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- 25 June - New UK EIA guidance paves way for production from Jackdaw, Rosebank
- 18 June - Vår and Kistos eye further plans for Balder area after FID for phase VI
- 11 June - Acorn and Viking CCS projects given formal backing in UK spending review
- 04 June - OEUK urges replacement of EPL with system that responds to price shocks
- 28 May - Serica tests Belinda well and aims to kick off production early next year
- 21 May - Ithaca ups holding in Cygnus to 85% after acquiring Spirit’s 46.25% stake
- 14 May - NOD reports positive initial results in Smeaheia CCS wells 32/7-1, 32/4-4
- 07 May - Aker BP looks ahead to busy summer with Yggdrasil installation campaign
- 30 April -Eni gives green light for HyNet CCS project after reaching financial close
- 23 April - Jotun FPSO hook-up, commissioning ongoing ahead of June start-up target
- 16 April - Harbour wins government consent for Viking CCS project onshore pipeline
- 09 April - Shell starts single well at heart of west of Shetland Victory gas development
- 02 April - NEO, Repsol eye combined output of around 130,000 boed after UK merger
- 26 March - Ithaca 2025 production set to reap benefits of full year of Eni UK input
- 19 March - Equinor brings Halten East project on stream on time and within budget
- 12 March - DNO is set to quadruple production after $1.6 billion acquisition of Sval
- 05 March - Mistral South discovery shapes up as commercial development candidate
- 26 February - Merger of Saipem and Subsea7 will create global energy services giant
- 19 February - Dana Petroleum shuts in Triton FPSO after minor damage in Storm Éowyn
- 12 February - DNO eyes potential follow-up well to Othello discovery in 2025 E&A plans
- 05 February - Ruling paves way to develop Jackdaw and Rosebank, but not yet to produce
- 29 January - Harbour eyes first gas production from Jocelyn South by end-March
- 22 January - Serica eyes new wells to help boost 2025 output to around 40,000 boed
- 15 January - 20 companies secure new acreage in Norway’s APA 2024 licensing round
- 08 January - Troll field sets historic production record of 42.5 Bcm of gas in 2024
- 18 December - Serica Energy acquires Parkmead UK oil and gas assets in £14 million deal
- 11 December - Combined Shell and Equinor will be UK’s biggest independent producer
- 04 December- DNO makes ‘play opening’ oil find in Borr Våle interval in Othello 2/6-7S
- 27 November - Ithaca Energy hits new output high after completion of Eni UK merger
- 20 November - Partners consider tieback for Rhombi Troll/Fram area 35/11-30 discovery
- 13 November - Harbour strikes oil in Britannia area Gilderoy prospect well 15/28b-10
- 06 November - Deltic says Selene reserves lower, but gas is in higher-quality sand interval
- 30 October - UK Chancellor gives modest fillip to industry by retaining EPL allowances
- 23 October - Partner Deltic reports ‘encouraging’ early signs of gas in Selene 48/8b-3Z
- 16 October - State wins latest round in attempt to halt Yggdrasil, Tyrving, Breidablikk
- 09 October - WoodMac calls for a more predictable tax regime to provide greater stability
- 02 October - NOD sets Victoria and other tight reservoir development challenges
- 25 September - Borders & Southern aims to progress Falklands South Darwin East prospect
- 18 September - Harbour, Petrogas spuds bring cheer to UK exploration activity amid gloom
- 11 September - Serica reports promising results from ongoing drilling with Dana in Triton
- 04 September - Rosebank, Jackdaw face uncertainty as government plans new guidance
- 28 August - Aasta Hansteen offers tieback option for OMV’s 6605/6 Haydn/Monn find
- 21 August - Vår reveals Balder X start-up target has slipped to second-quarter 2025
- 14 August - Crown Estate starts second phase of UK offshore wind leasing round 5
- 07 August - Westwood sees tally of 47 exploration wells in operation in Norway in 2024
- 31 July - Industry reacts with dismay after government confirms EPL increase
- 24 July - NAM sells North Sea exploration and production assets to Canada’s Tenaz
- 17 July - Operators face tougher action from NSTA to meet well decom obligations
- 10 July - Equinor achieves first production from Kristin South Lavrans well
- 03 July -Vårreports commercial oil/gas find in Gjøa area Cerisa prospect wells
- 26 June - ONE-Dyas gets judicial green light to resume work on N/5-A gas project
- 19 June - Wintershall-Dea eyes Vega for tieback of Cuvette 35/11 gas-condensate find
- 12 June - Deltic exits from UK Pensacola licence after funding solution proves elusive
- 15 May - Equinor and Petoro agree large-scale swap of Haltenbanken area assets
- 08 May - NSTA winds up 33rd offshore round with a third tranche of 31 licences
- 01 May - Ineos wins approval for revised plan for Danish Hejre field development
- 24 April - Ithaca, Eni finalise upstream merger deal creating a ‘UKCS powerhouse’
- 17 April - Vår sees Balder tieback potential for Ringhorne Ty oil discovery 25/8-23
- 10 April - Brasse partners take FID for subsea tieback development to Brage field
- 03 April - EnQuest carries out early studies on possible future use of EOR for Kraken
- 27 March - Denmark set to resume net gas export status after Tyra production restart
- 20 March - NEP, NZTP highlight CCS growth with £4bn of work for Teesside projects
- 24 January - NEO, Jersey, Serica eye first oil from Buchan Horst project by end-2026
- 17 January - Shell takes FID to develop Victory after government approves plans
- 10 January - Valaris secures quartet of contracts, extensions for UK North Sea jack-ups
- 04 January - Harbour/Wintershall-Dea deal is set to create European production giant