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Boost for new UK offshore oil project as new partner comes aboard - Upstream Online

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Boost for new UK offshore oil project as new partner comes aboard | Upstream Online

UK operator EnQuest has attracted a joint venture partner to help facilitate the development of a sizeable undeveloped oil discovery in the North Sea.

Viaro Energy, a London-based company, said it signed through its main operating subsidiary RockRose a sales and purchase agreement with EnQuest for the acquisition of a 15% interest in each of the Bressay field and the EnQuest Producer floating production, storage and offloading vessel.

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