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May 24, 2023
Johan Sverdrup produces at some of the lowest CO2 emissions of any oil field in the world at 80-90 % lower than the global average.
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May 23, 2023
The multi-year decommissioning contract, valued at more than $20 million, will utilize Expro’s Subsea Well Access technology with a combination of open-water and in-riser applications deployed from a semi-submersible rig.
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May 15, 2023
Offshore Energies UK said gas and oil production was indeed in long-term decline. However, the North Sea and other UK waters still contained enough gas and oil to support much of the nation’s needs during the three decades it will take to reach net zero.
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May 11, 2023
PGS has entered into a seismic acquisition contract for carbon storage offshore Norway by an independent energy company. The project is scheduled to start in September and has a duration of approximately one month.
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May 10, 2023
“It makes absolutely no sense to not invest in the resources we have here at home, to import foreign fossil fuels, not create jobs here and import them at twice the carbon emissions as our local resources,” Prime Minister Sunak told lawmakers in weekly questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
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May 09, 2023
Michael Tholen, Director of Policy and Sustainability for Offshore Energies UK, said, “Deep beneath our waters lies a treasure trove of carbon capture business opportunities. An accurate map of the UK’s potential for this innovative sector will help to nurture a new wave of businesses and jobs."
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May 05, 2023
The venture has been on ice since late 2021, when the energy major said the economic case for the project had weakened.
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May 03, 2023
Estimated to hold more than 60% of Norway’s undiscovered hydrocarbon resources, the Barents Sea has long been seen as the future of the country’s oil and gas industry. But exploration successes have been few and far between and the lack of infrastructure has made development difficult.
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May 01, 2023
The development consists of two subsea templates tied back to the Equinor-operated Njord A platform. A 36 km electrically trace-heated (ETH) pipe-in-pipe solution transports oil from the Fenja field to the platform for processing and transport.
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April 28, 2023
The firm term of the contract is two wells approximating to 270 days. The contract value for the firm period excluding certain integrated services is approximately $61 million.
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April 27, 2023
The new well is expected to produce approximately 4,000 boed, enough gas to heat approximately 200,000 UK homes. Together with the 10th well which started up earlier this year, the Cygnus facility is expected to produce enough gas per day to meet the needs of around 1.9 million UK households.
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April 26, 2023
Norway is now Europe’s biggest supplier of natural gas after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, and its petroleum producers are keen for new acreage in the Barents to offset an expected decline in output in a few years.
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April 18, 2023
“This additional supply is crucial to the UK’s energy security and reduces our reliance on imports as we transition to net zero," said OEUK’s market intelligence manager Ross Dornan.
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April 18, 2023
Substantial modifications were made to the Haewene Brim floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO), which is used to produce hydrocarbons at the Pierce field. A new subsea gas export line was also installed, connecting to the SEGAL pipeline system, which brings gas ashore at St Fergus, north of Aberdeen.
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April 08, 2023
The strikes put the UK’s production of oil and natural gas at risk just as Europe tries to pivot away from a dependency on Russian supplies, which are being throttled by Moscow in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
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April 05, 2023
In a statement, the oil and gas producer said it is “working hard to mitigate the impact” of the workforce reduction with recruitment freezes and a voluntary redundancy scheme.
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April 03, 2023
The action will affect production platforms operated by Shell Plc and Harbour Energy Plc, the union said in an emailed statement.
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March 31, 2023
Norway has the largest underground storage potential in Europe and can play a key role in efforts to achieve climate targets when efficiently linked to continental European emitters.
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March 30, 2023
Britain's future energy security remains a key concern despite the government’s ‘Powering up Britain’ strategy and its recognition of the “vital role” of oil and gas in powering the nation and providing the bedrock for the transition to net zero and beyond, OEUK's Chief Executive said.
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March 30, 2023
The agreement covers transport and installation works over a period of 3 years, utilizing one of Havfram Wind`s newbuild NG20000X Jack-Up Wind Turbine Installation Vessels with a 3,200-ton crane. The work will start in the spring of 2027.
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March 30, 2023
Developed in collaboration with Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), OEUK has worked with its members to create the UK Mutual Aid Framework Agreement (UK MAFA) which aims to facilitate mutual aid of personnel between UK operators in the event of a sustained incident response.
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