Harbour Energy picks Maersk rig for infill campaign on North Sea field
Harbour Energy has picked a Maersk Drilling rig for a trio of development wells on the Catcher area of the UK North Sea.
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Baron Oil beefs up stake in ‘sizeable’ North Sea target while Jersey casts off licences
London-listed minnow Baron Oil has struck a deal to increase its stake in what it describes as one of the UK North Sea’s few remaining sizeable undrilled targets.
EnerMech director John Morrison bows out of North Sea industry after more than 40 years
A stalwart of the North Sea oil and gas industry has reflected on the time its career prospects were "relatively unknown" as he prepares for retirement.
Fast finish doesn’t bode well for Equinor-BP Tiger Lily exploration well
Westwood Global Energy reports that as of June 28 there were two appraisal wells active in the UK. Completions to date in 2021 are one appraisal well at 22/26d-3 Glengorm South and two exploration wells at 22/6c-B4Z Bacchus South and 16/2a-6 Tiger Lily.
Blow for Harbour Energy as Tolmount project hit by delay
Harbour Energy has warned that first gas from the Tolmount field in the UK southern North Sea will be delayed after equipment glitches were uncovered.
IOG shares drop as firm warns Elgood might produce less gas than first thought
Shares in IOG dropped by more than 10% this morning after the firm warned recovery from its Elgood gas field might not live up to expectations.
‘Virtual’ Offshore Europe programme announced for September
Energy transition topics will take centre-stage at the SPE Offshore Europe 2021 virtual conference taking place from September 7 to 10.
First exploration well of the year ‘spudded’ in UK North Sea
Westwood Global Energy reports that as of June 28 there was one exploration well and one appraisal well active in the UK. Completions to date in 2021 are one appraisal well at 22/26d-3 Glengorm South and one exploration well at 22/6c-B4Z Bacchus South.
Equinor first to start drilling a UK North Sea exploration well in 2021
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has become the first company to start drilling an exploration well on the UK Continental Shelf this year.
Glengorm Central the lone, active E&A well on UKCS
Westwood Global Energy reports that as of June 1 there was one appraisal well active in the UK.
CNOOC limbering up for second Glengorm appraisal well
Chinese firm CNOOC is preparing to drill the second of two appraisal wells on its Glengorm field in the UK North Sea.
Serica on track to spud North Eigg in summer 2022, targeting more than 60m boe
Serica Energy is on track to drill the North Eigg exploration well in summer next year, its CEO has said.
UK Well Slot – Bacchus South exploration well disappoints for Apache
Westwood Global Energy reports that as of April 27 there was one appraisal well active in the UK, operations on which were in the process of completing. To date, one exploration well has completed in 2021.
Ithaca picks Awilco rig for North Sea exploration well
Rig contractor Awilco said today it would drill an exploration well in the UK North Sea for Ithaca Energy.
First appraisal well at Glengorm field in UK North Sea ‘not commercial’
The first appraisal well on the Glengorm gas field in the UK central North Sea has found "no commercial hydrocarbons", a project partner said today.
Shell and Deltic to drill ‘vital’ southern North Sea prospect in 2022
Shell and partner Deltic Energy have confirmed plans to drill the “high-impact” Pensacola prospect in the UK southern North Sea.
Neptune hands $21.4m deal to Borr for Dutch and UK North Sea jobs
Neptune Energy will use Borr Drilling’s new Prospector 1 rig for a range of jobs offshore Netherlands and UK as part of a $21.4 million contract.
Maersk Drilling wins $4.5m deal with Petrogas E&P Netherlands
Maersk Drilling has clinched a $4.5 million contract with Petrogas E&P Netherlands to provide the Maersk Resolute rig for a one-well job.
West of Shetland set for another barren year
Westwood Global Energy reports that as of February 24 there was one exploration well and one appraisal well active in the UK, with no change since the end of December.
Repsol Sinopec, Petrofac and TechnipFMC team up to offer quicker and cheaper tiebacks
A new alliance has been formed giving North Sea oil firms a quicker and cheaper means of developing their fields using platforms owned by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK).
CNOOC plots two appraisal wells at Glengorm
Westwood Global Energy reports that as of 1 February there was one exploration well and one appraisal well active in the UK, with no change since the last report.
Tawke output slips in 2020
The Tawke licence in Kurdistan produced 110,300 barrels per day in 2020, DNO has reported, down from 124,000 bpd in 2019.
Spirit Energy targets additional barrels from North Sea field with new well
Spirit Energy will drill a new well in a bid to deliver more than 4.2 million additional barrels of oil equivalent from a southern North Sea field.
UK North Sea exploration well tipped as ‘one to watch’ in 2021 by Westwood Global
An oil and gas market researcher has highlighted a UK North Sea exploration well expected to be drilled this year by Shell as “one to watch”.
Independent Oil & Gas boss anticipates ‘breakthrough year’ for firm
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) boss said 2021 would be a breakthrough year for the firm as it heads towards first production and maiden revenues.