Offshore rig owner Maersk Drilling has secured an additional one-well contract for the low-emission rig Maersk Integrator with Aker BP.
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has completed the well plugging operation at Valhall field six years earlier and more than NOK 5 billion ($603 million) cheaper than originally planned.
Norway’s safety watchdog has given its consent to Aker BP to use the Deepsea Stavanger rig for the Skarv field wells.
Norwegian oil production in March 2021 was less than one per cent below predictions made by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).
Offshore rig owner Awilco Drilling has been awarded a contract with Ithaca Oil and Gas Limited for the provision of the WilPhoenix rig.
The first appraisal well on the CNOOC-operated Glengorm gas field in the UK central North Sea has found “no commercial hydrocarbons”.
Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the West Hercules drilling rig.
UK supermajor BP has suspended production from the Foinaven field offshore UK and will be retiring the floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit working on the field due to a series of safety issues.
UK-based oil and gas company Tullow Oil has committed to becoming a net-zero company by 2030 on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
UK oil and gas company EnQuest has filed its decommissioning programme for the Heather Alpha platform topsides to the country’s authorities.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for the drilling of two wells located offshore Norway.
Independent Oil and Gas plc (IOG) has started drilling the Elgood development well, 48/22c-H1, located in the UK North Sea.
Norway’s safety regulator has given Equinor consent for life extensions for the Heimdal platform with associated pipelines and wells.
Turkey’s national oil and gas company TPAO has started drilling operations at a new well in the Black Sea, using Fatih drillship.
