10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • Beerenberg loses Ekofisk bid. Layoffs ahead?

    9 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian oilfield services firm Beerenberg has failed to secure an extension to a maintenance services frame agreement on the Ekofisk field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The company on Monday afternoon said that it was unsuccessful in its re-tender relating to the maintenance frame agreement for the ConocoPhillips-operated field. Beerenberg said that […]

  • Recent North Sea discovery deemed ‘important’ for further exploration activities

    27 September 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    A new gas condensate discovery in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, made by DNO Norge, is perceived to be a play-opener.

  • Norway: Deep Sea Mooring Selected Supplier and Awarded Mooring Frame Agreement by Statoil

    13 September 2010
    Business & Finance

    Deep Sea Mooring AS, part of the Odfjell Well Services group (OWS), has been awarded a three year frame agreement with Statoil Petroleum AS for mooring services covering the Norwegian sector. The contract award to DSM will support Statoil’s rig fleet with mooring services for the next three years with an option to extend it […]

  • Green light for Equinor to undertake ops in North Sea with COSL Drilling’s rig

    5 January 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Norwegian offshore safety regulator has given Equinor its consent to use a COSL Drilling-owned rig for drilling at a field in the North Sea.

  • Lundin set to drill Barents Sea well

    28 November 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Oil company Lundin Norway is ready to drill a well in the Barents Sea following the receipt of a drilling permit from the Norwegian authorities. 

  • Equinor set to drill North Sea well duo

    19 November 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Equinor is ready to drill two wells in the North Sea offshore Norway following the receipt of approvals and permits from the Norwegian authorities.

  • Lundin gains nod for North Sea appraisal well

    10 June 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/1-23 S, in the Norwegian North Sea.  According to the NPD, well 16/1-23 S will be drilled from the Rowan Viking jack-up drilling rig in production licence 338. The drilling programme for well 16/1-23 S relates to the drilling of […]

  • Norwegian Government submits proposal for Johan Sverdrup PDO to Parliament

    28 April 2015

    On Friday, April 24, the Norwegian Government submitted a proposition to the Storting, the Norwegian Parliament, for the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the first development phase step on the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea. Statoil and its partners in the project submitted their Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for Johan […]

  • Giant North Sea oil field’s $1.3 billion third chapter is a go

    1 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Equinor has taken a final investment decision (FID) for the third phase of an offshore project in the North Sea, which is considered the third-largest oil field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

  • Eighth call for CO2 storage offshore Norway opens for applications

    6 March 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Storage, Transition, Vision

    The Norwegian Ministry of Energy is inviting interested parties to apply for CO2 storage exploration licenses related to one area on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), representing the eighth time such acreage is announced on NCS. The announcement was made on March 5 for the area that comprises defined blocks in the North Sea. The […]

  • Spring Energy Acquires Interest in PL 438, Barents Sea, Norway

    28 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Spring Energy has agreed to acquire Marathon Petroleum Norge AS’ 17.5 % interest in production license 438, located in the Barents Sea. An exploration well targeting the Skalle prospect is scheduled to be drilled in the license this summer. Lundin is the Operator for PL438, while the other license participants are RWE Dea, Talisman […]

  • Norway: KOTUG Assists PSV Blue Thunder Towage

    19 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    During her voyage to Norway on December 10th, Christos XXII towed a part of Blue Thunder (new build PSV), when her towing wire broke in severe weather circumstances. Through a Norwegian Broker, KOTUG was approached to assist Christos XXII. Because of busy times in the port, KOTUG chartered the shoalbuster Sea Alfa which sailed immediately […]

  • Norway Brakes its January Gas Sales Record

    16 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has announced that in January 2012, 11.2 billion standard cubic metres of gas was sold from the Norwegian shelf. The figure is the highest of all time. “One important factor for the record-high sales is that it is winter and there is a great demand for gas in the market – […]

  • Norway: Total and BP Agree a $991 million Sale of North Sea Assets

    29 April 2010
    Business & Finance

    Total announces the signing of an agreement for the sale of its interests in the Valhall (15.72%) and Hod (25%) fields, in the Norwegian North Sea, to BP . This transaction, amounting to $991 million, is subject to partners’ consent and approval by relevant authorities in the upcoming weeks. Located 285 kilometers off the Norwegian […]

  • Electrification of North Sea field lends a helping hand to Poland’s energy giant in slashing emissions

    10 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Transition

    Poland’s Orlen has welcomed the recent partial electrification of an Equinor-operated gas field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

  • Norway: Maersk Drilling Receives LoA for Jack-Up Rig XL Enhanced 2

    9 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Maersk Drilling has received a Letter of Award from Det norske oljeseskap ASA on behalf of the Draupne license for the ultra harsh environment jack-up rig, XL Enhanced 2, presently under construction in Singapore. The rig will be used for development drilling on the Draupne field located in the Norwegian North Sea. The firm contract […]

  • Norway: Maersk Drilling Receives LoI for Newbuild Jack-up Rig

    9 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Drilling has received a Letter of Award from Det norske oljeseskap ASA on behalf of the Draupne license for the ultra harsh environment jack-up rig, XL Enhanced 2, presently under construction in Singapore. The rig will be used for development drilling on the Draupne field located in the Norwegian North Sea. The firm contract […]

  • BG Starts Production from Gaupe Field, Off Norway

    2 April 2012

    LNG player BG Group of UK today announced the start-up of production from the Gaupe field located in the Norwegian North Sea. Gaupe marks BG Group’s first production from the Norwegian Continental Shelf. With estimated gross recoverable reserves of around 30 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), production from Gaupe is expected to reach a […]

  • 17 Oil Firms to Carry Out Joint Seismic Survey in Barents Sea

    10 December 2013

    A group comprised of 17 oil and gas companies has established a project for joint seismic acquisition in the southeastern Barents Sea. Statoil is the operator of the project. At the request of the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE), the industry, via the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, has taken the initiative to […]

  • Kvaerner hired to dispose of Gyda platform

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Kvaerner has been awarded a contract from Allseas for offshore preparations assistance, onshore disposal, and recycling of the Repsol-operated Gyda platform in the North Sea.

  • Argeo secures survey work, orders newbuild AUV

    23 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Technology

    Norwegian marine survey contractor Argeo has ordered a newbuild SeaRaptor 6000 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from Teledyne Gavia, in parallel with securing a deep-water survey contract in the Pacific region.

  • Norway: Fugro Wins Mareano Survey Contract from NHS

    28 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

      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, […]

  • 17 Companies Join Forces in Seismic Acquisition in Southeastern Barents Sea

    10 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A group comprised of 17 oil and gas companies has established a project for joint seismic acquisition in the southeastern Barents Sea. Statoil is the operator of the project. At the request of the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE), the industry, via the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, has taken the initiative to […]

  • TGS Starts Clari-Fi Reprocessing Project in Barents Sea

    30 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    TGS announced a 2D seismic reprocessing project in the Barents Sea Southeast in preparation for the Norwegian 23rd licensing round. The underlying data, acquired in 2011 and 2012, is owned by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) and covers an area of more than 18,000 km. TGS has been applying the latest Clari-FiTM Totus processing solution to deliver seamless, […]

  • Solstad Farstad Gets New CFO

    22 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Anders Hall Jomaas has been appointed the position as chief financial officer (CFO) of Solstad Farstad ASA (SOFF). He comes from the position as CFO in Deep Sea Supply, a position he has held since 2010. Anders holds a MsC within Industrial Economics and Technology Management from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Solstad […]