BP hails start up of 50m-barrel Seagull project
The new development is the first tieback to the ETAP hub in 20 years.
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Oil giants target December 2028 for North Sea electrification scheme
Details on new infrastructure and Aberdeenshire landfall locations for emissions-busting project at Harbour Energy, BP, TotalEnergies and Shell platforms.
Petrofac workers on BP assets resume strikes after talks break down
Petrofac (LON: PFC) employees on a host of BP (LON: BP) North Sea assets downed tools this morning after negotiations stalled.
Strikes to hit BP and Repsol Sinopec North Sea platforms as Petrofac workers down tools
A raft of fresh North Sea strikes – that will impact more than a dozen assets operated by Repsol Sinopec and BP (LON: BP) - have been announced.
BP field at centre of 6 tonne North Sea gas leak, the largest since 2020
Light has been shed on a major unplanned gas release that occurred on a BP (LON: BP) North Sea field earlier this year.
Petrofac strikes to take place on BP North Sea assets
Dozens of Petrofac (LON: PFC) workers on BP (LON: BP) assets in the North Sea and West of Shetland are to take part in strikes in a dispute over offshore shift rotas.
Prosafe lands extension worth $3.5m with BP for Seagull project
Prosafe (OLSO: PRS) has landed its first extension worth $3.5m (£3.1m) with BP to support development of the Seagull field in the UK North Sea.
Oil majors near concept-select for electrifying North Sea platforms
Oil majors Shell, BP, TotalEnergies and independent Harbour Energy are nearing a concept selection for electrification of several North Sea platforms.
Bilfinger staff return to work after strikes as grievance letters sent
Wildcat strikes affecting up to 16 North Sea assets have now ended, offshore contractors said, as workers lodge formal grievance letters.
Workers on several North Sea platforms stage wildcat walkout in ‘wage revolution’
There was widespread disruption on several North Sea platforms on Wednesday after crew members staged unplanned walkouts.
BP announces £18 billion investment for UK with North Sea at its heart
BP has announced plans to invest £18 billion in the UK energy system by 2030, with the North Sea at its heart, days after calls were once again raised for an oil and gas windfall tax.
Bristow completes commercial offshore flight with sustainable fuel
Helicopter operator Bristow has begun offshore flights using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), marking some of the first operations in the UK North Sea powered by the lower-carbon alternative.
Neo Energy completes acquisition of Zennor Petroleum
Neo Energy has completed its acquisition of private-equity backed Zennor Petroleum, solidifying its position as one of the UKCS’ largest producers.
BP takes £2bn hit on value of UK North Sea assets
BP has taken a $2.79bn (£2billion) impairment on the value of its oil and gas assets in the UK North Sea.
BP to reduce number of workers on ETAP after three further Covid-19 cases on board
BP is reducing the number of workers on one of its North Sea platforms after an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases recorded on board.
Workers removed from BP North Sea platform after two ‘unrelated’ Covid cases on board
More than a dozen workers have been removed from a North Sea installation after two separate cases of Covid-19 were detected on board.
Neptune Energy kicks off drilling on 50million barrel Seagull project
Neptune Energy, along with partners BP and Japex, have kicked off drilling for the Seagull project in the North Sea.
Zennor goes ‘carbon neutral’ ahead of first gas from flagship North Sea field
North Sea minnow Zennor Petroleum claims to have become one of the first UK operators to go “carbon neutral” as first gas from its flagship Finlaggan field beckons.
BP put workers ‘in harm’s way’ during ETAP fire
BP put workers "in harm’s way" during a fire on the ETAP installation, being left without water pumps to extinguish it, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned.
WATCH: BP ushers in Covid-19 measures at North Sea ETAP field
Oil and gas giant BP has introduced a raft of measures to protect staff against the spread of the cornavirus at its North Sea ETAP field.
Neptune Energy ‘assessing impact’ of Covid-19 on Seagull schedule
Neptune Energy is “assessing the impact” Covid-19 will have on the delivery of its 50million barrel Seagull development in the UK North Sea.
Power restored at BP’s ETAP installation weeks after fire and downmanning
Power has been restored to BP’s ETAP installation, weeks after a fire forced it to be downmanned.
BP reviewing North Sea crew numbers in response to coronavirus outbreak
Energy giant BP has joined a list of operators working to reduce offshore crew numbers on its North Sea assets in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
BP’s ETAP platform into third week without full power
Work is still ongoing to restore full power to BP’s ETAP platform in the North Sea, three weeks after a small fire caused the installation to be down-manned.
Updated: Work on-going to restore full power on BP platform
Full power is unlikely to be restored to BP's ETAP platform in the central North Sea until early next week, it is understood.