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  • 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 […]

  • Gas Leak at Statfjord A Platform

    30 December 2013

    On Saturday 28 December, an oil and gas leak was reported on the Statfjord A platform in the North Sea, Norwegian oil company Statoil has informed. Statfjord A was depressurized and shut down. The leakage has been stopped, and the site of the leak has been found and isolated. There were 168 workers on board […]

  • Apply Oil & Gas to Build Living Quarters for West Epsilon Rig

    11 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    North Atlantic Drilling has awarded Apply Oil & Gas (AOG) a contract for the construction of 20 new single occupancy cabins on board the West Epsilon jack-up rig. Apply AOG received the letter of intent in the beginning of January and engineering work started immediately. Vice president for AOG, Morten Solland, says that the company […]

  • Det norske Acquires Large Scale Seismic Survey in Barents Sea

    10 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Det norske has as operator started collecting 3D broadband seismic data in license 715 in the Barents Sea. 2,000 square kilometers will be mapped in the large scale seismic survey, witch covers approx. four blocks. The license is located on “Lopphøgda”, an immature area on the Norwegian Shelf concerning exploration activities. Veritas_Vantage CGG performs collection, […]

  • New partner joins Norway’s ammonia-powered short-sea shipping project

    14 November 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Viridis Bulk Carriers, a joint venture of Norwegian shipping consultancy Amon Maritime and compatriot shipowners Navigare Shipping & Logistics and AS Mosvolds Rederi, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Stema Shipping to collaborate on ammonia-powered short-sea shipping project “FlexBulk – NH3 Power”.

  • ‘North Sea Giant’ to become world’s first DP3 hybrid vessel

    22 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Finland’s Wärtsilä has agreed to retrofit the world’s first energy storage solution on board a large offshore vessel.

  • RHI Secures Order for Two PSVs

    26 December 2013

    Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries (RHI) from China has entered into a contract for the construction of two platform supply vessels (PSVs) with a Norwegian provider of offshore support vessels, according to SinoShip News. Golden Energy Offshore Group will pay each vessel $28.5m. The two PSVs of Ulstein’s PX 121 design are scheduled for delivery in […]

  • Van Oord Wins First Subsea Rock Installation Project in Mexico

    1 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Van Oord‘s flexible fallpipe vessel (FFPV) Tertnes has been to the east coast of Mexico (Bay of Campeche) to execute subsea rock installation projects on pipelines and cables for various main contractors. The ultimate client is state oil and gas company PEMEX. FFPV vessel Tertnes was deployed to the Far East via the Panama Canal […]

  • Melkøya Expansion Will Have to Wait, Snøhvit Partners Decide (Norway)

    2 October 2012

    The owners in the Snøhvit license have decided to stop the work on a possible capacity increase on Melkøya. The license has concluded that the current gas discoveries do not provide a sufficient basis for further capacity expansion. The license has not determined whether LNG or a pipeline solution is the best concept for a […]

  • DNO Norge books Noble jack-up rig for drilling gig in Norway

    27 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Noble Corporation has won a new short-term assignment for one of its jack-up rigs, which will undertake drilling activities off Norway.

  • Government Proposes More Funds for Petroleum Activities

    16 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    In the proposed national budget for 2014, the government calls for allocating a total of NOK 456.2 million to operating expenses, equipment procurement and maintenance in the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). Operating expenses The proposal entails allocation of NOK 247.1 million to operating expenses next year. This is an increase of NOK 7.6 million compared […]

  • Equinor’s Floating Wind Farm to Power Oil and Gas Installations

    11 October 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Equinor and the Snorre and Gullfaks partners have made a final investment decision for the Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm development. The two updated plans for development and operation will be submitted to Norwegian authorities. The oil and gas platforms will be the first ever powered by a floating offshore wind farm. The wind farm […]

  • Statoil gets go-ahead from NPD for North Sea wildcat drilling

    27 March 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 15/6-13, located in the North Sea.  Well 15/6-13 S will be drilled from the Songa Trym semi-submersible drilling rig near the Gina Krog field in the central North Sea. In February, the company received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway […]

  • Equinor ups its electrification ante offshore Norway

    4 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Equinor has put measures in place to curb carbon emissions from the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) by 160,000 tons of CO2 per year.

  • Solstad in talks with lenders amid liquidity concerns

    22 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Solstad Offshore has decided to start negotiations with lenders and other stakeholders to improve the overall liquidity situation.

  • Statoil: Natural Gas is Fit to Serve Europe*s Energy Future

    17 January 2011

    Today, Monday 17 January, Statoil kicks off a marketing campaign arguing for natural gas to be part of Europe’s energy mix for the long term. It also marks that Statoil has been a reliable gas supplier to Europe for over 30 years based on its production from the Norwegian Continental Shelf. “We are making the […]

  • PSA Inspects Skrugard Weather Conditions Documentation

    3 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. 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 previous […]

  • Gas4Sea Partners Sign LNG Bunkering Deal with Equinor

    19 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Gas4Sea Partners signed an agreement with Equinor to supply their four crude shuttle tankers with LNG in Rotterdam.

  • NPD Nods Ekofisk Output Boost with Water Injection

    15 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has given consent for the start of production on the Conoco Phillips-operated installation Ekofisk 2/4 VC in the North Sea. This development comprises a subsea template with four well slots and the drilling of four wells for water injection. This will contribute to an increase in oil production of around 2.7 […]

  • VARD Brevik Delivers Newbuild PSV to Troms Offshore

    17 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Troms Offshore Supply AS on Thursday, June 13, took delivery of its new build no 756 at VARD Brevik shipyard in Norway. The ship has been given the name MV Troms Lyra Troms Lyra is a Clean Design diesel electric PSV (Platform Supply Vessel) with a deck area of 850 m2. Engines and propulsion in […]

  • FPSO sets its sails toward North Sea project with oil production extension to 2045 in mind

    13 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Vår Energi has confirmed the tow-out of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel from the Worley Rosenberg yard to a field in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

  • Bilfinger Bags North Sea Gigs with Statoil and Marathon

    24 June 2013

    The engineering and services group Bilfinger has extended comprehensive framework agreements for the maintenance of oil and gas production facilities in the North Sea. The agreements with energy companies Statoil and Marathon Oil run for periods of three years and have a total value of €130 million. Gas liquefaction in Northern Norway At the gas […]

  • Equinor strikes oil in North Sea

    8 June 2018

    Norway’s Equinor and partners Lundin and Spirit Energy have struck oil in the PL 167 licence at the Utsira High in the North Sea.