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  • Equinor confirms sixth discovery on Norwegian shelf this year

    1 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has confirmed oil discovery in the Egyptian Vulture exploration well located in the Norwegian Sea.

  • Norway: Seven New Discoveries So Far in 2012

    4 July 2012

    As of 30 June, 19 exploration wells have been spudded on the Norwegian shelf. Of these, 13 are wildcat wells and six are appraisal wells. Seven new discoveries have been made. Four of these were made in the North Sea, two in the Norwegian Sea and one in the Barents Sea. “It is gratifying that […]

  • Norway opens doors to more exploration in predefined areas with new oil & gas licencing round

    11 May 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Norway has launched APA 2023 round for further exploration activity, encompassing the predefined areas on the Norwegian continental shelf.

  • Wintershall Gets Green Light for LWI Ops on Maria Field

    20 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) have given Wintershall Norge consent to use LWI vessel Island Wellserver on the Maria field. The consent applies to light well intervention work on the Maria field for well 6406/3-H-3H, which is in production licences 475BS and 475CS in the Norwegian Sea. Maria is the first Wintershall own-operated field […]

  • Norway opens 2015 NCS licencing round

    21 April 2015

    Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has today announced the awards in pre-defined areas (APA) 2015 licencing round, comprising the predefined areas with blocks in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. The objective is to award new production licences in these areas at the beginning of 2016. The application deadline is September 2, […]

  • Tullow spuds Zumba well

    28 May 2015
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    The exploration drilling on the Zumba prospect in production licence 591 in the Norwegian Sea started yesterday, May 27, 2015.  The prospect is located on the Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 14 km southeast of the Heidrun field. The well 6507/11-11 is being drilled by the Leiv Eiriksson rig to a total depth of […]

  • Drilling permit for DEA Norge’s Norwegian wildcat

    12 September 2019
    Exploration & Production

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

  • Upgrading Norwegian oil and gas fields 

    10 April 2008

    StatoilHydro will implement 26 turnarounds on installations in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea in 2008. The upgrading is in keeping with the company’s focus on maintenance and modifications aimed at increased robustness of the facilities and improved oil and gas recovery on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

  • EMGS nets $2.4M worth of data licensing deals

    5 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has entered into various agreements with oil companies involving data licensing related to 3D EM data in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea in Norway. According to EMGS’ Oslo Stock Exchange filing on Friday, the data licensing agreements include both prefunding and late sales. The company added that the deals would represent […]

  • Norway: CGGVeritas Completes 3D Offshore Survey for Chevron

    27 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    CGGVeritas announced today that it completed acquisition of a 3D survey with BroadSeisTM, its unique broadband marine solution, for Chevron Norge AS. The minimum commitment for the program comprised acquisition of a 3D survey over a 2,190 km2 area west of Bodø in the Norwegian Sea. Due to good progress the program was extended to […]

  • Statoil gets consent to use new pipeline on Heidrun field

    10 May 2018
    Project & Tenders

    Statoil has received consent from the PSA to use a replacement pipeline on the Heidrun field.

  • Statoil’s Njord A platform up and running again

    21 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Statoil resumed oil and gas production on the Njord A platform in the Norwegian Sea on 19 July, after a major reinforcement of the platform structure. Production has been shut down since last summer. Extensive analyses and inspections in 2013 revealed a need to reinforce the Njord A platform structure. To be on the safe […]

  • EMGS expects revenue hike following Norwegian offshore block awards

    17 January 2018

    Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) is expecting an uplift in revenues following the latest license awards offshore Norway.

  • Watch complex subsea operation of installing Dvalin Xmas trees

    8 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Wintershall Dea last December installed three Xmas trees on its Dvalin gas development, which has now moved from the drilling phase to the completion phase.

  • Norway to offer 136 new blocks in upcoming licensing round

    24 June 2020
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy

    The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has announced its plans to offer up to 136 new oil exploration blocks in Norway’s 25th licensing round.

  • Another drilling job in place for Deepsea Yantai semi-sub

    5 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Odfjell Drilling has agreed on a contract for the use of the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible rig for one well located in the Norwegian Sea, with further options. The company agreed on the contract with PGNiG Upstream Norway, part of Poland’s oil and gas company PGNiG, on behalf of CIMC Offshore. The contract includes the drilling […]

  • Wintershall Dea cleared to deploy well intervention vessel off Norway

    27 January 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    Wintershall Dea has received consent to use one of Island Offshore’s vessels for light well intervention work on four fields offshore Norway.

  • Norway: PIO for Polarled Gas Pipeline Submitted

    9 January 2013

    The plan for installation and operation (PIO) of the Polarled gas pipeline on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) was formally submitted to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. “This represents a crucial step for the long-term development of Norway’s gas resources,” says Brian Bjordal, chief executive of pipeline operator Gassco. The project was previously known […]

  • Green light for Vår Energi to spud North Sea exploration well

    9 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Vår Energi, Norway’s oil and gas player, has obtained the Norwegian authorities’ blessing for drilling activities in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

  • Oil & gas flows from ‘win-win’ subsea tie-back offshore Norway

    4 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Equinor has brought online a development project in the Norwegian Sea, which has been tied back to existing infrastructure at a field off the coast of Norway.

  • Norway: Statoil Awarded New Production Licences

    15 April 2011

      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 today, 15 April. The group received eight new operatorships, with four of these in the Barents Sea and four in the Norwegian Sea. “We are very […]

  • Norway offers offshore oil licenses

    14 December 2005

    Norway offered offshore oil production licenses Thursday to 26 companies that bid for areas in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea.

  • Lundin ensures consent for duo of exploration wells

    21 August 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Lundin Norway has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to drill two exploration wells, one with the Borgland Dolphin rig and the other one with the Island Innovator, in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea, respectively.   The PSA granted Lundin the consent for drilling exploration well 16/1-25S, in production licence 338C […]

  • VIDEO: NHS hires Fugro for MAREANO project survey works

    2 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Fugro OSAE GmbH has been awarded a €3.6 million hydrographic survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). The survey encompasses an area of over 13,200 km² in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea and is part of Norway’s MAREANO project. A contract option allows for the extension of the survey area by two […]

  • Statoil Sees Final Piece of Polarled Pipeline Laid

    29 September 2015
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The final pipe in the 482.4 kilometre long Polarled Pipeline was laid at the Aasta Hansteen field at a depth of 1,260 metres in the Norwegian Sea on Monday, September 28. Polarled is the first pipeline on the Norwegian continental shelf that crosses the Arctic Circle and opens up a brand new highway for gas […]