10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • Transocean rigs find more work in Australia and Norway

    29 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a new contract and an extension for two semi-submersible rigs in Australia and Norway.

  • Subsea 7 scores trifecta with Aker BP

    19 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has awarded Subsea 7 with three contracts for the delivery of equipment and installation services for projects located offshore Norway. Subsea 7 confirmed the award of a “major” contract for the Yggdrasil field development project, formerly NOAKA, a “large” contract for the Skarv Satellite Project, and a “substantial” contract for […]

  • Statoil Discovers Oil and Gas Near Norne

    17 January 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Statoil has made an oil and gas discovery close to Norne estimated at between 20 and 80 million barrels, one year after the licence award. “It’s great kicking off the new year with a discovery,” said Jez Averty, senior vice president for exploration in Norway and the UK. The drilling of the Cape Vulture exploration […]

  • Statoil pleased with new offshore blocks

    20 January 2015

    In the Awards in Predefined Areas 2014, Statoil has been awarded interests in 15 licences on the NCS, 8 of those as operator. Today, the government has also announced the blocks in the 23rd concession round. “These are very positive news for Statoil and the whole industry. Access to new quality acreage is essential to […]

  • LOTOS to supply natural gas produced in Norway to Polish firm

    2 October 2019

    PGNiG Supply & Trading, a member of the Polish Oil and Gas Company  Group (PGNiG), will become the exclusive recipient of natural gas produced in Norway by LOTOS Norge, a LOTOS Group company engaged in exploration and production activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. 

  • WoodMac: ExxonMobil’s sale of Norwegian assets has potential to be biggest deal since 2006

    24 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    ExxonMobil is reportedly looking to sell all off its assets in Norway. The move has the potential to be Norway’s biggest sale since 2006, according to energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie. 

  • Equinor makes new oil discovery in Johan Castberg license

    29 October 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Equinor has made an oil discovery in production license 532 located on the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.

  • PGNiG secures Odfjell rig for drilling ops off Norway

    22 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    PGNiG has awarded a one-well contract to the offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling for drilling operations offshore Norway.

  • Aker BP to use Deepsea Nordkapp rig to plug Jette wells

    14 May 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Aker BP has been given consent by Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the Deepsea Nordkapp drilling rig to plug production wells on the Jette field offshore Norway.

  • Statoil says meets climate change goals ahead of schedule

    22 September 2017

    Norwegian oil major Statoil has already achieved its 2015 target of reducing the CO2 emissions from the Norwegian continental shelf by 1.2 million tonnes annually from 2008 to 2020 – two years ahead of schedule. According to Statoil, the reduction equals the emissions from some 600,000 private cars annually or almost every fourth car on […]

  • Aibel kicks off construction of first Dvalin module

    4 August 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil services company Aibel has started construction of the first of two modules for the DEA-operated Dvalin project, formerly known as Zidane, located in the Norwegian Sea.  The two modules will enable the Statoil-operated Heidrun platform to receive production from Dvalin. DEA, the operator of the Dvalin field, submitted the Plan for Development and Operation […]

  • OMV completes appraisal of Iris discovery

    24 October 2019
    Exploration & Production

    OMV Norge is in the process of completing the drilling of appraisal well 6506/11-11 S on the 6506/11-10 (Iris) gas/condensate discovery in the Norwegian Sea. 

  • RWE Dea: No go for Zidane

    19 September 2014

    The Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Zidane development offshore Norway will not be submitted to the authorities in October as planned.

  • Statoil to Order $230 Mln FSU for Heidrun Field (Norway)

    13 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Statoil has, on behalf of the licence owners, issued a letter of intent to Samsung Heavy Industries for construction of a new permanent floating storage unit (FSU) for the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea. The contract is worth an estimated USD 230 million and includes options to buy two additional units. The new storage […]

  • New CEO takes the reins at Vår Energi

    6 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Project & Tenders

    Vår Energi has welcomed a new CEO to spearhead its strategy execution, market engagement, and stakeholder management.

  • Aker Buys Norwegian Engineering Company

    2 February 2012

    Aker Solutions acquired Norwegian engineering company Sandnessjøen Engineering. The acquisition will strengthen Aker Solutions’ presence in northern Norway and grow the company’s engineering capacity for offshore projects. Over the past 20 years, Sandnessjøen Engineering has established a strong and experienced team, which supplies engineering and project management services to the oil and gas and construction […]

  • Statoil Announces Exciting Exploration Plans for NCS in 2014

    7 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Statoil announces an exciting exploration programme in Norway also in 2014, building on the exploration successes of recent years. Statoil plans to drill 20-25 exploration wells on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in 2014, of which around two-thirds will be Statoil-operated. “Statoil’s exploration success rate on the Norwegian continental shelf has been over 70% the […]

  • Norway: Statoil to Order New FSU Unit from Samsung Heavy

    13 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Statoil has, on behalf of the licence owners, issued a letter of intent to Samsung Heavy Industries for construction of a new permanent floating storage unit (FSU) for the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea. The contract is worth an estimated USD 230 million and includes options to buy two additional units. The new storage […]

  • Equinor gets clearance to use Odfjell Drilling-managed rig at its North Sea field

    23 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has obtained the Norwegian authorities’ go-ahead for activities in the Norwegian North Sea, which will be carried out with a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drilling and owned by Northern Ocean.

  • Equinor makes oil discovery near existing infrastructure in North Sea

    7 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has made a new oil discovery located near the Fram field in the North Sea offshore Norway.

  • Wellesley uses on-the-rig simulator to reduce exploration risks

    7 October 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Innovation, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Technology

    Oil and gas company Wellesley Petroleum has commissioned a mobile on-the-rig (OTR) drilling simulator to train Dolphin Drilling’s crews on the Borgland Dolphin ahead of its drilling programme in the Norwegian North Sea earlier this year.

  • Loss deepens for North Energy over exploration and licence costs

    13 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Norway’s North Energy has posted a net loss of NOK 35.6 million ($4.78 million) for the first quarter of 2015 compared with NOK 27.89 million ($3.75 million) net loss in the first quarter of 2014.  The company says that this is related primarily to exploration and licence costs of roughly NOK 25.8 million after tax. […]

  • EMGS Reports Lower Vessel Utilisation Rate

    7 January 2016

    Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) reported vessel utilisation for the fourth quarter 2015 at 21% compared with 63% for the fourth quarter 2014. For the full year 2015, the vessel utilisation was 59%, whereas the utilisation for the full year 2014 ended at 69%. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the company’s vessels were allocated 21% […]

  • Maersk Oil Acquires Stake in 3 Production Licences Offshore Norway from Marathon Petroleum

    4 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Oil has acquired shares in three production licences in Norway from Marathon Petroleum Norge A/S, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation , in exchange for Maersk Oil’s financial contribution to the Earb South exploration well. Marathon Petroleum Norge A/S is currently drilling the well on the Earb South Prospect in the South Viking […]

  • Norway: Statoil’s two new offshore developments to see $2.4B investment

    27 March 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Oil giant Statoil on Monday handed over field development plans to Norwegian authorities for two fields in the Norwegian Sea, which will see an investment of around NOK 20 billion ($2.4 billion).  Namely, Statoil, on behalf of the partnerships in the licences, submitted a revised plan for development and operation of the Njord field and a […]