North Sea & Europe Offshore Oil Field Development News

The jackup Ensco 70 has started development drilling at the RWE Dea-operated Breagh gas field in the UK southern North Sea.

Endeavour International (NYSE: END; LSE: ENDV) has started to work on a transaction concerning the Alba field in the UK central North 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.

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) says the Brent Delta platform ceased production at the end of December.

BP continues to postpone the start of production from its Skarv hub in the Norwegian Sea.

Premier Oil has approval from Britain’s government to develop the Solan oil field west of Shetland.

The FPSO BW Athena has arrived at the location of the Athena field in the UK central North Sea.

Britain’s government has approved Ithaca Energy’s development plan for the Stella and Harrier fields in the UK central North Sea.

Statoil has awarded Prosafe contracts for use of two accommodation support semisubmersibles in the Norwegian North Sea.

ATP Oil & Gas/Bluewater have awarded Subsea 7 a $175-million SURF contract for the Cheviot field development in the northern UK North Sea.

Serica Energy says it has concluded negotiations with BG International over gas offtake from the Columbus field in the UK central North Sea.

Statoil has awarded Sevan Marine a study for potential application of a Sevan cylinder-shaped FPSO for the Skrugard/ Havis development in the Barents Sea.

Statoil and its partners are looking for suppliers in northern Norway to serve their Aasta Hansteen field development in the Norwegian Sea.

Technip (PARIS:TEC) has won its largest UK offshore contract to date, valued at around $792 million, for work at BP’s Quad 204 project west of Shetland.

Premier Oil’s board has sanctioned development of the Solan field in block 205/26a west of Shetland.

Det norske oljeselskap has awarded Aker Solutions a topsides front-end engineering design (FEED) study for its Draupne field development in the Norwegian North Sea.

Nautical Petroleum (AIM:NPE) is processing and interpreting new 3D seismic collected over the heavy oil Kraken field in the northern UK North Sea, ahead of a planned development.

First steel has been cut at the Kværner Stord shipyard in Norway for the topsides for the new Eldfisk 2/7 platform in the North Sea.

Hurricane Exploration has appointed EPC Offshore to select a development concept for the Lancaster oil discovery west of Shetland.

Tullow Oil expects start-up this month at the Katy gas field development in the UK southern North Sea.

Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a spar platform in the Norwegian Sea.

Phase 1 of the Breagh field development in the UK southern North Sea is set for first gas in August, according to partner Sterling Resources.

Statoil has awarded Technip a lump sum front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the proposed Luva field spar platform in the Norwegian Sea.

Det norske oljeselskap has settled on a development solution for the Draupne field in the Norwegian North Sea.