Southern North Sea News


Tampnet Connectivity for First CO₂ Injection Platform Offshore Netherlands

Mar 17, 2026

Tampnet won a contract with Porthos CO2 Transport and Storage C.V. to deliver communications infrastructure for what will be the first CO₂ injection platform on the Dutch Continental Shelf.The project centers on Platform P18-A, a former gas…

Petrobras to Purchase Petronas' Stakes in Two Offshore Fields

Mar 16, 2026

Brazilian state-run firm Petrobras said on Monday it had decided to exercise its right to purchase Malaysian company Petronas' 50% stake in two offshore fields in Brazil for $450 million, according to a securities filing.Following the deal,…

Ukraine Looks to Partner With Romania to Develop Black Sea Gas Discovery

Mar 16, 2026

Ukraine's Naftogaz, which discovered 'substantial' offshore gas reserves in the Black Sea before Russia's invasion, is in talks with Romania's OMV Petrom to form a partnership relating to the field, three industry sources told Reuters.The sources…

Trump Administration Directs Sable Offshore to Restore Santa Ynez Operations

Mar 15, 2026

The Trump administration on Friday directed Sable Offshore to restore oil drilling operations off the southern California coast, the U.S. Energy Department said.The move aims to restart oil production at a cluster of offshore platforms as fuel prices continue to rise in the wake of the war on Iran…

PGE Takes Over 350MW Offshore Wind Project from RWE

Mar 13, 2026

RWE has completed the sale of its F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind development project in the Polish Baltic Sea to Polish utility PGE.Following the transaction, PGE has become the sole owner of the project, which has a planned generation capacity…

Shell Sees Encouraging Signs at Sirius-1X Exploration Well Offshore Egypt

Mar 13, 2026

The drilling results from Shell’s Sirius 1X exploratory well in the Mediterranean Sea offshore Egypt have shown encouraging initial indications, Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said in an update.The well is operated by Shell…

Petronas Makes New Hydrocarbon Discovery in Southeast Asia

Mar 12, 2026

Petronas has confirmed a hydrocarbon discovery at the Barokah-1 exploration well in the North Ketapang Production Sharing Contract (PSC) offshore East Java, Indonesia.The discovery was made by Petronas through its subsidiary Petronas North Ketapang…

AquaTerra Deploys C-Cure in Offshore Platform Caisson Repair Op

Mar 12, 2026

AquaTerra Group has completed what it said is the first full-length internal repair of a seawater and drilling cuttings disposal caisson on an offshore production platform in the North Sea, using its C-Cure lining system.The project involved…

Trump to Invoke Emergency Law for California Oil Producer

Mar 11, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to invoke emergency law for Sable Offshore as it looks to restart production from a cluster of offshore platforms in California, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter…

N-Sea Expands Fleet with Offshore Support Vessel Newbuild

Mar 10, 2026

N-Sea Group has entered into a long-term charter agreement with Rederij Groen for the newbuild offshore support vessel Dominus, which is being constructed by PASSER at Shipyard De Hoop in Tolkamer, the Netherlands.Construction of the vessel…

Equinor Finds Oil and Gas Near Troll and Sleipner Hubs in North Sea

Mar 10, 2026

Equinor has made two hydrocarbon discoveries in the North Sea, finding oil in the Troll area and gas and condensate near the Sleipner hub, with both considered commercially viable.The Byrding C discovery was made about five kilometers northwest…

Vestas to Build Offshore Wind Nacelle Assembly Plant in Japan

Mar 09, 2026

Wind turbine maker Vestas on Monday agreed to cooperate with Japan's industry ministry to establish a nacelle assembly facility in the country by the fiscal year of 2029 and may create a full nacelle production facility a decade later, the ministry said…

Governments Move to Shield Economies as Oil Jumps 25%

Mar 09, 2026

Governments scrambled to limit the impact on economies and consumers from the widening Iran war, which fuelled a record surge in oil prices on Monday after key producers cut output and Tehran signalled that hardliners would remain in charge…

BP Plans For August Maintenance at Central Azeri Platform

Mar 06, 2026

BP plans to carry out scheduled maintenance at the Central Azeri platform for 11 days in August 2026, the company's regional president for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey Giovanni Cristofoli said.The shutdown will affect only the platform’s gas infrastructure…

NSTA Grants Consent to Build Carbon Storage Appraisal Well

Mar 06, 2026

Carbon storage in the UK has taken another step forward after the NSTA granted consent to drill a carbon storage appraisal well which could become a build-out of the Endurance project off the coast of Teesside.It is another important step forward…

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