North Sea oil news
Independent Oil and Gas awards Proserv subsea controls contract
Proserv has been commissioned by Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) to provide a complete subsea controls system for IOG’s Core project phase 1 development.
Neptune Energy given permission for use of Deepsea Yantai drilling facility at Gjøa field
Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has given Neptune Energy consent to use the facility for production drilling for a period of 240 days.
OMV granted drilling permit in Norwegian North Sea
Well 6506/11-12 S. will be drilled about 4 kilometres west of the Morvin field.
Hurricane Energy given extension for Greater Warwick Area work
Hurricane Energy has been given further time by the Oil and Gas Authority to carry out work in the Lincoln subarea of Licence P1368 in the UK North Sea.
Petrofac begins Rubie and Renee well decommissioning contract
Petrofac will provide well operator, well engineering and project management services to decommission four wells within the Rubie and Renee fields, 200 km north east of Aberdeen.
PGNiG expects 115 000 t of oil from Skogul field in 2020
The Skogul field is located in the immediate vicinity of the Vilje field, in which PGNiG Upstream Norway has a 24.24% share.
ConocoPhillips given consent to use mobile facility for P&A in Ekofisk field
The Rowan Norway mobile facility will be used for the plugging and abandonment of six wells in the Ekofisk field.
CAN-ductor technology lowers environmental impact of Kathryn well
The rig time was reduced from seven days on a conventionally drilled well to four days using Neodrill's CAN technology.
Archer awarded multi-well P&A contract by TAQA
The Archer Topaz modular rig has been contracted by TAQA to perform a 21-well plug and abandonment campaign for their Northern North Sea Cormorant Alpha platform.
Norway reports greater than expected oil production in April
Oil production in April was 1.9% higher than the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s forecast.