COSLPioneer arrives at Ettrick for decommissioning work
COSL’s semisubmersible oil rig COSLPioneer has arrived at CNOOC’s (TSX: CNU) Ettrick field to perform a five-well plug and abandonment campaign.
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Harding: Taqa faces decom conundrum with three-legged platform
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TAQA is looking for a solution to a big challenge in the removal and disposal of its three-legged Harding platform in the North Sea.
Vysus Group appoints new CEO in leadership restructure
Aberdeenshire-headquartered consultancy Vysus Group has appointed a new chief executive officer as part of a leadership restructure.
BP cuts executive leadership team down to ten
BP (LON:BP) has shuffled its executive management, cutting the leadership team from eleven position to ten and promoting two people in an organisational overhaul.
NSTA fines NEO Energy £100k for breaching venting consents
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has fined NEO Energy £100,000 breaching its combined vent consent for the Donan/Dumbarton, Lochranza and Balloch fields.
‘We were ready to go’: North Sea firm was ‘days away’ from issuing contracts when Labour announcement sparked job cuts
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The CEO of a North Sea gas company has said his team was “days away” from issuing key contracts when Labour’s promise of a “proper windfall tax” sparked job cuts.
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Man caught with 24 fake watches minutes before flight to North Sea platform
An offshore worker who planned to sell fake watches to his colleagues was apprehended mere minutes before boarding a helicopter to his North Sea platform.
Petrofac’s GSA exit will allow it to refocus on core business, says Westwood
Petrofac’s exit from the North Sea Greater Stella Area (GSA) will allow it to refocus on its core business, according to analysts Westwood Energy.
Offshore goes space-age
A new biennial event aimed at driving radical digital and technological transformation across the offshore oil and gas industry will launch in Aberdeen next month.
Effort made by basin to lower costs improves prospects
“O wad pow’r the giftie gie us, to see ourselves as ithers see us” – one of Robert Burns’ most well-known phrases offers insight to the UK’s oil and gas industry. To say it has changed in the last three years is a stretch to the farthest realms of understatement.
Ball kickstarts festive season for energy staff
The Press and Journal Energy Snow Ball makes a keenly anticipated return to the Aberdeen business calendar later this year and the 2018 edition is shaping up to be even bigger and better than last year’s inaugural event.
Time to chart a course for the future of oil and gas is now
The future for the North Sea oil and gas industry is bright and exciting.
RigQuip action over employment clause
Aberdeen company RigQuip is pressing ahead with enforcing an employment clause through the courts in a case which highlights how jumping ship from one firm to a rival can be a risky move.
Workforce report shows need for long-term view on North Sea, says OPITO
A report on workforce for the oil and gas sector underlines the need for a new strategy to deal with the required skills needed for the sector.
Maersk Drilling appoints new CFO to oversee demerger
Maersk Drilling has appointed a new chief financial officer to help oversee its plans to break from parent company AP Moller-Maersk.
Equinor greenlit for Oseberg H production start-up
Norwegian energy giant Equinor's Oseberg H has received the go-ahead from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for a production start-up in September.
Nexans picked as subcontractor for Johan Castberg
Energy giant Equinor has today announced that it has agreed a deal with Alcatel Submarine Networks for permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) on Johan Castberg, which will bring in Nexans as subcontractor.
Petrofac sells stake in Greater Stella Area to Ithaca for up to £228 million
Petrofac has agreed to sell off its stake in the Greater Stella Area (GSA) project in the North Sea to Ithaca for up to £228million.
Total and Unite strike talks break down
Offshore union Unite and energy giant Total have announced talks to avert further North Sea strike action have today broken down.
North Sea will be challenging until operators aim to boost reserves, says KCA Deutag
North Sea activity won’t pick up until operators start to look at replenishing their reserves, according to KCA Deutag’s chief executive.
North Sea employment to increase this year, says trade body
Employment in the North Sea industry will increase this year, according to new findings from Oil and Gas UK (OGUK), as the worst period of job losses is "behind us".
i3 gets loan extension for Liberator development
i3 Energy has secured an extension to a loan facility in order to deploy resources to “time-critical elements” of its North Sea Liberator development.
Aberdeen subsea firm lands £1.6m global equipment deal
An Aberdeen-based subsea firm has bagged itself a lucrative £1.6 million global contract to provide productivity saving equipment and reduce downtime.
Weak pound blows £2.1m hole in Altus Intervention balance sheet
The UK’s weak pound has blown a £2.1 million hole in the balance sheet of north-east company Altus Intervention Limited (AIL).
Tax rises would dent exploration drive, Premier’s boss says
Premier Oil’s boss said yesterday that any attempt to reverse North Sea tax breaks in the next Budget would damage efforts to encourage exploration.
WATCH: Bibby Offshore take first dive with Cobra rebreather
Westhill-based firm JFD announced in April the development of the the Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus (COBRA).
RigQuip boss seeks Cromarty Firth expansion
The boss of an Aberdeen-based services company has revealed it is keen to expand operations into yards on the Cromarty Firth as oil and gas activity in the area continues to pick up.
Survey firm complete Shell project on Scarabeo 8
Aberdeen-based survey and positioning service firm iSURVEY has announced the successful completion of a project for Shell on the Scarabeo 8 North Sea semisubmersible drilling unit.
Prosafe praises ‘early signs of North Sea recovery’
Offshore accommodation vessel owner Prosafe expects rates to improve amid “early signs of normalisation and market recovery” in the North Sea.
Drilling and blasting work underway for Aberdeen harbour expansion
The contractor behind the harbour expansion at Nigg Bay has confirmed drilling and blasting work has started on the £350million project.
Updated: Premier Oil in talks over Catcher FPSO capacity as field exceeds expectations
Premier Oil said today that the performance of its Catcher area in the North Sea has exceeded expectations following first oil in December.
