North Sea oil news
Salunda ‘Red Zone’ safety technology adopted by BP for North Sea assets
Salunda has secured an agreement to provide BP with its Crew Hawk Red Zone monitoring solution for use across the operator’s North Sea assets.
Viaro Energy signs agreement to take over Shell and ExxonMobil’s UK Southern North Sea assets
The company's subsidiary RockRose Energy Limited has signed an agreement with Shell UK Limited and Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited to acquire a full ownership interest in its Shell-operated UK Southern North Sea assets.
Subsea Integration Alliance awarded EPCI contract offshore UK
Subsea7 has announced the award of a sizeable contract by bp to Subsea Integration Alliance, for the Murlach development (formerly Skua field), 240 km east of Aberdeen in the UK North Sea.
Deltic Energy announce rig mobilisation in the North Sea
Deltic Energy has announced that the Valaris 123 drilling unit has been mobilised and is on route to the Selene well location.
NSTA clamps down on well decommissioning delays
North Sea operators must take action on well decommissioning to support the UK’s supply chain, clean up their oil and gas legacy and stop costs spiralling, the industry regulator has warned.
Equinor starts production from Kristin South
Equinor and its partners Petoro, Vår Energi, and TotalEnergies EP Norge started production from the first Lavrans well in the Kristin South area on 7 July.
Deltic Energy announce formal award of UKCS Licence
Deltic Energy has announced that it has accepted one of the two licences that were provisionally awarded by the North Sea Transition Authority in Tranche 3 of the UK's 33rd Offshore Licensing Round.
Celeros Flow Technology to supply Aker Solutions with water injection packages for North Sea electrification project
The company has successfully secured a contract to provide two new water injection packages, including the electric motors and variable frequency drives (VFDs), for the AKER/OKEA power from shore project off the coast of Norway.
Commercial oil and gas discovery in the Gjøa area in the North Sea
The Vår Energi operated Cerisa exploration well in production license PL 636 was successful with estimated gross recoverable resources of between 18 – 39 million boe.
Ocean Installer awarded SURF contract for Troll
Ocean Installer have been chosen by Equinor and its partners in the Troll A license as the SURF Contractor for their new 12 billion NOK investment in the Troll Phase 3 – Stage 2 Project.