10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • Noreco losing interest in Danish licences?

    23 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian Energy Company’s (Noreco) Danish subsidiary was in January prevented from making payments for its share of production costs at the Nini field, located in the Danish part of the North Sea, and it was consequently in breach of the licence agreement. As this situation was not remedied as of March 21, 2015, the other […]

  • OMV Completes $2.65 Bln Purchase of Statoil North Sea Assets

    31 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    OMV, the integrated, international oil and gas company, has closed the $2.65 billion acquisition of assets in Norway and the UK (West of Shetland area) from Statoil. Approval has been granted by the relevant authorities.

  • RWE Dea Norge Names Managing Director

    19 June 2013

    As of June 1st, Hugo Sandal (62) has been appointed Managing Director of RWE Dea Norge. Sandal, who also ran the company from 1995 to 2011, has for the past two years been acting as Chairman of the Board of RWE Dea Norge, as well as Senior Vice President Production Europe at RWE Dea’s head […]

  • Northwest Europe MODU market – Could 2019 demand exceed availability?

    7 March 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Since the oil price crash in 2014, the global MODU market has suffered through a rig demand collapse, which coupled with a vast oversupply of units resulted in dismal utilisation and dwindling day rates.

  • Offshore regulator looks at ExxonMobil’s well abandonment at Jotun B

    17 October 2017

    Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found several improvement points during an audit of ExxonMobil’s Jotun B platform offshore Norway.  The Jotun field is located in the North Sea, 200 km west of Stavanger. Water depth at the site is 126 meters. The field was developed with two installations, a wellhead platform Jotun […]

  • Aker BP streamlines subsea work with Optime SCILS

    17 December 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has simplified its subsea work using Optime Subsea’s subsea control system SCILS.

  • Norwegian offshore watchdog launches probe into serious incident on West Bollsta rig

    20 October 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has begun an investigation of the incident on the West Bollsta rig when a length of riser fell from the handling equipment during lifting.

  • Nord Stream Pipeline Moves Forward

    11 May 2011

      The Nord Stream Pipeline takes another important step towards its target of starting to deliver gas directly from Russia to the European Union by the end of 2011. Preparations for welding together two of the three sections of the 1,224 kilometre pipeline through the Baltic Sea have now started. They will be welded together […]

  • Noreco buying Shell assets in Denmark for $1.9 billion

    17 October 2018

    Norwegian Energy Company ASA has reached an agreement to buy Shell’s assets in Denmark for $1.9 billion.

  • Vår Energi suffers delays at North Sea project due to Covid-19

    30 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Oil and gas companies are still feeling the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic as new project start-ups are being delayed and costs are rising due to continuous challenges arising from related restrictions.

  • Baltic Pipe project gets Polish environmental permit

    29 November 2019

    Polish gas grid and LNG terminal operator Gaz-System said the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Szczecin issued the environmental decision for the offshore gas pipeline to be laid in the Polish waters of the Baltic Sea as part of the Baltic Pipe project.

  • TECO 2030 and partners begin work on EU-backed hydrogen-fueled passenger ship

    22 January 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Project & Tenders, Technology, Vessels

    Norwegian cleantech company TECO 2030, together with thirteen partners from various European countries, has commenced its second EU Horizon project focused on developing, validating, and showcasing a zero-emission passenger ship fueled by hydrogen. The project named Zero Emission Adriatic Ship (ZEAS) focuses on a shift towards the safe and sustainable use of climate-neutral fuels in […]

  • Hanwha Ocean’s rotor sail technology receives blessing from BV, Liberian Registry

    2 October 2024
    Certification & Classification, Regulation & Policy

    South Korean shipbuilding titan Hanwha Ocean has been awarded approvals from the French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) and the Liberian Registry respectively via a statement of compliance (SoC) and approval in principle (AiP) for its rotor sail technology onboard liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. As disclosed, the SoC and the AiP confirmed the technical […]

  • First temporary CO2 storage tank placed for Northern Lights CCS project

    6 April 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Green Marine, Infrastructure

    Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) of energy majors Shell, Equinor and TotalEnergies developing an open and flexible infrastructure to safely store CO2 from industries across Europe, is making progress with the installation of the first temporary CO2 storage tank. This milestone was announced on 5 April when the first temporary CO2 storage tank was lifted and placed […]

  • Kongsberg’s ICSS and Power Package for Gina Krog FSO

    13 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Kongsberg Maritime Engineering (KME) has signed a contract with Gina Krog LLC, a subsidiary of Teekay Shipping AS, for supply of an Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) and Power package to the Gina Krog FSO (Floating Storage and Offloading) unit, to be delivered to the Statoil operated Gina Krog field on the Norwegian continental […]

  • Sovcomflot Holds Naming Ceremony for Its Newbuild VLCC

    18 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    On 7 November 2013 a naming ceremony took place for Svet, the first VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) in the Russian merchant fleet. The 320,000 tonnes deadweight tanker was constructed at the Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry shipyard (Huludao, China) and is the first in a series of vessels of this type ordered by SCF Group […]

  • 4Subsea to provide monitoring systems for Statoil’s Snorre B

    7 February 2017
    Equipment

    Independent engineering company 4Subsea has been awarded a contract to deliver an integrity monitor systems for six flexible risers on Statoil’s Snorre B semi-submersible platform in the North Sea. 4Subsea said on Tuesday the contract was awarded shortly after delivering the fifth system in a row for the Snorre A platform. According to the company, […]

  • Shell removes 135 workers from North Sea platform after power outage

    29 November 2018

    Oil major Shell has evacuated 135 workers from a UK North Sea offshore platform following a power outage. 

  • BP Confirms Sale of Forties Pipeline to Ineos

    3 April 2017
    Project & Tenders

    BP has agreed to sell its Forties Pipeline System (FPS) business, with assets including the main Forties offshore and onshore pipelines and other associated pipeline interests and facilities, to Ineos. The company entered into discussions with Ineos regarding a potential sale of the FPS in March this year. Subject to partner, regulatory and other third party […]

  • Fugro, TGS to carry out detailed surveys for Norway’s first commercial offshore wind farm

    10 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects

    Fugro and TGS have been awarded contracts for detailed site investigations at the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) site, where Norway’s first commercial offshore wind farm will be built by a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments. Fugro, which already performed surveys at the Sørlige Nordsjø II offshore wind site for the […]

  • Dolphin Drilling reveals refinance plan for 35-year-old rig

    5 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Dolphin Drilling has tweaked the terms of the deal for its multimillion-dollar facility agreement with security, among other things, over the 1990-built semi-submersible rig it acquired from Transocean, providing for amortization relief of the installments payable for the three months from April to June 2025.

  • Safety issues found during audit of Equinor’s Visund

    30 January 2019

    The PSA has found irregularities during an audit of Equinor’s Visund field located in the North Sea.

  • Lundin gains nod for Edvard Grieg start-up

    16 November 2015
    Project & Tenders

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted consent to start production on the Lundin Norway-operated Edvard Grieg field in production licence 338 in the North Sea. Lundin, the operator of the licence, was also recently given consent by the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway for the start-up and operation of Edvard Grieg platform. The NPD said on […]

  • Norway: Statoil Boosts Development of Skrugard Field

    27 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Statoil and its partners are considering developing the Skrugard discovery in the Barents Sea by means of a floating production unit with the additional capacity to process and transport from other prospects in the area. A feasibility study has identified a technical and commercial solution for the Skrugard field in the Barents Sea. The solution […]

  • Shelf Drilling jack-up rig’s stay in Norwegian waters prolonged

    12 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs with Equinor for operations at a field off the coast of Norway.