Premier ‘ahead of plans’ to restore financial health as H1 output jumps
Premier Oil boss Tony Durrant said yesterday the North Sea operator was “ahead of plans” to restore its financial health after notching up record first-half production levels.
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EnQuest and Dana reach deal over Eagle drilling
Oil producer EnQuest said yesterday it had struck an agreement with Dana Petroleum on the Eagle discovery in the central North Sea.
EnQuest says Dana withdrawing from Eagle discovery
EnQuest said today that Dana Petroleum had "confirmed its intention" to exit the Eagle discovery in the central North Sea.
Subsea 7 profits edge up thanks to Beatrice wind farm work
Work on the Beatrice wind farm project in the outer Moray Firth helped Subsea 7 to a small upturn in profits in the second quarter of 2017.
Dana Petroleum narrows losses in advance of Western Isles start-up
North Sea oil and gas firm Dana Petroleum made further progress towards a return to the black during 2016 as it adopted a “less risky exploration strategy”.
Crawford leaves chief finance role at Dana Petroleum
Dana Petroleum’s chief financial officer has left the Aberdeen-based operator six years after joining.
EnQuest has new pipeline plan for Kittiwake
North Sea operator EnQuest has asked for permission to put a new water injection pipeline in the Greater Kittiwake Area (GKA).
Dana detects gas leak on North Sea field
Dana Petroleum has partially suspended production on a North Sea installation after a gas leak was detected.
FPSO for Dana’s Western Isles project completed at last
Dana Petroleum’s long-awaited Western Isles FPSO has been completed at a shipyard in China.
Dana Petroleum bails out of Faroe as Israelis build up their stake in the North Sea
Israel’s Delek Group has taken a 13.18% stake in Aberdeen firm Faroe Petroleum after a £42.77million Christmas shopping splurge to boost its North Sea presence.
Former Dana chief exec urges Scottish Government to rethink fracking
A former chief executive of Dana Petroleum has called on the Scottish Government to add fracking to its energy mix to fill a future gap in supply.
Dana saves £64million on costs
Dana Petroleum shaved £64million off its lifting costs bill last year and narrowed its losses.
SDX Energy withdraws from Cameroon project
SDX Energy is withdrawing from the Bakassi West project, offshore Cameroon as it concentrates on its core assets.
Fugro wins Western Isles development contract
Fugro will supply ROV drilling support service on board the Ocean Guardian MODU in a new contract with Dana Petroleum.
SDX begins drilling “transformational” Cameroon well
SDX Energy has begun drilling on its high impact "transformational" Manatee-1 exploration well on Bakassi West in Cameroon.
Atlantic Offshore secures new Dana ERRV contract
Atlantic Offshore has secured a new ERRV contract for its Ocean Sprite vessel with Dana Petroleum Limited.
Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles project is all about the ‘long game’
Dana Petroleum has said it is playing “the long game” on its flagship Western Isles project after confirming cost overruns had reached $400million. First oil on the project has been pushed back until 2017 after it emerged the project price tag has reached $2billion. A spokesman for the firm stressed the majority of the costs could be attributed to ensuring safety standards are met in the development of the project’s FPSO.
Job fears at Dana after Koreans axe four top bosses
Four top bosses have been sacked by Dana Petroleum in a brutal restructure which has staff fearing for their jobs. The oil and gas firm confirmed last night that it has “removed” four managing directors, including Paul Griffin, chief of its UK operations. Netherlands boss Nick Dancer, Egypt boss Paul Barnett and Africa boss John Downie have also gone.