TAQA Bratani is marking its first anniversary today as duty holder the Cormorant Alpha, North Cormorant, Tern, and Eider production centers in the UK northern North Sea.

Cirrus Energy Nederland has confirmed a commercial-quality gas accumulation in the North Sea which could be developed from the M7-A production platform.

Norwegian gas distributor Gassco will include vessels when performing analyses of gas transport from the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

Statoil has identified 900 MMboe of recoverable volumes in the Snorre field in the North Sea following an extensive survey, suggesting a probable 30 more years of production.

Antrim Energy is reviewing development options for the Fyne heavy oil field in the UK central North Sea.

Melrose Resources is preparing to bring onstream two new gas field developments in the Bulgarian sector of the Black Sea.

Norway’s government has approved the development plan for the Marulk gas field in the Norwegian Sea, according to partner DON Energy.

E.ON Ruhrgas has started gas production from the Babbage field in the southern UK North Sea.

Oil has started flowing from Statoil’s Morvin subsea development in the Norwegian Sea.

Hurricane Exploration has completed production testing of its Lancaster oil discovery west of the Shetlands.

Talisman Energy Norge has completed drilling two productive delineation wells on its Grevling oil find in the Norwegian North Sea.

Statoil has awarded Wellstream manufacturing contracts for the latest phase of the Snorre development in the Norwegian North Sea.

A valve failure on the Forties pipeline system has forced Nexen to shut-in production from its Scott platform in the UK central North Sea.

Statoil has re-started production through the Gullfaks C platform in the Norwegian North Sea, after a shut-down on May 19 caused by problems with well C-06.

GDF Suez has achieved further drilling success with its second appraisal well in the southwestern part of the Cygnus gas field in the UK southern North Sea.

Ithaca Energy seeks to raise $150 million from a Bought Deal Offering and a Private Placement.

Statoil has contracted Aker Offshore Partner for inspection services on 11 platforms on the Norwegian shelf.

Sevan Marine and E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P have agreed to extend an exclusivity period for negotiations over use of the Sevan Voyageur FPSO on the Huntington field in the UK North Sea.

Apache North Sea has brought onstream its Maule oil field via the Forties field production facilities in the UK sector, at a rate of around 11,750 b/d.

EnCore Oil believes the area around its Catcher discovery in the UK central North Sea could contain in-place oil of up to 300 MMbbl.

Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved BG Norge’s development plan for the Gaupe oil and gas field.

Wellstream has established an Integrity Management Division based at its global headquarters in north-east England.

Statoil has contracted Grenland Group to modify the water injection module on the Gullfaks B platform in the North Sea.

BP Norge has contracted Odfjell Well Services for tubular running services at Valhall and Skarv field developments on the Norwegian shelf.

Research released by energy business analysts, Douglas-Westwood predicts worldwide FPS expenditures will total $44.8 billion between 2010 and 2014.