HSE: Workers put at risk on BP Clair Ridge platform
BP (LON:BP) has been slapped on the wrist by the safety watchdog for putting workers at risk on the Clair Ridge platform in the West of Shetland.
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VIDEO: BP undertakes first 4D seismic survey at Clair Ridge
BP has carried out its first 4D seismic survey of Clair Ridge, gathering data which will show how the reservoir has changed since initial readings in 2017.
West of Shetland gas pipeline infrastructure damaged
A section of a gas export pipeline in the waters to the west of Shetland has been displaced - with fishing gear understood to be the suspected cause.
Analysts: Laggan-Tormore, Clair Ridge among potential targets for Viaro
A handful of West of Shetland assets have been highlighted by industry experts as potential acquisition targets for Viaro Energy.
Potential strikes averted as North Sea drillers secure paid leave
Dozens of offshore drillers, stationed on BP’s (LON: BP) Clair and Clair Ridge platforms, have secured an extra three weeks paid time off.
Drillers to stage strikes at BP’s Clair and Clair Ridge
Almost 100 offshore workers employed by contractor Odfjell are set to strike on board two flagship BP assets in a dispute over rotas and leave.
Petrofac workers on BP assets resume strikes after talks break down
Petrofac (LON: PFC) employees on a host of BP (LON: BP) North Sea assets downed tools this morning after negotiations stalled.
Only six big-spend projects for UK North Sea in coming years
There are only six big-spend projects expected for the UK North Sea and West of Shetland in the coming years, meaning limited opportunity for big players to benefit from windfall tax offsets.
Petrofac workers begin new round of strikes across North Sea assets
Petrofac workers will down tools for 48 hours at a series of BP and Repsol Sinopec assets across the North Sea today, as disputes over pay and rota patterns show no sign of resolution.
Strikes to hit BP and Repsol Sinopec North Sea platforms as Petrofac workers down tools
A raft of fresh North Sea strikes – that will impact more than a dozen assets operated by Repsol Sinopec and BP (LON: BP) - have been announced.
BP, Equinor and Ithaca Energy team up on West of Shetland electrification
BP (LON: BP), Ithaca Energy (LON: ITH) and Equinor (OSLO: EQNR) are teaming up to slash emissions at huge oilfields in the West of Shetland through electrification.
Petrofac strikes to take place on BP North Sea assets
Dozens of Petrofac (LON: PFC) workers on BP (LON: BP) assets in the North Sea and West of Shetland are to take part in strikes in a dispute over offshore shift rotas.
Oceaneering and BP pioneer UK’s first remote ROV operation
Oceaneering has pioneered the UK’s first onshore remote piloting ROV operation, monitoring drilling operations at BP’s Clair Ridge during summer 2021.
Bristow completes commercial offshore flight with sustainable fuel
Helicopter operator Bristow has begun offshore flights using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), marking some of the first operations in the UK North Sea powered by the lower-carbon alternative.
BP to retest all crew on Clair Ridge after Covid-19 outbreak
A handful of workers have been flown off a North Sea platform after Covid-19 cases were picked up on board.
BP forms new pact to boost production from Clair Ridge after slow start
BP, Baker Hughes and Odfjell Drilling have formed a new alliance aimed at boosting production from Clair, western Europe’s biggest oilfield.
West of Shetland oil and gas remains UK’s best bet for growth despite recent setbacks
The West of Shetland oil and gas (WoS) basin has long been held aloft as the UK’s last great hope for indigenous oil and gas production growth.
Shetland eyes ‘more of that tax take’ from oil revenues in self-determination bid
The leader of Shetland Islands Council has said the region wants “to retain more of that tax take” from oil and gas revenues in its self-determination bid.
Updated: Investigation into ‘potentially disastrous’ issue on BP platform under way
An investigation into a “potentially disastrous” issue on one of BP’s UK offshore platforms is under way.
Shetland Energy Hub aims for hundreds of jobs and to make giant oilfields ‘net zero by 2030’
Ambitious plans for a new Energy Hub have been unveiled with hopes for hundreds of jobs and to make giant oil and gas fields in the West of Shetland "net zero by 2030”.
Former Clair Ridge and Aasta Hansteen worker building mental health platform for oil industry
An oil worker who helped oversee construction of BP’s Clair Ridge and Equinor’s giant Aasta Hansteen installation is now building up a new mental health platform for the industry.
BP to open Dyce-based coronavirus testing facility
Oil and gas giant BP is set to open a new Dyce-based Covid-19 testing facility to halt the spread of the virus to its North Sea assets.
BP worker on Clair Ridge tests positive for coronavirus following evacuation
A worker on BP's Clair Ridge project has tested positive for coronavirus.
Pictures: Bristow brings three ‘corona copters’ into service for North Sea rigs
Bristow Helicopters has used modified three former search and rescue (SAR) helicopters to bring North Sea workers suspected to have coronavirus to shore.
Worker quarantined on Shell’s Brent Charlie while BP flies a suspected coronavirus case to shore
A worker who has shown symptoms of the coronavirus has been placed into quarantine on Shell’s Brent Charlie platform in the North Sea.