10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • Equinor gains nod to use Songa rig for Trestakk drilling

    26 July 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Equinor has received consent from the PSA to use the Songa Enabler rig for drilling on the Trestakk field in the Norwegian Sea.

  • Det Norske Wins Four Licences in 22nd Licensing Round (Norway)

    12 June 2013

    In the 22nd licensing round on the Norwegian shelf, Det norske has been awarded four new licences in the Barents Sea, whereof two as operator. Det norske said it was very pleased with the award. SVP Exploration Bjørn Martinsen says that the ministry places great trust in Det norske by awarding the company two operatorships and […]

  • Aker BP gearing up for Barents Sea well

    21 April 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority has given consent to Aker BP for drilling in the Barents Sea, using the Deepsea Nordkapp rig.

  • Six new licences for VNG Norge (Norway)

    30 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    VNG Norge has been awarded six new licences as part of the APA 2014 – Awards in Pre-Defined Areas. Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced the awards of APA 2014 on January 21, 2015. A total of 54 new licences were announced in three areas – The North Sea (34), The Norwegian Sea (16) […]

  • Maersk Clinches Two New Licences Offshore Norway

    16 January 2013

    On 15 January 2013 Maersk Oil Norway was offered two licenses in the APA 2012 licensing round; PL660, with a 25% share, and PL671, with a 60% share and operatorship, both in the North Sea. PL660 covers the Norwegian part of the Edinburgh prospect which extends into the British sector. Maersk Oil’s British subsidiary, Maersk […]

  • Update: Floatel Superior Stable Again. Will Be Towed to Land, Statoil Says

    7 November 2012

    After the PSA Norway today informed of Floatel Superior stability incident which occurred this morning in the Norwegian Sea, Statoil has provided a more detailed insight into the matter. The oil company announced on its website that, after a hole was discovered in the rig’s ballast tank, causing the rig to tilt 3-4 degrees, the […]

  • Transocean rig lands Dvalin drilling contract

    22 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    One of Transocean’s semi-submersible drilling rigs has been awarded a contract to drill production wells at the Dvalin field in the Norwegian Sea.

  • Norway’s remaining resources to last for decades to come, NPD says

    14 April 2016

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s updated estimate for undiscovered resources shows that the total remaining resources on the Norwegian shelf can provide a basis for oil and gas production for decades to come. NPD, a government agency whose task is to manage the oil and gas resources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, said that its Resource Report […]

  • Green light for Wintershall Dea to kick off drilling ops with Transocean rig

    14 April 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Wintershall Dea has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea.

  • Wintershall Gets Nod to Start Up Maria Ahead of Schedule

    16 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    German operator Wintershall has been granted a consent from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) to start-up production from the Maria field in the Norwegian Sea, ahead of schedule. Production start-up is planned for December 2017, about 10 months ahead of the original plan, which was for start-up in the fourth quarter of 2018. The development will also […]

  • NPD reports high exploration activity in first six months

    30 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Exploration activity on the Norwegian shelf remains vigorous. Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has reported that thirteen new discoveries have been made this year, the largest of these in the Norwegian Sea. Eight exploration wells are currently being drilled. As of 24 June, 33 exploration wells have been spudded and 33 terminated. For comparison, the number of […]

  • DEA Norge completes acquisition of E.ON’s Norwegian oil and gas fieds

    16 December 2015

    Germany’s DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG has , through its Norwegian subsidiary DEA Norge AS, completed the acquisition of E.ON E&P Norge AS, thus expanding its presence in Norway’s oil and gas industry. According to the company, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the Ministry of Finance, as well as the EU competition authority, have approved […]

  • Gassco takes over Polarled pipeline operatorship

    4 May 2017

    Norway’s Statoil has transferred the operatorship for the Polarled subsea pipeline linking the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea and Nyhamna to Gassco. According to Statoil, the 482-kilometer pipeline between the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea and Nyhamna in Møre og Romsdal was delivered NOK 4.5 billion below budget. Polarled is the first […]

  • Statoil recommissions Scarabeo 5

    22 December 2014
    Exploration & Production

    Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use Scarabeo 5 for plugging and production drilling in the Norwegian Sea.  Statoil is the operator of the Kristin field, which is in blocks 6406/2 and 6506/11 at Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil will plug well 6406/2-R-4 BHT2 permanently and simultaneously drill […]

  • Polish oil company to drill its first well offshore Norway as operator

    25 December 2018

    PGNiG, a Polish state-controlled oil and gas company, is one step closer to drilling its first exploration well in Norway as a license operator.

  • Repsol drills duster near Aasta Hansteen

    12 May 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Oil company Repsol Norge has found weak traces of gas during drilling of a wildcat well in production license 705 in the Norwegian Sea, classifying the well as dry. Repsol Norge is the operator of the license with an ownership interest of 40 percent. Other licensees are DEA Norge with 30 percent and M Vest Energy […]

  • WATCH: ‘Key’ piece of North Sea oil & gas platform ready for next stage

    11 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Drydocks World Dubai, a part of DP World, has slid the final section of a module into place for a new platform destined for deployment at an oil and gas development in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway.

  • Statoil: Kristin inaugurates Kristin

    20 September 2006

    A piece of pioneering technology will greet Norwegian finance minister Kristin Halvorsen today, 21 September, when she performs the official inauguration of the Kristin field. This Statoil-operated gas and condensate field, which lies at the southern end of the Halten Bank in the Norwegian Sea, is characterised by high reservoir pressure and temperature. At 910 […]

  • German firm scoops seven awards in Norwegian licensing round

    20 January 2016

    Germany’s largest internationally active oil and gas producer Wintershall has been awarded interest in seven production licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Wintershall will be the operator on four of these. As part of the latest licensing round APA 2015 (Awards in Predefined Areas), the BASF subsidiary was […]

  • Floatel vessel finds work with Norwegian oil & gas giant

    5 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Floatel International has won a new contract and secured an optional one for a semi-submersible support vessel off the coast of Norway.

  • Lundin Petroleum Wins Ten Licences in Norwegian Licensing Round

    19 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Lundin Petroleum AB announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has been awarded ten exploration licence interests in the 2010 Norwegian Licensing Round, (Awards in Predefined Areas, APA). The awarded licences include two licences in the Greater Luno Area and one licence in the Greater Alvheim Area. Six of the awarded licences will […]

  • Wintershall awarded new licenses in Norway

    26 April 2011

    First Operatorship in the Barents Sea Stavanger / Kassel. The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has assigned Wintershall Norge two new licenses in the 21st Licensing Round. Wintershall is the operator of both licences. A total of 24 production licenses were awarded on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), 12 in the Barents Sea and […]

  • Shell Strikes Gas in Record Deepwater Depth on Norwegian Shelf

    30 June 2009

    A/S Norske Shell, operator of production license 326, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 6603/12-1. The well proved gas. The discovery is located 150 km northwest of the 6506/6-1 gas discovery (“Victoria”) in the northern Norwegian Sea. The well was drilled in 1376 meters of water, which is the greatest water depth of any […]

  • Statoil Makes Snefrid Nord Discovery

    18 March 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Operator Statoil has together with PL218 partners made a gas discovery in the Snefrid Nord prospect in the Norwegian Sea. The discovery is an important contribution to the Aasta Hansteen field development project and Polarled pipeline utilisation. “The Snefrid Nord discovery increases the resource base for the Aasta Hansteen field development project by around 15%,” […]

  • VIDEO: Aasta Hansteen spar sails away

    1 May 2017

    Norwegian oil major Statoil has posted a video of the substructure of the world’s largest spar platform, Aasta Hansteen, being floated onto a heavy transport vessel before setting sail for Norway.  Earlier this month, the substructure started its journey from Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea to Norway. The video shows the substructure being loaded onto the world’s largest […]