Caithness Oil has brought onstream the Lybster oil field in the nearshore Inner Moray Firth off northern Scotland.

Talisman Energy (TSX:TLM;NYSE:TLM) says production has restarted at the Tartan platform in the UK North Sea following an overhaul program.

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has sanctioned Centrica Resources’ (CAN:LN) use of the production facilities on the Vale gas condensate field in the Norwegian North Sea.

Statoil (OSE:STL:NYSE:STO) has contracted CB&I to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for the Aasta Hansteen spar topsides project in the Norwegian Sea.

Kvaerner ASA plans to subcontract work to Aker Solutions for the engineering, procurement, and construction of topsides for the Edvard Grieg (former Luno) platform operated by Lundin in the North Sea.

Endeavour International Corp. (NYSE: END; LSE: ENDV) has started production from the first development well on the Bacchus field in the UK central North Sea.

Total (NYSE:TOT;Paris:FP FP) has brought the Islay field onto production in the UK northern North Sea, 440 km (273 mi) northeast of Aberdeen.

Nexen Petroleum (NYSE: NXY) says production efficiency has improved at its Buzzard complex in the UK central North Sea.

Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has issued ConocoPhillips notification concerning the pressure relief system on the Tor 2/4 E platform in the southern Norwegian North Sea.