10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • Spirit Energy preparing for North Sea wildcat

    22 June 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Spirit Energy a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea offshore Norway.

  • Russia’s LUKOIL Awarded Two Licenses in the Barents Sea

    14 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Based on the results of the 22nd licensing round conducted by the Norwegian Ministry of Oil and Energy, Russian oil company LUKOIL was awarded two licenses in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. These licenses are: – Block 719 (Fingerdjupet Region) with LUKOIL holding a 30% interest, Centrica – 50% interest (operator) and North […]

  • EMAS AMC Secures Ivar Aasen Subsea Job Worth $165 Million

    14 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Singapore’s EMAS AMC, has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract, valued at approximately US$165 million, from Norway’s oil company Det norske.. Det norske is a key exploration and drilling operator on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract is for rigid pipe-lay and related subsea work, in the Ivar Aasen field in the Norwegian North Sea. […]

  • Equinor picks up drilling permit for North Sea wildcat

    17 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Equinor for a wildcat well located in the North Sea offshore Norway.

  • Magseis Confirms Chevron Gig

    30 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian geophysical company, Magseis, has secured a final contract with Chevron North Sea Ltd for seabed seismic acquisition in the UK sector of the North Sea. This notice is with reference to the previously announced letter of intent (LOI) from an undisclosed international oil company for seabed seismic acquisition in the UK sector of the […]

  • North Sea wildcat well comes up dry

    11 March 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has found no traces of hydrocarbons in its latest exploration well located offshore Norway.

  • Hejre field: Largest O&G project in Danish North Sea (VIDEO)

    7 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The development of the Hejre field will be the largest oil and gas project in the Danish sector of the North Sea for many years, and will significantly boost Denmark’s status as being self-sufficient in oil and gas. The field is located in the central part of the North Sea near the Danish/Norwegian border. The […]

  • Remontowa Delivers Car-Passenger Ferry ‘Landegode’ to Norwegian Owners

    9 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING S.A. has finished construction of the first from the series of four gas powered car–passenger ferries built for one of the biggest Norwegian Owners. Construction of the ferry “Landegode” began in 2011. After successful completing of the sea trials, the vessel was delivered to the Owner. Ceremonial changing of the flag took place […]

  • Remontowa Wins Two LNG-Powered Supply Vessels

    11 July 2013

    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 […]

  • SPO to Shut Down Swire Seabed in Norway

    14 November 2019
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) said it will be closing its Norwegian wholly owned subsidiary, Swire Seabed, and its three associated companies, namely Swire Seabed Subsea, Swire Seabed Shipping and Swire Seabed Sea. This change will take effect from the end of February 2020. SPO’s managing director, Peter Langslow, said: “It is an extremely difficult decision […]

  • Polish firm closer to becoming the operator of only Barents Sea CO2 exploration license

    12 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Vision

    Horisont Energi and PGNiG Upstream Norway (PUN), part of Poland’s ORLEN Group, have signed a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) under which PUN acquires a 50% participating interest in the only CO2 exploration license in the Barents Sea and is willing to take over the operator role. Under the SPA, PUN acquires a 50% participating […]

  • EPG Delivers Loading Structures for Gina Krog

    9 February 2016
    Equipment

    Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia (EPG), a member of MARS Shipyards & Offshore, has completed construction of oil and gas loading elements for Norwegian Gina Krog field. Submerged turret loading (STL) and riser base, made by EPG, weigh 500 tones. Riser base will be installed on the seabed and will be used to provide oil to the surface, […]

  • Green light to Aker BP for Skogul field startup

    24 February 2020
    Project & Tenders

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted its consent for the start-up of the Aker BP-operated Skogul field located in the North Sea offshore Norway. 

  • North Sea platform incident: Serious regulation breaches come to light following worker injury and gas leak

    10 May 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Human Capital, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Equinor has been served with a notice of order by Norway’s offshore safety regulator after a probe into an incident.

  • Russia and Norway swap Barents Sea seismic data

    26 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) and Russian petroleum authorities (Federal Subsoil Resources Management Agency, Rosnedra) have entered into an agreement to exchange seismic data from the areas around the demarcation line in the Barents Sea. “This agreement is extremely important, it allows us to achieve a better understanding of the regional geological conditions on both […]

  • Statoil gets nod for two more wells off Norway

    13 April 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Following a report earlier today on Statoil’s exploration drilling efforts in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, the company has been granted a drilling permit for two other wells in the same North Sea permit.  The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, a government agency whose task is to manage the oil and gas resources on the Norwegian […]

  • GALLERY: Greenpeace stands up to Statoil rig in Barents Sea

    17 August 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have entered the exclusion zone of Statoil’s drilling rig Songa Enabler in the Barents Sea with kayaks and inflatable boats, while swimmers are in the waters protesting with hand banners. According to the environmental organization’s statement on Thursday, the activists are there to deliver this message “Put People […]

  • Power Outage Shuts Production at Visund Platform

    5 August 2013

    Norwegian oil giant Statoil has closed production from its Visund platform in the Norwegian part of the North Sea, after the platform experienced a power outage on Sunday afternoon. According to Aftenbladet newspaper, 84 workers were  transferred by helicopter to the nearby Gullfaks A platform. “44 workers remain on the Visund platform. They will try to […]

  • In focus: Carbon capture and storage projects gain worldwide momentum

    10 March 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects are increasingly gaining more prominence in the race to make the world cleaner and more sustainable, driven by the interest from some of the most important offshore energy players.

  • 15 Oil Firms Buy Seismic Data Covering Jan Mayen and Barents Sea

    21 August 2013

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorat has informed that, as of 19 August, 15 oil companies have purchased the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s seismic data package from the southeastern part of the Barents Sea and the ocean areas off Jan Mayen ridge. The 15 companies are: Chevron Norge AS, Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS, Det norske oljeselskap ASA, AS Norske Shell, Total E&P Norge […]

  • Norwegian Dawn Cleared to Leave Bermuda

    21 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian Cruise Line’s cruise ship Norwegian Dawn was cleared to depart Bermuda after inspections showed that vessel suffered no structural damage in the grounding this Tuesday. According to an official statement issued by the Miami-based cruise operator, the ship ”had a temporary malfunction of its steering system, causing the ship to sail slightly off course as the […]

  • COSL Takes Delivery of COSLPromoter Rig (China)

    25 April 2012
    Business & Finance

      China Oilfield Services Limited  hosted a ceremony in the deep-water wharf at Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard Co. Ltd. for delivery of the deepwater semi-submersible rig COSLPromoter. COSLPromoter, the third semi-submersible drilling rig CIMC Raffles constructed for COSL, shares the same design as rigs COSLPioneer and COSLInnovator which were delivered and had commenced operations earlier. […]

  • Statoil cleared to use ‘Stena Don’ for North Sea drilling

    7 April 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil the go-ahead to use the Stena Don semi-submersible rig for well drilling and completion in the North Sea. The Norwegian oil and gas company will use the DP3 class rig for work on wells 35/11-B-22 and B-13 located in the Fram field. The Stena Drilling-operated Stena Don is a […]

  • Denmark: Maersk Drilling Gets Letter of Award for New Jack-up Rig

    7 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Drilling has received a Letter of Award from Total E&P Norge AS for one of the two ultra harsh environment jack-up rigs presently under construction in Singapore. The rig will be used for drilling the demanding and complex wells on the Hild field development in the Norwegian North Sea. The contract award is conditional […]

  • Talisman evaluating Yme alternatives

    15 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Talisman Energy needs more time to decide on an alternative development option for the Yme field in the North Sea. Talisman, the operator of the field, and SBM offshore, the supplier of the troublesome Yme production platform, last year agreed to decommission the platform after multiple delays, and cracks found in the platform’s legs. The […]