UK/UKCS
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December 13, 2018
Premier Oil Plc is considering a bid for a package of North Sea oil and gas assets put on the block by U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. that’s worth about $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
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December 12, 2018
The oil and gas industry’s drive to increase collaboration between suppliers and operators in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) has continued to maintain a consistent performance.
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December 10, 2018
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced the 4% stake in its onshore concession, previously held by CEFC China Energy Company Limited (CEFC China), has been acquired by North Petroleum International Company Ltd, a subsidiary of China ZhenHua Oil Co. Ltd.
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December 10, 2018
Equinor completes sale of non-core asset on UKCS
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December 07, 2018
Premier has completed the sale of its interests in the Babbage Area to Verus Petroleum SNS Ltd.
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December 04, 2018
Apache Corporation has initiated production from its Garten development on Block 9/18a Area-W in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea.
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December 03, 2018
Petrofac’s engineering and production services (EPS) business has secured a condition monitoring contract renewal from TAQA in the UK following competitive tender.
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November 30, 2018
Structural Consultant, Justin Jones, recently shared his perspective on how pipeline design has evolved over the past 50 years and his vision on what the future holds, while presenting at Subsea UK’s Back to the Future of Subsea event in Woking.
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November 23, 2018
BP, on behalf of co-venturers Shell, Chevron and ConocoPhillips, have announced first oil production from the giant Clair Ridge project in the West of Shetland region offshore UK.
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November 22, 2018
Europa Oil & Gas notes an update from Egdon Resources that its application for planning consent for the development of the Wressle oil field on PEDL 180 has received a recommendation for approval.
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November 22, 2018
On a sunny October morning, members of the The Geological Society pack an ornate lecture theater at their imposing headquarters on London’s Piccadilly.
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November 21, 2018
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in Norway and the UK, has announced the commencement of the Faroe-operated Brasse East exploration well 31/7-3 S, in the Northern North Sea (Faroe 50% working interest).
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November 18, 2018
ConocoPhillips is in exclusive talks to sell its U.K. oil and gas fields, said to be valued at as much as $3 billion, to British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group.
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November 15, 2018
Based on preliminary analysis, the Operator estimates the Agar-Plantain discovery holds recoverable resources of 15 MMbbl to 50 MMbbl.
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November 15, 2018
Faroe Petroleum is pleased to announce a successful result with the Agar/Plantain exploration and appraisal well in license P1763, located in the UK Continental Shelf.
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October 30, 2018
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) advised Aban Singapore Pte. Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of India’s Aban Offshore Ltd, on its acquisition, via its wholly-owned subsidiary Caldera Petroleum, of a 100% interest in two oil and gas blocks in the UK North Sea for a non-cash consideration of $75 million.
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October 24, 2018
PD&MS Group has secured a contract renewal for up to two years with one of the UK’s leading independent E&P companies, Chrysaor, following successful delivery on the assets since they were purchased in 2017.
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October 24, 2018
UK subsea services company, Rovco, has expanded its ROV and hydrographic survey capabilities with the addition of a Saab Seaeye Falcon DR ROV to its fleet.
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October 23, 2018
BP confirmed it has received approval from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) to proceed with the Alligin development west of Shetland, which will target 20 MMboe, and is expected to produce 12,000 boed (gross) at peak.
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October 10, 2018
The head of the company set to drill Britain’s first fracing well in a decade shrugs off the risk that protesters and government’s main opposition will shut down his project before it can start.
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October 01, 2018
Equinor has signed an agreement to acquire Chevron’s 40% operated interest in the Rosebank project, one of the largest undeveloped fields on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). Once concluded, the transaction will strengthen Equinor’s UK portfolio, which includes the Mariner development, attractive exploration opportunities and three producing offshore wind farms.
