UK activity picks up plus additional 2012 success reported
Poor weather took its toll through much of last month; nonetheless, four wells were spudded and one operation - previously suspended due to harsh sea conditions - was resumed.
danish sector
Noble new-builds win work
Noble Drilling has advised that it has secured two new contracts for its new-build jack-up drilling rigs currently under construction at the Jurong Shipyard in Singapore.
£250,000 Danish contract for SCM
Offshore services firm Strategic Corrosion Management has picked up a contract with Maersk Oil worth £250,000.
Senergy ‘on track’ to up Norwegian growth
Aberdeen energy service firm Senergy said yesterday it was on track for a sizeable increase in its Norwegian business.
Maersk to drill Danish well
Maersk Oil will drill an exploration well in the Maja licence area in the Danish sector of the North Sea.
Wilton wins Danish deal with Subsea 7
Wilton Engineering Services said yesterday it had won a multimillion-pound contract with Subsea 7.
DONG decision a first for Danish sector
DONG of Denmark is to appraise the Svane discovery in the Danish sector of the North Sea - block 4/98. DONG acquired the block and field and their operation from ConocoPhillips in 2007. In 2001, an appraisal by ConocoPhillips signalled a large gas reservoir, but technical problems prevented verification of the results.