10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • ConocoPhillips to spud Norwegian Sea well with Transocean rig

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

    ConocoPhillips has been granted consent for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea by Norway’s offshore petroleum safety regulator.

  • OMV makes gas/condensate discoveries in Norwegian Sea

    4 April 2018
    Exploration & Production

    OMV has made gas/condensate discoveries in Hades and Iris prospects located offshore Norway. 

  • Aker BP gains permit for Norwegian Sea wildcat

    31 January 2018
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well offshore Norway. 

  • PSA: Green light for two wells in Norwegian Sea

    8 May 2015
    Exploration & Production

    VNG Norge (VNG) has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to drill two exploration wells 6406/12-4 S and 6406/12-4 A in the Norwegian Sea using the Transocean Arctic rig.  VNG is the operator for production licence 586 in block 6406/12 in the Norwegian Sea. The field is around 83 kilometres from the […]

  • Centrica Resources Norge hits gas in Norwegian Sea

    8 December 2014

    Centrica Resources Norge made a minor gas find in the Norwegian Sea.

  • Aker BP gears up for drilling in Norwegian Sea

    29 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Aker BP is set for drilling operations in the Norwegian Sea with the Deepsea Nordkapp rig following approvals from the Norwegian authorities.

  • OMV gains drilling permit for Norwegian Sea well

    17 November 2017
    Exploration & Production

    OMV has received a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).

  • Statoil Gets New Acreage in Barents and Norwegian Seas

    15 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Holdings in 11 new production licences have been awarded to Statoil in the 21st licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), which was announced by the government on 15 th April. The group received eight new operatorships, with four of these in the Barents Sea and four in the Norwegian Sea. “We are very […]

  • Equinor fails to find hydrocarbons in Norwegian Sea well

    2 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Equinor has failed to find hydrocarbons in the stacked Ginny/Hermine exploration prospects in the Norwegian Sea.

  • Total makes minor gas discovery in Norwegian Sea

    25 January 2019

    French oil company Total has completed drilling of two wells in the Norwegian Sea, making a minor gas discovery in the process. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate on Friday said that Total had concluded the drilling of wildcat well 6406/6-6 S and appraisal well 6406/6-6 A. The wells were drilled about 40 km southeast of the […]

  • Noreco Receives Permission to Drill Norwegian Sea Wildcat

    4 February 2014

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Noreco Norway AS a drilling permit for a well located in the Norwegian Sea. The 6608/10-16 wellbore will be drilled from the Bredford Dolphin drilling facility at position 66º08`38.09″ N and 08º04´00.71″ E. The drilling programme for wellbore 6608/10-16 relates to drilling of a wildcat well in production licence […]

  • BP Gets Consent to Drill Well in Norwegian Sea

    7 June 2012

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted BP Norge AS a drilling permit for well 6507/3-9 S in Norwegian Sea. Well 6507/3-9 S will be drilled from the Polar Pioneer drilling facility at position 65°56` 44.28″ north and 7°41´ 32.83″ east. The drilling programme for wellbore 6507/3-9 S pertains to the drilling of a wildcat well […]

  • StatoilHydro announces oil and gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea

    8 September 2009

    An oil and gas discovery has been made by StatoilHydro in the Nona prospect ten kilometres south east of the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea. Based on preliminary calculations the size of the find is between 13-31 million barrels of oil and 1-2 billion standard cubic metres of gas. “The Nona discovery further confirms […]

  • Wintershall to Use Borgland Dolphin for Norwegian Sea Well

    22 November 2013

    Wintershall Norway AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 6407/1-7 in production licence 475 in the Norwegian Sea using the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig. Drilling is planned to begin in November 2013, with a duration of 43 days, depending on whether a discovery is made. Borgland Dolphin is a semi-submersible drilling […]

  • TGS secures 4D streamer acquisition contract for Goliat Field

    21 February 2025

    Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has been awarded a 4D streamer acquisition contract in the Barents Sea, covering the Goliat field operated by Norwegian oil and gas player, Vår Energi. According to TGS, the project is set to commence in July and will span approximately 20 days. “We are very pleased to secure […]

  • Fire triggers alarm on Statoil’s platform in Norwegian Sea

    19 September 2016

    A fire alarm was activated on Sunday on board Statoil’s Åsgard B platform offshore Norway. Statoil-operated Åsgard field is located on the Halten Bank in the Norwegian Sea, around 200 kilometers off mid-Norway and 50 kilometers south of the Heidrun field. The entire Åsgard field development embraces a total of 63 production and injection wells drilled through […]

  • Statoil to Use West Alpha for Norwegian Sea Exploration

    2 November 2012

    Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted approval to oil company Statoil to carry out exploration drilling with West Alpha offshore drilling rig. Statoil will use the 1986. built semi-submersible rig to drill the 6610/10-1 well, located in PL 286 in the Norwegian Sea. The drilling, in a water depth of 244 meters, is expected to […]

  • Wintershall Gets Drilling Permit for Wildcat in Norwegian Sea

    10 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted a drilling permit for wellbore 6407/1-5, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 6407/1-5 S will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin drilling facility at position 64°59’20.14”north and 07°00’17.24”east after completing the drilling of wildcat well 6507/6-4A for E.ON Ruhrgas in production licence 350. The drilling […]

  • Wintershall Gets Nod for Exploration Drilling in Norwegian Sea

    31 October 2012

    Norwegian oil and gas safety regulator has given approval to Wintershall to carry out exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea with Transocean Arctic rig. Wintershall Norge, a member of the German BASF Group, will use the Marosso 56 design semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the well 6407/1-6, which is part of production licence 475 in […]

  • North Energy Extends its Foothold in Norwegian Sea

    17 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      North Energy ASA has been awarded a license in the 21st Licensing Round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) announced by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on the 15th of April, 2011. The license is located in the Norwegian Sea just south of Lofoten (Nordland 6) and just northeast of two of North […]

  • Subsea upgrade on the agenda for Equinor’s Norwegian Sea duo

    10 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use upgraded subsea compression facilities on two fields located in the Norwegian Sea. PSA reported on 9 August that it had given its approval to Equinor to use upgraded subsea compression facilities on the Åsgard and Mikkel fields. The move comes […]

  • Successful drill stem test in Norwegian Sea for VNG

    10 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Faroe Petroleum has announced a successful Drill Stem Test on the 6406/12-3S Pil exploration well (Faroe 25%), drilled 33 kilometres from the Njord production facility (Faroe 7.5%) in the Norwegian Sea. Highlights: – The well flowed at a stable rate of 6,710 bopd of 37° API oil from a 56/64″ choke providing clear evidence of […]

  • BP Starts Skarv Field Production in Norwegian Sea

    2 January 2013

    BP and partners announced the successful start of production from the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea, one of a series of new major upstream projects that BP brought into production in 2012. Production started on 31 December, 2012. “The start-up of Skarv is a key operational milestone for BP, adding new production from one […]

  • OMV spuds Iris/Hades well in Norwegian Sea

    29 November 2017
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    OMV Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Austrian oil firm OMV, has started drilling the Iris/Hades (Aerosmith) exploration well offshore Norway. 

  • Aker BP preparing for wildcat well in Norwegian Sea

    20 June 2019
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a well, which is located in the Norwegian Sea.