Nexen latest to confirm restart after Forties repairs
Nexen today became the latest company to confirm that production had restarted from its fields served by the Forties pipeline.
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Shell to increase North Sea production in ‘coming days’
Oil giant Shell has confirmed that it will undertake a phased increase in production within the "coming days" from its Shearwater and Nelson platforms now that the Forties pipeline has been mechanically repaired.
Forties pipeline repairs ‘mechanically complete’, Ineos says
Forties pipeline operator Ineos has announced that it has started pressure testing on the structure.
Ineos says Forties pipeline repairs ‘progressing well’
Petrochemicals giant Ineos said today that it was making "steady progress" in its efforts to fix the Forties pipeline.
Oil erases weekly drop on Forties pipeline outage, IEA outlook
Crude rose, erasing declines from earlier in the week, on the shutdown of a key pipeline in the North Sea.
Updated: Forties pipeline crack ‘stabilised’, Ineos declares force majeure on North Sea oil
Petrochemicals giant Ineos said this morning that the small crack which shut down the Forties crude pipeline has stopped widening.
Forties shutdown leaves North Sea industry down £20m per day
North Sea industry faces being left short by hundreds of millions of pounds for a period due to the closure of a key pipeline, an analyst has said.
Upheaval for residents near oil leak cordon
Residents living close to the scene of the oil leak between Cookney and Netherley have faced delays since the cordon was put up last week.
Oil shut-in ‘no big deal’ unless repair work overshoots, experts say
The Forties pipeline shutdown will cause pain for oil producers, but consumers will still get their oil and gas, industry experts said yesterday.
Pipeline crack shuts down Nexen’s giant Buzzard field
Nexen said today that it has temporarily shut down the Buzzard, the North Sea's biggest producing field, in light of the Forties pipeline closure.
PICTURE: Site of the Forties pipeline leak
Petrochemicals giant Ineos has provided a photograph of the site where work is being carried out to fix a crack in the Forties pipeline.
Apache shuts down Forties field due to pipeline closure
Oil firm Apache said today that it shut down production from the North Sea Forties field following the closure of a major pipeline.
Shell shuts down Shearwater, Nelson platforms amid Forties closure
Oil major Shell said today that it had suspended production on two of its North Sea platforms due to the Forties pipeline shutdown.
Serica lowers full-year production due to Forties closure
Serica Energy has lowered its full-year production outlook due to the Forties pipeline shutdown.
Brent above $65 for first time since 2015 on pipe halt
Global benchmark Brent crude jumped above $65 a barrel for the first time in 2 1/2 years after one of the most important pipelines in the world was shut because of a crack.
Ineos says flow in Forties pipeline returning to normal over weekend
Petrochemicals giant Ineos said today that oil flow in the Forties pipeline will return to normal rates "through the weekend".
Expro in £7.9m North Sea contract win
Oilfield services firm Expro has clinched a £7.9million contract extension with Apache North Sea.
Unite: Ineos’ Forties pipeline deal bad for the country
A trade union warned today that Ineos’ acquisition of the Forties pipeline from BP is bad for the country.
Updated: Ineos acquires Forties Pipeline from BP in $250million deal
Ineos this morning confirmed it has acquired the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) from BP in a $250million deal, which includes 300 jobs.
Amec delivers work on BP’s Forties
Amec today said it was near completion on a major new refrigeration plant at BP’s Grangemouth site, which will help maintain efficient operations across the Forties Pipeline System.
Briggs secures Forties oil spill response contract with BP
Oil spill response specialist Briggs has secured a five-year contract from BP to act as its oil spill lead across the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) and to provide response services in the north of Scotland.
Work on Buzzard oilfield delayed until September
Maintenance work on the Buzzard oilfield has been delayed until September - two months after it was expected to take place.
Scottish Government’s consent for plant at BP’s Kinneil terminal could create up to 400 temp jobs
Scottish Ministers have granted consent for the construction and operation of a gas fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant at BP Kinneil Terminal in Grangemouth, which could create up to 400 temporary jobs.
Amec Foster Wheeler awarded £125million BP Grangemouth contract
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a one-year £125 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by BP to build a new refrigeration plant at Grangemouth for the Forties pipeline system.
Apache tribunal: Vessel had “capacity to take out” platform
A tribunal heard yesterday that a boat which crashed into a North Sea rig had "the capacity to take out the platform and all the people on it."