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  • Archer nets four-year P&A deal with Repsol

    9 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Oil services company Archer has been awarded a four-year contract for plug and abandonment (P&A) rig operations by Repsol.  According to Archer’s statement on Wednesday, the contract scope includes permanent plugging and abandonment of the wells on the Gyda platform operated by Repsol Norge. The Gyda field is located in the Norwegian sector of the […]

  • Solstad scores new deal with Petrobras for ops offshore Brazil

    27 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Solstad has been awarded a long-term contract for one of its anchor handling tug supply vessels by Petrobras for operations offshore Brazil.

  • Top News of the Week May 2 – 8, 2016

    8 May 2016

    Construction Starts at Nordergründe Offshore Wind Site Offshore construction of the Nordergründe wind farm is kicking off this week, with the MPI Enterprise vessel already loading monopiles and transition pieces in Cuxhaven, according to German media. Liebherr Installs Custom-Made Offshore Crane on Giant 7 Liebherr’s offshore crane division installed a board offshore crane, type BOS […]

  • PSA: Gullfaks A platform needs improvements

    31 March 2014

    From 3 to 7 March 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) and Gullfaks A platform in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The objective of the audit was to assess the company’s control and management of materials handling, the technical condition of lifting equipment […]

  • Trapoil: No Significant Hydrocarbons at Scotney Well (UK)

    12 April 2013

    Trapoil, the independent oil and gas exploration, appraisal and production company focused on the UK Continental Shelf  region of the North Sea, announces that operations are now being concluded on the Scotney (Licence P.1658, Block 20/5b) exploration prospect. The exploration well was drilled to its target depth of 10,600 feet Measured Depth Below Rotary Table […]

  • Rosenberg WorleyParsons lands Nova tie-back to Gjøa job

    18 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Neptune Energy has awarded a contract to Rosenberg WorleyParsons for construction and installation of a new Nova topside module on the Gjøa platform in the North Sea.

  • Norway: PSA Inspects Emergency Preparedness on Gjøa

    29 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    PSA Norway, the government’s body responsible for safety, emergency preparedness and the working environment in the petroleum activities in Norway has carried out an inspection on the Gjøa facility, located in Norwegian North Sea. During the period 5-8 December 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of emergency preparedness, including the helicopter […]

  • Lundin gets safety nod for Filicudi drilling

    30 August 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Lundin Norway AS the consent to use the Leiv Eiriksson semi-submersible drilling rig for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. PSA said on Tuesday that the consent refers to the drilling of exploration well 7219/12-1 in a prospect named Filicudi. The drilling site […]

  • WATCH: Subsea Pump Control Module Lands on Draugen

    6 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The subsea pump control module (PCM) was lifted onto Draugen platform by the heavy lift capacity vessel Thialf in May this year. The 220-ton control module will be connected to the first subsea mudline booster pump ever deployed by Shell. The subsea pump system is planned to be commissioned later in 2016. Draugen is a Shell-operated […]

  • Norway: Lundin Announces Spud of Aldous Major South Well

    19 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that drilling of appraisal/exploration well 16/2-8 on the Aldous Major South structure has commenced. The well is located in licence PL265 in the Norwegian North Sea. The Aldous Major South structure is believed to be the western continuation of the Lundin Petroleum operated PL501 Avaldsnes discovery into PL265, […]

  • Lundin Spuds Caterpillar Well Offshore Norway

    10 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that drilling of exploration well 24/9-10S on the Caterpillar prospect has commenced. The well is located in licence PL340BS in the Norwegian North Sea. The Caterpillar prospect is located 6 km east of the Marihøne discovery which sits 27 km south of the Alvheim Field facilities. The well will […]

  • COSL scoops 3D seismic deal in Arctic region

    20 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL), an offshore oilfield service provider, has secured a contract for 3D seismic acquisition. COSL on Friday said the survey would cover a total area of over 4,000 square kilometers in the Arctic region. The Chinese company said this “is the first great order for 3D seismic operations in Arctic waters.” The company said […]

  • Lundin Spuds Johan Sverdrup Appraisal Well (Norway)

    13 November 2012

    Lundin Petroleum AB has spudded the appraisal well 16/2-16 in PL501 on the Johan Sverdrup discovery located in the Norwegian part of the North Sea, the Swedish company announced today. The well is located on the north eastern flank of the discovery with the objective to establish the depth, quality and thickness of the Jurassic […]

  • Tender for Subsea Tunnel Seismic Survey Announced (Norway)

    8 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Statens vegvesen Region vest announced a tender for subsea tunnel seismic survey services with a value between 4 Mln and 6 Mln NOK. E39 Rogfast is a subsea tunnel between Randaberg and Bokn, with an arm up to Kvitsøy in Rogaland. Reflection and refraction seismic has already been performed, at sea and on land, together […]

  • EMGS Vessel Utilization Drops

    6 April 2018

    Norwegian geophysical services company Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has recorded a drop in vessel utilization for the first quarter 2018. Vessel utilization for the first quarter 2018 was 37% compared with 92% for the first quarter in 2017. In the first quarter of 2018, the company’s vessels were allocated 37% to multi-client projects and no time was spent […]

  • Moss Maritime’s LH2 carrier containment system gets DNV’s nod

    4 September 2023
    Certification & Classification, Equipment, Vessels

    Moss Maritime, a Norwegian company specialized in design and engineering services to the offshore energy industry and a subsidiary of energy major Saipem, has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for a containment system for ship transport of liquefied hydrogen (LH2).

  • Spectrum kicks off 3D seismic survey in Barents Sea

    22 September 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Spectrum is starting an 1,800 km2 Multi Client 3D seismic survey offshore Norway in the Western Barents Sea. Spectrum said on Thursday that the new survey, designed based on interest from industry will tie and complement Spectrum’s existing 3D surveys in the area. When completed the combined coverage will total close to 20,000 km2 over […]

  • Equinor gets consent to extend Veslefrikk field life

    10 December 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Norwegian safety watchdog Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Equinor a consent for the life extension for Veslefrikk.

  • Lundin spuds Gohta appraisal well

    23 May 2014

    Lundin Petroleum has informed that drilling of appraisal well 7120/1-4s in PL492 in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway, has begun. The well will appraise the hydrocarbon potential of the Gohta discovery in PL 492, which is located 155 km northwest of the Norwegian coast,189 km northwest of Hammerfest, and 5.7 km northwest of the original Gohta discovery well. […]

  • Authorities to investigate Nord Stream gas leaks amid suspicion of sabotage

    28 September 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Norwegian and Swedish seismic institutes have recorded two underwater blasts before the discovery of the gas leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea linking Russia and Europe, prompting an investigation by authorities amid suspicions of sabotage. The leaks were detected on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines following reports of major […]

  • Ocean Installer picked for major subsea scope at Equinor’s large oil & gas field

    25 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor has awarded compatriot Ocean Installer with an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract to deliver a subsea scope for its huge oil and natural gas field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Equinor and its partners have selected Ocean Installer as the SURF contractor for their new NOK […]

  • Norway: Marathon to Take Over Vilje Operatorship from Statoil

    16 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Statoil transfers operatorship of the Vilje field in the North Sea to Marathon Oil Norge.  The agreement does not involve any change of stakes in the production licence (PL 036D). “Statoil is interested in good area solutions. We therefore find it natural that Marathon, as the biggest operator in the area, gets to optimise the […]

  • EMGS’ Vessel Activity Increases

    4 July 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has seen vessel utilization for the second quarter 2019 at 73% compared with 31% for the second quarter in 2018. In the second quarter of 2019, the company’s vessels were allocated 45% to proprietary work and 28% to multi-client projects. In the comparable quarter of 2018, the vessels were allocated 31% to […]

  • Color Line Deploys New RoRo Ship on Oslo-Kiel Route

    14 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Color Line has launched a new freight route between the ports of Oslo in Norway and Kiel in Germany.

  • Norway: Gullfaks A platform back on stream after gas leak

    17 October 2016

    Statoil shut down production at its Gullfaks A platform in the North Sea after a gas alarm was triggered on Sunday. The production was restored late last night.  This is the third incident to happen on a Statoil-operated facility during the weekend and a fourth one in less than a week. Namely, five people were […]