Norwegian safety body gives Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup clean bill of health
Statoil has been given a clean bill of health for its Johan Sverdrup drilling facility after an audit was carried out by the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA).
Statoil has been given a clean bill of health for its Johan Sverdrup drilling facility after an audit was carried out by the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA).
The number of labour disputes in Norway has tripled since the global decline in oil price, according to new figures.
Gazprom is said to be in talks with Norwegian authorities about a possible stake in OMV Norway.
Maersk Drilling has bought a jack-up newbuild which will be used at the company's Culzean development in the North Sea.
The North Sea oil and gas industry is sleepwalking towards a liquidity crisis on the scale of Lehman Brothers, an energy finance expert warmed yesterday. Colin Welsh, the Aberdeen-based head of international energy investment at Simmons and Company, also said the UK and Scottish governments were not doing enough to help the sector. But the head of industry body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) said both administrations had shown their support, while Scotland’s energy minister said Holyrood would keep pressing the UK Government to provide support for exploration and production (E&P).
Administrators have been appointed for Enterprise Engineering Services limited (EESL) in Aberdeen at the request of the company's directors.
Songa Offshore said it plans to make up to 200 redundancies as it looks to streamline its costs.
Production from a North Sea platform has resumed after it was shut down on Boxing Day.
News that the UK Government has incurred a loss from North Sea oil and gas production for the first time since records began is clearly very concerning.
Figures have shown investment in the oil and gas sector in Norway will continue to decrease in 2017 as the sector continues to adjust to a challenging market place.
Crude price forecasts made by the north-east oil and gas community a year ago had a range of almost $100.
BP has been given a number of improvement points focused on emergency preparedness on its Tambar facility including physical fitness of helideck personnel.
A Faroese oil and gas explorer which has struggled under the weight of low oil prices plans to offload its entire UK North Sea portfolio. Atlantic Petroleum chief executive Ben Arabo said yesterday that while the basin is “not dead”, the company sees better opportunities further afield. Mr Arabo said the firm would switch its attention to projects in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, adding that a newly-agreed loan facility would keep the business afloat.
Scottish Secretary David Mundell will travel to the US oil and gas capital next week to promote the expertise of the North Sea.
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Det Norske has been hit with a number of improvement points by the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) after an audit was carried out in connection with its Ivar Aasen development project.
As hundreds of delegates descend on Aberdeen for Decom Offshore 2016 to discuss the future of the sector Energy Voice looks at how some of the North Sea's older assets will be decommissioned in the future.
Three oil and gas industry veterans have pooled their years of experience in well management to launch a new company focused on plugging and abandonment in the North Sea.
Aberdeen City Council's leader said a decision by Shell to cut 475 North Sea jobs will be a "significant blow" to the region's economy.
Oil major Shell is continuing with its temporary suspension of all CHC passenger flights for its North Sea operations in Norway.
Shell today confirmed it would cut an additional 2,200 global jobs.
The UK North Sea has the chance to become a world leader in decommissioning practice, according to a leading industry figure.
Survivors of a North Sea helicopter crash which killed four people have received a seven figure pay-out in damages.
A Bristow helicopter has been returned from operations in Nigeria as the grounding of EC225's continues in the North Sea.
There is no simple panacea for solving rock bottom levels of exploration in the North Sea, according to industry veteran Phil Kirk.