10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • Transocean to upgrade five offshore rigs with automated drilling control

    18 February 2019
    Equipment, Exploration & Production

    Transocean has entered into an agreement with Equinor to license and install Automated Drilling Control systems on four high-specification, harsh environment rigs currently on contract in Norway and a fifth semi-submersible that is expected to start operations in the Norwegian Sea this summer.

  • Top Videos of 2016

    2 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most popular videos of 2016. Top videos include installation of subsea templates on Maria field offshore Norway, setup of the Ayatsil-C jacket in the Bay of Campeche, the construction of the wellhead platform jacket for Maersk Oil’s Culzean field, the installation of subsea flowlines for Ichthys LNG project and the […]

  • NPD Prepares CO2 Storage Atlas for Norwegian North Sea

    13 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Upon request from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has prepared an atlas for CO2 storage in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The atlas provides an overview over areas where CO2 can be stored safely in the subsurface for a long time. It also estimates the size of the […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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% […]

  • Norway: Statoil Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Stock Exchange Listing

    15 June 2011

      Statoil today celebrates its 10th anniversary as a listed company. Statoil shares are traded on the New York and Oslo stock exchanges. “Statoil has evolved from mainly a Norwegian player into a global company well situated in the most attractive areas worldwide. We have developed a sharper profile and today are strongly positioned as […]

  • Spirit hits more gas with Fogelberg appraisal

    10 April 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Preliminary results of Spirit Energy’s Fogelberg appraisal well located in the Norwegian Sea indicate that the reservoir quality is better than that seen in the original discovery well.

  • Harbour Energy obtains go-ahead for North Sea drilling ops with Transocean rig

    2 October 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Harbour Energy has secured a permit to spud a wildcat well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, which will be done with a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean.

  • Ocean Installer lands work at three oil & gas fields and Northern Lights CO2 pipeline

    23 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract by Norway’s Equinor for a subsea line modification project (SLM) 2023-2025, covering three oil and gas fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) and work related to the Northern Lights CO2 pipeline.

  • Statoil unites Mid- and North-Norway ops, merges technology and research units

    25 June 2015

    Norwegian oil and gas giant Statoil has announced adjustments to the company’s structure and operating model. Statoil recently said it will be laying off up to 1,500 employees by the end of 2016 in an effort to “standardise, simplify and increase efficiency across Statoil”. According to Statoil, the aim is to become a more cost efficient […]

  • New export route for North Sea gas output as pipeline gets thumbs-up

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

    Given its dedication to curbing the decline in gas production over the coming years, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has given its seal of approval for a new gas export solution, delivering another path for gas exports from a platform in the North Sea, which enhances Norway’s energy security.

  • Statoil, Rosneft to Jointly Bid for Norwegian Barents Sea Licenses

    21 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Statoil and Rosneft today signed agreements on joint bidding for exploration licenses in the Norwegian Barents Sea and on Joint Technical Evaluation covering two Russian onshore assets. This concludes the first implementation agreements envisaged in the strategic cooperation that the two companies entered into on 5 May, 2012. The agreements were signed by Statoil CEO […]

  • Aker Solutions, Statoil Pen Agreement for Wireline Tractor Services (Norway)

    1 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Aker Solutions has been awarded a four-year frame agreement from Statoil for delivering wireline tractor services on the Norwegian continental shelf. The frame agreement is valid for four (4) years from 2013 to 2017, with two additional two-year options (2+2). Aker Solutions will deliver well intervention services using its proprietary wireline tractor technology and wireline […]

  • Norway: Aker Solutions Buys Sandnessjoen Engineering

    2 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Aker Solutions acquires 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 […]

  • Wartsila to Equip Three New FSUs with Inert Gas Systems

    16 April 2013

    Wartsila, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, is to supply inert gas systems for a Floating Storage Unit (FSU) to be located on Norway’s Heidrun offshore oil and gas field, and for two shuttle tankers that will support the FSU. The FSU is owned by Statoil, the Norwegian state owned energy company, and […]

  • NPD Completes Seismic Acquisition in Norwegian Part of Barents Sea

    15 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) seismic acquisition in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea was completed around midnight on 14 September. The acquisition has been ongoing since 8 July, after the new agreement regarding the demarcation line between Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea was finally approved. “This is the first time […]

  • NADL faces order over safety faults on West Phoenix rig

    26 February 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given North Atlantic Drilling Limited (NADL) a notice of an order following an audit of the West Phoenix rig. 

  • Highlights of the Week

    13 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 07 – November 13). Saipem has been awarded new contracts and change orders in the E&C offshore segment, for an overall amount of about 1 billion dollars. In particular, the most significant are the notification of award […]

  • Wintershall Ups Maria Appraisal

    18 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Wintershall has announced higher recoverable resource estimates for its operated Maria Field. Following intensive internal studies, Germany’s largest internationally active oil and gas producer now estimates that the planned technical recoverable resources will reach about 180 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe). This means that the estimate has increased by about 40 million boe. The new […]

  • Statoil Acquires Data on New Discovery in Norwegian North Sea

    2 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Exploration well 2/4-21 drilled by the jack-up rig Maersk Gallant in production licences 146 and 333, has proven a 48-metre gas/condensate column in the main bore 2/4-21 and an additional 70-metre gas/condensate column in the side-track 2/4-21A. Statoil estimates the total volumes in King Lear to be between 70 and 200 million barrels of recoverable […]

  • OW Bunker Announces Launch of Bunkering Operation in Nordic Waters

    23 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    OW Bunker creates one of the world’s largest maritime physical bunkering operations to provide customers with one-stop supply solution across Nordic Waters. OW Bunker, one of the world’s largest suppliers and traders of marine fuels and lubricants, today announced the launch of a Nordic Waters operation to provide a single point of contact and an […]

  • Faroe Petroleum Plugs Cooper Well (Norway)

    24 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Faroe Petroleum has announced further results on the 6506/11-9 S Cooper well in the Norwegian Sea (Centrica 40% and operator, Suncor 30% and Faroe Petroleum 30%). The primary target for the well was to prove up hydrocarbons in the Middle Jurassic Garn, Ile, Tofte and Tilje Formations. The secondary target was to prove up hydrocarbons […]

  • Norwegian oil & gas players come up dry in North Sea and Barents Sea

    30 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil and gas players Aker BP and Vår Energi have respectively drilled two wells in the North Sea and Barents Sea that turned out to be dry. Aker BP drilled the dry well 24/6-5 Alvheim Deep in the North Sea in production license 203, awarded in 1996, representing the eleventh exploration well drilled in this […]