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Friday, September 26, 2014
Video: Ocean Art – The North Sea’s Most Stylish PSV
Blog

Video: Ocean Art – The North Sea’s Most Stylish PSV

Here's a new video showing a look at the painting of Atlantic Offshore's new PSV Ocean Art, dubbed the "coolest looking" vessel in the North

September 26, 2014
Total Views: 189

Friday, September 19, 2014
cormorant alpha taqa
Offshore

Drillers Can Return to Fighting Slump After Scotland’s ‘No’ Vote

U.K. oil companies can stop fretting about Scottish independence and go back to combating a slump in output that’s the steepest of any major

September 19, 2014
Total Views: 22

Friday, September 12, 2014
Scotland Vote Could Trigger Dispute Over Old North Sea Oil Rigs
Offshore

Scotland Vote Could Trigger Dispute Over Old North Sea Oil Rigs

There are about 300 rigs in the UK North Sea and the cost of decommissioning is expected to exceed 40 billion pounds ($65 billion) until 2040, with expenditure

September 12, 2014
Total Views: 64

Friday, August 8, 2014
cormorant alpha taqa
News

The Five Issues Worrying Oil Executives in the North Sea

On the 50th anniversary of the issuing of the first licenses for the extraction of oil and gas from the UK continental shelf (UKCS), we asked oil executives

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Norway Reaches Deal To Keep $20 Billion North Sea Project On Track
Offshore

Norway Reaches Deal To Keep $20 Billion North Sea Project On Track

The electrification of Norwegian oil platforms in an area of the North Sea with power from the shore must be completed by 2022, the country's parliament said

June 4, 2014
Total Views: 41

Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Transocean marianas deepwater drilling rig
Finance

North Sea Tax Change To End Offshore Drillers’ 20-Year Tax Holiday [UPDATE]

By Tom Bergin LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) – A planned change in the way Britain taxes North Sea drillers exposes the loophole in a system that allowed an

May 13, 2014
Total Views: 30

Friday, January 24, 2014
jack-up rig sunset offshore
News

Britain Launches New Tender For Offshore Oil And Gas Licenses

Britain has launched its 28th tender for oil and gas licenses, opening up new offshore areas to drilling for fossil fuels that generate important tax revenue

January 24, 2014
Total Views: 101

Friday, December 20, 2013
heidrun statoil offshore floating production platform semisubmersible
Offshore

Norway’s Biggest Oil Find in Decades Suffers Setback

Statoil ASA lowered the resource estimate for the Johan Sverdrup oil discovery and delayed the start of production by about a year in a setback for the biggest

December 20, 2013
Total Views: 31

Friday, December 13, 2013
Storm Xaver Tosses a North Sea Standby Safety Vessel [VIDEO]
Interesting

Storm Xaver Tosses a North Sea Standby Safety Vessel [VIDEO]

The Grampian Protector, a 44-meter Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel was working in the North Sea last week during the nasty storm Xaver. One of the

December 13, 2013
Total Views: 539

Thursday, December 5, 2013
Thames Barrier Closed As Hurricane-Force Winds Wreak Havoc In Britain – UPDATE
News

Thames Barrier Closed As Hurricane-Force Winds Wreak Havoc In Britain – UPDATE

Hurricane-force Storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Thursday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what

December 5, 2013
Total Views: 27

Monday, October 7, 2013
Three Missing After Dutch Security Vessel Sinks in Collision With Fishing Trawler
News

Three Missing After Dutch Security Vessel Sinks in Collision With Fishing Trawler

A search is underway in the North Sea for three missing from a standby security vessel that sank Monday morning following a collision with a fishing

October 7, 2013
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, September 24, 2013
U.K. to Review North Sea Helicopter Operations Following Fatal Crash
Offshore

U.K. to Review North Sea Helicopter Operations Following Fatal Crash

Britain's aviation regulator on Tuesday launched a review into offshore helicopter operations in the North Sea, a month after four oil workers were killed when

September 24, 2013
Total Views: 60

Wednesday, September 4, 2013
subsea 7 gorgon project installation
Offshore

Subsea 7 Wins $140 Million Contract Offshore Norway

Luxembourg – September 4, 2013 – Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC) today announced the award of a contract valued at approximately $140 million

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 34

Monday, August 19, 2013
Gullfaks gudrun statoil
News

Statoil Divests $2.65 Billion in North Sea Assets to OMV

By Balazs Koranyi and Michael Shields OSLO/VIENNA, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Norway’s Statoil sold stakes in North Sea oil fields to Austria’s OMV

August 19, 2013
Total Views: 116

Thursday, January 24, 2013
EC225 Helicopters Expected to Fly Again by April
Offshore

EC225 Helicopters Expected to Fly Again by April

By Inti Landauro PARIS–Lutz Bertling, the chief executive of Eurocopter, the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer, expects its EC225 aircraft,

January 24, 2013
Total Views: 130

Friday, January 18, 2013
borgholm dolphin north sea storm accommodation rig
News

Deloitte Upbeat on Future of U.K. North Sea Development

LONDON–Oil prospecting in the U.K. North Sea has experienced renewed vigor and there is a positive outlook for 2013 activity, according to a report

January 18, 2013
Total Views: 127

Wednesday, January 16, 2013
cormorant alpha taqa
Offshore

Cormorant Alpha Leak Shuts Down North Sea Brent System

DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi oil company TAQA said it had no restart date for oil output stopped after a leak at its North Sea Cormorant Alpha

January 16, 2013
Total Views: 121

Tuesday, January 15, 2013
cormorant alpha taqa
News

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA Shuts Down North Sea Production Platform After Oil Leak Discovered

DUBAI, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (TAQA) confirmed the shutdown of one of its platforms in the UK North Sea, after discovering oil

January 15, 2013
Total Views: 124

Friday, December 21, 2012
mariner platform statoil
News

Statoil Set to Make $7 Billion Investment in the UK North Sea

Statoil ASA, Norway’s biggest oil and gas producer, will invest more than $7 billion in its Mariner project, the largest offshore development in the U.K.

December 21, 2012
Total Views: 247

Sunday, December 16, 2012
vos sailor
Incidents

VOS Sailor Disabled Offshore Scotland, Daring Helicopter Crews Rescue 11

At approximately 0500 hrs local time on Saturday, the offshore support vessel VOS Sailor suffered damage and was disabled in severe weather conditions in the

December 16, 2012
Total Views: 155