Glengorm Discovery Highlights UKCS Potential
CNOOC announced Tuesday it has made a significant discovery on the Glengorm prospect, located in the Central North Sea of the U.K. continental shelf (UKCS), with recoverable resources estimated…
Britain Launches North Sea Frontier Oil, Gas Licensing Round
Britain's Oil and Gas Authority on Tuesday launched a licensing round for 1,766 offshore oil and gas blocks in the North Sea to attract investment in under-explored areas of the mature…
Chevron Achieves First Gas from U.K. Alder Field
Chevron North Sea Limited today announced it has started production at Alder, a high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) gas condensate field in the Central North Sea. "First gas at Alder…
UK to Offer More Flexible North Sea O&G Licences
Britain will offer more flexible North Sea oil and gas licences in its next tender round, the head of Britain's oil regulator said on Thursday, a bid to make exploration work in the mature…
Underwater Center Debuts ROV Ops Training
A new model for increasing workforce competency in the ROV industry, using a realistic offshore instruction environment, was introduced by The Underwater Center at the Subsea UK ROV conference in Aberdeen.
Oil Services Firms 'Trim Fat'
A slump in oil prices is forcing the oil and gas services industry for the first time in 15 years to trim costs in a way that executives say will create a lasting change away from their usual lavish way of doing business.
Britain Awards 41 North Sea Oil & Gas Licenses
Britain on Monday awarded 41 licences to drill for oil and gas in the North Sea, the government said, with oil majors Shell and ENI among the successful bidders. The awards marked the end…
Britain to Launch Review of its O&G Industry
Britain will launch a review to identify key risks to oil and gas production in response to the collapse in oil prices, after oil majors BP and ConocoPhillips said they were cutting more…
Samuel to head UK Oil & Gas Authority
Samuel now head of exploration and production at BG Group. New regulator to foster more govt, industry collaboration. BG Group's Andy Samuel has been named chief executive officer of Britain's new Oil & Gas Authority (OGA)…
