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  • First Glengorm appraisal well in UK North Sea ‘not commercial’

    19 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    The first appraisal well on the CNOOC-operated Glengorm gas field in the UK central North Sea has found “no commercial hydrocarbons”.

  • Chevron moves to 3 weeks off, 3 weeks on rota in North Sea

    12 June 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Oil giant Chevron has decided to follow its UK North Sea peers when it comes to changing offshore workers’ shift patterns. The company is implementing three weeks offshore, three weeks onshore rotation. In a statement sent to Offshore Energy Today, Chevron said: “In order to be competitive for the long term in the North Sea, […]

  • Aker Wins Shetland Gas Plant Contract, UK

    17 October 2012

    Aker Solutions has secured a three year contract to provide operations and maintenance services to Total E&P UK Ltd and its joint venture partner DONG E&P (UK) Ltd at the new Shetland Gas Plant (SGP). The agreement includes provision of operations, maintenance and services support personnel for Total E&P UK at the new gas plant, […]

  • UK: Enermech Secures $16 Million Crane Project for Total

    9 February 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      Mechanical engineering group EnerMech has been awarded a five year contract to provide a range of crane services for TOTAL E&P UK Limited. The contract is worth an estimated £10 million and covers the Elgin, Franklin, Alwyn and Dunbar platforms in the North Sea and TOTAL’s onshore crane requirements at St Fergus. The workscope […]

  • Israel’s Delek targets Chevron’s North Sea oil and gas assets

    29 April 2019

    Israeli Delek Group has confirmed it has made an offer to buy a package of North Sea assets owned by oil major Chevron.

  • Helicopter Crashes Into Sea Offshore Shetland. Four Dead

    24 August 2013

    An oil rig helicopter carrying 18 workers crashed last night into the North Sea, about two nautical miles west of Sumburgh, on Shetland Island in the U.K.  Four passengers died and 14 others were rescued. Police Scotland informed that one passenger is yet to be recovered: ” Police Scotland can confirm that the bodies of three […]

  • Shell simplifies portfolio following BG acquisition with Thai, UK asset sales

    31 January 2017
    Project & Tenders

    The Hague-based LNG giant Shell reached two separate agreements for the sale of its assets in Thailand and UK North sea as part of the portfolio simplification, following its acquisition of BG.

  • BG’s 4Q Earnings Drop 29 Pct. 2013 Capex Set at $12 Billion

    5 February 2013

    BG Group, a UK-based oil and gas company, today announced that its full year 2012 earnings rose 3% to $4.4 billion. The company’s 4Q 2012 earnings dropped 29% to $1 billion The recently appointed, BG Group’s Chief Executive, Chris Finlayson said, “Earnings in the fourth quarter were down 29% to $1.0 billion, primarily as a […]

  • VIDEO: Aker Solutions Secures Shetland Gas Plant Deal (UK)

    17 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Aker Solutions has secured a three year contract to provide operations and maintenance services to Total E&P UK Ltd and its joint venture partner DONG E&P (UK) Ltd at the new Shetland Gas Plant (SGP). The agreement includes provision of operations, maintenance and services support personnel for Total E&P UK at the new gas plant, […]

  • How Will Oil Price Drop Influence Namibia’s Ship Repair Industry?

    12 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Namibia’s ship repair industry serving the offshore sector is bracing for impact amid drop in oil prices that has significantly cut rig utilization in the region. Burgeoning West African offshore oil and gas industry has had a significant impact on Namibia, and specifically Walvis Bay. Between Africa’s top two oil producing countries Nigeria and Angola, placed 13th […]

  • Geopolitical whims send MOL on ‘prudent’ shipyard selection quest for new LNG carrier orders

    26 May 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Japan’s shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has set its sights on a careful evaluation of the use of Chinese and South Korean shipyards that meet its criteria while taking into consideration the changes in U.S. policy trends and geopolitical risks to meet the demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels.

  • Drone ops edging North Sea oil platform closer to autonomous offshore inspections

    2 June 2025
    Automation, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, IT & Software, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Aker BP has made a new leap toward fully autonomous offshore inspections and maintenance, thanks to its recently completed first offshore beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation at its platform in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

  • Seawork 1 jack-up repaired in Namibia

    16 April 2014

    Ship repair company Elgin Brown & Hamer (EBH) Namibia recently secured the contract to dock and repair the jack-up oil rig, Seawork 1 at the newly-acquired Panamax floating dock in Walvis Bay. The project entailed the rig being lifted clear out of the water to facilitate repair work – a first for EBH Namibia. The […]

  • Geoquip Marine wraps up survey work for two offshore wind projects in Germany

    20 May 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Geoquip Marine has completed a preliminary geotechnical site investigation for two 4 GW offshore wind projects in the German North Sea. Under the contract, the UK-based company drilled 28 boreholes across the project sites to analyse the subsea terrain for wind turbine foundations. Geoquip underwent thorough soil sampling and seismic site monitoring to inform the […]

  • PHOTO: Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 rig on the move

    9 July 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 jack-up drilling rig seems ready to leave Schiedam, The Netherlands, where it’s been sitting for months.

  • UK: TAG Recruits First Apprentice at Offshore Wind Turbine Monopile Factory

    18 May 2012
    Human Capital

    TAG Energy Solutions has recruited its first apprentices since the completion of its multi-million pound offshore wind turbine monopile production facility. Carl Armstrong, 21, from Stockton-on-Tees, has joined the workforce as an Apprentice Welder and will work alongside TAG Energy Solutions 75 strong workforce of experienced engineers and welding professionals. He is working towards an Advanced […]

  • UK: TAG Recruits First Apprentice at Offshore Wind Turbine Monopile Factory

    18 May 2012
    Human Capital

    TAG Energy Solutions has recruited its first apprentices since the completion of its multi-million pound offshore wind turbine monopile production facility. Carl Armstrong, 21, from Stockton-on-Tees, has joined the workforce as an Apprentice Welder and will work alongside TAG Energy Solutions 75 strong workforce of experienced engineers and welding professionals. He is working towards an Advanced […]

  • Japan consortium to seek ‘deeper’ pathways toward a carbon-neutral future

    19 May 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Research & Development, Transition

    A consortium consisting of seventeen Japanese organizations has jointly launched a social collaboration program aimed at scientifically evaluating and standardizing the reliability of materials used in energy-related infrastructure that is needed for a carbon-neutral society. The program, named Materials for Future Energy Infrastructure Trust (MEIT), will be led by classification society ClassNK, Kobe Steel, JFE […]

  • UK: Saipem Awards Monopile Foundation Contract to TAG Energy Solutions

    9 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    TAG Energy Solutions has been awarded a significant new contract to deliver four foundation piles for international marine construction company Saipem. The piles will be utilised to support a jacket construction in the North Sea operated by Total in the Elgin B oil & gas field. The contract was secured by TAG Energy Solutions through […]

  • Total hits pay in UK North Sea well

    17 March 2020
    Exploration & Production

    Total has discovered hydrocarbons in the Upper Jurassic and Triassic sandstone reservoirs of its Isabella exploration well in Block 30/12d in the UK Central North Sea. 

  • Workers set to strike on Total’s oil and gas offshore platforms

    6 July 2018

    UK’s offshore worker’s union Unite has said that a series of strike actions on the North Sea oil and gas platforms operated by Total E&P will happen within the next month.

  • Chrysaor takes $1.5B loan to pay for Shell’s North Sea assets

    13 April 2017

    London-based independent oil & gas company Chrysaor Holdings has secured a $1.5 billion loan facility, which will be used to finance the previously announced deal to buy a package of Shell’s UK North Sea assets for a price of $3 billion.   Chrysaor said on Thursday it has completed the syndication of its Reserves Based […]

  • UK’s Chrysaor gets nod for Grevling stake buy

    29 October 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved Chrysaor’s acquisition of a stake in the Grevling discovery offshore Norway.

  • Total awards North Sea supply deal to 80:20

    24 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    A unit of international logistics company Peterson has won a contract from French oil major Total for the supply of general consumables and ad-hoc material supply.

  • It’s official. Premier Oil set to buy E.ON’s UK North Sea fields for $120 million

    13 January 2016

    After several reports earlier on Wednesday claimed that the British independent oil company Premier Oil was in talks to acquire a rival company, with Premier Oil’s shares suspended pending an announcement, the announcement is finally here. What Reuters hinted earlier today, citing sources close to the matter, Premier Oil has now confirmed. In a statement […]