10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • Barents Sea prospect ends up being dry

    19 February 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Norwegian state-owned oil and gas giant Equinor has conducted drilling activities at a wildcat well in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway with one of COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rigs. This well did not yield commercial quantities of hydrocarbons.

  • Seadrill, Kongsberg Maritime, and Hanwha set on ushering in next gen remote DP tech for offshore drilling

    4 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production

    Three players – Seadrill, an offshore drilling contractor, Kongsberg Maritime (KM), a technology player, and Hanwha Drilling, a provider of offshore drilling services – have forged an alliance to develop the next generation of remote dynamic positioning (DP) technology to establish new standards for offshore drilling safety, efficiency, and centralized operations.

  • Norwegian firm pulls off hat trick for rigs working in Europe

    1 May 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Norway-based cleantech service provider Soiltech has secured three new assignments for rigs deployed in the Black Sea, the Netherlands, and Norway.

  • Equinor picks OneSubsea for subsea compression upgrade

    18 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Norwegian state-owned energy firm Equinor to upgrade the subsea compression system for the Gullfaks field in the Norwegian North Sea. SLB said that OneSubsea will deliver two next-generation compressor modules to replace the units […]

  • Go-ahead for Aker BP to use Floatel’s vessel at Norwegian offshore field

    23 January 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    The Norwegian offshore safety regulator has given Aker BP consent to deploy one of Floatel’s semi-submersible accommodation and construction support vessels at a field off the coast of Norway.

  • New partner joins North Sea gas discovery ahead of appraisal ops

    11 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Orlen Upstream Norway, a subsidiary of Poland’s Orlen, has set the wheels in motion to come aboard a gas discovery in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea by buying a stake held by Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi.

  • Equinor’s drilling ops with Transocean rig in the clear

    23 January 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Equinor has secured the green light from the Norwegian authorities for drilling activities in the Norwegian Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean, an offshore drilling player.

  • Go-ahead for Equinor to use 2016-built rig at North Sea field

    13 February 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has received clearance to deploy a ten-year-old jack-up rig at its offshore field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

  • Another oil discovery emerges from Norwegian waters

    19 January 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has made a new oil discovery in the Norwegian Sea, using one of COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rigs.

  • North Sea hydrocarbon drilling ops hit a dead end

    12 February 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi and its partner, Kistos Energy, have drilled an exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which yielded no commercial hydrocarbons.

  • More work in North Sea and Australia for DOF vessel duo

    10 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured a new deal in the North Sea for an anchor handling (AH) vessel and prolonged an existing assignment for a platform supply vessel (PSV) off the coast of Australia.

  • Equinor, Petoro and OMV get lucky in waters off Bergen

    16 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Equinor and its partners Petoro and OMV have made an oil & gas discovery some 190 kilometers northwest of Bergen, in Norway, marking the first exploration well drilled in the production license. Wildcat wells 33/12-N-3 HH and 33/12-N-3 GH were drilled in the Granat prospect near Gullfaks, in connection with drilling an oil development well […]

  • Fresh gas and condensate discovery makes its presence known in North Sea

    20 January 2026
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Equinor has unearthed a new gas and condensate discovery in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, using one of Odfjell Drilling’s semi-submersible rigs.

  • First oil gushes out of subsea tie-back project in North Sea

    2 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has brought online a subsea development tied back to an existing platform in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

  • Eni taps Shearwater GeoServices for work in Timor Sea

    3 February 2026
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian Shearwater GeoServices has secured a 3D seismic acquisition contract with Italy’s energy giant Eni for work in the Timor Sea. The two-month survey will be performed by Shearwater’s high-capacity vessel SW Bly, with commencement expected late in the first quarter of this year. The project comprises approximately 1,500 square kilometers, covering the PSC TL […]

  • Two more gigs for TGS in Europe

    4 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has secured two new contracts in the North Sea, following the announcement of its second ocean bottom node (OBN) contract in Europe for the 2026 season. TGS has won a 4D streamer acquisition contract offshore Norway, with a Ramform vessel scheduled to mobilize for the survey in the […]

  • Norwegian oil & gas duo hands out multimillion-dollar helicopter gig to Bristow

    2 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Offshore aviation services provider Bristow Group has landed a multi-year assignment with Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor and its compatriot Vår Energi for helicopter transportation and search and rescue (SAR) services in support of operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

  • Fresh petroleum discovery sees light of day in North Sea

    28 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norway’s oil and gas company OKEA has made a petroleum discovery in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

  • Floatel puts the seal on 2013-built vessel’s job with Brazilian oil & gas player

    4 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Floatel International, an offshore accommodation provider, has hammered out an assignment for a 13-year-old semi-submersible accommodation and construction support unit with Brazil’s Brava Energia.

  • 19 oil & gas players widen their offshore acreage in Norwegian waters with new licenses

    14 January 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered 57 production licenses to 19 oil and gas companies for further hydrocarbon exploration activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), as part of the award in the pre-defined areas 2025 (APA 2025) round, which represents an uptick from the previous licensing round when 20 players got 53 production licenses.

  • North Sea drilling ops on Equinor’s agenda for this month

    16 January 2026
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has received a drilling permit from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) for a wildcat well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

  • Upping green shipping ante: First newbuild vessel to run on Wärtsilä’s ammonia engine

    27 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Transition, Vessels

    Wärtsilä has found a first home for its ammonia engine, which will power a new cargo vessel in Norway-based Skarv Shipping Solutions’ fleet, advancing the ship’s decarbonization arsenal and enriching the maritime industry’s green toolbox.

  • Barents Sea oil discovery’s potential strengthened by appraisal ops

    16 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Vår Energi, a Norwegian oil and gas operator, has finished drilling an appraisal well related to an oil discovery in the Barents Sea, confirming reservoir quality and adding recoverable volumes.

  • Scotland backs North Sea oil & gas development and extraction, poll shows

    20 January 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    In the wake of rising job losses across the oil and gas sector, nearly six in ten voters across Scotland have thrown their support behind the full development and extraction of North Sea oil and gas, according to new Scotland-wide polling.

  • Go-ahead for Equinor’s drilling ops with COSL rig in Norwegian waters

    15 December 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Equinor has received the Norwegian authorities’ blessing for drilling activities in the Norwegian Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by COSL Drilling Europe, an offshore drilling player.