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Rob Watts

Rob Watts is Upstream’s UK North Sea correspondent, specialising in project development, exploration and offshore health and safety. His journalism career began in regional newspapers in the UK.

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Rigs and Vessels

UK regulator might accept 'remedy rigs' proposals to unblock Noble-Maersk merger

Published  9 May 2022 13:12 GMT
Exploration

Longboat grabs stakes in more Norway prospects after deal with OMV

Published  9 May 2022 9:16 GMT
Safety

Making offshore safer for workers in confined spaces

Published  6 May 2022 13:01 GMT
Production

TechnipFMC sees big boost in subsea orders in incipient ‘multi-year upcycle’

Published  28 April 2022 20:30 GMT
Production

Shell fined £50,000 for breaching UK production consents

Published  28 April 2022 13:59 GMT
Production

Wintershall Dea to retain assets in Russia, but looks to enter new countries

Published  28 April 2022 11:25 GMT
Energy Transition

Heerema Marine Contractors to install monopiles at German windfarm

Published  25 April 2022 12:16 GMT
Rigs and Vessels

Damaged Saipem 7000 could return to partial service ‘in June’

Published  21 April 2022 10:56 GMT
Energy Transition

Saipem earnings bounce back on improving market

Published  21 April 2022 7:44 GMT
Energy Transition

Wood confident of activity ramp-up as long-time CEO unveils plans to retire

Published  20 April 2022 12:12 GMT
Rigs and Vessels

Maersk Drilling sells jack-up to Dubai-based ADES in $42.5m deal

Published  20 April 2022 6:21 GMT
Exploration

TotalEnergies and OMV Petrom win extension to explore in Black Sea offshore Bulgaria

Published  19 April 2022 14:01 GMT
Energy Transition

Police arrest 26 after activists target Shell offices and government buildings in London

Published  14 April 2022 8:21 GMT
Production

UK gas producer IOG brings output back online at field in southern North Sea

Published  13 April 2022 8:59 GMT
Energy Transition

Shell teams up with Uniper on UK blue hydrogen project

Published  12 April 2022 16:36 GMT
Exploration

Equinor spuds Cambozola prospect offshore Norway

Published  11 April 2022 6:41 GMT
Energy Transition

Aberdeen energy sector is getting back to business

Published  31 March 2022 14:11 GMT
Production

IOG pushes back start-up of Southwark field after drilling glitches

Published  29 March 2022 10:30 GMT
Energy Transition

Lobby group urges political support to protect investor confidence in UK North Sea

Published  29 March 2022 2:26 GMT
Politics

UK North Sea industry spared windfall tax in Rishi Sunak's spring mini-Budget

Published  23 March 2022 14:57 GMT
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