Workers evacuated from Piper Bravo oil platform after Covid outbreak
The crew on board the Piper Bravo has been reduced to โessential workers onlyโ after a Covid outbreak on board the North Sea platform.
The crew on board the Piper Bravo has been reduced to โessential workers onlyโ after a Covid outbreak on board the North Sea platform.
Discussions are ongoing that could avoid swathes of North Sea oil workers having to return home in the event of a Covid-19 breakout.
A total of 18 workers have been flown ashore or are currently isolating on board the Taqa North Cormorant platform after workers tested positive for Covid-19.
Wood, the Aberdeen-headquartered energy services firm, has landed a five-year contract extension to its work on Taqa assets in the UK North Sea.
Drilling contractor Odfjell has been awarded a five-year contract with Taqa in the UK.
Oil and gas operator Taqa has confirmed a further seven suspected cases of coronavirus on a North Sea platform - taking the firm's total to 20 across two assets.
North Sea operator Taqa has confirmed more than a dozen suspected cases of Covid-19 across two of its assets.
Aberdeen-headquartered firm Wood has announced a "significant" contract extension on a number of Taqa's North Sea assets.
Taqaโs European boss said robust production at its UK assets underpinned a strong first half of the year.
A coastguard search and helicopter has this morning been sent to assist an injured crewman on a North Sea oil platform.
A โnatural declineโ in production and unplanned outages halved earnings from Taqaโs European business in 2018.
Taqa has hailed a โmajor milestoneโ as it prepares to switch its Eider platform in the North Sea to utility mode next month.
Taqa revealed plans to extend the life of its northern North Sea assets are โnearing completionโ as it reported its financial results.
Energy logistics provider Peterson has secured a deal with operator TAQA to support the Middle East company's North-Sea assets.