Independent Oil makes significant progress towards drilling the Skipper wellSep 25, 2015Independent Oil and Gas is pleased to provide an update on its drilling plans on the Skipper licence and on its funding. Positive progress made towards drilling the Skipper well.
Heidrun incident under investigationSep 25, 2015The PSA has decided to investigate an accident involving a dropped object on the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea.
Peterson launches new Transport Request ToolSep 25, 2015Energy logistics company Peterson has launched its Transport Request Tool (TRT), designed to digitally streamline the offshore transport order
Ikon Science launches RokDoc® 6.3, A Geoprediction platformSep 25, 2015Ikon Science announced the latest release of its flagship RokDoc® software platform. The version 6.3 release includes new modules, usability improvements
Troll oil for 20 years!Sep 25, 2015This week it is 20 years since the start of oil production from the Troll field. The 20 year-old can look back on enormous wealth, with 1.56 billion barrels produced so far and NOK 460 billion in income. “Troll oil is the impossible made possible. Only a few believed in extracting the thin oil zone at Troll, and through a burning desire to make it happen, determination and innovation, Troll oil became reality,” says Øivind Dahl-Stamnes, head of Troll production.
Premier Oil provides update on recent operational activitiesSep 24, 2015Premier provides an update on its recent operational activities.Production year-to-date has averaged 57.1 kboepd. Summer maintenance activities have been successfully completed
Amminex receives EU funding to demonstrate technologySep 24, 2015Over the next two years, Amminex Emissions Technology will receive a total of 1.9 million euros from the EU research and development program Horizon
Europa Oil & Gas gets permission to drill Holmwood prospectSep 24, 2015Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) is pleased to confirm that Surrey County Council's Planning & Regulatory Committee has granted permission for the underground
InterMoor UK Operations achieves eight years without lost-time incidentSep 24, 2015InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has surpassed eight years and more than 2,520 projects without a
IMarEST publishes seminal Metocean Procedures GuideSep 24, 2015The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) has published a seminal Metocean Procedures Guide which is the first of its kind.
NPD investments to boost production from the Gullfaks fieldSep 24, 2015One of the major cash cows on the Norwegian shelf, the Gullfaks field, which has been producing for nearly 30 years, is facing further investments
Faroe commences drilling Blink exploration well in the Norwegian SeaSep 24, 2015Faroe Petroleum has commenced the second Pil/Bue follow-up well with the spudding of exploration well 6406/12-5 S (Faroe 25%) on the Blink prospect.The Blink prospect is located in the Norwegian Sea in Licence PL586, which also contains the significant Pil and Bue discoveries (announced in 2014). The licence is located in proximity to the producing Njord field (Faroe 7.5%).
Kosmos Energy withdraws from Porcupine BasinSep 23, 2015Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) says that, subject to an application being made to the Irish Authorities and approval granted, it intends to assume 100% interest
Bilfinger Salamis UK increases SNS and CNS presence with significant contract winSep 23, 2015Maintenance, modification and operations contractor Bilfinger Salamis UK has been awarded a major contract in the UKCS with a total volume of
Wood Group acquires Automated Technology GroupSep 23, 2015Wood Group has acquired Automated Technology Group (ATG), one of the UK's largest independent suppliers of control and power solutions for industrial
Bibby Offshore provides Lifeline to oil and gas industrySep 23, 2015On an evening in September 2012, a rare sequence of events left one of Bibby Offshore’s saturation divers stranded in complete darkness, 90 metres
PDi strengthens market positionSep 23, 2015Project Development International (PDi) Ltd, a provider of multi-disciplined engineering, project management and project services to the international
Antrim Energy completes well abandonment campaignSep 22, 2015Antrim Energy Inc. has successfully completed its four well abandonment program in the United Kingdom Central North Sea.
International Trade award to President Engineering GroupSep 22, 2015President Engineering Group Ltd, a manufacturer of specialist products to the industrial gas and energy sectors worldwide, hosted a special event
Amec Foster awarded new BP contract for Eastern Trough Area ProjectSep 22, 2015Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract by BP for the provision of additional
Eni awarded Exploration Company of 2015 by the Petroleum EconomistSep 22, 2015Eni is winner of the Petroleum Economist Award, established in 2006 by the prestigious Petroleum Economist, as Exploration Company of the Year.
Providence forms strategic exploration collaboration with SchlumbergerSep 22, 2015Providence Resources has signed a strategic and incentivised exploration collaboration agreement with Schlumberger in respect of the southern
Egdon Resources completes farm-out of interests in Licence PEDL005(R)Sep 22, 2015Egdon Resources plc is pleased to announce that all the required authorisations have been received in respect of separate farm-outs of Licence
Novel technologies generate unprecedented interest at Offshore Europe 2015Sep 22, 2015This year’s Offshore Europe organised by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, brought together innovations in terms of efficiency and safety, in line