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April 27, 2023
The new well is expected to produce approximately 4,000 boed, enough gas to heat approximately 200,000 UK homes. Together with the 10th well which started up earlier this year, the Cygnus facility is expected to produce enough gas per day to meet the needs of around 1.9 million UK households.
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April 26, 2023
Norway is now Europe’s biggest supplier of natural gas after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, and its petroleum producers are keen for new acreage in the Barents to offset an expected decline in output in a few years.
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April 18, 2023
“This additional supply is crucial to the UK’s energy security and reduces our reliance on imports as we transition to net zero," said OEUK’s market intelligence manager Ross Dornan.
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April 18, 2023
Substantial modifications were made to the Haewene Brim floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO), which is used to produce hydrocarbons at the Pierce field. A new subsea gas export line was also installed, connecting to the SEGAL pipeline system, which brings gas ashore at St Fergus, north of Aberdeen.
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April 08, 2023
The strikes put the UK’s production of oil and natural gas at risk just as Europe tries to pivot away from a dependency on Russian supplies, which are being throttled by Moscow in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
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April 05, 2023
In a statement, the oil and gas producer said it is “working hard to mitigate the impact” of the workforce reduction with recruitment freezes and a voluntary redundancy scheme.
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April 03, 2023
The action will affect production platforms operated by Shell Plc and Harbour Energy Plc, the union said in an emailed statement.
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March 31, 2023
Norway has the largest underground storage potential in Europe and can play a key role in efforts to achieve climate targets when efficiently linked to continental European emitters.
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March 30, 2023
Britain's future energy security remains a key concern despite the government’s ‘Powering up Britain’ strategy and its recognition of the “vital role” of oil and gas in powering the nation and providing the bedrock for the transition to net zero and beyond, OEUK's Chief Executive said.
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March 30, 2023
The agreement covers transport and installation works over a period of 3 years, utilizing one of Havfram Wind`s newbuild NG20000X Jack-Up Wind Turbine Installation Vessels with a 3,200-ton crane. The work will start in the spring of 2027.
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March 30, 2023
Developed in collaboration with Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), OEUK has worked with its members to create the UK Mutual Aid Framework Agreement (UK MAFA) which aims to facilitate mutual aid of personnel between UK operators in the event of a sustained incident response.
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March 29, 2023
The NSTA is determined to assist industry in its role of ensuring domestic energy security and has opened a consultation on new guidance which aims to streamline the buying and selling of assets.
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March 29, 2023
Kistos, a low carbon intensity oil and gas producer pursuing a strategy to acquire assets with a role in energy transition, provided an update on its drilling activities in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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March 28, 2023
Operations have now been completed on the plugging and abandonment of a well in the Bentheim gas field, located in western Lower-Saxony, with a second well on the field due to be decommissioned later in 2023.
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March 28, 2023
Transocean Encourage and Transocean Enabler are 6th generation fully winterized, harsh environment semisubmersible rigs with automated drilling control specially designed for operations on the Norwegian continental shelf.
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March 27, 2023
With increased demand from existing clients to support Engineering projects across the North Sea and UKCS, the new premises allows for increased headcount whilst the firm continues to add experienced staff to the business.
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March 27, 2023
‘‘Offshore Energies UK congratulates Humza Yousaf as he becomes the new leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland. We wish him every success at this critical time for businesses and people looking for energy security and stability in their everyday lives,” said David Whitehouse, CEO of Offshore Energies UK.
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March 28, 2023
Offshore Energies UK’s Business Outlook report describes how nine out of 10 of North Sea operators are cutting back investment. The companies cite a mix of high taxes, political uncertainty and inflation as key factors in their decisions.
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March 27, 2023
A major incident was declared after oil leaked into the water at Poole harbor in southern England.
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March 27, 2023
ABL’s operation in Norway, based in Stavanger, has been appointed to provide marine warranty services for the transportation and installation operations relating to both fields.
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March 26, 2023
OEUK’s Business Outlook Report, being published on 28 March, shows the North Sea could power the UK for decades, but a mix of windfall taxes and political uncertainty is driving away the billions of pounds of investments needed to maintain oil and gas production now and create low carbon energy in the future.
