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  • Lundin to Use ‘Island Innovator’ for North Sea Wildcat

    28 November 2013

    Lundin Norway AS has received the PSA Norway approval to use the Island Innovator drilling rig in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The company will use the rig to drill and perform production testing of wildcat well 25/10-12 in production licence 625. Drilling is planned to begin in December, with a duration of approximately […]

  • Swedish Design for Prosafe’s New Accommodation Rig

    22 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    KBR’s subsidiary GVA has been awarded a contract for the design of a GVA 3000E Accommodation Unit by Jurong Shipyard. The new unit—to be installed in the North Sea Norwegian Continental Shelf—will be one of the most advanced and efficient harsh environment accommodation rigs in the world. This is the fourth rig designed for Prosafe […]

  • PSA audits Gjøa platform (Norway)

    18 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    From 5 to 8 May 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS (GDF) on board the Gjøa platform. The objective of the audit was to monitor GDF’s work in complying with its own and the authorities’ requirements for barrier management and follow-up on Gjøa. PSA […]

  • Norway Supports ABB’s Subsea Power Solutions Research

    12 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    The Research Council of Norway has awarded ABB a NOK 10 million research grant to develop subsea technology for use on the Norwegian continental shelf and the Barents Sea. This is the third award for ABB as part of the Council’s DEMO2000 initiative. Previous funding rounds, both in 2016, totaled NOK 20 million. ABB is […]

  • LOC scores Johan Sverdrup job with Equinor

    23 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    International marine and engineering consulting firm LOC Group has been awarded a new scope of work with Norwegian oil major Equinor.

  • GC Rieber Sending Polar Empress on Kara Sea Mission

    29 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    GC Rieber Shipping , through its subsidiaries, has entered into a time charter agreement for seismic acquisition and seismic QC services, with Sovcomflot subsidiary OOO SCF Geo. The agreement will see Norwegian offshore vessels provider utilize its 22-streamer ice-classed vessel Polar Empress. According to the Oslo-listed company, the job is estimated to take about two months and the mobilization […]

  • Wintershall in $600 million NCS sale

    18 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Wintershall, has agreed to sell assets in the four non-operated fields Knarr (20%), Veslefrikk (4.5%), Ivar Aasen (6.4615%) and Yme (10%) on the Norwegian continental shelf to Tellus Petroleum AS, a recently acquired 100% subsidiary of Sequa Petroleum N.V. At the same time, Wintershall is reducing its share in the own-operated Maria Development by 15% to […]

  • Solstad Offshore to sell subsea vessel to Fugro

    14 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian offshore shipping company Solstad Offshore has agreed to sell its subsea construction support vessel REM Etive to Fugro. Solstad said on Tuesday that the sale would be effective upon the completion of the existing contract and that the delivery to new owners would take place during the second quarter of 2017. Solstad did not reveal […]

  • Eidesvik scoops extensions for two supply vessels

    4 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian supply, subsea and seismic shipping company, Eidesvik Offshore, has been awarded contract extensions for two of its vessels by a French oil major Total.  Eidesvik was awarded contract extensions for the platform supply vessels, the Viking Lady and Viking Athene. These two supply vessels will work for Total E&P on the Solaris well in […]

  • UK: Huntington Field Development Plan Approved by DECC

    17 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco)announced that the Field Development Plan for the Huntington field has been approved by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Huntington will be developed using the FPSO Sevan Voyageur, and as previously announced the leasing contract for this unit was signed last week. Production is expected to commence in […]

  • PSA OKs Statoil for Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline

    18 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil green light to use the Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline (EGOP). Earlier this month, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has also granted a start-up consent for the EGOP. The Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline system has been designed and built to transport stabilised oil from the Edvard Grieg facility to the […]

  • Norway: Statoil Allowed to Use Floatel Superior at Oseberg

    21 March 2012

    Statoil has been granted consent for use of the Floatel Superior mobile living quarters facility on Oseberg Sør. The consent applies from 20 March 2012 to 10 August 2012. The facility will accommodate extra personnel during a high activity period in the Oseberg area. The floatel will be connected to the Oseberg Sør facility with […]

  • Eni inks Goliat deal with Mento

    17 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Eni Norge has entered into an agreement with Norwegian company Mento AS for the provision of services for the Goliat project, in the Barents Sea. According to Eni, the Hammerfest company will, among other things, provide service and maintenance of hoses and hose systems on the Goliat platform. The agreement is valid for three years, […]

  • WGP Receives LOI for PRM at Statoil’s Offshore Fields

    27 February 2013

    WGP has received and executed a letter of intent with Statoil ASA, the Norwegian energy company  , to provide long-term seismic acquisition services for permanent reservoir monitoring of the Snorre and Grane oil fields in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The seismic acquisition contract shall be for an initial fixed term until the […]

  • Cairn granted drilling permit for North Sea well

    16 March 2020
    Exploration & Production

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

  • Norway: Safety body investigating walkway incident at Tambar

    27 August 2018

    The Norwegian offshore oil and gas safety body is investigating an incident in which a walkway aboard an offshore vessel hit the Aker BP-operated Tambar platform in the North Sea offshore Norway.

  • Kvaerner readies Valhall Flank West jacket for North Sea

    10 April 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Norwegian engineering and construction services provider Kvaerner has completed building a jacket for the Aker BP-operated Valhall Flank West project located offshore Norway. 

  • Equinor’s Johan Castberg oil project now two years behind schedule

    12 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    In addition to previous delays due to weld quality, Equinor has experienced further delays and cost overruns on its Johan Castberg project.

  • New VPs Strengthen Enhanced Drilling Team

    2 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Offshore technology provider AGR Enhanced Drilling has recently strengthened its business with the addition of two new regional vice presidents. Ruud Van Der Meer will head-up the Norwegian firm’s presence in ACIS (Africa, Commonwealth of Independent States). He brings a host of experience to the Norwegian solutions provider, known for its Riserless Mud Recovery system […]

  • Equinor Cooperates with European Companies on Northern Lights Project

    5 September 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Equinor has, on behalf of the partners of the Northern Lights project, signed memorandum of understanding with seven European companies to develop value chains in carbon capture and storage. Equinor, in cooperation with its partners Shell and Total, is studying the possibilities for developing a CO₂ storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The Northern […]

  • Naming Ceremony for Havyard`s Newbuild ‘Lewek Inspector’

    19 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    It is many years since the last naming ceremony at the shipyard in Leirvik. But it is no coincidence that Havyard`s newbuild 114, «Lewek Inspector», was named there last Saturday. Havyard arranged for an open boat session and naming ceremony, and as many as 450 people of all ages defied bad weather and strong winds […]

  • Havyard Names Lewek Inspector at Leirvik Shipyard (VIDEO)

    19 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Havyard`s newbuild 114, «Lewek Inspector», was named at the shipyard in Leirvik last Saturday, the company announced. Havyard arranged for an open boat session and naming ceremony, and as many as 450 people of all ages defied bad weather and strong winds in order to view the top modern subsea vessel, delivered to Forland Shipping […]

  • PSA Carries Out Audit of Statoil’s Skrugard Development in Norway

    6 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    On 3 and 4 April 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s work to specify meteorological and oceanographic conditions for the Skrugard development. Background The Skrugard development will be the northernmost development on the Norwegian shelf. The facilities on the Skrugard field will then to a greater extent than […]

  • Searcher Seismic finishes Silver-Eye survey in Barents Sea

    30 September 2015

    Searcher Seismic, an independent multi-client company, has announced that the acquisition of the Silver-Eye 3D seismic survey in the Hammerfest Basin, Norwegian Barents Sea is now complete.  The Silver-Eye 3D Seismic Survey comprises 3,000 km2 covering the north and south flanks in the Hammerfest Basin. The survey covers the areas close to the Snøhvit and […]

  • Renewables powerhouse making offshore wind comeback

    3 June 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy is reviving its interest in offshore wind investments after deciding to bow out and stop investments and sell its ownership stakes in a number of wind farms in late 2015. The company actively invested in offshore wind projects until late 2015 when it decided to stop further investments and […]