Stoltenberg sees offshore simulator

Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has seen for himself what his country's offshore technology can do for managing oil and gas operations.

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Storebjørn drilling starts

Aberdeen-based Dana Petroleum and partners including operator Det Norse have spudded on the Storebjørn prospect in PL450 in the Norwegian North Sea which marks the first of four planned wells by Dana offshore Norway this year.

[Read more ] Exploration

Elon appointment for RXT

Oslo-listed Reservoir Exploration Technology has secured a deal to carry out an ocean bottom cable survey offshore West Africa.

[Read more ] Contracts

Court rejects Transocean move in Deepwater Horizon incident

BP claims that a US court ruling over the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon accident has rejected the view that Transocean was indemnified for its liabilities from the disaster.

[Read more ] HSE

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Ntorya 1 nears total depth

Operator Aminex says its Ntorya 1 exploration well in the Rovuma Basin in Tanzania is now expected to reach total depth at the end of the month.

[Read more ] Exploration

Bayfield prepares for Trinidad well

British-based Bayfield Energy looks set to spud its first well in Trinidad on its Galeota licence shortly after the Rowan Gorilla III jackup arrived on location.

[Read more ] Exploration

Company founder Steve Remp steps down

Oil baron Steven Remp is to step down from SeaEnergy plc as part of a strategic shake up which will see the company concentrate on energy services.

[Read more ] Company news

Hild and Luno see $8 billion investment

Total and Lundin Petroleum have formally submitted plans for two of the next major developments on the Norwegian Continental Shelf which will see over $8 billion invested in the sector.

[Read more ] • [Field development]

Orlando set for Ninian tieback

MPX North Sea is planning to develop the UK Orlando oil field discovery in the next year with two wells tied back to CNR's Ninian Central platform.

[Read more ] Field development

Odfjell secures $1.2 bn Quad 204 deal

Norway's Odfjell Drilling has landed the biggest deal in the company's history to build a new semi-submersible for a seven-year production drilling contract on BP's Quad 204 redevelopment in the UK West of Shetlands region.

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Technip wins Wheatstone follow-on

Technip has bagged a deal to design a new gas processing platform offshore Australia in a deal with South Korea's Daewoo.

[Read more ] Contracts

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OIE bags support for new Forties facility

Energy personnel specialist OIE has secured a deal with Offshore Group Newcastle to support construction of a new Forties field platform.

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White Rose FPSO to berth at H&W

Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyard is to host Husky Oil's White rose FPSO for a major refit.

[Read more ] Shipping

New World set to start Danish seismic

A report on the petroleum prospectivity of a Danish licence area has suggested it could contain between 40 and 192 million barrels of oil and up to 3.38 trillion cubic feet of gas.

[Read more ] Exploration

Falcon for Australia

Norway's DOF ASA has secured a new deal for one of its platform support vessels operating offshore Australia.

[Read more ] Contracts

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Heritage hooks more in Tanzania

African explorer Heritage Oil has hooked more acreage in Tanzania through a new Production Sharing Agreement.

[Read more ] Licensing

Lochard raises cash for Athena costs

London-listed Lochard Energy Group has raised £3.38 million to contribute to its share of costs related to the UK North Sea Athena field development.

[Read more ] Field development

Full speed ahead for Fionn

Partners Antrim Energy and Valiant Petroleum have agreed to go ahead with the newly named UK North Sea Fionn field – which has been carved out from the Causeway development.

[Read more ] Field development

Faroe boosts executive board

Faroe Petroleum has boosted its management with three new petroleum professionals which are joining in the wake of new licence awards.

[Read more ] People on the move

San Leon completes Morocco seismic

Irish-based explorer San Leon Energy reports the conclusion of a 2D seismic survey over acreage in Morocco.

[Read more ] Exploration

Norwegian Yme dispute rages

Talisman Energy and SBM are set on a collision course over provision of a new platform for the redevelopment of Norway's Yme field.

[Read more ] Field development

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EnQuest to take over on Kraken

Operator EnQuest has increased its holding in the North Sea's Kraken heavy oil field through a deal with Nautical Petroleum.

[Read more ] Licensing

Ithaca approached

North Sea operator Ithaca Energy admitted today that it has received an unsolicited approach for a takeover.

[Read more ] Company news

A new marine energy park

British Energy Minister Greg Barker has designated the UK's south west as a new marine energy park.

[Read more ] Renewables

Record interest in Norway's 22nd Licensing Round

Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has seen a record level of interest in the latest 22nd Licensing Round covering the Barents Sea where a total of 228 blocks were nominated for inclusion.

[Read more ] • [Licensing]

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