UK North Sea flaring has fallen by 50% following four consecutive years of reductions while venting last year increased, said the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA). EMISSIONS Offshore flaring, when excess gas is burned off, decreased in 2022 by 13% to 22 billion cubic feet (bcf), contributing to a total reduction of 50% since 2018 […]
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Neptune to use offshore wind for North Sea assets
Neptune Energy hopes to extend the life of its producing fields by powering new integrated energy hubs in the UK North Sea with offshore wind-generated electricity. INTEGRATED ENERGY HUBS The company today signed a memorandum of understanding with Ørsted and Goal7 to examine the potential of supplying renewable electricity from Ørsted’s Hornsea offshore windfarm projects […]
NSTA investigates flaring and venting without consent
The North Sea Transition Authority in investigating an oil and gas company for flaring and venting without consent in the North Sea. ENERGY WASTE Possible likely action by the regulator includes a fine or up to the relevant licence being taken away. “Monitoring flaring and venting and reducing emissions are vital parts of the NSTA’s […]
i3 Energy increases quarterly production
i3 energy plc reported an increase in production as it progressed its interests in Canada and the UK North Sea. PRODUCTION The company’s Q2 2022 operational and financial report showed average production of 19,502 boepd, a 116% increase compared with Q2 2021 and an 8% increase from Q1 2022. i3 recorded the increase despite production […]
i3 Energy completes Serenity farm-out to Europa
i3 Energy plc has completed the farm-out to Europa Oil and Gas of a 25% working interest in Block 13/23c North (licence P2358) containing the Serenity oil discovery in the UK North Sea. TERMS Europa will fund 46.25% of the cost of the upcoming Serenity appraisal well up to a gross capped well cost of […]
Orcadian estimates oil-in-place increase for Pilot-Bowhead
Orcadian Energy plc estimated an increase in oil-in-place based on new interpretation of reprocessed seismic data for the Pilot, Feugh and Blakeney discoveries and the Bowhead prospect. PILOT The company said that the development area oil-in-place would increase by 10% to 15% compared with the previous estimates which were based on an older seismic survey. […]