Nexos secures North Sea HVAC crew deal with EnQuest
Aberdeen offshore services provider Nexos has secured a contract with North Sea operator EnQuest (LON:ENQ) to provide HVAC services at its Thistle and Magnus platforms.
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CalEnergy seeks to drill two new North Sea exploration wells
CalEnergy Resources is seeking a partner to drill two new exploration and appraisal wells, according to data from the North Sea Transition Authority’s (NSTA’s) Pathfinder database.
EnQuest’s Thistle Alpha to go to Norway for decommissioning
North Sea operator EnQuest has confirmed its Thistle platform will be sent to an Aker Solutions yard in Norway for dismantling, some time from 2025 onward.
EnQuest plans largest work programme since 2014 this year
EnQuest (LON: ENQ) plans to carry out its largest sanctioned programme of work since 2014 in the coming year, with a range of drilling and decom in the pipeline.
EnQuest given go ahead to decommission Thistle platform
North Sea operator EnQuest has had its decommissioning plans for the Thistle field approved.
Ardyne lands decommissioning contract for stricken EnQuest fields
Ardyne has won an 86-well decommissioning contract in the North Sea, understood to be with operator EnQuest on the Heather and Thistle platforms.
There might be a way to provide the non-fuel benefits of oil and gas without new drilling
Energy Voice’s coverage of an all-subsea development for Clair South took me back to 1981.
EnQuest hands in decommissioning plan for fire-hit Heather platform
EnQuest has handed in the decommissioning plans for its Heather platform in the North Sea.
EnQuest cuts debt in 2020 but remains deep in the red
Exploration and production firm EnQuest managed to reduce its debt pile to its lowest level since 2014 and narrow its losses in 2020 despite the oil price slump.
EnQuest targets second quarter sailaway for Northern Producer
EnQuest is targeting a sailaway date “early” in the second quarter of next year for its Northern Producer vessel.
EnQuest platforms doubling up as ‘Airbnbs’ to assist Thistle up-manning
An EnQuest boss said today that treating some of its platforms like "Airbnbs" was helping the firm prepare a northern North Sea neighbour for up-manning.
EnQuest ‘very interested’ in joint-operator decommissioning but ‘someone needs to take the lead’
The North Sea boss of EnQuest has said the firm is “very interested” in a joint-operator decommissioning approach, but “someone needs to take the lead”.
Updated: EnQuest bosses says recent footprint shrinkage part of ‘natural cycle’
EnQuest bosses said today that the recent shrinking of the firm’s UK North Sea footprint was just part of the “natural cycle”.
EnQuest removes Thistle platform tanks, reported ‘minor’ spill
EnQuest said today it had removed the troublesome oil storage tanks from the jacket of its Thistle platform in the UK northern North Sea.
EnQuest set to weather storm with ‘quick action’
EnQuest has insisted its day-to-day operations are not “materially affected” by the coronavirus outbreak.
Updated: Sliding into the red, EnQuest targets even deeper spending cuts
EnQuest today announced deeper cuts to its spending plans as it published full-year results showing it lurched into the red in 2019.
EnQuest delays financial results over coronavirus
EnQuest is to delay publication of its full year financial results due to the coronavirus.
Updated: EnQuest to permanently shut down Thistle platform
Oil firm EnQuest intends to permanently shut down its Thistle platform in the UK North Sea.
Prosafe vessel picked to support Thistle platform tanks project
Offshore accommodation provider Prosafe will support the removal of subsea tanks from EnQuest's Thistle Alpha platform in the UK North Sea.
HSE flagged subsea ‘threat’ to EnQuest’s Thistle platform years before evacuation
A document has revealed that UK safety regulators flagged issues with EnQuest’s Thistle platform years before it was evacuated over subsea structural concerns.
Saipem wins work for EnQuest’s Thistle platform as part of £386m string of deals
Italian engineering services firm Saipem has been contracted to carry out work on EnQuest’s stricken Thistle platform in the UK North Sea.
Updated: North Sea shares climb despite forecast for lower output
Shares in EnQuest climbed today despite the company indicating production would drop slightly this year in light of North Sea platform shutdowns.
‘Deteriorated caisson’ at Bruce platform to bring two-month shutdown to three North Sea fields
Serica Energy will shut down three North Sea fields for two months after discovering an underwater structure at its Bruce platform had become “deteriorated”.
EnQuest predicts production jump despite North Sea shutdowns
Oil firm EnQuest said today that production should grow by about a fifth this year despite having to shut down two of its North Sea fields.
EnQuest’s Thistle platform to undergo repairs early next year
A North Sea platform that had to be evacuated following a subsea inspection will undergo repair work early next year.