North Sea

No injuries were reported, and work has been suspended on the North Sea rig while the BOP is recovered.

Thermal stimulation can accelerate the formation of shale creep barriers for long-term well integrity but only within a carefully controlled temperature window. This study identifies optimal thermal conditions for maximizing barrier performance while avoiding thermally induced shale damage.

The North Sea project, which is sending production to the nearby Ivar Aasen platform, came online 9 months ahead of schedule.

Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.

The North Sea Transition Authority said it expects interest in carbon storage to grow after UK’s second licensing round.

Equinor cites confined gas behind casing and calibration issues in investigation of Troll field well control incident.

Operator started planning the development before it made its latest North Sea discovery.

In this paper, the authors review and draw lessons from the many firsts in the Teesside CO2 transportation and storage infrastructure project.

Westwood links 2026 exploration outcomes to policies, with operators offshore Norway finding seven times more resources than those offshore the UK.

Four former gas-producing wells have been converted into injection wells and are now preparing to receive carbon dioxide for storage.