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  • Highlights of the Month: February 2015

    2 March 2015

    Video: Construction of DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm Vattenfall has recently published a video showing the construction of its DanTysk offshore wind farm, situated west of the island of Sylt and directly on the German-Danish border in the North Sea. Weserwind Files for Bankruptcy German steel construction company, Weserwind, filed for bankruptcy yesterday, that will affect 370 […]

  • 20-year-old Solstad PSV finds new owner

    10 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Solstad Rederi, a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore, has sold one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs). The new owner, whose name Solstad did not disclose, took over the 88.8-meter-long PSV Normand Flipper on 9 February. The vessel was built in 2003 and is of UT 745 E design. According to […]

  • V.Group takes over Belships’ fleet and ship management business

    10 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Global ship management and marine solutions provider V.Group has announced that it will acquire Belships’ fleet and ship management business Belships Management (Singapore).

  • Det Norske Reports Oil Discovery at Aldous Major South, Offshore Norway

    18 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Det norske oljeselskap ASA announces an oil discovery in the appraisal well 16/2-10 on Aldous Major South in PL 265. The license is operated by Statoil. In addition to Det norske, the partners in PL 265 are the Norwegian state, through Petoro, and Lundin Petroleum. An oil column of 50 to 55 meters has been […]

  • Fairfield takes Solstad Farstad vessel on one-year gig

    24 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Solstad Farstad has entered into a contract with Fairfield Industries for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Tonjer.

  • Inpex Clinches Stake in Three New Exploration Blocks (UK)

    29 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Japan’s INPEX announced that in the 27th Seaward Licensing Round in UK, the company won three offshore exploration blocks in the North Sea jointly with Centrica Resources Limited (Centrica), a subsidiary of Centrica plc, a UK gas and electricity company and Statoil (U.K.) Limited (Statoil), a subsidiary of Statoil ASA, a Norwegian oil company. The […]

  • Det norske starts drilling at Ivar Aasen field

    22 January 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Det norske oljeselskap ASA has initiated drilling at its Ivar Aasen field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The company is using the recently delivered Maersk Interceptor, dubbed the world’s largest jack-up rig, to drill three pilot wells in order to further map the subsurface. The drilling of the appraisal wells is expected to […]

  • Total set to drill a wildcat in Martin Linge area

    18 May 2016
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Total E&P Norge a drilling permit for an exploratory well in the North Sea, offshore Norway. NPD said on Wednesday, that the 30/4-3 S exploratory well will be drilled with the Mærsk Intrepid jack-up rig in production licence 040/043. The area is home to the giant Martin Linge field, approved for development in […]

  • Shell-bound DSV Kreuz Challenger named

    2 September 2016

    Singapore-based Kreuz Subsea has named its second newbuild diving support vessel (DSV), the Kreuz Challenger, presently under construction by the Norwegian shipbuilder Vard. The Kreuz Challenger DSV is scheduled for delivery from Vard Søviknes in Norway in the second quarter of 2017. The DP-2 vessel is of VARD 3 17 design and is capable of […]

  • Ross Offshore and Absoft work to improve drilling projects’ performance

    2 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    As the efficiency of drilling operations across the UKCS and Norwegian North Sea basins faces growing scrutiny, a joint project run out of Bergen and Aberdeen has been announced which improves project performance by up to 60%. Ways to manage significant cost implications experienced by operators and their drilling providers, caused by an increasingly challenging […]

  • SAT scoops Wisting support services deal with OMV

    3 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    SAT has been awarded a frame agreement with OMV for operations and pre-operations support services on the Wisting license.

  • Statoil: Concept selected for giant Johan Sverdrup field

    13 February 2014

    Statoil and the partners in the Johan Sverdrup field have decided on a concept for the first development phase. The partners have agreed on a field centre consisting of four installations and power from shore. Johan Sverdrup is among the largest oil fields on the Norwegian shelf, and will at peak contribute with 25% of […]

  • Lundin appraisal wells in Barents Sea encounter oil & gas

    30 September 2015
    Project & Tenders

    Swedish oil and gas exploration and production company Lundin Petroleum has completed the drilling of appraisal wells 7220/11-3 and 7220/11-3 A on the eastern flank of the Alta discovery in PL609 in the Barents Sea. The Alta discovery is located 10 to 20 km northeast of Lundin Petroleum’s Gohta discovery in the Barents Sea South […]

  • Norway: Statoil Reports Successful Appraisal of Skrugard Discovery

    6 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Statoil ASA, together with partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS, is about to complete drilling of appraisal well 7220/5-1 in the Skrugard discovery in the Barents Sea. The objectives of the appraisal well were to confirm the previous volume estimate for the Skrugard discovery and to collect reservoir and overburden data for field development […]

  • OES: Progress on open sea testing

    22 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has issued the Annual Report for 2015 that presents an overview of the activities undertaken within OES in 2015. Take a look at the list of some of OES member countries’ progress related to open sea testing infrastructure.

  • PSV Blue Protector Departs Ulstein Verft

    23 September 2013

    The platform supply vessel ‘Blue Protector’ was delivered from Ulstein Verft on 23 September 2013. The vessel is owned by Blue Ship Invest and managed by Atlantic Offshore. The vessel is going to the spot market in the North Sea. ‘Blue Protector’ is the final newbuild in a series of six platform supply vessels (PSV) […]

  • Allseas’ next vessel to dwarf the giant Pioneering Spirit

    8 February 2018

    Once, and if built, the sister vessel will dwarf its older brother both in size and in lifting capacity.

  • UK: FoundOcean Receives Two Jacket Foundation Grouting Contracts from Saipem

    17 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    FoundOcean has won two North Sea pile grouting contracts for a total of five jacket structures, the installation of which are due to start in the first half of 2012. The contracts were awarded as FoundOcean and Saipem enter the second year of a three year agreement between the two companies. Operations will be carried […]

  • Aasen Shipping orders three hybrid methanol-ready ships at Royal Bodewes

    3 November 2023
    Vessels

    Norwegian shipping company Aasen Shipping has placed an order for three new hybrid-powered
    methanol-ready self-dischargers. 

  • Maersk Supply orders hybrid battery for AHTS in push to decarbonise fleet

    28 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Transition, Vessels

    Maersk Supply Service has ordered a battery pack for one of its M-class vessels as part of its target to reduce carbon intensity of its fleet.

  • DB Schenker to operate zero-emission autonomous coastal container feeder in Norway

    6 May 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    Germany-based logistics provider DB Schenker has revealed plans to operate a zero-emission coastal container feeder vessel between Ikornnes quay and the Port of Ålesund in Norway.

  • Probe launched after gangway incident in North Sea

    4 March 2020
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has launched an investigation into an incident on February 29, 2020, where the gangway on the Floatel Endurance became disconnected.

  • Equinor to use Transocean rig for Oseberg well ops

    19 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for drilling and well operations on the Oseberg field using the Transocean Norge drilling rig.

  • DOF finds work for vessels in subsea segment

    15 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian vessel provider DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts, securing utilization for vessels in the Subsea/IMR Projects segment.

  • Electrification tops Norway’s list of ‘most efficient’ oil & gas decarbonization tools

    21 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Transition

    Equinor has portrayed electrification as the key measure to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oil and gas production, paving the way to move forward with the energy transition journey to a low-carbon and zero-emission era.