HSE: Stena Spey failed to act in time to Storm Babet warnings
Unclear information and in some cases "contradictory" procedures meant the rig operator did not act on weather warnings in time to save its mooring systems, an HSE investigation found.
Unclear information and in some cases "contradictory" procedures meant the rig operator did not act on weather warnings in time to save its mooring systems, an HSE investigation found.
Stena Drilling has confirmed that three vessels are in place to aid the recovery of the Stena Spey's anchors following half of them becoming detached.
The drilling platform Stena Spey lost half its anchors as the storm continued to rage across the country.
Appraisal drilling at Ithaca Energy’s K2 discovery will now take double the length of time expected, amid ongoing issues with sidetrack drilling.
A North Sea drilling contractor has said staff evacuated from a rig after several of its anchors came loose during Storm Babet are being sent home following the incident.
Ithaca Energy (LON:ITH) has signed a new contract with Stena Drilling for a campaign beginning later this year.
Stena Drilling has secured a new contract with TotalEnergies for the Stena Spey unit, which will begin a UKCS campaign in the spring.
Stena Drilling has been awarded a new contract for work in the Suriname-Guyana basin with Tullow Oil.
North Sea rig crews have kept up the weekly tradition of clapping for the NHS and other key workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
A Malaysian duo will try to get after another 1.7 million barrels of oil in the Anasuria Cluster with a second sidetrack well on the Guillemot A field.
Alpha Petroleum has hired the Stena Spey semisubmersible rig for work at one of the largest undeveloped fields in the UK North Sea.