North Sea oil news
Yme field produces first oil
Expected recoverable reserves in Yme are estimated to be approximately 10 million standard cubic meters of oil – or 63 million barrels.
Southwark field jack-up rig develops leg problems
Noble Corp., the owner of the Noble Hans Deul rig, has initiated an investigation into the cause of the issue.
Tailwind Energy completes development well at Evelyn field
The Evelyn field is expected to be on production, via the Triton FPSO, in 4Q22.
Baron Oil increases interest in North Sea licence
The company has increased its interest in Offshore Licence P2478 from 15% to 32%.
Orcadian Energy to farm out Carra prospect to Carrick Resources
The Carra prospect lies to the East of the Crinan and Dandy discoveries and to the South of Fyne in the North Sea.
Lundin Energy drills dry well in North Sea
The well was drilled about 1 km west of the Solveig field in the North Sea.
Heerema removes Shell's Goldeneye platform in UK North Sea
Operations included removing the 1280 metric t topside and the 3019 metric t jacket before transportation to the AF Environmental Base in Norway for recycling and reuse.
Oil Plus wins contracts in UKCS, India and Africa
The company has signed deals including a 12-month production chemistry agreement with a North Sea FPSO operator worth a seven-figure sum, a chemical testing project for Vedanta (Cairn India) in India and a water injectivity study for SNEPCO, the operating arm of Shell in Nigeria.
Wood inks operations and maintenance contract with Shell and NAM
The contract will be delivered by around 120 Wood employees across the offshore and onshore assets including the Clipper and Leman offshore assets, Bacton Gas Terminal, Kroonborg and Kasteelborg vessels and the Seafox4 barge campaign.
PDO submitted for Frosk development in Alvheim area
The Frosk field, located approximately 25 km southwest of the Alvheim FPSO in the North Sea, will be tied back to the FPSO via the existing Bøyla and Alvheim subsea infrastructure.