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  • Statoil wins big in Norwegian APA awards

    17 January 2017

    In connection with the Award in Predefined Areas (APA) 2016 offered by the Norwegian government on Tuesday, Statoil has been awarded interests in 29 exploration licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Statoil said that out of those 29 licenses, 16 were awarded to Statoil as operator and 13 as a partner. “New discoveries are […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Wintershall dishes out well services contracts for Maria development

    26 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Wintershall Norge AS has awarded a series of four-year contracts for supply of well completion equipment and services for the Maria development it operates in the Norwegian Sea, and for other operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contracts have been awarded to six companies including Halliburton which will provide the largest share of the […]

  • 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.

  • Final pipe for Polarled Pipeline laid in place

    29 September 2015
    Project & Tenders

    On Monday, September 28, 2015, 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. According to Statoil, operator of the Polarled project development, Polarled is the first pipeline on the Norwegian continental shelf that crosses the Arctic […]

  • Norway: Statoil Starts Oil Production form Morvin Field

    2 August 2010

    Statoil commenced production of oil from the Morvin subsea field towards the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea Sunday, 1 August. “The field is strategically important for further development and operation of activities in the Norwegian Sea,” says Ivar Aasheim, head of the Operations North cluster in Statoil. “Utilising existing infrastructure and installations was imperative […]

  • 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 […]

  • Chevron Wins Exploration Rights in Four Blocks in Norwegian 21st Licensing Round (Norway)

    20 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Chevron Upstream Europe, a strategic business unit of Chevron’s Europe, Eurasia and Middle East (EEME) Operating Company announced that it has successfully bid for the exploration rights in four blocks awarded in the Norwegian 21st Licensing Round.   The blocks are located in the Outer Vøring Basin in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 335 miles (540 […]

  • Statoil to explore Snefrid Nord prospect (Norway)

    23 January 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to drill exploration well 6706/12-2, in the Norwegian Sea, using a Transocean-owned rig.  Statoil is the operator for production licence 218 in block 6706/12 in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil applied for consent to drill exploration well 6706/12-2 using Transocean Spitsbergen in a prospect named […]

  • Statoil: Green light for Roald Rygg drilling (Norway)

    2 March 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) for exploration drilling in block 6706/12 located in the Norwegian Sea.  Statoil recently decided to drill a well in production licence 602 in order to test the Roald Rygg Prospect. Statoil is the operator for PL 602 in block 6706/12 in the Norwegian Sea. According to […]

  • Norway: Statoil Receives Eight New Operatorships in 21st Licensing Round

    15 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      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 […]

  • RNNP Reports on Development in Risk of Acute Spills on Norwegian Shelf

    27 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    During the period 2001 – 2011, there was a clear reduction in the number of acute crude oil spills to sea on the Norwegian shelf. Leaks in and damage to flexible risers continues to be an unresolved problem area, which will require attention from the industry in coming years. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) […]

  • Maersk spuds Tvillingen South well

    7 January 2015
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    North Energy ASA has informed that exploration drilling has started on the Tvillingen South prospect in production licence 510 in the Norwegian Sea. The prospect is located on the Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 28 km southeast of the Kristin field. The well, 6406/6-4, will be drilled with Leiv Eiriksson semi-submersible drilling rig of the Trosvik Bingo 9000 […]

  • Norway offers 12 production licenses as part of 24th licensing round

    18 June 2018

    Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is awarding on Monday 12 new licenses in 47 blocks on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

  • NPD: Twelve Discoveries Made on Norwegian Shelf in 2012

    18 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    So far this year, 12 discoveries have been made on the Norwegian shelf. Six of these were made in the North Sea, and three in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea respectively. A total of 27 wildcat wells have been completed, giving a discovery rate of 44 per cent. So far, 42 exploration wells […]

  • Petoro buying stake in Zidane field

    12 September 2016

    Norwegian energy company Petoro is on the verge of buying a stake in the DEA Norge-operated Zidane development, offshore Norway. According to Offshore.no, Petoro has entered into a definitive agreement with Austrian OMV, a partner in the Norwegian Sea field, to buy OMV’s 20 pct stake, thus marking the Austrian firm’s exit from the project. […]

  • 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 […]

  • Eni Gets Go-Ahead to Use Transocean Spitsbergen on Marulk (Norway)

    10 October 2012

    PSA Norway has granted approval to Eni Norge AS for the use of Eni Gets Go-Ahead to Use Transocean Spitsbergen on Marulk (Norway) for production drilling on the Marulk gas field in the Norwegian Sea. The consent relates to use of the semi submersible drilling rig Transocean Spitsbergen for drilling and completion of a sidetrack on […]

  • Ross Offshore secures survey job with OMV Norge

    27 May 2021
    Project & Tenders

    Ross Offshore has secured a contract with OMV (Norge) to carry out a site survey on the PL 644 Iris/Hades discoveries to the Aasgard C pipeline route in the Norwegian Sea. The Norwegian company will conduct a reconnaissance survey, as well as provide management expertise and a survey spread from Fugro. Offshore operations are scheduled […]

  • Statoil: Tyrihans project approved

    16 February 2006

    The Norwegian Storting (parliament) has today, 16 February, approved the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Statoil-operated Tyrihans field in the Norwegian Sea.

  • Offshore safety watchdog investigates Heidrun incident (Norway)

    24 September 2015

    The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has decided to investigate an accident involving a dropped object on the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea. According to the agency, this incident occurred on September 22, 2015 during a lifting operation on the production platform’s drill floor, when part of a grating came loose. The latter dropped […]

  • NHS Appoints Fugro for Mareano Hydrographic Survey

    2 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Fugro OSAE GmbH has been awarded a $5 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 […]

  • More ‘attractive’ offshore oil & gas acreage up for grabs in Norway’s new licensing round

    8 May 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has set in motion the Award in Pre-Defined Areas 2024 (APA 2024) round for further exploration activity.

  • Norway: PGNiG Acquires 10% of Gro Licence from Statoil

    25 June 2010

    Statoil has sold a 10% interest in the Gro licence (PL 326) to PGNiG Norway. Statoil keeps a 30% interest in the licence. The Gro licence is located in the Vøring Basin in the Norwegian Sea. Natural gas was confirmed in the licence by an exploration well in June 2009.A new well is currently being […]