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Drilling & Completion

Ensco 100 starts work on North Sea Stella wells

The heavy duty jackup Ensco 100 has started development drilling on the Stella field in the UK central North Sea.

RWE Dea pursuing more gas in UK central, southern North Sea

RWE Dea has a widespread program of exploration drilling across the UK shelf this year.

North Sea Brynhild heading for year-end start

Development drilling has started on the Lundin Norway-operated Brynhild field in the Norwegian North Sea.

Field Development

Ensco 100 starts work on North Sea Stella wells

The heavy duty jackup Ensco 100 has started development drilling on the Stella field in the UK central North Sea.

Aker delivers frame for Åsgard subsea compression

Aker Solutions has delivered the steel frame for the subsea gas compression facility to be installed at Statoil’s Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea.

North Sea Brynhild heading for year-end start

Development drilling has started on the Lundin Norway-operated Brynhild field in the Norwegian North Sea.

Subsea

GE to expand Snøhvit subsea injection capacity

GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) has won a $147-million engineering,  procurement, and construction (EPC) contract from Statoil to supply subsea production and injection  equipment for Statoil...

Aker delivers frame for Åsgard subsea compression

Aker Solutions has delivered the steel frame for the subsea gas compression facility to be installed at Statoil’s Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea.

EPC to support west of Shetland subsea tie-in project

Total E&P UK has contracted EPC Offshore for support services for the Edradour gas/condensate development west of Shetland.

Geology & Geophysics

TGS, EMGS team up for Barents Sea 3D seismic survey

TGS and Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) are cooperating on a 3D electromagnetic (EM) multi-client survey offshore northern Norway.

Polar Duchess starts 3D seismic sweep offshore Norway

Dolphin Geophysical’s Polar Duchess has started work on a new 3D seismic survey in the Norwegian North Sea.

CGG outlines central North Sea 3D seismic data agenda

CGG (NYSE:CGV) is performing a large pre-stack depth migration (PSDM) processing project to upgrade its Cornerstone 3D long-offset data taken over the UK central North Sea.

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Pipeline & Transportation

Baltic gas flow halted for pipeline maintenance

Nord Stream AG is performing routine maintenance on the twin Nord Stream gas trunklines in the Baltic Sea.

TAQA replaces BP as North Sea Harding operator

TAQA has completed the acquisition of various UK North Sea E&P interests from BP.

GDF SUEZ enters frame for Shah Deniz gas exports

OMV has sold a 9% stake in Nabucco Gas Pipeline International to GDF SUEZ.

Production

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to probe North Sea Oseberg leak

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) will investigate a hydrocarbon leak that occurred on Monday at the Oseberg A platform in the northern Norwegian North Sea.

GE to expand Snøhvit subsea injection capacity

GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) has won a $147-million engineering,  procurement, and construction (EPC) contract from Statoil to supply subsea production and injection  equipment for Statoil...

Aker delivers frame for Åsgard subsea compression

Aker Solutions has delivered the steel frame for the subsea gas compression facility to be installed at Statoil’s Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea.

Rigs/Vessels

Ivar Aasen drilling rig to work through 2019

Det norske oljeselskap has extended Maersk Drilling’s contract for lease of the XL Enhanced 2 to five years.

Samsung to build next-generation North Sea jackups

Statoil and its license partners in the Gullfaks and Oseberg area fields in the Norwegian North Sea Unit have acquired two new “Category J” jackup drilling rigs.

Balenciaga completes second Craig Group PSV

Craig Group’s latest platform supply vessel was released this week by the Balenciaga Shipyard in northern Spain.

North Sea & Europe Offshore Oil & Gas News

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to probe North Sea Oseberg leak

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) will investigate a hydrocarbon leak that occurred on Monday at the Oseberg A platform in the northern Norwegian North Sea.

GE to expand Snøhvit subsea injection capacity

GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) has won a $147-million engineering,  procurement, and construction (EPC) contract from Statoil to supply subsea production and injection  equipment for Statoil...

Black Sea partnership wins engineering support contract

OMV Petrom has awarded the AMEC Comproiect 92 joint venture a four-year framework contract to support offshore/onshore assets in the Black Sea region.