Shell confirms award of 39 North Sea exploration blocks
Oil giant Shell today confirmed it had acquired 39 North Sea exploration blocks as a part of the 30th Offshore Licencing Round.
Oil giant Shell today confirmed it had acquired 39 North Sea exploration blocks as a part of the 30th Offshore Licencing Round.
Oil giant BP today announced the award of seven North Sea licences in 30th offshore bidding round.
The uptake of licences west of Shetland by major operators shows the basin has “huge potential”, a top Aberdeen academic said.
The 30th North Sea licensing round proves big players are not ready to leave UK waters yet, an analyst said today.
The head of decommissioning at an offshore industry regulator is “worried” some operators lack the appetite to deliver decommissioning.
Energy giant Equinor said today it had won nine North Sea licences in the 30th offshore bidding round.
Aberdeen-based marine contractor Briggs Marine has strengthened its presence in Liverpool with the announcement of a contract with Peel Ports worth £2 million annually.
Independent oil firm i3 Energy has today announced the award of North Sea Block 13/23c 123 km2 in the 30th Offshore Licensing Round.
Energy consultancy firm Aqualis Offshore has announced the award of a one-year rig inspection service agreement with Petronas Carigali of Turkmenistan.
Global engineering firm Wood has announced the award of a multi-million dollar contract with TEVA Biotech GmbH for a new biotechnological facility in Ulm, Germany.
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The latest offshore licensing round shows exploration is still “alive” in the North Sea, the industry’s regulator said today.
Faroe Petroleum said it expects to drill the Brasse East well later this year after agreeing to book a rig.
BP’s decision to delay work aimed at increasing production from the Rhum field because of US sanctions on Iran is “good news” for Serica Energy, analysts have said.
A North Sea industry veteran was chosen for the top prize at an inaugural awards ceremony for the oil and gas decommissioning sector last night.
BP has confirmed it plans to cut around 540 jobs from its global upstream business.
The North Sea supply chain is not interested in inflating the cost of decommissioning-related services, an industry chief has said.
Royal Dutch Shell has seen a quarter of investors vote against boss Ben van Beurden’s bumper pay packet at the energy giant’s annual meeting.
Energy firms including Shell, Orsted and Scottish Power have signed up to a new initiative to increase the number of women in senior and middle management roles in the sector.
Aberdeen’s workforce has officially “bounced back” to near-record levels after plummeting during the oil and gas crash.
One of the two partners in the consortium building the Aberdeen city bypass expects “practical completion” of the £745 million-plus project in the summer.
Inflation is expected to hold steady when official figures are released on Wednesday, but rampant rises in the price of oil are likely to fuel hikes in the cost of living over the summer, according to economists.
Premier Oil has released a video tracking the three-year journey of its Catcher floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO), from approval to eventual production in the North Sea.
Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund cleared a hurdle on its proposed path to exiting oil and gas stocks.
Santos Ltd. plunged the most since 2016 after rejecting Harbour Energy Ltd.’s $10.9 billion final offer and terminating talks, saying its proposal was too low and too risky.