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  • EMGS to Expand Its Barents Sea 3D EM Library

    3 February 2014

    “Of the 25 blocks nominated by two or more companies in the vicinity of the Fingerdjupet subbasin and Hoop Fault Complex, EMGS already has 3D EM data for 18 of them,” said EMGS’s VP Sales Europe & Russia, Bjørn Petter Lindhom 21 January the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy received block nominations for 160 […]

  • Esvagt Aurora to Assist Offshore Platforms in Emergencies

    4 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    On 26 July 2012, Zamakona Shipyard S.A. delivered the 87 m long standby vessel ‘Esvagt Aurora’ to the ESVAGT AS company, belonging to the Danish multinational A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group. The vessel is powered by a diesel-electric set-up featuring, among others, 4 × MAN 6L21/31 engines – 1,320 kWm per engine: this is the third vessel […]

  • Norway Eyes Northern Barents Petroleum Resources

    9 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Norwegian government proposes to increase funding to geological surveying with NOK 50 million, to continue the acquisition of knowledge through mapping of the petroleum resources in the Northern parts of the Barents Sea. “Knowledge is crucial both for good resource management and to safeguard national economic interests. Therefore, it is important to continue the […]

  • Fugro to survey site for Norway’s first large-scale offshore wind farm

    29 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Fugro has secured a marine site characterization contract by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for the Sørlige Nordsjø II project, set to become the first large-scale offshore wind farm in Norway. The work scope will include mapping the seafloor and sub-seafloor to expand understanding of the site’s geological features and support future development phases of […]

  • Ecosystem Survey Scientists Venture Further in the Barents Sea

    20 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    According to WorldFishing.com, during this year’s Ecosystem Survey the ocean scientists will be studying further north and eastward in the Barents Sea. The cruise coordinator Lis Lindal Jørgensen says: “We take grab samples of the ocean floor to find out what lives in bottom sediments. We use a beam trawl to sample what lives in […]

  • ConocoPhillips files development plan for cross-border North Sea field

    8 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Rules & Regulation

    Oil major ConocoPhillips has submitted its plan for the development and operation of a field in the North Sea to Norwegian and UK authorities.

  • Fugro Takes Part in Norwegian Marenao Project

    28 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Fugro OSAE GmbH has been awarded a € 2.3 million hydrographic survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). The survey is part of the MAREANO project and will encompass an area over 12,000km² in the Barents Sea. The area is located 200km offshore in the northern-most part of Norway, near the Russian border, in […]

  • Norway: NPD Completes Seismic Acquisition in Barents Sea

    15 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) seismic acquisition in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea was completed around midnight on 14 September. The acquisition has been ongoing since 8 July, after the new agreement regarding the demarcation line between Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea was finally approved. “This is the first time Norwegian […]

  • Aker BP bites the dust in North Sea well

    13 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Aker BP has found no hydrocarbons at a well in the North Sea off the coast of Norway. One of Odfjell Drilling’s semi-submersible rigs was in charge of drilling operations.

  • Fincantieri delivers NCL’s 1st energy-efficient Prima-class cruise ship

    29 July 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered the next-generation energy-efficient cruise ship Norwegian Prima to Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), a part of the US-based Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. The vessel has been delivered today, 29 July, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Marghera, Venice. The Norwegian Prima is the first of six vessels in NCL’s Prima-class of cruise ships […]

  • Norway: TGS Begins Barents Sea Survey

    30 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian seismic  data acquisition and processing company, TGS, has started acquisition of a 3D multi-client survey covering 2,400 km2 in the Norwegian Barents Sea.  The survey, Finnmark Platform 2012 (FP12), covers five blocks in the Southwestern Barents Sea of which four are located in quad 7017 and one is in quad 7018. All blocks are […]

  • Magseis Bags Red Sea Survey

    3 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian ocean-bottom seismic specialist, Magseis, has secured a deal with BGP Arabia Co. Ltd for a pilot survey for the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco). According to Magseis, the survey will be conducted in the Red Sea and should last until the end of February. This is the company’s second job scooped for the first […]

  • Fugro and Enviros mapping out wind areas offshore Norway

    10 January 2023
    Business Developments & Projects

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has awarded contracts to the companies Fugro and Enviros to map the shallowest strata under the seabed with the objective of locating sites that are best suited for the placement of wind turbines. Fugro has been awarded the contract for the Sørlige Nordsjø II area, while Enviros will map Utsira […]

  • Aker BP gets thumbs-up for hydrocarbon search in North Sea with Noble rig

    10 April 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Aker BP has secured a drilling permit for an exploration well in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, which is expected to be drilled this month.

  • IMO MEPC 81: The clock is ticking for fossil fuel era in shipping

    25 March 2024
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy

    IMO MEPC 81 has agreed on an illustration of a possible draft outline of an “IMO net-zero framework” for cutting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from international shipping.

  • Norway: Government Mulls Barents Sea Gas Pipeline

    26 August 2011

    The Norwegian government will consider extending its North Sea gas pipeline infrastructure as far as the Barents Sea if sufficient gas is… Source: argusmedia [mappress] Source: argusmedia, August 26, 2011;

  • Equinor gearing up for two North Sea wells

    17 October 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Rules & Regulation

    Equinor has secured a permit from the country’s authorities to drill two wildcat wells in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

  • Floating Wind Turbines, Promising Future

    1 May 2019

    By Mr. Javier Lanfranchi – Sales Manager – Faccin SPA Nobody can deny that the demand of more energy is increasing on a global scale. Over the last two decades we’ve seen different solutions to tackle this issue where renewable energy stands out mainly because of the need to reduce the impact fuels have in […]

  • Norwegian shipping player’s vessel going to South America

    14 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Sea1 Offshore, former Siem Offshore, has won a deal in South America with an undisclosed company for one of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels.

  • Norwegian oil & gas giant hands out four-year deal to offshore helicopter operator

    7 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Bristow has secured a multi-year contract with Equinor for search and rescue services in support of ops on the Norwegian continental shelf.

  • Lundin Awards DSM Mooring Gig

    10 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring has been awarded a three-year contract with Lundin Norway for mooring equipment services. Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) will provide services and products supporting Lundin’s activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) including mooring equipment for drilling rigs and accommodation units, and provision of offshore personnel. Furthermore, Lundin has the option […]

  • Who wins the cruise ship entertainment smackdown?

    7 January 2011

    From top-tier Broadway musicals to big-ticket Las Vegas shows, the new generation of mega-ships is dazzling passengers with a quality and quantity of acts never before seen at sea. Here, USA TODAY’s Gene Sloan compares the three new entertainment titans of the waves: Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Epic and […]

  • Giant Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line ships to battle in Barcelona

    11 February 2010

    Call it the battle of the titans. Royal Caribbean today announced it would move one of its largest, most amenity-filled cruise ships, the 154,407-ton Liberty of the Seas, to Barcelona in 2011, setting up a head-to-head confrontation with the equally giant flagship of rival Norwegian Cruise Line, the 153,000-ton Norwegian Epic.

  • Poland: Remontowa to Build Two LNG Powered Supply Vessels

    11 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. signed a contract on 5th of July 2013 for building two specialist vessels intended for supplying oil drilling and oil mining rigs. The ships will be constructed for one of the biggest Norwegian offshore fleet owners. They have already been contracted for maintenance of a Shell oilfield in the North Sea. The […]

  • Remontowa Secures Contract for Two LNG Powered OSVs, Poland

    11 July 2013
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. signed a contract on 5th of July 2013 for building two specialist vessels intended for supplying oil drilling and oil mining rigs. The ships will be constructed for one of the biggest Norwegian offshore fleet owners. They have already been contracted for maintenance of a Shell oilfield in the North Sea. The […]