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  • Petrolia Buys Stake in Statoil’s PL 628

    13 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Petrolia Norway AS, a 100% subsidiary of Petrolia SE, has entered into an agreement with Statoil Petroleum AS to purchase 10% in PL 628 and an agreement granting Statoil Petroleum AS an option on 10% in PL 506. PL506 will be drilled in March 2013 and will be spudded shortly. The Statoil-operated PL628, located in […]

  • Using oil and gas know-how to develop CO2 capture and storage project amid push for lower emissions

    19 May 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Storage, Technology, Transition

    Using their decades of experience in the oil and gas sector, three majors are moving forward with a project which will enable the transport of carbon dioxide captured from industrial sites in Norway and its storage in a reservoir below the seabed in the North Sea off Norway.

  • Guest column: LNG – an option for the future

    1 February 2013

    Developments in the maritime sector are ever changing. One of the most likely future developments is increased use of LNG as a fuel in the maritime sector. Norway is a pioneer in this area. The first ferry powered by LNG was put in operation in 2000. Since then more than 30 LNG fuelled vessels, mainly […]

  • Lundin Petroleum has found oil in Norway

    21 October 2007

    Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that the drilling of the exploration well 16/1-8 on the Luno prospect in PL 338 on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the North Sea has been concluded. The well is located 28 km east of the 15/3-1 Gudrun discovery in the central North Sea.

  • Aker BP all set to deploy Maersk rig on North Sea field

    1 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Maersk Drilling-owned rigs on a field located in the North Sea.

  • Statoil Allowed to Drill New Well in PL 318 (Norway)

    1 June 2012

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil a drilling permit for well 35/2-3, located in PL 318 in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. Statoil will use the Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible drilling rig, owned and operated by Saipem SpA Norwegian Branch. The drilling programme for well 35/2-3 relates to the drilling of a wildcat […]

  • Premier finds no oil in Myrhauk well (Norway)

    3 September 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Premier Oil has found no oil in well 3/7-10 S, in Myrhauk prospect in the Norwegian North Sea. The well located about 45 kilometres northeast of the Valhall field was drilled with Maersk Guardian rig. Premier said that the well encountered approximately 110 metres of good reservoir quality Middle Jurassic sands, but those were water […]

  • Fincantieri Launches Seven Seas Splendor in Ancona

    11 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Fincantieri launched the second super luxury cruise ship being built for Regent Seven Seas Cruises on February 9.

  • Norway: Cameron Wins Contract for Supply of Subsea Equipment for Jette Development

    11 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      Cameron announced that it has signed an agreement with Det Norske for the supply of subsea production systems for the Jette development located in blocks 25/7 and 25/8 in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The scope of supply for this fast track development includes wellheads, trees, flow bases, electro-hydraulic multiplexed controls, connections, […]

  • Engie Calls TechnipFMC and Aker for Cara Feasibility Studies

    24 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Engie E&P Norge has awarded contracts for feasibility studies for the Cara project (PL 636) in the Norwegian part of the North Sea to TechnipFMC AS and Aker Engineering and Technology AS. The studies intend to show the potential, challenges and opportunities at an early stage of the development. Specifically, they will consider whether the […]

  • MDL Delivers for TechnipFMC

    28 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Maritime Developments’ horizontal flex-lay spread has completed a flexible installation in the Norwegian North Sea for TechnipFMC – having returned to the field for the next phase of its development. Consisting of the MDL third-generation 350Te RDS and the company’s patented 50Te pipelay tensioner, the spread was used to install flowlines off 19 reels in […]

  • Statoil Submits Development Plan For Katla Discovery (Norway)

    2 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    Statoil has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Katla discovery in the North Sea to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Total investments are estimated at NOK 5.4 billion in current NOK. The Katla discovery was proven in March 2009, and is situated 13 kilometres south-west of the Oseberg South […]

  • PHOTO: Kvaerner Names Jacket for Edvard Grieg Project

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

    Kvaerner celebrated the completion of the Edvard Grieg project at Kvaerner’s yard in Verdal on Wednesday. The jacket was named “Solveig” based on historical Norwegian culture. “Solveig”, with a height of 134 meters, and a total weight of approximately 14 500 tonnes, will be number 41 in the series of jackets delivered by Kvaerner. The […]

  • Fresh gas discovery and appraisal activity put potential tie-back to North Sea platform on the table

    12 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Neptune Energy has revealed a new gas discovery at an offshore prospect and confirmed the volumes for an appraisal well in the North Sea. 

  • Centrica Energy Wins Share in Scarecrow Licence (Norway)

    14 June 2013

    Centrica Energy in Norway has been awarded a 50% operating share in the Scarecrow licence, its first  in the Barents Sea. The Norwegian government on 12th June awarded the licences that form part of the 22nd round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Centrica Energy was awarded an operatorship and 50% ownership in the Scarecrow […]

  • Total Gets Drilling Permit for North Sea Well (Norway)

    19 November 2013

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Total E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for well 25/5-8,  in the North Sea part of the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Well 25/5-8 will be drilled from the Leiv Eiriksson drilling rig at position 59°37’05.65” north and 02°23’44.48” east. The drilling programme for well 25/5-8 relates to drilling of […]

  • Norway approves carbon transport and storage project

    15 December 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Rules & Regulation, Storage, Technology, Transition

    Following a historic vote in parliament, the Norwegian Government on Tuesday announced its funding decision for the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project in Norway. The project will enable the shipping, reception, and sequestration of CO2 in geological strata in the Northern North Sea, approximately 2,600 meters below the seabed. The funding decision demonstrates […]

  • Norwegian Cruise Line Unveils Design for Project Breakaway

    23 June 2011

    Norwegian Cruise Line (“Norwegian”) today unveiled the first look at its new balcony and mini-suite stateroom designs for Project Breakaway, the project name for the company’s two new next generation Freestyle Cruising ships scheduled for delivery in April 2013 and April 2014. Each of the 144,017 gross ton vessels will have approximately 4,000 passenger berths. […]

  • DeepOcean Axes 90 Jobs

    7 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Norwegian subsea player DeepOcean is reportedly letting go up to 90 of its workers as it adjusts to lower activity levels. Switching its focus to renewables in the past few months hasn’t been enough to compensate the slowdown in the oil industry. It is yet unclear who should go, however, general manager of DeepOcean`s North […]

  • NPD OKs Total’s Barents Sea Drilling Plans. Leiv Eiriksson Still Awaiting AoC

    4 April 2013

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Total E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for well 7225/3-2, located in the Norwegian Sector of the Barents Sea. Total will use the Leiv Eiriksson semi-submersible drilling rig, built in 2001, for operation at the well which is a part of production licence 535. This will be the second exploration well […]

  • ESA approves Full-Scale CCS project in Norway

    21 July 2020
    Business Developments & Projects

    EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has approved the Full-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project, representing the a central part of Norway’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and meet the European goal of climate-neutrality by 2050. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has been recognised by the European Union as key to reducing the harmful environmental […]

  • WATCH: Aker BP slotting puzzle pieces in place to ensure North Sea oil project’s 40-year lifespan

    10 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Aker BP is piecing together the remaining sections of the utility model puzzle designed for a production and wellhead platform (PWP) that will help ensure hydrocarbon production at its field in the southern part of the Norwegian sector in the North Sea for 40 more years.

  • Odfjell Drilling-managed rig starts drilling ops for Neptune in North Sea

    3 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Neptune Energy has kicked off drilling activities at an appraisal well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, using a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drilling.

  • Valiant Announces Spud of Zapffe Prospect in Norwegian Barents

    17 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Valiant Petroleum plc  announces that drilling operations have commenced on the Zapffe exploration prospect (Valiant, 10%), located in PL518 in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The well is drilled by the Aker Barents semi-submersible rig and is targeting a Lower Cretaceous/Upper Jurassic pinch-out play located adjacent to the large Goliat discovery made in 2000. Gross prospective […]

  • Equinor gets the all-clear to spud North Sea well

    28 October 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    Equinor has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea off Norway.