Scottish oil and gas firm Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) is aiming to diversify and expand its operations, targeting further opportunities in the UK North Sea.
“A really opportune moment” beckons for Serica Energy, according to chief executive Mitch Flegg, with gas prices strong, new production online and, since the turn of the year, reaching a major milestone for its North Sea business.
Serica Energy has started work to boost production at its Rhum field, while the 13million barrel Columbus project has been delayed to the second half of 2021.
Serica Energy’s boss said today that maintaining an “extremely low cost base” was a key factor in the company’s delivery of profits in the first half of 2020.
RockRose Energy has slashed spending for 2020 by more than £80m in response to the Covid-19 outbreak and cut the number of UK wells it will participate in.