Ekofisk output still partly down after collision

Parts of the production of the Ekofisk field remained closed down on Tuesday morning after after a ship ran into a platform Monday night - and operator ConocoPhillips said it was unsure for the moment when one of the platforms would be restarted.

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Siem WIS wins contract from StatoilHydro

Siem WIS, a company 60% owned by Oslo-listed Siem Offshore, has landed a co-operation contract with StatoilHydro in connection with the development of its Riser Pressure Control Device (RPCD) technology for an unspecified amount.

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Total adds to Cameroon holding

Total has been awarded a new exploration block offshore Cameroon in the Rio Del Ray basin area.

[Read more ] Licensing

Aker profits from Odim sale

Aker Solutions has completed a previously announced deal to sell its 33% stake in marine equipment maker Odim to Rolls-Royce.

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Aker profits from Odim sale

Aker Solutions has completed a previously announced deal to sell its 33% stake in marine equipment maker Odim to Rolls-Royce.

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Exploration group appoints new CEO

Reservoir exploration group Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping has appointed a new chief executive who was previously the founder of Rock Solid Images.

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New technology to bring Asgard NOK 1.4bn more

New drilling and well technology developed by StatoilHydro and FMC Technologies will improve the oil recovery from subsea fields - and the technology has now been successfully tested on the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea, Statoil said.

[Read more ] Technology

Twelve finds but production falls

Drilling offshore Norway has netted a total of 12 new discoveries in the last three months after a total of 21 exploration wells and the sector has also seen three new development plans while production has fallen.

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Serica secures field cash

London-listed Serica Energy has arranged a new round of credit to finance development of the UK North Sea Columbus gas field and its Kambuna gas condensate field in Indonesia which came onstream in August.

[Read more ] Field development

New Causeway plan

Antrim Energy has said it will resubmit a field development plan for its UK Causeway discovery which is set to become a tieback to the North Sea Dunlin platform – after reinterpreting field data which identified potential cost savings.

[Read more ] Field development

Xtract looks for Elko success

Xtract Energy shareholders have been urged to expect the best from the company's investment in Danish and Dutch offshore licence held through Elko Energy but have been warned about the prospect for a different outcome and the fact that Xtract as a whole may be unable to continue as a going concern.

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RWE bags Breagh majority stake.

Partners in the UK Southern North Sea Breagh gas field have sold their stakes to Germany'sRWE Dea which is set to take over as operator with a 70% majority holding on the 600  Bcf field billed as one of the biggest gas discoverikes for years.

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Petrofac bags BP maintenance

Petrofac has bagged a five year operations and maintenance contract with BP Exploration in the UK North Sea.

[Read more ] Contracts

Ebok well boosts reserves base to 78 m bbl

London-listed Afren Plc has reported that a fifth appraisal well on the shallow water Ebok field offshore Nigeria has hit more oil and proved up the economic reserves base for the discovery.

[Read more ] Exploration

Heritage declares 2010 campaign

London-based independent Heritage Oil is about to embark on the busiest exploration period in the company's history according to chief executive Tony Buckingham as he signalled the start of a six well campaign onshore east Africa plus further drilling in Kurdistan.

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Chukchi survey for Statoil

Statoil has selected Fugro Geoteam to carry out a frontier 3D seismic survey in the remote Chukchi Sea region between Alaska and Siberia which will involve the deployment of a technologically advanced seismic ship.

[Read more ] Exploration

Dana dealings

Shares in British independent Dana Petroleum had risen 4% earlier today on market talk of a possible bid with speculation that BP might be interested, reports suggested..

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Expects Statoil to take responisbility

Minister for Trade and Industry, Trond Giske, expects Statoil to take social responsibility and act when the activity in the yard industry is expected to decrease next year.

[Read more ] Politics

NOC-conference has started

The seventh NOC-conference started Wednesday with 320 participants gathered in Stavanger Forum.

[Read more ] Conference & exhibitions

Chasing percentages

In the 70s most expected the utilisation of Ekofisk to be around 17 per cent. Now, these expectations have been raised to 50 per cent, but ConocoPhillips continues to chase even further percentages.

[Read more ] Conference & exhibitions

Bond bags Maersk flights

Maersk Oil in the UK North Sea has selected Bond Offshore Helicopters to provide crew change services over the next five years in a deal worth over £60 million.

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Total wants more operator business

Four per cent of Total's production on the Norwegian Shelf comes from the operator business. "Not enough", the company says.

[Read more ] Conference & exhibitions

Indian deal to Aker Solutions

Aker Solutions has secured another contract from Reliance Industries in Bengal, and will provide support services to the MA-D6 and KG-D6.

[Read more ] Contracts

The success of small companies

"It is not a coincidence that small companies make major discoveries", Wintershall CEO Harald Vabø says.

[Read more ] Conference & exhibitions

Hywind hails Norway's green energy future

Norway is now officially in the offshore renewable energy industry with the inauguration of the Hywind floating wind turbine platform a short distance off the coast of Karmøy in southern Norway.

[Read more ] • [Renewables]

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