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Drilling & Completion

North Sea Beryl extension well flows gas and oil

Apache (NYSE:APA) has drilled a productive extension well from the Beryl field in the UK central North Sea.

Providence targets gas structures off southeast Ireland

Providence Resources looks to drill two further exploration wells off southern and eastern Ireland this year, following its recently completed Barryroe appraisal well in the Celtic Sea.

Lundin spuds offshore North Sea exploration well

Norwegian Energy Co. ASA (Noreco) has spudded exploration well 6201/11-3 in PL 519 in the North Sea.

Field Development

Endeavour in talks on North Sea Alba field

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

Aker gets Grieg platform EPC work

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 S...

Brent decommissioning plan close to submission

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

Subsea

AF Gruppen to remove North Sea compressor platform

Statoil (OSE:STL; NYSE:STO) has awarded AF Group a contract, on behalf of operator Gassco, to remove and recycle the B-11 compressor platform in the German North Sea.

Reef vessels to support Talisman maintenance program

Talisman Energy (TSX:TLM;NYSE:TLM) has contracted Reef Subsea to provide two maintenance support vessels for its brownfield modification programs on various UK North Sea fields.

Van Nes subsea tieback completes Dutch Medway project

Dana Petroleum has delivered first gas from the Van Nes field subsea development in the Dutch North Sea.

Geology & Geophysics

TGS begins 3D seismic sweep in UK far north

TGS (TGS:Oslo) has started to acquire 3,210-sq km (1,239-sq mi) of 3D multi-client seismic data over the Erlend basin, west of Shetland.

Dolphin contracts second newbuild seismic vessel from Sanco

TGS begins multi-client 3D survey in Norwegian Barents Sea

TGS has started the acquisition of a 3D multi-client survey covering 2,400 sq km (927 sq mi) in the Norwegian Barents Sea.

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Pipeline & Transportation

Nord Stream considers further Baltic Sea gaslines

Nord Stream’s shareholders have asked the company to perform a feasibility study on ways of increasing capacity to transport gas from Russia to the EU countries via the Baltic Sea.

BP awaits next Shah Deniz gas pipeline proposals

BP has explained the decision to select the proposed Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) as a southern European export route for gas from the Shah Deniz Phase 2 development in the Caspian Sea.

IRM Systems to assess BBL pipeline repair methods

Independent Risk Management Systems B.V. (IRM Systems) has been contracted by BBL Company to produce a concept proposal that will provide an assessment of the organization’s current pipeline r...

Production

North Sea Ensign field delivers first gas

Centrica Energy has produced first gas through its Ensign platform in the UK southern North Sea.

Trapoil reports Lybster onstream, discovery at Orchid

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

Facility upgrades, delays slow Talisman North Sea output

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

Rigs/Vessels

Dolphin contracts second newbuild seismic vessel from Sanco

Solstad wins multiple support vessel hires

Total E&P UK and Elf Exploration UK have taken Solstad Offshore’s platform supply vessel (PSV) Normand Aurora on a long-term basis.

Subsea 7 extends construction vessel contracts

Subsea 7 has exercised an option to extend a contract on the construction vessel Skandi Seven by one year from March 31, 2013.

North Sea & Europe Offshore Oil & Gas News

Intervention halts Elgin gas leak

Total’s well intervention operation has stopped the G4 well gas leak at the Elgin complex in the UK central North Sea.

Marathon takes helm at Vilje in North Sea

Statoil (OSE:STL;NYSE:STO) has agreed to transfer operatorship of the Vilje field in the Norwegian North Sea to Marathon Oil Norge.

North Sea Beryl extension well flows gas and oil

Apache (NYSE:APA) has drilled a productive extension well from the Beryl field in the UK central North Sea.