Photos: Pod of orcas spotted near rig in Scapa Flow
An Orkney photographer has published stunning shots of a pod of Orcas near a drilling rig in Scapa Flow.
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Glacier Energy clinches £1m North Sea deal with Total
Glacier Energy has won a contract worth about £1 million to supply export gas coolers for Total Exploration and Production UK (TEPUK)’s North Alwyn platform in the North Sea.
Chrysaor to adopt name of largest shareholder Harbour once Premier deal completes
North Sea giant Chrysaor will adopt the name of its backer once it completes the reverse takeover of Premier Oil early next year.
Equinor hoping to sell stake in UK North Sea prospect ‘very shortly’
Norwegian energy giant Equinor is on the lookout for a farm-in partner for a UK central North Sea prospect.
Serica Energy runs into ‘frustrating’ delays on Rhum project
Bosses at Serica said today that work to bring a third well at the Rhum field into production has run into “frustrating” and costly delays.
Jersey Oil and Gas hails ‘significant’ new prospect
Jersey Oil & Gas said yesterday it had identified a “significant” new prospect in the central UK North Sea.
OGA cuts own emissions 13% despite clocking up 850,000 miles in business travel
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has set an example for industry by cutting its own carbon emissions by 13% - but still clocked up almost 850,000 miles in business travel in 2019-20.
Oil’s female trading trio belies industry’s gender gap
As a trio of women is set to ascend to the top of one of the world’s most powerful oil-trading operations, the gender gap in the rest of the industry remains stark.
Outages and impairments take £100m chunk out of Dana Petroleum profits
Unplanned outages and impairments took a £100 million bite out of Korean-owned Dana Petroleum’s profits last year, new documents show.
Norway considers taking more activist role in future of Equinor
The largest political party in Norway is arguing that the state should take a more activist role in Equinor, sparking debate on how it will use its two-thirds stake in the oil giant going forward.
Company’s survey of central North Sea its biggest project so far
Survey services firm iSurvey Offshore said yesterday it had successfully completed its biggest project to date.
North Sea oil gets a jolt from Asian demand
North Sea oil prices are finally strengthening, catching up with other markets that already rallied on the back of rising buying interest from Asia, where demand in many places has already recovered from Covid-19.
CNOOC urges suppliers to help it unlock ‘challenged’ North Sea project
Exploration and production firm CNOOC has turned to an online resource managed by the UK oil sector’s regulator for help unlocking a North Sea project which is at risk of being left “stranded”.
KMS hoping to reap rewards of hefty investment in new kit
Bosses at a north-east precision engineering firm are hoping more oil and gas industry projects kick into gear next year after making hefty investments in new kit.
Centrica ‘restarts talks’ to sell Spirit Energy
Centrica Plc, the biggest supplier of energy to U.K. homes, has resumed talks over a potential sale of its North Sea oil and gas venture after putting the plans on hold earlier this year.
HitecVision ’emerging as frontrunner’ to buy ExxonMobil UK North Sea assets
HitecVision AS is emerging as the frontrunner to acquire Exxon Mobil Corp.’s oil assets in the U.K. North Sea, according to people familiar with the matter.
OMV hires Maersk Drilling rig for exploration well off Norway
OMV has booked Maersk Drilling's Integrator rig to drill its Ommadawn exploration well off Norway for $14.3 million.
Oil firms prepared for Off-Payroll will reap a competitive edge
From April 2021, large and medium firms in the private sector that hire contractors will be responsible for determining their IR35 status rather than the contractors themselves as the Off-Payroll legislation takes effect. Whilst many oil firms will continue to hire contractors off-payroll, we are seeing some taking a risk-averse approach and issuing blanket bans on hiring contractors who work through their own personal service companies, insisting instead that they all go PAYE, either directly or via agency payroll.
North Sea firm Decipher to ‘maximise value’ of Orlando oilfield
Oil firm Decipher Energy hopes to sanction a project to “maximise the value” of the Orlando field in the northern North Sea early next year.
How offshore operators can continue their support for men’s health after Movember
International SOS explores how a culture that promotes health and wellbeing will better protect your workforce
Repsol Sinopec updates supply chain on host of North Sea projects
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) has lifted the lid on its plans for a host of North Sea production-boosting projects.
North Sea output holds up despite Covid, but really difficult year around the corner
North Sea firms are on track to produce roughly the same amount of oil and gas in 2020 as they did last year, despite the Covid-19 pandemic throwing up huge challenges, a new report reveals.
Repsol Sinopec hands in decom plans, but offshore work years away
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) has handed in decommissioning programmes for the Fulmar and Auk North fields to the UK Government.
Six US oil executives jailed in Venezuela
Six American oil executives held for three years in Venezuela have been found guilty of corruption charges by a judge and immediately sentenced to prison.
Vorlich first oil hailed as sign of North Sea’s enduring attractiveness
First oil from a North Sea field has been hailed as an encouraging sign that the basin remains attractive.