Aberdeen engineer named businesswoman of the year
Aberdeen-based Vicky Shu, a lead project engineer at oil and gas firm Shell UK, was among the winners at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards, in London, last night.
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CFO leaves Hurricane Exploration
North Sea oil and gas firm Hurricane Exploration said today it has a new chief finance officer.
Enquest to up stake in Kraken
Independent oil and gas firm EnQuest said today it is to fast-track its Kraken development after agreeing a deal to boost its stake in the North Sea field.
BW Athena heads for North Sea
Oil and gas firm Ithaca Energy said today the floating production vessel for its Athena field has set off for the North Sea.
Parkmead completes buy-in on Dana-operated blocks
Oil and gas firm Parkmead said yesterday it had completed a deal for interests in four North Sea gas blocks.
Apache completes deal
Oil and gas firm Apache North Sea (ANS) last month completed its acquisition of the assets of Mobil North Sea, including the Beryl field, from ExxonMobil.
Remp quits as SeaEnergy chief
North-east firm SeaEnergy said yesterday Steve Remp, its executive chairman, had stepped down from the board.
Good start to 2012 for EnQuest
Independent oil and gas firm EnQuest today announced a near-£60million deal which will give it a 20% stake in the UK North Sea Kraken discovery.
Green light for Causeway development
Oil and gas firm Valiant Petroleum has been given the green light by the Department of Energy and Climate Change to develop the UK North Sea Causeway field.
Sterling starts offshore Netherlands operations
Aberdeen oil and gas firm Sterling Resources is eyeing its first development offshore the Netherlands after spudding its first well in the area.
Tudor Rose too thick to be commercial
Oil and gas firm EnCore Oil said today tests on its Tudor Rose prospect had found oil but it was too thick to be commercial.
FPSO upgrade delays Ithaca’s Athena
Oil and gas firm Ithaca Energy said today start up on its North Sea Athena development had been set back due to delays converting the floating production vessel earmarked for the field.
£13bn Statoil gas deal good for UK household bills, says Centrica
Scottish Gas owner Centrica said yesterday a new deal to import enough gas to meet about 5% of the UK's annual demand would help to keep its household energy bills competitive.
Disappointment on Zapffe
OIL and gas firm Valiant Petroleum today announced a disappointing result on the first well on the Zapffe exploration prospect.
EnCore spuds Tudor Rose
North Sea oil and gas firm EnCore Oil spudded its central Tudor Rose well on Wednesday afternoon.
Jacky issues contribute to Ithaca sales blip
Operational issues on one of Ithaca Energy's Jacky field wells contributed to a drop in sales in the third quarter but the North Sea firm has predicted higher production on its Stella field.
Ithaca signs up Ensco for Stella drilling
Aberdeen-headquartered oil and gas firm Ithaca Energy said today it had signed an agreement with Ensco Offshore for its development well drilling campaign on the North Sea Stella and Harrier fields.
New CEO at Taqa
The parent company of UK oil and gas firm Taqa Bratani has appointed a new chief executive.
Wintershall becomes gas producer on UKCS
German oil and gas firm Wintershall has said it has now launched gas production from the Wingate field - its first gas production as operator in the UK North Sea.
Drilling starts on Zapffe
OIL and gas firm Valiant Petroleum said today drilling had started on the high impact Zapffe prospect in the Norwegian Barents Sea.
Premier Oil sets entrepreneurial example
THERE are opportunities in recessions, a boss of Premier Oil told business leaders in Aberdeen last night.
EnQuest drops production target for 2011
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RWE Dea announces first gas on two North Sea fields
GERMAN oil and gas firm RWE Dea said yesterday it planned to start production at two North Sea gas fields next year.
Valiant to push ahead with Causeway development
VALIANT Petroleum said yesterday the next 18 months had the potential to create a "step change" for the business as it announced strong first-half results.
RWE Dea announces first gas on two North Sea fields
German oil and gas firm RWE Dea said yesterday it planned to start production at two North Sea gas fields next year.