Serica lowers full-year production due to Forties closure
Serica Energy has lowered its full-year production outlook due to the Forties pipeline shutdown.
Police identify man killed in rig accident off Norway
A worker who died after falling from a rig last week has been identified by police in Norway.
Updated: Workers sent ashore from flotel at Mariner field
Offshore accommodation provider Prosafe said yesterday that it had sent 14 workers ashore for not taking part in an emergency drill.
Opinion: Hurricane brings the prize
I think it’s now perfectly reasonable to claim that the UK now has its equivalent of Norway’s massive John Sverdrup discovery packaged up in acreage on the Rona Ridge in the west of Shetland sector.
Former offshore staff set sights on new enterprise
An initiative that aims to bring together redundant, experienced oil and gas professionals to help them create new businesses is being launched in Aberdeen following a successful pilot.
Trump to open door for oil drilling off US east coast
The Trump administration is preparing to unveil as soon as this week an expansive offshore oil plan that would open the door to selling new drilling rights in Atlantic waters, according to people familiar with the plan.
Decommissioning manifesto: Hubs, clubs and collaboration
A trio of oil industry experts have written a "manifesto" to help de-cloud the offshore decommissioning landscape.
Kosmos Energy’s well off Mauritania a dud
Kosmos Energy said today that the drilling of its Lamantin-1 exploration well of Mauritania has ended in failure.
Brent above $65 for first time since 2015 on pipe halt
Global benchmark Brent crude jumped above $65 a barrel for the first time in 2 1/2 years after one of the most important pipelines in the world was shut because of a crack.
Opinion: Changing perspectives no bad thing for North Sea
This has been the year in which future prospects for the North Sea have acquired a realistic perspective – and it is by no means all bad news. As the months have rolled by, the message to the world has been that the industry will be alive and producing for quite some time yet.
Geoscience firm Echo Geo going from ‘start-up to scale-up’
A fledgling oil and gas geoscience consultancy is getting ready to move from “start-up to scale-up” after its first 18 months in business.
Solutions to driving costs down safely
Industry veteran Jim Christie left the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) in June having helped deliver a key piece of research – the cost estimate for UKCS decommissioning.
Opinion: Lateral thinking – change for the good
We’ve all but seen the back of 2017 and what a difference a year makes! Those of us that were able to diversify have survived the especially tough last couple of years and are now reaping the benefits as we take our services to the wider markets. And dare I say it, we might even be seeing what can only be described as an upturn in oil and gas too.
Data handling key to recovery, Chevron’s tech boss says
Better seismic data handling will “move the needle” on North Sea oil recovery efforts more than any other digital advance, Chevron’s technology manager has said.
Sparrows acquires Denmark’s Alpha Offshore
Aberdeen crane engineering firm Sparrows Group has acquired Danish wind energy firm Alpha Offshore Service.
Forties crude pipeline to shut down for repairs, Ineos says
Ineos said today that the Forties pipeline will shut down for a "short period" to allow repairs to be carried out.
Subsea UK unveils board for 2018-19
Industry body Subsea UK has revealed the make-up of its board for 2018-19 following its annual general meeting.
N-Sea launches new subsea bomb detection device
Subsea service provider N-Sea has launched its new system for detecting unexploded ordnance underwater.
Adnoc IPO value setback a lesson for Saudi Aramco
When the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates decided to sell a stake in its fuel-retailing unit, it had a lofty valuation target.
Aker BP hands Subsea 7 Aerfugl contract
Oilfield service firm Subsea 7 said today that it had clinched a deal to work on the tie-back from the Aerfugl gas field off Norway.
Aker Solutions picked for Aerfugl subsea job
Norwegian energy service firm Aker Solutions will provide the subsea production system for the first phase of the Aerfugl gas development off Norway.
Petrofac looking for North Sea exit door, report says
Energy service firm Petrofac is mulling an exit from the North Sea to help reduce its debts, a news report said.
Watch: Part 13 of life at Sea on an ERRV
The latest installment of a series which shows what it’s like to work and live on an emergency response and rescue vessel. The video contains a small amount of bad language, so be warned, but also some good guitar playing.
EnQuest COO McCulloch leaves ‘by mutual agreement’
Oil producer EnQuest said today that its chief operating officer had left the company "by mutual agreement".
OilMac to bring giant crane to Dundee Port
A Forfar firm has spent a seven-figure sum on a 115 metre high crane that will enhance the decommissioning capabilities at the Port of Dundee.