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  • EMGS in Barents Sea survey

    26 August 2016

    Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a data licensing agreement with a repeat customer for 3D EM data to be acquired over the Hoop area in the Barents Sea. The pre-funding amounts to $1 million. This new acquisition is expected to take place in Q3 2016 and will become part of the EMGS multi-client […]

  • NPD wraps up another seabed minerals campaign

    9 October 2020
    Exploration & Production, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has conducted another search for seabed minerals on the Mohn Ridge in the northwestern Norwegian Sea. The expedition saw the vessel Island Valiant and operator TIOS conducting drilling operations in 3000 metres of water to secure samples of mineral deposits in the deep sea. The NPD has participated in a […]

  • Norway: Spring Energy Wins 5 Licenses in the APA 2010 Round

    19 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    As announced by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on 18 January 2011, Spring Energy has been awarded 5 licenses in the APA 2010 Round, which includes 2 licenses where the Company is an operator for the first time. Both the operated licenses are located in the Norwegian Sea. Spring Energy is very pleased […]

  • Nautronix’s subsea positioning system for Aasta Hansteen

    9 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Nautronix, a provider of through water communication and positioning technology to the offshore industry, has secured an order to supply NASNet®, an underwater positioning system for Subsea 7. The system will be used on the Aasta Hansteen field, which is located in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea approximately 300km west of Bodø, at […]

  • Aibel Grabs Dvalin Contract

    4 October 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Aibel has secured a modification contract to ready the Heidrun platform to receive the production from the Dvalin field, located in PL435, blocks 6507/7/9 and 6507/8 off Norway. The Dvalin field, formerly named Zidane, will be developed as a subsea tieback to the Heidrun platform in the Norwegian Sea. Aibel will build two new modules […]

  • Fugro Collects Data for MAREANO Seabed Mapping Programme

    13 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Fugro has been awarded a hydrographic survey contract, valued at NOK 44.7 million (approximately €4.7 million), by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service. The survey is part of the MAREANO seabed mapping programme, which is financed by Norway’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Climate and Environment. Fugro has completed numerous surveys for […]

  • Wintershall Dea begins production drilling on Dvalin

    12 August 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Wintershall Dea has begun drilling four production wells on the Dvalin gas field in the Norwegian Sea, getting ready for the start of production in 2020.

  • Norway: Energy Ministry Puts 51 Licences Up for Grabs

    15 January 2013

    The award of new licences is vital for effective, long-term resource management, says Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe.

  • 47 Oil Firms Apply for Acreage in APA 2012 (Norway)

    9 September 2012

    The Norwegian authorities on Friday received all the applications for Awards in Predefined Areas 2012 (APA 2012). A preliminary count indicates that 47 companies have applied for acreage. This result shows that there is still considerable interest in new acreage and previously awarded and explored areas in predefined areas in the North Sea, the Norwegian […]

  • All-systems-go for Equinor to deploy Shelf Drilling rig at North Sea oil & gas field

    18 January 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use Shelf Drilling’s jack-up rig for drilling ops at a field in the North Sea.

  • Ramboll wins FEED study for new Barents Sea pipeline

    4 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Engineering consulting firm Ramboll will carry out a FEED study for the pipelines connecting Statoil’s Askeladd and Snøhvit fields in the Barents Sea. With no surface installations and recoverable reserves estimated at 193 billion cubic meters, the Snøhvit field brings natural gas to land for liquefaction and export. The Snøhvit development consists of the Snøhvit […]

  • NPD Deep Sea Minerals Search Identifies New Targets

    11 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said it has identified a large area of sulphide minerals following a three-week data acquisition expedition on the Mohn’s ridge in the western part of the Norwegian Sea. The deposits could include important industrial metals such as copper, zinc, cobalt, nickel, vanadium, wolfram and silver. The NPD has been assigned the task […]

  • Subsea 7 wins EPCI contract offshore Norway

    21 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Subsea 7 has secured the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract with One Subsea for a project at the Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea.

  • Statoil’s Well in PL 386 Comes Up Dry (Norway)

    28 January 2013

    Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 386, has completed drilling of wildcat well 6610/10-1, located in the Norwegian Sea. The well is dry.  The well was drilled about 120 kilometres northwest of Sandnessjøen and about 90 kilometres northeast of the Norne field, with the West Alpha semi-submersible drilling rig. The objective of the well […]

  • Norway: Idemitsu Petroleum Drills Duster Near Vega Field

    27 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      Idemitsu Petroleum Norge, operator of production licence 377 S, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 35/7-1 ST2. The well was drilled about seven kilometres west of the Vega field in the North Sea. The primary exploration target for the well was to prove hydrocarbons in Middle Jurassic reservoir rocks (the Brent group). The […]

  • ROV with a Chain Saw! (Norway)

    29 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Using a remotely operated underwater vehicle with an installed saw, researchers have acquired geological samples from the Jan Mayen Ridge this summer. The method is new – and the results provide new and useful knowledge. “This is the most fun thing I have done as a geologist!” says Robert W. Williams in the Norwegian Petroleum […]

  • Norway to double funds for seabed minerals exploration

    13 May 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Research & Development, Transition

    The Norwegian Government has proposed to increase funding for mapping of seabed minerals and knowledge building. In its revised National Budget for 2020, Norway is looking to boost its previous funding from 70 to close to 140 million Norwegian kroner. Tina Bru, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, said: “As a resource owner, it is […]

  • Statoil Extends with Altus Intervention

    19 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Altus Intervention, a subsidiary of the Qinterra Group, has won a contract extension with Statoil for power mechanical services on a number of its North Sea and Norwegian Sea fields. The new two-year agreement will see Altus deliver its services across Heidrun, Statfjord, Snorre, Sleipner and Statoil satellite fields. According to the company, this is […]

  • Equinor drills duster in Barents Sea

    4 December 2020
    Authorities & Government, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has failed to find hydrocarbons after drilling a wildcat well in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.

  • TGS Plans Crean 3D Survey Off Ireland

    24 April 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    TGS announced plans for a new multi-client acquisition project, Crean 3D, on the Irish Atlantic Margin. Crean 3D (CRN 3D) is a multi-client survey of more than 5,400 km2 located in the South Porcupine Basin between the Porcupine High and the Irish Mainland Platform. TGS will acquire new 3D data to provide the higher spatial resolution […]

  • Greenpeace activists protest against new oil licences in Norway

    24 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Greenpeace activists have chained themselves in front of the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in protest against new oil licences.

  • Vår Energi offloads stakes in five oil & gas fields for $51 million and DNO’s interest in its operated asset

    8 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Vår Energi has struck a deal with DNO Norge to divest its interests in five oil and gas fields in the Norwegian Sea.

  • NPD Presents New Resource Figures for the Southeastern Barents Sea and Jan Mayen

    27 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) mapping of the southeastern Barents Sea and the area surrounding Jan Mayen will result in an approximate increase of 15 per cent in the estimates of undiscovered resources on the Norwegian shelf. This corresponds to about 390 million standard cubic metres (Sm3) of oil equivalents (o.e.). The new resource figures […]

  • Norske Shell Gets Nod to Use Island Constructor on Knarr and Ormen Lange

    12 April 2019

    Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given consent to Norske Shell to use the Island Constructor mobile drilling facility for activities on the Knarr and Ormen Lange fields. The consent covers the use of Island Constructor for well-related operations on the Knarr and Ormen Lange fields. The Ormen Lange, located 120 kilometers north west of […]

  • Norway: Idemitsu Petroleum Drills Duster Near Vega Field

    27 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Idemitsu Petroleum Norge, operator of production licence 377 S, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 35/7-1 ST2. The well was drilled about seven kilometres west of the Vega field in the North Sea. The primary exploration target for the well was to prove hydrocarbons in Middle Jurassic reservoir rocks (the Brent group). The secondary […]