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North Sea

Oil & Gas

Gas injection could be used at Huntington field

British power and gas company E.ON is considering the use of gas injection at its Huntington field after restrictions were imposed by the Central Area Transmission System (CATS). In a production update for the month by Norwegian energy company, Noreco, they said production from the field had been reduced “significantly” as a result. The company said in the short-term gas injection was being considered this month.

Markets

Talisman sees cash flow and North Sea production dip

Talisman Energy has seen its cash flow drop by 11% from the last quarter. The firm dipped oil prices and lower liquid volumes fro the fall. Talisman said its North Sea production averaged at 12,000BOED, which was down 37% from the previous quarter and 43% year-over-year. The dip in production was a result of planned turnarounds at Claymore, Piper, Buchan and the Bleoholm FPSO.

Europe

Fighting for a North Sea future that should be great

“If you look at the assets that we’ve held the longest, like Thistle, the Dons where we have the (FPSO) Northern Producer, and Heather, we’re having a very good year,” says Enquest’s North Sea president, Neil McCulloch. “We’re doing well on the regulatory side of things too; had inspections around our facilities this year . . . some of the oldest in the North Sea. “While you never get an entirely clean bill of health, we’ve done very well with no prohibition notices, no improvement notices; just some support for the way we go about our business. It’s about doing simple things very well, repeatedly. And that’s a core value at Enquest.

Oil & Gas

Cygnus gas field to support 1,500 Scottish jobs

A North Sea gas field is set to create 1,500 Scottish jobs and boost the UK economy £1.3billion, it has been announced. Oxford University has released a report into the huge Cygnus gas project, which started drilling at its North Sea site yesterday.

DOT

DOT: Deepwater to revitalise the North Sea

The chief executive of oil and gas facilitator ITF said techniques used in deepwater could also be beneficial to the oil and gas industry in the North Sea. Dr Patrick O’Brien spoke on the final day of Deep Offshore Technology International 2014 (DOT) about the potential techniques which could be used to find more energy sources in the UKCS.

Health, Safety & Environment

Call for safety review after North Sea evacuation

Calls have been made for a safety review after a blaze on a cargo ship carrying radioactive waste forced the evacuation of a North Sea oil platform. The Danish ship, MV Parida, suffered a fire in one of its funnels on Tuesday evening and the crew shut down the engines as they tried to carry out repairs.

Oil & Gas

Job fears at Dana after Koreans axe four top bosses

Four top bosses have been sacked by Dana Petroleum in a brutal restructure which has staff fearing for their jobs. The oil and gas firm confirmed last night that it has “removed” four managing directors, including Paul Griffin, chief of its UK operations. Netherlands boss Nick Dancer, Egypt boss Paul Barnett and Africa boss John Downie have also gone.