10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • Equinor all set to kick off drilling ops with Transocean rig

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

    Equinor has received consent to embark on offshore drilling activities with one of Transocean’s rigs in the Barents Sea.

  • Rosneft Secures Interest in License PL713 in Barents Sea

    14 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Following the results of the 22nd Licensing Round announced by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, RN Nordic Oil AS, a 100% indirect subsidiary of Rosneft, has been granted the award of a 20% participating interest in the license PL713 covering the area of 1,213 sq. km. License PL713 consists of four promising blocks: […]

  • Aker BP gains drilling permits for North Sea wells

    21 August 2017
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP drilling permits for two wells in the North Sea, offshore Norway. NPD said that the wells 25/2-19 S and 25/2-19 A would be drilled using the Maersk Interceptor drilling rig in the North Sea production license 442. The drilling program for well 25/2-19 S relates to […]

  • Fresh gas discovery for Harbour Energy in North Sea as drilling ops bear fruit

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

    Harbour Energy has made a new gas discovery in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, using one of Noble Corporation’s jack-up rigs.

  • Solstad gets rid of platform supply trio

    4 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has decided to sell three of its platform supply vessels (PSVs).

  • Gassco to Construct Germany Gas Facility

    30 November 2012

    The Gassled joint venture has approved operator Gassco’s recommendation to construct a new receiving terminal for Norwegian gas in the German port of Emden. This facility will replace the existing Norsea Gas Terminal (NGT), which became operational in 1977 in connection with the development of Norway’s Ekofisk field in the North Sea. The Emden terminal […]

  • Equinor all set for North Sea oil & gas exploration ops with Odfjell Drilling rig

    24 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Equinor has received the go-ahead from the country’s authorities to use one of Odfjell Drilling’s semi-submersible rigs for drilling operations at a block in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

  • Equinor picks up two safety consents for North Sea operations

    22 July 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Equinor has received two consents from the PSA – one for the use of a COSL rig for exploration drilling and one for the use of Utgard field facilities.

  • Rystad: 2019 shaping up to be Norway’s best exploration year since 2014

    6 November 2019

    Equinor on Wednesday announced an oil and gas discovery near the Fram field in the North Sea off Norway. Energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy has said that this has been the best year for discoveries on the Norwegian Continental Shelf since 2014. 

  • Connector to install Goliat power cable

    3 February 2011

    Aker Solutions has secured more of the workscope for the offshore construction phase for the Barents Sea Goliat project. Under a new deal the Norwegian contract group has been selected to install a subsea power cable from the field location back to shore.

  • France’s CO2 storage deal with Norway paving the way for common European CCS market

    24 June 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Ministers of Norway and France have signed an agreement enabling cross-border transport and storage of CO2.

  • Winner targets new sidetrack

    9 September 2008

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has given StatoilHydro the go-ahead to drill well 15/5-7 A with the Transocean Winnersemisub. The well will be spudded when the rig has completed work on the 15/5-7 appraisal well in production licence 048 and it will be a sidetrack to the exisint well. StatoilHydro will act as operator with a […]

  • Princess Cruises Vessel Opens Panama Canal’s Cruise Season

    4 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Island Princess’ transit marked the beginning of what is expected to be a busy cruise season at the Panama Canal.

  • Norwegian company scores contract with Repsol for oil spill monitoring

    26 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Repsol Norge has chosen the Norway-based company Vissim to implement an upgraded oil spill detection system at its Yme field on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Vissim will install a new radar-based oil spill detection system on the Inspirer jack-up rig at the Yme oil field, situated in the Central North Sea, about 160 kilometers […]

  • Cairn sells half of its interest in Nova project

    6 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Cairn Energy has entered into a farm-out agreement for the sale of a 10% interest in the Nova development offshore Norway.

  • Statoil finds oil and gas near Gimle field

    24 March 2017

    Norway’s Statoil has found oil and gas at its wildcat well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The company, operator of Gimle Unit and production licence 193, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 34/10-55 S. According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, the company encountered a total oil and gas column of about […]

  • Dry Well For Lundin Off Norway

    15 March 2013

    Swedish oil company Lundin Petroleum completed the drilling of exploration well 16/1-17 in PL338, offshore Norway. The well targeted the Jorvik prospect located in a separate basin directly east of the Edvard Grieg field. The well is dry, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The main objective of well 16/1-17, located in the Norwegian sector […]

  • Aker BP cleared to use ‘Maersk Invincible’ on Valhall during 2018 and 2019

    17 August 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Aker BP has received consent from the PSA to use the Maersk Invincible rig on the Valhall Flank North and South fields.

  • Ship suspected of illegal fishing held by Norwegian Coast Guard

    30 June 2006

    A trawler suspected of fishing illegally in the Barents Sea found there was nowhere to hide in the realm of the midnight sun when she was spotted and boarded by the Norwegian coast guard. Officials made a descent by rope from a helicopter to board the ship amid doubts about her registration, a week after […]

  • C-Kore’s Subsea Monitoring Tools for Statoil’s North Sea Field

    16 June 2016
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    C-Kore Systems has been awarded a contract to supply Statoil with subsea electrical monitoring tools. Statoil will be using the tools to monitor the insulation resistance and continuity of a new control umbilical during its installation at a field outside Bergen in the northern part of the North Sea, the company explained. Tim Overfield, managing […]

  • Ocean Star PSV begins Statoil adventure

    9 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Atlantic Offshore’s newly built platform supply vessel, the Ocean Star, has started its charter with the Norwegian oil company Statoil.

  • FRAM-2014/15 Arctic Ocean Expedition Arrives in Longyearbyen

    31 August 2015
    Research & Development

    Professor Yngve Kristoffersen arrived in Longyearbyen, on August 22nd 2015, with the hovercraft Sabvabaa after drifting across the inaccessible Arctic Ocean during one year. Together with Audun Tholfsen the FRAM-2014/15 ice drift station has made geological, sea ice, ocean and atmospheric measurements from the inaccessible Arctic Ocean during all four seasons. The hovercraft and the ice drift […]

  • PHOTO: World’s largest jack-up loaded. Sets sail to Norway

    5 March 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The photo above shows one of the world’s largest jack-up drilling rigs being loaded on a heavy lift vessel in Singapore. The recently delivered ‘Maersk Integrator’ rig is owned by the Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling. The rig, built by Keppel shipyard in Singapore, is now sailing to Norway, loaded aboard the Hawk heavy lifter. […]

  • Wheels in motion for Aker BP to embark on drilling ops with Saipem rig

    8 March 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Aker BP has received consent from to use one of Saipem’s semi-submersible rigs for exploration activities in the Barents Sea.

  • Norway Day at World Expo in South Korea

    14 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske today attended Norway Day celebrations at the World Expo in Korea. Norway’s participation in the World Expo is a partnership between the Norwegian authorities and four private sponsors – Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Höegh Autoliners, Kongsberg and Wilh. Wilhelmsen. During […]