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BP rig forced to make U-turn after Greenpeace ship blocked its way
Early on Sunday afternoon a Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise, got ahead of the BP-chartered drilling rig Paul B. Loyd, Jr. 83 miles off Scotland and near the drill site of a new well in the North Sea as part of a protest that has been going on for over a week now.
Aker BP gains drilling permit for North Sea wildcat
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea to Aker BP.
Equinor strikes oil and gas in Norwegian Sea. Eyeing Norne tie-in for development
Equinor has made an oil and gas discovery in 6507/3-13. exploration well in the production license 159B the Norwegian Sea, and is thinking of a potential tie-up with the nearby Norne FPSO
Equinor drills dry well at Korpfjell Deep in Barents Sea
The well, designated 7335/3-1 and named Korpfjell Deep, is located in production license 859 in the Barents Sea where Equinor is the operator.
Shell takes Dolphin Drilling semi for Knarr drilling
Shell has hired a Dolphin Drilling semi-submersible drilling rig for work on the Knarr field in Norway.
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Pioneering Spirit vessel removes Valhall QP topside
Aker BP’s original accommodation platform at Valhall (QP) field in the southern part of the North Sea has been removed by the Allseas-owned giant vessel Pioneering Spirit. T
Greenpeace brings in new team of activists on BP rig after arrests
A fresh team of Greenpeace activists has re-boarded a Transocean-owned rig in Scotland hired by BP for UK North Sea operations just hours after Police Scotland declared the occupation over.
Investor urges EnscoRowan to declare $2.5B special dividend
Luminus has been extremely disappointed by EnscoRowan trading performance
Maersk Drilling’s jack-up gets one-well option on Buzzard field
CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited, a subsidiary of CNOOC Limited, has exercised a one-well option for the Maersk Drilling-owned Maersk Innovator jack-up rig.
SeaBird completes ‘Boa Thalassa’ buy
Seismic vessel operator SeaBird Exploration has completed the previously announced acquisition of the BOA Thalassa vessel.
Wintershall Dea removes Dutch North Sea platform topside
Oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has dismantled one of its platforms in the Dutch part of the North Sea.
New CFO for Aker Solutions
Norwegian offshore oil and gas engineering and services firm Aker Solutions has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer.
Police looking to remove Greenpeace activists protesting on North Sea rig
Activists from the environmental group Greenpeace are still occupying a Transocean rig, contracted by BP for drilling operations in the UK North Sea.