Increased well intervention could provide a "huge opportunity" for the North Sea supply chain and lead to "cheaper, easier, cleaner" UK production, according to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).
The third tranche of the 33rd offshore licensing round sees 19 companies awarded North Sea licences
Balls of tar have washed up on the north-west coast of England just days after an Eni oil spill in the East Irish Sea.
Concerns have been raised for the UK coastline after a 500-barrel oil spill into the East Irish Sea from a pipeline operated by Eni.
UK oil and gas firm Tailwind Energy has sold its 100%-operated interest in the Conwy field to the British subsidiary of Italian oil firm Eni.
Australian energy service firm Worley said today it was helping Allseas to decommission two of Spirit Energy’s east Irish Sea platforms.
Engineering and consulting giant Wood has struck a £95 million deal to provide a range of services on Spirit Energy’s mature Morecambe Bay gas fields.
Spirit Energy has received a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) warning over the risk of offshore workers being exposed to bacteria which causes Legionnaires' disease.
Aberdeen-based well integrity specialist Unity has won a seven-figure deal with operator Spirit Energy.
Spirit Energy has been granted approval to decommission two normally unmanned platforms at the South Morecambe field in the East Irish Sea.
Australian firm Oilex has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Koru Energy to buy up to a 50% of the Knox and Lowry, and Whitbeck gas discoveries in the East Irish Sea.