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Discover how V-LIFE was used to keep the lights on in East Java by recovering a failed gas field electrical system with an 18-month replacement umbilical lead time.
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Iran boosts gas-output capacity with new projects at giant field
Iran, holder of the world’s biggest natural gas reserves, boosted output by inaugurating six projects at the giant South Pars offshore field.
CLNR agrees deal in Southern North Sea, potential “significant new gas field”
Cluff Natural Resources (CLNR) had joined forces with Simwell Resources and Burgate E&P to pursue a "significant new gas field" in the Southern North Sea.
Ophir Energy flows gas off Equatorial Guinea
Oil and gas explorer Ophir Energy has flowed gas at a well off Equatorial Guinea. A Drill Stem Test (DST) was carried out at the Fortuna-2 well to assess the deliverability of the Fortuna gas field.
Breagh delays keep pressure on Sterling’s finances
Oil and gas explorer Sterling Resources is facing renewed financial pressure after a further 90-day delay in the Breagh development project in the North Sea.
Centrica brings Rhyl on stream
Centrica Energy's Rhyl gas field came on stream yesterday after a few month's slippage, due in part to air temperatures at the Morecambe Bay field reaching -19C last month.
Sean deal on track
Utility SSE said yesterday its SSE Exploration and Production was on course to complete its acquisition of a 50% stake in the Sean gas field in the southern North Sea early in its new financial year.
Fram; whatever is going on Shell?
Energy has reached a milestone . . . its 10th birthday. Launched in March 2003, it was the successor to the Press & Journal's Offshore Journal which was published semi-regularly throughout the North Sea big boom and monthly from 1992 until replaced by Energy.
Fast-paced voyage of discovery through underwater pipelines
Pipe Rider - Fast paced racing in gas pipelines! You are 1,000 meters below sea level at the Shell Ormen Lange gas field.
North Sea gas field on stream
Centrica Energy said yesterday it had started production at a North Sea gas field. The operator said York in the southern North Sea would produce about 120million cubic feet of gas per day at its peak.
Gas-leak platform could restart ‘in days or weeks’
A North Sea platform which has been shut down for 10 months costing hundreds of millions of pounds in lost revenues is on the verge of being restarted.
Centrica given nine-year extension
Energy firm Centrica has been given a nine-year extension to continue production at one of its Norwegian assets.
BP agrees £178m gas deal with SSE
BP is to dispose of a 50% stake in a gas field for £178million in its latest selloff in UK waters, as it focuses on high-value assets with long-term growth potential.
Sterling agrees farm-out to Shell
Oil and gas explorer Sterling Resources has agreed a farm-in deal with Shell for two central North Sea exploration blocks.
Rhum’s future still uncertain
The future of a UK North Sea gas field still remains uncertain some two years after sanctions against Iran forced its closure, and the loss of tens of millions of pounds of revenue for BP.
Fastnet picks up more acreage in Celtic Sea
Offshore Ireland explorer Fastnet Oil and Gas said today it had picked up additional Irish acreage, agreed a farm-in and appointed a new director.
‘Alternative models needed’ to make most of North Sea
New ideas are needed if North Sea reserves are to be exploited instead of being stranded for good, business leaders were told yesterday.
Cygnus deal worth £60m to Amec
Energy service business Amec said yesterday the contract it won for work on the Cygnus field was worth £60million.
Development drilling starts on Breagh
Development drilling has started on the southern North Sea Breagh gas field, Aberdeen-based oil and gas explorer Sterling Resources said today.
Irish promise for Providence Resources
Providence Resources has identified the presence of two prospects in its LO11/12 license about 70 km offshore western Ireland in the Slyne Basin.
Total’s Islay comes on stream
French oil and gas giant Total said today first production had started from its Islay gas field in the northern North Sea.
Parkmead snaps up first producing assets
Fledgling oil and gas independent Parkmead Group is to make its first acquisition of producing assets.
Parkmead ramps up North Sea holdings
Fast growing oil and gas firm Parkmead Group has announced its second acquisition in just over a month after snapping up interest in four North Sea blocks.
Milestone for Breagh project
Banchory-based Sterling Resources said today it was a step closer to production on the southern North Sea Breagh gas field.
Lending out to North Sea operators
General Electric (GE) Energy Financial Services said yesterday it had launched a lending programme for North Sea operators.