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Britain Eases Opposition to New Oil, Gas Permits

Nov 26, 2025

Britain will allow some new oil and gas production on or near existing fields, the government said on Wednesday, easing its stance on new licences while dashing oil and gas producers' hopes for an early end to windfall taxes on their sector…

UK North Sea Decommissioning Set for Sharp Rise Through 2034

Nov 26, 2025

Decommissioning activity on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) continues to grow as operators expand campaign-based approaches and rely on advanced planning and supply chain collaboration to manage rising costs and workloads, according to the latest report from Offshore Energies UK (OEUK)…

Fugro Wraps Up Survey at Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 25, 2025

Fugro has completed the geotechnical site investigations at the eastern array of Dogger Bank South Wind Farm, off UK.Fugro’s five-vessel campaign gathered core samples and cone penetration tests (CPT) data up to 50 meters below the seabed.According to RWE…

UK Regulator Grants Multi-Year Extension for Pilot Oil Field License

Nov 24, 2025

The UK North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has approved a three-year extension to the second term of License P2244, which contains the Pilot oil field, pushing the expiry date to December 2028.Orcadian Energy holds an 18.75% carried interest in the license…

ABS Grants AiP to Encomara for Squid System for Floating Offshore Wind Projects

Nov 21, 2025

ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Encomara for its Squid system, an approach that adapts proven disconnectable mooring technology to support floating offshore wind developments.The Squid system builds upon the established Disconnectable…

TotalEnergies Files Permits for 3GW Offshore Wind Projects in Germany

Nov 21, 2025

TotalEnergies has submitted permitting documents for two offshore wind projects in Germany with a combined capacity of 3 GW, marking the first major step toward developing the sites awarded to the company in last year’s federal tender.The applications…

Denmark Launches 2.8 GW Wind Power Tenders

Nov 20, 2025

Denmark said on Thursday it had launched tenders to build three offshore wind power plants with a capacity of at least 2.8 gigawatt (GW) in which it will offer subsidies to developers of up to 55.2 billion Danish crowns ($8.51 billion).Denmark…

DNO Enlists AGR to Assess North Sea Reserves and Resources

Nov 20, 2025

Oil and gas firm DNO Norge has hired AGR, part of ABL Group, to carry out an independent evaluation of reserves and resources for the oil and gas operator’s asset portfolio.AGR will provide DNO Norge, which is the Norwegian operation of Oslo-listed DNO…

Norway Issues Permits for Equinor’s Drilling Ops in North Sea

Nov 20, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor drilling permits for two wildcat wells in the North Sea.The permits are for wellbore 33/12-N-3 GH in production license 037 B/152 and 33/12-N-3 HH in production license 037 B/277.Equinor is the operator of Equinor of the licenses…

Noble Intrepid Jack-Up Drills Dry Well in North Sea

Nov 18, 2025

DNO and its partners have drilled a dry well in the Page prospect in the southern part of the North Sea, using Noble Corporation’s Noble Intrepid jack-up rig.The wildcat well 2/6-8 S and technical sidetrack 2/6-8 ST2 were drilled in production license 1086…

NKT Completes Export Cable Repair at Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 18, 2025

Danish power cable maker and services provider NKT has concluded a turnkey repair of one of the 220 kV high-voltage AC subsea export cables connecting the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Scottish Moray Firth to the Aberdeenshire coast.The repair was executed in 38 days…

DNO Sells Ekofisk PPF Stake to Orlen, Bolsters Cassio and Verdande Share

Nov 18, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has sold its 7.604% stake in the Ekofisk Previously Produced Fields (PPF) project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to Orlen Upstream Norway, while acquiring new interests from Orlen as part of its ongoing North Sea portfolio adjustments…

Ithaca Extends Stay of Prosafe’s Accommodation Rig in North Sea

Nov 17, 2025

Oil and gas firm Ithaca Energy has extended the stay of Prosafe’s Safe Caledonia accommodation rig at the Captain field in the U.K. sector of the North Sea.Ithaca has exercised a further seven weeks of options for the Safe Caledonia, extending its stay through to early February 2026…

Smart Tools Optimize Offshore Production

Nov 16, 2025

Offshore operators are using an array of smart tools and techniques to optimize production, including from tiebacks, and cut emissions in the North Sea, a new report from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) shows.The Technology Insights…

Ørsted to License Low-Noise Monopile Installation Tech, Inks Deal with Luxcara

Nov 14, 2025

Ørsted has launched its new offshore installation technology platform, Osonic, after signing a preferred supplier agreement with German energy infrastructure asset manager Luxcara, marking the first commercial step for the company’s low-noise monopile installation method…

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