10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • Langlee and Repnaval Shipyard to Develop Wave Power in Canary Islands, Spain

    24 October 2012
    Project & Tenders

    Last week, during the EEA grant conference arranged by Innovation Norway and CDTI in Bergen, the Norwegian company Langlee Wave Power and Repnaval Shipyard (Zamakona Yards) signed an agreement for the development of wave power in the Canary islands. The two companies will file a common application to the EEA grants for development of renewable […]

  • Plethora of new awards for Solstad vessels amid strong demand from oil & gas

    20 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Solstad has secured multiple new deals for its PSVs and AHTS vessels thanks to the increased activity in the oil & gas and renewable sectors.

  • Statoil cleared to use Songa rig for Troll drilling

    16 October 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Oil major Statoil has received consent from the Norwegian safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), to use the Songa Endurance drilling rig for work on the Troll field in the North Sea. The PSA said on Monday that the consent allows Statoil to perform drilling and completion work on the Troll field using the […]

  • Equinor given nod to use Snorre platforms through 2040

    10 October 2018

    The Norwegian authorities have given approval to Equinor for continued use of the Snorre A and Snorre B platforms through 2040.

  • Vår Energi selects Seadrill rig for Balder Future drilling

    23 December 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil company Vår Energi has chartered Seadrill’s West Phoenix offshore drilling rig for operations at its Balder field in the North Sea, offshore Norway.

  • Greenpeace boards Transocean Spitsbergen rig

    27 May 2014

    On the morning of 27 May Greenpeace activists boarded the drilling rig Transocean Spitsbergen. The rig was en route to the Hoop area in the Barents Sea.

  • Engie Picks Gjøa FEED Winners

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

    Engie E&P Norge has awarded contracts for front end engineering and design (FEED) studies for modifications at the Gjøa platform in the North Sea to Kongsberg Maritime, Saipem and Hereema Marine Contractors. The modifications are part of the work being done to enable the Skarfjell-licence (PL418) to connect to the Engie E&P-operated Gjøa platform through […]

  • Statoil’s investigation of Statfjord oil spill gets through audit with flying colors

    16 June 2017

    A trio of Norwegian regulatory agencies has found no non-conformities nor improvement points during an audit of Statoil’s follow-up of the investigation of an oil spill on the Statfjord field off Norway in 2015. Norway’s offshore safety regulator, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), teamed up with the Norwegian Coastal Administration and the Norwegian Environment Agency to […]

  • Equinor gets go-ahead for drilling ops with COSL rig

    23 May 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Equinor has secured a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be drilled with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe.

  • Eni gets nod to drill Barents Sea well using Scarabeo 8 rig

    23 August 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Norway’s offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Eni Norge a consent to drill an exploration well in the Barents Sea using the Scarabeo 8 drilling rig. According to the PSA’s statement on Wednesday, the Norwegian entity of Italian oil major Eni, Eni Norge, applied for consent to drill an exploration well […]

  • Otech Marine Nets Songa Offshore Deal

    22 August 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Otech Marine Services has entered into a 5+5 years contract with Songa Offshore. According to the company, the contract covers the inspection, maintenance and repair of hull and related components including valves, thrusters and anodes of the Songa’s CAT-D units in the Barents Sea and the North Sea. “Potential value of the contract is considered […]

  • One more Barents Sea well in line for ‘Songa Enabler’

    15 June 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Oil company Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill a well in the Hoop area in the Barents Sea with the Songa Enabler drilling rig. According to the PSA’s statement on Thursday, the company has received consent to drill the well 7325/4-1 at Gemini Nord in the Barents Sea. The well […]

  • Heerema’s giant vessel removes North Sea platform

    5 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Heavy lifting, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    DNO has wrapped up the last major offshore operation under its multi-year decommissioning programme in the North Sea.

  • Spirit Energy picks up drilling permit for North Sea wildcat

    24 January 2018
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Spirit Energy Norge a drilling permit for a wildcat well offshore Norway. 

  • Dong to Use Maersk Giant Jack-Up for New Well in Norway

    27 February 2013

    DONG E&P Norway AS, a subsidiary of Denmark’s DONG Energy, has received a drilling permit for well 3/7-9 S in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The company will use the Mærsk Giant jack-up rig for the operation.   The drilling programme for well 3/7-9 S pertains to the drilling of a wildcat well in […]

  • NCL Reaps the Fruit of Fleet Expansion

    9 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Miami-based cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has seen its net income for the third quarter of 2016 increase to USD 342.4 million from USD 251.8 million reported in the same period a year earlier. The cruise line’s total revenue for the period increased by 15.6% to USD 1.5 billion, compared to USD 1.3 billion in 2015. […]

  • 1st hybrid battery-electric express ferry joins Norled

    23 February 2023
    Environment, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

     Norwegian ferry operator Norled AS has welcomed into the fleet the first of two hybrid battery-electric express ferries, built by compatriot OMA Baatbyggeri. The delivery of MS Frey follows the successful commissioning of the diesel-electric systems integrated by SEAM, a Norwegian supplier of zero-emission solutions to the maritime industry. The vessel will also undergo the installation of […]

  • Probe finds flaws in preparations for Oseberg wellhead platform use

    1 December 2016

    Norwegian offshore safety agency the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has found several irregularities during its audit of Statoil’s preparation to use the Oseberg H platform that will be set in the North Sea.  The Oseberg Vestflanken 2 is under development, with scheduled production start in 2018. The plan for development and operation (PDO) for Oseberg […]

  • Norway: Technip Takes Part in Brynhild Development, Offshore Norway

    14 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Technip was awarded by Lundin Petroleum a lump sum contract, worth approximately €100 million, for the Brynhild field development. This field, previously known as Nemo, is located in the Norwegian North Sea a few kilometers East of the boundary to UK waters at a water depth of around 80 meters. This project is being developed […]

  • With 50 years of operations under its belt, Ekofisk gets another life extension

    20 April 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has extended ConocoPhillips’ production licenses in the Greater Ekofisk Area.

  • Johan Sverdrup Partners Propose Gas Pipeline to Kårstø

    8 November 2013

    The partners in Johan Sverdrup field, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, have recommended that associated gas from the field be piped to the Kårstø facility. This has been confirmed by Statoil on behalf of the partnership. Gas transport forms part of the choice of development concept for Johan Sverdrup in the Norwegian […]

  • DOF Subsea finds work for several vessels

    1 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian subsea services provider DOF Subsea has been awarded new contracts, securing utilization for several vessels in the subsea IMR projects segment. In the North America region, DOF Subsea has been awarded a contract for the provision of survey, ROV and vessel services in the Gulf of Mexico, securing 135 days of vessel utilization in […]

  • Rosneft and Statoil start drilling ops in Sea of Okhotsk (Gallery)

    2 June 2016
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    A joint venture between a Russian and Norwegian oil company, Rosneft and Statoil, has started drilling the exploration well in the Sea of Okhotsk. The Sea of Okhotsk lies south of the Arctic zone boundary and the sea depth on the drilling site is less than 150 m. The signal to begin drilling was given […]

  • Wood Group lands four subsea deals in Norway

    25 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Wood Group has recently won four subsea contracts with Statoil on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The latest award is a study to deliver subsea field concept engineering for the Snorre expansion project located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Wood Group said on Monday that this project would focus on cost efficient […]

  • OMV finds oil near Oselvar field in southern North Sea

    12 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian arm of Austrian oil and gas company OMV has found oil located six kilometres south of the Oselvar field in the southern North Sea.