10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • ConocoPhillips to Use Maersk Gallant at Ebba and Tjalve Wells (Norway)

    7 June 2012

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given consent to ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS for use of the harsh environment jack-up drilling rig Mærsk Gallant.  The consent applies to permanent plugging and abandonment of the wells Ebba 2/7-31 and Tjalve 2/4-17. The wells are a part of production licence 018, and are located in the southern part […]

  • Norway: E.ON Ruhrgas Drills Duster at Breiflabb Prospect

    18 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Rocksource ASA  announced today that the drilling rig “Borgland Dolphin” is in the process of completing drilling operations on the “Breiflabb” prospect, in licence PL 416 in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The well did not encounter hydrocarbons. The well will be further reviewed in the upcoming quarterly presentation on August 17th. The […]

  • Moraeus Hanssen set to leave Wintershall Dea

    28 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Maria Moraeus Hanssen, COO and Deputy CEO of Wintershall Dea, will leave the company on December 31, 2019 in order to pursue other opportunities.

  • Equinor to shut down Veslefrikk field after 30 years

    22 February 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    After more than 30 years on stream and over 400 million barrels of oil equivalent, Equinor is planning for the shutdown of the Veslefrikk field.

  • Top News of the Week, August 26 – September 1, 2013

    1 September 2013

    VIDEO: DolWin Alpha Installation  The DolWin alpha converter platform has been installed in the North Sea. Siemens Successfully Installs HelWin1 Platform (Germany)   Siemens has installed the HelWin1 offshore platform in the North Sea, marking the successful completion of a significant stage in German grid connection projects. UK: Samsung’s 7MW Offshore Wind Turbine Reaches NAREC’s […]

  • PSA explores ways of reducing costs for rig movement (Norway)

    4 March 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has set up a working group to examine possible means of reducing costs on the Norwegian Continental Shelf associated with rig movements between the shelves in the North Sea. The group’s reporting is to include suggestions for measures to help streamline movements of rigs onto and off the Norwegian […]

  • Norway Scouts Marine Energy Options in India

    19 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    GCE Ocean Technology, Innovation Norway and National Institute of Ocean Technology recently held a meeting in Chennai, India to discuss opportunities for Norwegian ocean players. Offshore wind, marine renewable energy and ocean research are topics of essence for both Norway and India and these markets are said to represent huge growth potential. India has a […]

  • Norway’s striking labour union, oil firms to meet with mediator

    9 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Oil firms and labour officials in Norway will meet on Friday with a state-appointed mediator to try to end a strike threatening to cut output from the country by some 25 per cent.

  • Offshore safety audit finds flaws related to Visund’s flexible risers

    20 November 2017

    Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found several issues during an audit of the Statoil-operated Visund platform off Norway. 

  • Hands full for TGS in North Sea

    25 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Oslo-headquartered TGS has secured an ocean bottom node (OBN) data acquisition contract in the North Sea for a repeat customer. The three-month proprietary OBN data acquisition is set to begin in the second quarter of 2024. TGS did not reveal any other information about the work scope or the contract, but did state that the […]

  • Plexus to Supply POS-GRIP Technology for Statoil-Led Exploration Activities Offshore Norway

    8 March 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      Plexus Holdings plc, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, has signed an agreement with Statoil Petroleum AS (‘Statoil’), a leading world-wide energy company, to supply its proprietary POS-GRIP High Pressure/ High Temperature (‘HP/HT’) wellhead technology for gas exploration activities in the […]

  • Norway Approves Jette Development

    17 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Det norske oljeselskap ASA has received the go-ahead to develop Jette. Today, the Norwegian authorities approved the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) of the field, which is operated by Det norske. Jette is the company’s first field development as operator.  CEO Erik Haugane states that this represents a new milestone for Det norske as […]

  • Norway reviewing safety in oil and gas operations

    30 November 2016

    The Norwegian government has set up a work group which will review its oil and gas industry’s safety situation. Despite being perceived as a country with one of the most stringest oil industry safety standards in the world, the government is calling for a review following several recent incidents offshore. “There have been several serious […]

  • Oil & gas sanctioning in the gutter, industry waiting for business to pick up

    28 July 2020
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Vision

    Global oil and gas project sanctioning in 2020 has made a colossal drop in comparison to 2019 levels with Norway, and somewhat Russia, attempting to increase the total sanctioning value.

  • Gullfaks eyes production boost and life extension

    23 September 2015

    One of the major cash cows on the Norwegian shelf, the Gullfaks field, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which has been producing for nearly 30 years, is facing further investments to boost production and extend the field’s lifetime, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said on Wednesday.  The NPD has now submitted its assessment […]

  • Magseis, BGP Get Red Sea Contract Extension

    17 March 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Magseis, a Norwegian geophysical company, has, together with its partner BGP, secured an extension to the ongoing contract with BGP Arabia and Saudi Aramco to acquire additional ocean bottom seismic (OBS) data in the Red Sea.  The project has an expected duration of 6-7 months and is expected to start during April 2017. M/V Artemis Athene, Magseis’ OBS […]

  • Norway: Petroleum Activities Impact Assessment in Barents Sea on Public Hearing

    23 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy last week submitted a public consultation on the impact assessment relating to petroleum activity in the Barents Sea South-East. Interested parties are invited to comment on the impact assessment within the next three months. The impact assessment forms part of the process of formally opening the Barents Sea South-East […]

  • Iceland: PSW’s solution to enable fossil-free berthing for cruise ships

    11 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Faxagardur port area in Reykjavik has hired Norwegian power systems provider PSW Power & Automation to deliver shore power solution for cruise vessels visiting Iceland.

  • Maersk Drilling orders two jack-up rigs

    15 February 2011

    Maersk Drilling, an entity within the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, has signed a contract with Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore for the construction of two ultra harsh, high capacity jack-up drilling rigs. The first rig is scheduled for delivery at the end of 2013, with the second rig following seven months later. The total […]

  • Aker BP gains consent for North Sea exploration drilling

    9 May 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Aker BP has received consent from the PSA for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the Deepsea Stavanger rig.

  • Aker BP and Equinor to coordinate development of North Sea licences

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

    Aker BP and Equinor have entered into an agreement in principle on commercial terms for a coordinated development of the licences Krafla, Fulla, and North of Alvheim.

  • Lundin granted drilling permit for North Sea well

    29 January 2019
    Project & Tenders

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.

  • Solstad pulls off hat-trick award with ConocoPhillips

    1 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Solstad Offshore has inked new long-term deals for three of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) with ConocoPhillips for operations off Norway.

  • Songa’s fourth and final Cat D rig starts Statoil gig

    29 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Drilling contractor Songa Offshore informed on Friday that its fourth and last Cat D rig has started working for Statoil in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway.  The drilling contractor said that its rig Songa Enabler started drilling operations on Friday, July 29, 2016 under its eight-year drilling contract on the Norwegian continental shelf. Songa Enabler is the […]

  • Wood Group to do FEED work on Statoil’s Snorre expansion

    11 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    UK-based energy services company Wood Group has been awarded a contract with Statoil to provide front end engineering design (FEED) to the subsea flowline system of the Snorre expansion project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.  The contract will be delivered by Wood Group’s Stavanger, Norway office and follows on from the completion […]