithaca Energy to deliver verification (including remote) certification and classification services, and environmental verification and audit services across the assets.
Equinor finds oil in Norwegian North Sea
Preliminary estimates show that between 3 and 10 million standard cubic meters of recoverable oil equivalents have been proven in in exploration well 6407 / 1-9 - Egyptian Vulture, corresponding to 19-62 million barrels.
Longboat Energy makes non-commercial discovery in Southern North Sea
The Mugnetind discovery is estimated to contain recoverable resources between 5 and 11 million boe, which is not considered to be commercial in isolation.
Orcadian Energy receives expressions of interest for Pilot field FPSO
Three companies currently operating FPSOs on the UKCS have submitted detailed proposals to Orcadian.
29 bids submitted for UKCS offshore electrification competition
Winners to be awarded a share of the fund will be announced in early December, with work to be completed by 31 March 2021 and project reports to be published in 2Q22.
Odfjell Energy and Odfjell Well Services form P&A and slot recovery alliance
The aim of the Odfjell Collaboration Alliance is to provide a complete service offering of rig, modular rig, jacking unit, wireline, plugs and all other services needed to successfully execute projects within P&A or slot recovery operations.