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  • Report: Beerenberg prepares for another round of layoffs

    10 October 2016

    Norwegian oilfield services company Beerenberg has reportedly decided to lay off another 250 employees.  Back in August 2016, the company failed to secure an extension to the maintenance services frame agreement on the ConocoPhillips-operated Ekofisk field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract had an annual turnover of NOK 400 million ($49.5M). […]

  • Marathon, Partners Submit Bøyla Field PDO (Norway)

    4 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Marathon Oil and its partners ConocoPhillips and Lundin Petroleum have submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Bøyla field located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The Bøyla development is expected to begin production during the fourth quarter of 2014. Lundin Petroleum holds 15 percent […]

  • Island Intervention Gets New MacGregor 250-Tonne SWL AHC Subsea Crane

    18 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won a contract to deliver a 250-tonne SWL active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea crane for the 120m construction vessel, Island Intervention. The crane was ordered by Marine Procurement Ltd, part of the US company Edison Chouest Offshore. An existing vessel operated by the US/Norwegian partnership between Edison Chouest Offshore and Island […]

  • UK: BP Orders Four New PSVs

    17 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    BP announced today it has ordered four new platform support vessels (PSV) to help deliver its long term business strategy in the North Sea. The vessels will be deployed to support its West of Shetland (WoS) and Norwegian operations and be delivered between the winter of 2013 and summer of 2014. The purpose built and […]

  • Equinor drills duster in Barents Sea

    12 February 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Equinor has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 7132/2-1 in the Barents Sea offshore Norway. The well was dry. 

  • Bibby Offshore’s New Office in Norway to Boost Its International Presence

    27 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Bibby Offshore, a leading provider of subsea installation, inspection, repair and maintenance services to the offshore oil and gas industry, announces its continued international expansion with the opening of an office in Stavanger, Norway. The Norwegian office for Bibby Offshore will be headed by Arne Lier. Bibby Offshore has a leading subsea services position in […]

  • Statens vegvesen Plans Subsea Tunnel Construction (Norway)

    2 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Statens vegvesen (The Norwegian Public Roads Administration) and  Troms County invites tenders for underwater tunnel construction, sea fillings with 4 bridges and a road which will connect Grytøy, Sandsøy and Bjarkøy municipalities. The work scope for this project consists of the construction of an underwater tunnel which will go under Kvernsundet and connect Grytøy and […]

  • Magseis starts Red Sea seismic survey for Saudi Aramco

    1 August 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Magseis, a Norwegian geophysical company, has together with its partner BGP Arabia officially started operations on Saudi Aramco’s project in the Red Sea.  Magseis was awarded Saudi Aramco’s S78 project for large-scale ocean bottom seismic acquisition in the Red Sea in February 2016. The company said on Monday that the project started following a period of preparation and testing. […]

  • AF Gruppen scoops North Sea decom job

    12 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian engineering and construction company AF Gruppen has been awarded a new offshore decommissioning project with a client in the UK sector of the North Sea. 

  • Largest Rig Upgrade Deal for Semco (Denmark)

    5 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Denmark-based Semco Maritime has secured a rig upgrade order from the world’s largest rig operator Transocean. The project will be carried out in Norway and involves a staff of 700 people. Semco Maritime has just been awarded a new contract for the upgrade of the rig “Transocean Leader”. The project amounts to some USD 50.5 […]

  • GM Deep Sea Mooring wins Ivar Aasen gig

    28 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring, a Norwegian provider of offshore mooring services, has signed a contract with Det norske oljeselskap to support Prosafe’s Safe Zephyrus accommodation rig at the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea.  Deep Sea Mooring said on Wednesday that the contract also includes support for the Maersk Interceptor ultra harsh environment jack-up rig. […]

  • Equinor picks up drilling permit for Intrepid Eagle prospect

    18 September 2018
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Barents Sea.

  • Aker BP completes pair of North Sea wells

    3 October 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil company Aker BP has completed the drilling of an appraisal well and a wildcat well in the North Sea offshore Norway.  The appraisal well 25/2-19 S and wildcat well 25/2-19 A were drilled in the central part of the North Sea, about 12 kilometers northeast of the Frøy field and 200 kilometers northwest of […]

  • NCL Delivers Solid Quarter Despite Hurricane Dorian Impacts

    7 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    The company said that the top line exceeded expectations and it recorded the highest quarterly revenue in its history.

  • European Commission releases €215 million for Baltic Pipe construction

    15 April 2019

    The European Commission has committed to providing €215 million to finance part of the construction costs of the Baltic Pipe project designed to carry Norwegian gas to Danish and Polish markets.

  • Aker BP hits more pay with Gekko appraisal

    19 October 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Aker BP has confirmed hydrocarbons during the drilling of appraisal wells on the Gekko oil and gas discovery in the North Sea.

  • VIDEO: First Johan Sverdrup jacket heads to North Sea

    24 July 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Oil company Lundin Norway has informed that the first steel jacket for the Johan Sverdrup field center left the shipyard in Verdal and has set a course for the North Sea, off Norway.  Statoil is the operator of the Johan Sverdrup development with a working interest of 40.0267 percent. The license partners are Lundin Norway, […]

  • Norway: Labor Party against Lofoten oil & gas drilling

    9 April 2019

    Norwegian Labor Party over the weekend said it no longer supported impact assessment that might open the environmentally sensitive Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja Islands in the Norwegian Arctic for offshore oil and gas exploration.

  • Marine Procurement Orders MacGregor’s AHC Subsea Crane

    18 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won a contract to deliver a 250-tonne SWL active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea crane for the 120m construction vessel, Island Intervention. The crane was ordered by Marine Procurement Ltd, part of the US company Edison Chouest Offshore. An existing vessel operated by the US/Norwegian partnership between Edison Chouest Offshore and Island […]

  • Aibel secures $114 M work on Maria offshore field

    6 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian engineering and construction company has secured contract for work related to planned water injection from the Heidrun platform to the Maria field, in the Norwegian North Sea. The field is operated by Wintershall Norge AS. The contract is valued at NOK 860 million ($114.6 million). Aibel will increase the water injection capacity of Heidrun and perform the […]

  • Miko Marine Announces Successful First Full-Size Trial Of Shiparrestor System (Norway)

    12 August 2010
    Equipment, Research & Development

    Miko Marine AS, of Oslo, can now confirm that it has successfully completed the first full-scale test of its pioneering ShipArrestor system. This enables a helicopter to attach a sea anchor on a tow line to an unmanned vessel such as a tanker that is drifting without power. By reducing the speed of the ship’s […]

  • Carbon Trust Hosts ‘Wave Craft’ UK Demonstration

    17 June 2015

    Today, the Carbon Trust hosted the first UK demonstration of a new vessel designed to reach offshore wind farms more cheaply and easily. The Wave Craft, developed by Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal with support from the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), was put through its paces at Seawork International 2015 in Southampton. Umoe Mandal’s […]

  • Carbon Trust Hosts ‘Wave Craft’ UK Demonstration

    17 June 2015

    Today, the Carbon Trust hosted the first UK demonstration of a new vessel designed to reach offshore wind farms more cheaply and easily. The Wave Craft, developed by Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal with support from the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), was put through its paces at Seawork International 2015 in Southampton. Umoe Mandal’s […]

  • Polar Duchess to Commence Acquisition of UtStord Multi-Client Survey

    13 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Dolphin Geophysical’s high-end 3D seismic vessel, the Polar Duchess, will commence acquisition of new UtStord Multi-Client Survey in the Norwegian North Sea. The 3,500km2 survey is highly prefunded by industry and will commence around June 14th. Acquisition is scheduled to take approximately 3-4 months in total with prioritised acreage being acquired first. To assist clients […]

  • Eni Gets Snadd Nod

    30 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Two wells will be drilled from Goliat in the Barents Sea in order to start production from the Snadd discovery. This will increase oil reserves on Goliat by 1.2 million standard cubic metres (7.5 million barrels). The Snadd reservoir is located between the two reservoirs from which Goliat is already producing (Realgrunnen and Kobbe). Snadd […]