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  • 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 […]

  • Faroe completes Blane and Enoch acquisition

    6 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Faroe Petroleum has completed the previously announced acquisition of interests in the Blane and Enoch fields in the UK North Sea from Roc Oil. Faroe will now will hold in aggregate a 30.5047% non-operated interest in the Blane and a 13.86% non-operated interest in the Enoch Initial consideration of $17 million, based on an effective […]

  • Mixed results in Statoil’s two wells offshore Norway

    30 May 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil company Statoil is in the process of concluding the drilling of a wildcat and an appraisal well offshore Norway that resulted in a minor oil discovery and a dry well.  The wells are located in production licence 035 in the North Sea, offshore Norway, where Statoil is the operator. The oil company was […]

  • Norway’s deep-sea remotely operated vehicle secures funding for upgrade

    7 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The University of Bergen has been granted funding to upgrade the Ægir 6000 deep-sea remotely operated vehicle (ROV), designed for marine research, and associated infrastructure. This upgrade aims to ensure continued reliability, add new functionality, and improve operational efficiency. Since its 2015 debut, Ægir 6000 has completed 650 dives, exploring depths ranging from 100 to […]

  • Wintershall to develop Skarfjell through Gjøa

    3 February 2017
    Project & Tenders

    German oil company Wintershall has selected a preferred concept for the development of the Skarfjell field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The Wintershall-operated field is located in PL 418 license. Under the proposed solution revealed by the operator on Thursday, the reservoir would be connected via a subsea template to the nearby Gjøa […]

  • Green light for Equinor to use Gullfaks C platform until 2036

    4 March 2019

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate is giving a green light to using the C platform on the Gullfaks field in the North Sea until June 30, 2036.

  • Engie spuds Cara well offshore Norway

    19 July 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Engie E&P Norge has started drilling the exploration well PL 636 Cara in the North Sea, off Norway. The Cara well, spudded on Monday, is located 35 kilometers from shore, and approximately 6 kilometers from Gjøa field in the North Sea. Water depth is about 350 meters and both oil and/or gas cases are considered. The well is […]

  • VIDEO: Bladt Completes Suction Anchor for Sevan Marine

    12 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Bladt, an international steel contractor specializing in large-scale and highly complex steel structures just finished the fabrication of one suction anchor for their Norwegian client Sevan Marine. The suction anchor is very similar to the 13 anchors Bladt fabricated to Sevan Marine in 2011, and the suction anchor will also head for the same destination the […]

  • Denmark: Blue Water Assists Noreco with Luna

    23 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    In connection with Noreco’s drilling scope at the Luna-1 site (license 1/11)  in the Danish North Sea sector, Blue Water Shipping has been awarded the offshore base contract in Esbjerg. “We are very proud to have been awarded this contract. Currently, we are performing all base activities, handling all equipment to and from the jack-up […]

  • Saipem starts laying Norway’s largest oil pipeline

    30 April 2018
    Project & Tenders

    The operations to install Norway’s largest pipeline to the Johan Sverdrup field started outside Mongstad, north of Bergen, late last week onboard the vessel Saipem Castorone.

  • TechnipFMC wins big for third phase of Norway’s third-largest oil field

    25 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    TechnipFMC has secured an integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) contract with Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor for the third phase of what is said to be the third largest oil field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). As part of the contract defined as large, meaning it is worth between $500 million and […]

  • AGR to advise Gassnova on carbon capture and storage

    16 February 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Storage, Technology, Transition

    Energy consultancy AGR has signed a framework agreement with Gassnova for carbon capture and storage technical advisory services. Norway’s Gassnova facilitates the development of technology and solutions to enable cost efficient and progressive solution for the capture and storage of CO2. AGR will deliver technical expertise across geoscience, reservoir, drilling and well engineering disciplines in […]

  • GCE Partners with German Subsea Monitoring Network

    26 August 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    GCE Ocean Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Subsea Monitoring Network that allows for the development of new ocean technologies and ensuring sustainable use of ocean resources. The Subsea Monitoring Network is a corporate network for innovation in underwater technologies in Germany. The association sees itself as a platform for the […]

  • Ocean Installer secures more work with Statoil

    10 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Ocean Installer has signed amendments with Statoil for umbilical marine installation at the Visund field, and for riser replacement at the Troll B field in the Norwegian North Sea. The work will be executed under the SLMP Marine Installation Contract. “We are pleased to have secured more work for a key client like Statoil. The […]

  • Baker Hughes nets Johan Sverdrup drilling services contract

    6 July 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil company Statoil has awarded Baker Hughes Norway the onshore contract for integrated drilling services for Johan Sverdrup oil field in the Norwegian section of the North sea. According to Statoil, the value of the deal is NOK 1.5 billion ($186.9 million) and is valid for six years with a four-year extension option for the […]

  • Norway: Hydrocarbons Discovered at Norvarg Appraisal Well

    24 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Ithaca Energy Inc. (“Ithaca” or the “Company”) announces that the appraisal well (7225/3-2) being drilled on the Norvarg discovery, located in PL535 in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea, has confirmed the presence of hydrocarbons in the Kobbe formation based on the results of wire line logs and formation tests and cores. The partnership […]

  • Det norske backs out of Jette North development

    10 August 2015
    Project & Tenders

    Det norske, an oil exploration and development company focused on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, has decided to abandon the development of the northern part of the Jette field, in the North Sea, offshore Norway.  In an e-mail sent to Offshore Energy Today, Det norske confirmed it had received an approval from the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum […]

  • Equinor exploring wind farm power option for two offshore fields

    28 August 2018

    Equinor and its partners at Gullfaks and Snorre fields off Norway have decided to explore the possibilities of supplying the Gullfaks and Snorre fields with power from floating offshore wind.

  • Germany: New CEO for Siemens Oil and Gas Division

    30 January 2012

    Effective February 1, 2012, Adil Toubia (53) will become CEO of the Oil & Gas Division of Siemens Energy. He succeeds Tom Blades, who has been appointed as a member of the Managing Board of Linde AG. Adil Toubia brings three decades of experience in this branch of industry and was most recently a partner […]

  • Norway: Det Norske Sells 20 pct Stake in PL 554 and PL 554 B to Svenska Petroleum Exploration

    7 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      Det norske has sold a 20 percent interest in production licenses 554 and 554B to Svenska Petroleum Exploration, reducing its interest from 40 to 20 percent. As consideration, Svenska Petroleum Exploration will carry part of the expenses related to the first exploration well to be drilled in either PL 554 or PL 554B. The […]

  • Wood and Gassco partner up to ensure Europe’s energy supply

    8 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Wood has signed a three-year contract with Gassco to support the safe and secure transportation of gas from Norway to the UK and Europe.

  • GCE Subsea Changes Name

    10 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Norwegian industry initiative GCE Subsea has decided to change its name to GCE Ocean Technology, effective February 1, 2019. The issue of a name change has been up for discussion on several occasions as the cluster is exploring further markets beyond the traditional oil and gas sector. The new name gives the cluster a more distinct […]

  • Safety body finds room for improvement on ConocoPhillips’ Ekofisk

    19 December 2016

    Norwegian safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found two improvement points during an audit of ConocoPhillips’ risk assessments for waves hitting decks on Ekofisk B, offshore Norway. The agency said on Monday that the detected improvement points were related to deficient analyses and verification of analyses. No non-conformities were detected during this audit. Namely, […]

  • Norway: Aker Solutions Provides Pusnes Offshore Loading Systems for Shuttle Tankers

    13 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      Aker Solutions has been awarded contracts for the supply of Pusnes offshore loading systems for ten shuttle tankers that will operate in Brazil and Norway. The total contract value for Aker Solutions is approximately NOK 150 million. Several major South Korean shipyards have awarded Aker Solutions contracts for the supply of Pusnes bow loading […]