North Sea & Europe Production News

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.

Bowleven has completed its testing program on the IE-3 appraisal well on the Etinde permit, offshore Cameroon.

BW Offshore has commissioned Hamworthy to supply pumps and associated kit for the Papa Terra oil field FPSO offshore Brazil.

Kongsberg Maritime Engineering announced today at Offshore Northern Seas 2010 that it has won a $20-million contract with BW Offshore Singapore to supply an ACET package for the Kangean Energy Indonesia gas FPSO on an engineering, procurement, and construction basis.

The Offshore North Seas (ONS) jury has nominated six Aker Solutions technologies for ONS Innovation Awards.

Talisman Energy’s Yme field platform is in transit from the construction yard in Abu Dhabi to the Norwegian North Sea, according to contractor SBM Offshore.

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.

Statoil, with a well established portfolio, continues to look for expansion opportunities to secure its place among the top exploration and production companies, Morten Ruud, project director Peregrino, said in an interview with Offshore in Singapore.

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.

Petrobel has started gas production from the Tuna field in the Temsah concession off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast.

Kangean Energy Indonesia has contracted BW Offshore for a gas FPSO for the Terang Sirasun Batur fields offshore Indonesia.

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.

Bowleven’s IE-3 appraisal well offshore Cameroon has reached a final subsurface depth of 3,048 m (10,000 ft).

Azerbaijan International Operating Co. (AIOC) has awarded $814 million in contracts for development of the Chirag Oil Project (COP) in the Caspian Sea.

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.