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Browse the latest north sea oil news news and articles.

Awilco Drilling and Petrofac delay North Sea P&A programmes
4 May 20201 min read

Awilco Drilling and Petrofac delay North Sea P&A programmes

The plug and abandonment programme on the Rubie and Renee fields in the North Sea has been delayed until 25 May 2020.

OGUK calls for urgent action to preserve jobs and energy security
28 Apr 20204 min read

OGUK calls for urgent action to preserve jobs and energy security

OGUK has warned that up to 30 000 jobs could be lost in the sector as it called for the transition to net zero to be put at the heart of recovery plans.

Maersk Drilling to stack North Sea rigs
24 Apr 20201 min read

Maersk Drilling to stack North Sea rigs

Maersk Drilling is to reduce its offshore crew pool as a result of tenders and projects being delayed or cancelled.

Petrofac extends scope of contract with Repsol Sinopec
23 Apr 20201 min read

Petrofac extends scope of contract with Repsol Sinopec

Petrofac is preparing to extend its provision of operations and maintenance services to Repsol Sinopec Resources UK.

Shell delays making decision on North Sea and Gulf of Mexico projects
23 Apr 20202 min read

Shell delays making decision on North Sea and Gulf of Mexico projects

The company is delaying final investment decisions (FIDs) on the Jackdaw natural gas field in the North Sea and the Whale deepwater oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.

OGUK report highlights critical role of industry
22 Apr 20202 min read

OGUK report highlights critical role of industry

A new report published by OGUK shows domestic oil and gas production in 2019 met nearly two thirds of the UK’s oil and gas demands.

Norway's oil output down in March
17 Apr 20201 min read

Norway's oil output down in March

Oil production in March was 4.4% lower than the NPD’s forecast, due to technical problems at some fields.

Norco to maintain UK's Alcad batteries for North Sea oil and gas operators
13 Apr 20202 min read

Norco to maintain UK's Alcad batteries for North Sea oil and gas operators

Norco’s team of certified technicians will inspect, survey and maintain the UK’s fleet of Alcad nickel batteries, providing customers with technical support and advice.

Ardyne awarded P&A and fishing contracts in the North Sea for 175 wells
10 Apr 20202 min read

Ardyne awarded P&A and fishing contracts in the North Sea for 175 wells

The projects will commence in 2Q20 and 3Q20.

Paradigm Flow Services recognised for deluge wet testing on North Sea platform
9 Apr 20201 min read

Paradigm Flow Services recognised for deluge wet testing on North Sea platform

PFS was asked to carry out work to wet test nine deluge systems on Chrysaor's Britannia platform.

Shell extends Petrojarl Knarr FPSO contract with Altera Infrastructure
9 Apr 20202 min read

Shell extends Petrojarl Knarr FPSO contract with Altera Infrastructure

The contract has been extended until at least March 2022.

10 exploration wells in Norwegian Continental Shelf expected to be postponed by Covid-19 and low oil price
9 Apr 20201 min read

10 exploration wells in Norwegian Continental Shelf expected to be postponed by Covid-19 and low oil price

In January 2020 there were plans for approximately 50 exploration wells, but this has been reduced to 40 by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and low oil prices.

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