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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

The projects will commence in 2Q20 and 3Q20.

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

The contract has been extended until at least March 2022.

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.