10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • Shearwater scoops Tolmount 3D seismic gig with Premier Oil

    3 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a UK North Sea high-resolution 3D project on the Tolmount Field for Premier Oil.

  • FMC Technologies Nets $280 Mln Subsea Gig on Maria Field

    7 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Wintershall has awarded its first significant subsea contract for Maria development to FMC Technologies’ Norwegian subsidiary FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS. The value of the contract is approximately NOK 1.8 billion ($280 million ). “Maria is our first subsea development in Norway and we are consequently building our expertise in this field. Wintershall sees future potential for […]

  • Safety rap for Equinor over Kristin platform

    30 May 2018

    Norway’s offshore safety agency has found several non-conformities during an audit of Equinor’s Kristin platform located in the Norwegian Sea.

  • All Production on the NCS Stops on Monday!

    5 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Statoil is preparing to shut down production on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) following a notice of lockout. The Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF) announced today that a lockout will be imposed on all members of Industry Energy (Industri Energi), the Organisation of Energy Personnel (SAFE) and the Norwegian Organisation of Managers and Executives (Lederne) […]

  • NPD Wraps Up Seabed Minerals Campaign

    10 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has completed data acquisition expedition on the Mohns Ridge in the north-western Norwegian Sea, using the Seabed Constructor vessel. During the four-week expedition, the NPD has made several discoveries of previously unknown sulphide deposits, and collected data covering large areas. These deposits include metals and minerals that are important in […]

  • Vår Energi refinances with $6 billion loan from 12 banks

    2 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has taken out a loan of $6 billion from 12 different banks as part of its refinancing strategy.

  • Green light for Songa Encourage rig to work on Norne field

    27 January 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil company Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the Songa Encourage rig for well activities at Norne field, Norne satellites, and Alve, off Norway.  Statoil is the operator of the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea, west of Mo i Rana in Nordland county. The field has been […]

  • Norway expects exploration record in Barents Sea this year

    25 April 2017

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), a government agency responsible for regulation of petroleum resources, is expecting a new record in the number of exploration wells in the Barents Sea this year. According to the agency, fifteen wells are slated for drilling, which is two more than in the record year 2014. “This is a significant […]

  • New oil minister named in Norway

    28 January 2020

    Norwegian government has appointed Tina Bru as the country’s new Minister of Petroleum and Energy, replacing Sylvi Listhaug. 

  • Shearwater GeoServices going to African island under contract with TotalEnergies

    26 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has awarded Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices with a contract to perform marine seismic acquisition at an offshore block in São Tomé and Príncipe, West Africa, it entered last year. The project is the first under a three-year firm capacity reservation agreement (CRA) for global marine seismic streamer acquisition services the companies signed […]

  • Aker BP eyes Snadd development plan by year-end

    22 February 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Norwegian E&P player Aker BP is reportedly planning to invest around NOK 10 billion ($1.2B) into a new field development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and deliver a plan for development by the end of the year.  According to a report by the Norwegian news website, Petro.no, Aker BP plans to deliver development plan to […]

  • Neptune gains regulatory nod for production drilling on Fenja field

    27 September 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Neptune has received consent from a Norwegian offshore safety authority to use the Deepsea Yantai rig for operations on the Fenja field.

  • Statoil hires AET shuttle tankers on long-term charters

    22 June 2017

    Norwegian oil and gas giant Statoil has awarded a long-term contract to AET for the operation of two offshore loading shuttle tankers (OLSTs). According to Statoil, these new vessels will be in addition to the two AET DP2 ships currently on charter, in the same area, for Statoil. AET is a subsidiary of Malaysian energy shipping […]

  • Shearwater to perform ‘pioneering’ survey over Norwegian gas field

    14 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    OMV Norge, a subsidiary of Austria’s oil and gas company OMV, has appointed Shearwater GeoServices to conduct a “pioneering” towed streamer survey with ocean bottom nodes (OBN) over its gas and condensate discovery offshore Norway. Under the contract, Shearwater is set to begin the hybrid survey over the Berling gas and condensate discovery this month, spanning 1,040 […]

  • Equinor told to fix issues on two Norwegian projects

    20 November 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Norwegian offshore safety agency has found nonconformities following audits of the Equinor-operated Johan Castberg and Kristin projects in Norway.

  • Wintershall selects DNV GL for Maria development

    30 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    DNV GL, the technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has been selected by Wintershall Norge AS as the sole supplier for the combined role of Independent Verification Body (IVB) and Third Party Design Verification scope for the subsea, umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) part of the Maria field development project. According to DNV […]

  • Norway: Government Approves Statoil’s Skuld Plans

    20 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today, 20 January, approved Statoil’s  plan for development and operation (PDO) of Skuld, a fast-track development tied in to the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea. Skuld is Statoil’s fifth approved fast-track PDO, and the largest fast-track development so far. All of these fields are scheduled to come […]

  • Shell drops Ormen Lange subsea compression project

    11 April 2014
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    The Ormen Lange partners have decided to postpone the Offshore Compression Project for Ormen Lange field, and stop the ongoing concept select work. The partners have been working towards a concept select decision for offshore compression, either a subsea compression solution or a tension leg platform solution for the Shell-operated Ormen Lange field the southern part of […]

  • Wintershall becomes operator of Vega field (Norway)

    4 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Today, March 4, 2015, Wintershall has taken over the operatorship of the subsea oil and gas field Vega, off Norway, from Statoil. Wintershall received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use the facilities on the Vega field in January 2015. This consent is an expression of the agency’s confidence that the operating company […]

  • ‘Norwegian Breakaway’ Successfully Completes Sea Trials

    1 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian Cruise Line on Friday announced that the line’s newest and most innovative ship to date, Norwegian Breakaway, successfully completed her technical and nautical sea trials which took place off the coast of Norway and Denmark. Over the course of several days beginning on March 25, Norwegian Breakaway underwent a series of stringent tests to […]

  • Green Light for Wintershall’s Maria

    4 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Wintershall and its partners Petoro and Centrica have today received approval by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Maria development, offshore Norway. The approved development solution for the Maria field involves two subsea templates located on the ocean floor tied back to several host installations […]

  • Aker BP picks up safety consents for operations offshore Norway

    2 September 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Aker BP has received two safety consents from the country’s offshore watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for operations offshore Norway.

  • Statoil Nets 10 Production Licences on NCS

    21 January 2014

    Statoil has been awarded interests in 10 production licences in the Awards in Predefined Areas 2013 (APA 2013) on the Norwegian continental shelf. Statoil will be the operator in 7 of the licences. “We are very pleased with the APA 2013 award which is in line with our strategy. It makes a good basis for […]

  • Centrica begins drilling at Butch South West well

    2 June 2014

    Faroe Petroleum has announced the spudding of the Centrica-operated Butch South West exploration well 8/10-6S (Faroe 15%).

  • VNG starts drilling Blink prospect

    23 September 2015
    Exploration & Production

    VNG Norge AS has begun drilling the second Pil/Bue follow-up well with the spudding of exploration well 6406/12-5S on the Blink prospect in the Norwegian Sea. The Blink prospect is located in Licence PL586, which also contains the Pil and Bue discoveries, near the producing Njord field (Faroe 7.5%). According to Faroe Petroleum, a partner in the […]