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Monday, May 22, 2017
BP Starts North Sea Oil Project That Will Help Double Its U.K. Output
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BP Starts North Sea Oil Project That Will Help Double Its U.K. Output

By Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — BP Plc started a project in the U.K. North Sea that will restore production halted since 2013 and help double the

May 22, 2017
Total Views: 35

Saturday, April 22, 2017
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Denmark To Build Offshore Wind Turbine Higher Than Eiffel Tower

by Jess Shankleman (Bloomberg) Offshore wind turbines are about to become higher than the Eiffel Tower, allowing the industry to supply subsidy-free clean

April 22, 2017
Total Views: 86

Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Maersk Reaches Key North Sea Tax Deal with Denmark
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Maersk Reaches Key North Sea Tax Deal with Denmark

By Teis Jensen COPENHAGEN, March 22 (Reuters) – Shipping and oil company A. P. Moller-Maersk on Wednesday reached an agreement with the Danish state that

March 22, 2017
Total Views: 31

Monday, February 20, 2017
WATCH: North Sea Platform and Accommodation Rig Take HUGE Wave
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WATCH: North Sea Platform and Accommodation Rig Take HUGE Wave

Video shot aboard the Judy platform in the North Sea shows giant 50-foot waves hitting the platform and adjacent accommodation rig CSCL Rival back in January.

February 20, 2017
Total Views: 567

Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Shell Shows How to Remove Obstacles to North Sea Oil Deals
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Shell Shows How to Remove Obstacles to North Sea Oil Deals

(Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s $3.8 billion sale of North Sea oil and gas fields creates a model for further transactions in a region where the

February 1, 2017
Total Views: 65

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Shell Sells North Sea Fields as Disposals Accelerate
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Shell Sells North Sea Fields as Disposals Accelerate

  By Rakteem Katakey, Andy Hoffman and Angelina Rascouet   (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc, looking to pare debt swollen by last

January 31, 2017
Total Views: 34

Saturday, January 14, 2017
Seven Crew Rescued After Cargo Ship ‘Fluvius Tamar’ Sinks in North Sea
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Seven Crew Rescued After Cargo Ship ‘Fluvius Tamar’ Sinks in North Sea

The UK Coastguard coordinated an extensive search and rescue effort overnight after a 90-meter cargo ship sank in the North Sea approximately 35 nautical miles

January 14, 2017
Total Views: 290

Thursday, January 12, 2017
Fifteen Containers Lost from Cargo Ship in North Sea
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Fifteen Containers Lost from Cargo Ship in North Sea

A total of 15 containers were lost from a general cargo ship in the North Sea off the Netherlands on Wednesday. The Dutch Coastguard reported the

January 12, 2017
Total Views: 123

Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Allseas Pioneering Spirit Approaches Platform For First Oil Rig Decommissioning Job
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Decades in the Making, Record-Breaking ‘Pioneering Spirit’ Completes First Lift [PHOTOS]

Allseas’ giant installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit successfully executed her maiden heavy lift project on Monday with the

August 23, 2016
Total Views: 602

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
A Summer Cruise to North Sea Oil Rigs Amazes Tourists
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A Summer Cruise to North Sea Oil Rigs Amazes Tourists

By Ilze Filks and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, July 27 (Reuters) – Bored with palm-fringed beaches and turquoise seas? Then the gigantic oil platforms of the

July 27, 2016
Total Views: 143

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
WATCH: Ivar Aasen Topside Installation in North Sea
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WATCH: Ivar Aasen Topside Installation in North Sea

The heavy lift crane vessel Saipem 7000 has completed the installation of all Ivar Aasen topside modules at the Ivar Aasen oil field in the Norwegian sector of

July 26, 2016
Total Views: 366

Thursday, July 21, 2016
platform supply vessel north sea sunrise sunset
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North Sea Field Shutdowns to Climb as Brexit Deepens Oil Gloom

By Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — The pace of North Sea oil-field shutdowns is picking up as the impact of the market slump is compounded by the uncertain

July 21, 2016
Total Views: 32

Friday, February 12, 2016
WATCH: Emergency Response Vessel Battles Heavy Seas During Storm Gertrude
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WATCH: Emergency Response Vessel Battles Heavy Seas During Storm Gertrude

New video posted to Youtube shows an Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel battle heavy seas approximately 100 nautical miles northeast of

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 174

Monday, January 18, 2016
Bibby Marine Orders Purpose-Built Wind Farm Service Vessel
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Bibby Marine Orders Purpose-Built Wind Farm Service Vessel

Bibby Marine Services has placed an order for a purpose-built walk-to-work vessel to serve exclusively in the offshore wind market in the North Sea. The order

January 18, 2016
Total Views: 71

Thursday, December 31, 2015
Fierce North Sea Storm Forces Platform Evacuations; Loose Barge Drifts Past Danger Zone
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Fierce North Sea Storm Forces Platform Evacuations; Loose Barge Drifts Past Danger Zone

By Gwladys Fouche and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Dec 31 (Reuters) – A fierce storm in the North Sea forced oil firms to evacuate platforms and shut down

December 31, 2015
Total Views: 51

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Adrift Cargo Ship Now Under Tow Off Scotland
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Adrift Cargo Ship Now Under Tow Off Scotland

A 99-meter cargo ship is under tow the North Sea off the Scotland’s Orkney Islands after the ship lost power in heavy weather. The UK Maritime and

November 24, 2015
Total Views: 52

Wednesday, November 18, 2015
U.K. North Sea Oil Decommissioning Costs Set to Rise, Group Says
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U.K. North Sea Oil Decommissioning Costs Set to Rise, Group Says

By Angelina Rascouet (Bloomberg) — The cost of dismantling oil production facilities in the U.K. North Sea over the next decade will be higher than

November 18, 2015
Total Views: 29

Thursday, October 22, 2015
Monster North Sea Gas Field Revival Sets Norway Up for Output Record
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Monster North Sea Gas Field Revival Sets Norway Up for Output Record

  By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — The Troll A platform rocks like a boat as North Sea waves pound its four gigantic concrete legs, but monitors

October 22, 2015
Total Views: 28

Friday, September 25, 2015
PSV Idun Viking. Photo: Supply Supply Ships
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Viking Supply Ships Latest to Announce PSV Lay-Ups

  Swedish shipowner Viking Supply Ships says that due to the continued market the company is forced to lay up three platform supply vessels. The vessels

September 25, 2015
Total Views: 67

Tuesday, September 1, 2015
the largest found in a decade in the region. Illustration: Maersk Oil.
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Sembcorp Bags Even Bigger Culzean Field Contract

  Another huge contract handed out today by Maersk Oil one day after the company and its partners won UK approval for the multi-billion development of the

September 1, 2015
Total Views: 86