But what about an oil rig? These vast offshore platforms are home to thousands of rig workers across the globe - from the bracing North Sea to the Gulf of Mexico. They come in all shapes and sizes: some oil rigs are fixed to the bottom of the ocean, while others are anchored and float on the surface. The Forties Oil Field is the largest oil field in the UK sector of the North Sea, 110 miles east of Aberdeen.It was discovered in 1970 and first produced oil in 1975 under ownership of British Petroleum, now called BP

16 Apr 2013 The issue of who owns the oil and gas in the waters off Scotland's coast will be one which is sure to play a big role during the Scottish  8 Nov 2019 The North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (United States) are home to many offshore rigs, totaling 184 rigs and 175 rigs, respectively as of January  26 Jun 2018 With thousands of North Sea oil wells soon to be shut down, The rigs, it turns out, have nurtured cold-water corals and other marine life. The British gas company Centrica has a platform only 3 kilometers from an area  First Japanese company to participate in the U.K. North Sea on all matters related to exploration, including drilling location, schedule, technology, and budget. 4 Sep 2019 Several EU countries including Germany have voiced public concern over the UK government's plan to leave a number of disused oil rigs in the 

A floating apartment for oil workers in the North Sea collapses, killing 123 people, on this day in 1980. The Alexander Kielland platform housed 208 men who worked on the nearby Edda oil rig in

28 Feb 2019 Most offshore drilling is found in the North Sea (184 rigs) which has alternative to complete rig removal in which an oil company chooses to  9 Jun 2019 Yet BP maintains its desire to both explore for more and expand its oil and gas production. This comes at the same time as the company bowed to  17 May 2017 It poses a costly challenge, but decommissioning North Sea oil and gas rigs is also an opportunity for the UK to become a world leader for hire. 19 May 2017 As a result of this, the drilling of the first wells was enabled. 1965 BP's Sea Gem rig strikes gas. After initial drills produced no results, in  9 Jul 2015 The North Sea – once bursting with demand for drilling rigs due to Since Q4 2014, Transocean has announced the company will scrap 20  27 Nov 2015 Launched a decade ago with US$200mln from a clutch of heavyweight investors, including American buy-out company Warburg Pincus,  As of January 2015, the North Sea was the world's most active offshore drilling region with 173 active rigs drilling. By May 2016, the North Sea oil and gas industry was financially stressed by the reduced oil prices, and called for government support.

This list of oil and gas fields of the North Sea contains links to oil and natural gas reservoirs beneath the North Sea.In terms of the oil industry, "North Sea oil" often refers to a larger geographical set, including areas such as the Norwegian Sea and the UK "Atlantic Margin" (west of Shetland) which are not, strictly speaking, part of the North Sea.

More than anything else, North Sea exploration has fallen casualty to the industry Transocean and Seadrill's North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. With so many idling rigs, The new company will be owned jointly by Det norske shareholder Aker  The company has a team of industry professionals working in both Norway and China who have extensive experience in the building of offshore rigs and other Oil  23 Aug 2016 China has become the largest crude oil operator in the North Sea despite boasting that it State-run company's rigs are 'strategic weapons'. from a drilling company, Transocean is raising the standard for what delivery to the customer means. Black Sea, Mediterranean, North & Sub-Saharan Africa.

26 Jun 2018 With thousands of North Sea oil wells soon to be shut down, The rigs, it turns out, have nurtured cold-water corals and other marine life. The British gas company Centrica has a platform only 3 kilometers from an area 

Shell has sold a large part of its North Sea oil fields for $3.8bn (£3bn) to a company headed by Linda Cook, who left the Anglo-Dutch group more than seven years ago after missing out on the top job.

Map of Oil & Gas Drilling Rigs in the North Sea Report North Sea Oil Spills, Fracking, Health & Safety Oil & Gas Issues: Discuss North Sea Oil Rig Fracking & Oil Spill Issues Blue Dots = Oil & Gas Health or Safety Issue Reported Oil & Natural Gas Drilling Sites, Power Plants, Renewable Energy, Refineries

The issue of who owns the oil and gas in the waters off Scotland's coast will be one which is sure to play a big role during the Scottish independence referendum campaign. The first North Sea Land drilling accounted for all of the gain, up 38 rigs to 1,146 in operation. Inland water activity lost 2 rigs, with 13 still working. Offshore drilling was down by 4 rigs to 33 in the Gulf of Mexico and a total of 34 on the US shelf. Gas drilling increased by 16 rigs to 773. Drilling for oil also increased by 16 units, to 409. Map of Oil & Gas Drilling Rigs in the North Sea Report North Sea Oil Spills, Fracking, Health & Safety Oil & Gas Issues: Discuss North Sea Oil Rig Fracking & Oil Spill Issues Blue Dots = Oil & Gas Health or Safety Issue Reported Oil & Natural Gas Drilling Sites, Power Plants, Renewable Energy, Refineries The Forties Oil Field is the largest oil field in the UK sector of the North Sea, 110 miles east of Aberdeen.It was discovered in 1970 and first produced oil in 1975 under ownership of British Petroleum, now called BP

18 Jul 2019 North Sea basin oil rig Companies operating in the North Sea basin are questioning whether they can make any money out of it Credit: Shell. 4 Sep 2019 Several hundred oil drilling platforms in the North Sea are due to be decommissioned over the next three decades as they approach the end of