10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • Frontier to Manage Offshore Workforce for ROMAR

    25 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeenshire-based oilfield service company ROMAR International has awarded the contract of the management of its offshore workforce to Frontier International, an Aberdeen based international oil and gas recruitment company. The personnel management contract, worth £650,000 in year one will require Frontier International to provide the management and logistics for up to 35 offshore operational personnel […]

  • 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 […]

  • Disclosing Northern Lights well data to push CCS innovation

    19 October 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, IT & Software, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Partners in the Northern Lights project have decided to disclose datasets from the 31/5-7 Eos confirmation well drilled and completed in the North Sea earlier this year.

  • Norway: ULSTEIN Bags Major Subsea Order from GC Rieber Shipping

    1 June 2012

    On 1 June, ULSTEIN signed a contract for the delivery of a high capacity subsea construction vessel of the SX121 design to GC Rieber Shipping, with an option for a second vessel. The newbuilding will be delivered in the first quarter of 2014 and has a value of approximately NOK 800 million (approx USD 130.4 […]

  • Norway: Aker Solutions Awarded Extended Well Service Contract from Statoil

    1 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Statoil has exercised a two-year contract option with Aker Solutions for provision of mechanical wireline services on Statoil operated fields and mobile drilling units on the Norwegian continental shelf. The initial three-year contract period started in 2009. Statoil has now exercised the first of two potential two-year contract options. Aker Solutions estimates that the two-year […]

  • Equinor dishes out safety and control systems deals worth over $555 million

    16 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Equinor has awarded new framework agreements for safety and automation systems to five suppliers. 

  • Barrier deficiencies force Equinor to drill fresh Martin Linge wells

    8 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Equinor has decided to drill new wells on its operated Martin Linge field, located offshore Norway, due to barrier deficiencies discovered in previous wells.

  • Equinor selects new class of startups to shape the future of energy

    27 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Equinor has selected a new class of startups to work on unlocking opportunities within oil and gas, renewables, and low-carbon solutions.

  • Norway: DNV’s Acquisition of NPS Plays Important Role in Arctic Activities

    30 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Arctic has large oil and gas resources and operations in this sensitive and harsh area will require efficient oil-spill preparedness solutions. “The acquisition of Norwegian Petro Services (NPS) in Norway and its recognised expertise will play an important role in our activities in this field,” says Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, DNV’s COO of the Norway, Russia […]

  • WSS Strengthens Its Singapore Management Team

    3 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has strengthened its Singapore-based management team to reflect increased levels of business and a focus on expanding service provision across the Asia-Pacific region. Hege Solstad will draw on 25 years’ experience in shipping and logistics as Regional Director, WSS Asia Pacific, while 14-year Wilhelmsen Group veteran Harald Lundestad has been appointed […]

  • DELITEK to Showcase New Product at SMM

    29 August 2012

    The Norwegian company DELITEK A/S, together with the German company MOE GmbH, has jointly developed a new containerized product which is in line with the new MARPOL Annex 5 / IMO MEPC 201 (62) regulations for waste handling on board vessels coming into force in January 2013. “DELITEK is an internationally well-known player with regards […]

  • MORTIM: Waste Management Container to Be Presented at SMM, Hamburg

    29 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The Norwegian company DELITEK A/S, together with the German company MOE GmbH, has jointly developed a new containerized product which is in line with the new MARPOL Annex 5 / IMO MEPC 201 (62) regulations for waste handling on board vessels coming into force in January 2013. “DELITEK is an internationally well-known player with regards […]

  • 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 […]

  • Prince Rupert Port to Welcome More Cruise Ships in 2017

    14 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    British Columbia’s Port of Prince Rupert expects more than a 100% increase in the number of ships and passengers visiting the coastal community this summer, according to its 2017 cruise schedule. A total of 25 vessels carrying around 17,000 passengers will dock at Prince Rupert’s Northland Cruise Terminal in 2017, representing the city’s biggest cruise season […]

  • Equinor closes Lundin share sale, boosts Johan Sverdrup interest

    30 August 2019

    Equinor has completed sale of shares in Lundin Petroleum and acquisition of further direct interest in Johan Sverdrup field offshore Norway. This follows all transaction conditions being met, including government and regulator approvals.

  • Norway: Statoil Increases Gudrun Stake

    16 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    On 15 December Statoil signed an agreement with Marathon to acquire their 20% interest in the Gudrun project, and their 12.5% interest in the Eirin discovery in the Sleipner area. Statoil increases its holding from 55% to 75% in production licences 025 and 187 in the North Sea. The licences cover the Gudrun field currently […]

  • Baltic Pipe receiving terminal put into operation

    1 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The receiving terminal of the Baltic Pipe project located at Varde in Western Jutland, Denmark, has been put into operation and is now receiving gas from Norway. The terminal was put into operation on 1 November at 6 a.m. local time, so far with half of the total capacity (6,700 MWh/h). This means that Norwegian […]

  • Kvitbjørn in LNG First

    16 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Nor Lines’ 5,000 dwt short sea cargo vessel Kvitbjørn has made history by becoming the world’s first vessel to operate between Asia and Europe solely on liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the ship’s bunker fuel, propelled by a Rolls-Royce pure-gas engine. The ship sailed to Norway from Tsuji Heavy Industries shipyard in Jiangsu, China, via Singapore, and subsequently […]

  • Popular news, November 10 – 16, 2014

    16 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Last week’s most read story was the one about SBM Offshore’s bribery case settlement. Aker Solutions followed with an announcement that it will not be laying off staff. You also read about AMEC taking over Foster Wheeler; Tullow slashing exploration budget, rig incident in Russian arctic and Halliburton’s plan to oust the Baker Hughes boart of directors…

  • ABB to Carry Out Upgrades on Heimdal Platform Offshore Norway

    9 July 2013

    ABB, the Swiss power and automation technology group, has won an order from Statoil for the upgrade of safety and automation systems at the important Heimdal platform in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway. The agreement with Statoil was signed in the second quarter of 2013. ABB’s scope comprises a new Human-Machine Interface […]

  • PSA Norway Approves Manned Underwater Ops

    4 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Statoil has chosen to take out an additional two-year option on the existing contract for diving services with Technip Norge AS. According to a cooperation agreement, ExxonMobil and Gassco could also be potential users of this contract. The manned underwater operations will be conducted from DSV Skandi Arctic as primary vessel and DSV Wellservicer as […]

  • Axis Offshore puts off flotel delivery

    2 July 2015

    Axis Offshore, a Singapore-based owner of accommodation units for the offshore oil and gas industry, has informed today it will postpone the delivery of the Axis Nova unit. According to a statement by the company, the shipyard where the rig is being built, has agreed to postpone the delivery until July 15, 2016. In exchange, […]

  • Ocean Sun inks first floating solar deal in China

    27 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Norwegian floating solar specialist Ocean Sun has signed an agreement to license its proprietary floating solar technology to the developer Sunneng Technology for the construction of a 1MWp pilot in China’s Province of Shandong.

  • 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.

  • Statoil Marks Unique Year on Norwegian Continental Shelf

    4 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    “Statoil has completed a fantastic year, both in terms of exploration successes, and the development of our portfolio on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS),” says Øystein Michelsen, executive vice president for Development and Production Norway. According to Michelsen the NCS will remain the backbone of Statoil for many years ahead. The company will maintain the […]