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The decision authorises the construction of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the first new manned installation for Shell in the northern North Sea in almost 30 years.
Early production from the Catcher field in the North Sea is expected to be approximately 10 000 bpd.
The vessel WG Columbus acquired the seismic data during the period from 22 August to 23 September.
Well Brønn 16/4-11 will be the fifth well drilled within the licence area.
The award covers project management, engineering, procurement of anchors for risers and umbilicals and offshore installation activities.
Members of the scheme include Peterson, Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited, Petrofac and Dana Petroleum Ltd.
The business intelligence group’s report reveals a 10 yr low in oil discoveries in Norway and anticipates a shift in focus in the UK to gas in 2018.
Norway spent US$18 billion in 2017 on offshore developments, with the US and Mozambique also making significant contributions.
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 029 C, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 15/6-14 S.
The Snorre Expansion contract covers the delivery of subsea production systems and includes 6 subsea templates and subsea production equipment.
Repsol has submitted a new Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Yme field in the North Sea. More eight billion kroner will be invested in the development. The planned start-up is 2020.
The Noregian Petroleum Safety Authority has given Statoil Petroleum (Statoil) consent to use the Songa Enabler mobile drilling facility on the Snorre field.