Tonto rolling out barrels for Apache
Oil and gas operator Apache North Sea has started production at a new field after investing nearly £40million in the project.
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Oil operator expects static earnings
Oil and gas operator RWE Dea said yesterday it expected operating profits to remain static this year because of rising investment.
Norway discovery “potentially significant”
Premier Oil has announced a “potentially significant” oil discovery at the Luno II well in the Norwegian North Sea.
BG Group bosses waive bonuses
The head of BG Group and other top bosses at the UK oil and gas operator have waived their performance bonuses for last year because of the company’s weakened position.
Serica reconsidering field plans
Oil and gas operator Serica is reconsidering how to develop a North Sea gas field after BG Group said the discovery could not be linked to one of its developments.
EnQuest seeking North Sea assets
The UK's largest independent Oil and gas operator said yesterday it was on the lookout for stakes in more North Sea fields as it prepared for a busy year in the region.
BG says Everest East production on stream
Oil and gas operator BG Group said yesterday it had started production from a UK North Sea field.
‘Record-breaking year’ for Atlantic
Oil and gas operator Atlantic Petroleum said yesterday it had enjoyed a record-breaking year, with both profits and turnover rising.
Rebels back down
A group of shareholders in Ithaca Energy has backed down after calling for the North Sea oil and gas operator to appoint new directors.
Taqa gets go-ahead for Pelican field project
North Sea oil and gas operator Taqa Bratani said yesterday it had been granted approval for a revised development plan for its Pelican field to include additional drilling.
Cormorant East in focus
Taqa Bratani development manager Rob Kuyper will be speaking to the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) about the company’s record-breaking Cormorant East field development.
Apache profits fall
Oil and gas operator Apache reported a fall in profits yesterday, despite a slight rise in turnover.
Beryl sale completed
US oil and gas operator Hess said yesterday it completed the sale to Shell of its stakes in the North Sea Beryl area fields earlier this month.
£39m Tonto project
Oil and gas operator Apache North Sea said yesterday it would invest nearly £39million to develop a new project close to its giant Forties field.
Taqa profile staff to encourage recruitment drive
A new video produced by oil and gas operator TAQA Bratani aims to show the unique 'authentic energy' of the company and its people as part of a wider recruitment drive.
Antrim offloading Argentine operations
Antrim Energy said yesterday it would sell its Argentina business to focus on its UK operations.
Parkmead snaps up first producing assets
Fledgling oil and gas independent Parkmead Group is to make its first acquisition of producing assets.
US operator awards Romar its biggest contract yet
NORTH-EAST oilfield service company Romar International said yesterday it had signed its biggest deal yet.
Profits rise at Talisman
Independent oil and gas operator Talisman Energy said today its profits more than doubled during the third quarter of the year.
Aberdeen firm Plexus wins Far Eastern work
Plexus Holdings, of Aberdeen, today announced a deal with offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling Company.
BG unfazed by near-£200m hit from North Sea tax raid
Oil and gas operator BG Group yesterday revealed a near-£200million tax hit as a result of this year's controversial North Sea tax grab.
Apache orders £150m platform for Forties
Apache, the US-based oil and gas operator, has placed a £150million contract to build a new oil production platform for the Forties field in the UK North Sea.
Premier playing down report of Korean interest
Premier Oil has played down a report that South Korea's state-backed oil firm KNOC had made a takeover approach.
Profits surge to £82m at Aberdeen oil and gas firm
Dana Petroleum, the Aberdeen-based oil and gas operator, repeated yesterday that it had noted Korea National Oil Corporation's (KNOC) unsolicited cash offer of £18 a share, which valued the company at £1.7billion.
Dana announces Babbage gas start-up
ABERDEEN-BASED oil and gas operator Dana Petroleum said yesterday that gas production had begun at the Babbage field in block 48/2a in the UK southern North Sea.