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October 16, 2025
Halliburton and Aker BP have completed the first umbilical-less tubing hanger installation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf using Halliburton’s eROCS digital control system and Optime Tubing Hanger Orientation System.
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October 13, 2025
Serica Energy has agreed to buy bp's 32% stake in the Culzean field, the UK’s largest offshore gas producer. The $232 million deal expands Serica’s North Sea portfolio and adds low-cost, low-emission production operated by TotalEnergies.
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October 09, 2025
bp has started up production from the Murlach field in the UK North Sea—its sixth major upstream project of 2025. The two-well subsea tieback adds about 15,000 boed in peak output to the ETAP hub, advancing bp’s plan to deliver 10 new oil and gas projects by 2027.
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October 08, 2025
ABB will deliver automation and electrification systems for SwitcH2’s floating green ammonia FPSO off Portugal, designed to produce 243,000 tons annually from renewable power.
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October 07, 2025
Allseas has awarded Able Group contracts to dismantle, reuse, and recycle two of TAQA UK’s most significant North Sea platforms — Cormorant Alpha and Tern — marking one of the largest decommissioning projects ever undertaken in the region.
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October 02, 2025
TotalEnergies has signed a farm-down agreement with CarbonVault for Denmark’s Bifrost Carbon Capture and Storage project in the North Sea, holding a 45% operator stake alongside CarbonVault (35%) and Nordsøfonden (20%).
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October 01, 2025
North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) has received first gas from Shell’s Victory field, the first new West of Shetland gas since 2017. Gas is flowing through the SIRGE and FUKA pipelines to the St Fergus Terminal, bolstering UK energy security and reducing reliance on imported LNG.
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September 30, 2025
DeepOcean has secured a SIMOPRO offshore installation contract from Equinor on Norway’s Åsgard and Visund fields. The scope includes riser replacement, umbilical installations, and subsea infrastructure work, with operations planned for summer 2026 using the Edda Freya vessel.
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September 26, 2025
Motive Offshore Group has acquired Norway-based Weld Integrity Group, strengthening its Certification & Inspection division and expanding non-destructive testing (NDT) and inspection services in the offshore Norway region.
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September 25, 2025
At the Tomorrow Show in Oslo, Norway, Mun Hon Chow, Flow Assurance Lead at Shell, outlined how real-time dynamic digital twins are redefining field management and unlocking new opportunities for production optimization.
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September 25, 2025
Aker BP and FourPhase have executed the first-ever remote offshore solids management operation in the North Sea. The two-month project reduced offshore exposure, improved efficiency and safety, and set a new benchmark for future digital and remote well interventions.
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September 24, 2025
Aggreko and Katoni Engineering have partnered to deliver a tailored temporary power solution for a North Sea offshore platform turnaround, cutting nearly £900,000 in fuel costs and preventing 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ emissions.
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September 23, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the UK’s North Sea oil tax regime and green energy push in a UN speech, warning that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s policies risk shutting down new offshore development.
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September 22, 2025
Petrofac has extended its long-running partnership with Ithaca Energy, winning a two-year, $50 million contract renewal to provide integrated services across the operator’s UK North Sea portfolio.
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September 18, 2025
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods blasted the EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, calling it “bone-crushing” for upstream operators. The law, set for full rollout by 2029, would mandate binding net-zero plans across global supply chains and fine violators up to 5% of global revenue.
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September 18, 2025
TAQA UK has awarded offshore contractor Allseas a major contract to decommission the Brae Alpha platform topsides in the Central North Sea, marking another milestone in one of the UK’s largest offshore decommissioning programs.
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September 18, 2025
IMI has successfully delivered what are believed to be the largest production choke valves ever manufactured to a landmark unmanned processing platform in the North Sea.
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September 11, 2025
Equinor is considering combining parts of its renewable energy portfolio with Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted, in a move that could reshape the global offshore wind and clean energy market.
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September 10, 2025
Rex International reported August 2025 production of 12,230 boed from assets in Norway, Oman and Germany, led by output from the Brage, Yme and Yumna fields.
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September 08, 2025
Petrodec’s newly constructed heavy lift jackup vessel, named “Obana,” has begun decommissioning work in the Southern North Sea for Perenco UK (PUK)'s Galahad platform.
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September 08, 2025
EXCLUSIVE -- Well, a few days have gone by, and SPE Offshore Europe (OE) in Aberdeen is now a collection of memories. But, what to make of what was seen and heard during the four-day conference and exhibition? There were many different viewpoints, and, honestly, many contradictions and hypocrisies.
