10000 results found for 'Norwegian Sea'

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  • Lundin Starts Drilling at PL 453S in Norwegian North Sea

    14 January 2013

    The well will target the Ogna prospect, which is located some 65 km from the Ula Field in the North Sea, offshore Norway.

  • Statoil: Åsgard Subsea Gas Compression Plant Online (VIDEO)

    17 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Statoil and its partners this week put the first subsea gas compression facility online at Åsgard in the Norwegian Sea. Subsea compression will add some 306 million barrels of oil equivalent to total output over the field’s life. “This is one of the most demanding technology projects aimed at improving oil recovery. We are very […]

  • Norway hands out 54 exploration blocks

    20 January 2015

    The Norwegian Government has today offered ownership interests in 54 new production licences in connection with the Awards in Pre-defined Areas 2014 (APA 2014). Forty-three different companies are offered ownership interests in the licensing round. “Today’s award of new exploration acreage provides new tangible exploration opportunities for the companies. Most of the exploration activity on […]

  • Solstad enriches its green shipping quest with renewable fuel as biodiesel-powered vessel puts rig’s mooring spread in place

    3 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Transition, Vessels

    Solstad Offshore has embraced another decarbonization tool to expand its zero-emission shipping toolbox by turning to renewable biodiesel (HVO) to bunker an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel before it embarked on its assignment related to a semi-submersible rig off the coast of Norway.

  • Regulator issues order following ‘West Mira’ disconnection incident

    22 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Norwegian offshore safety regulator, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has completed its investigation of the incident on West Mira rig where the lower marine riser package (LMRP) was unintentionally disconnected.

  • Equinor awards extensions worth over $1.3 bln to Norwegian suppliers

    11 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Equinor has extended agreements with Norwegian suppliers valued at over $1.3 billion for maintenance and modification services.

  • Norway: Aibel Bags USD 1 bln Draugen Deal from Shell

    28 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    A/S Norske Shell has awarded Aibel AS a contract for modifications to the Draugen platform. The contract value is estimated at around NOK 6 billion (USD 1.07 billion).  The contract will run for six years and has options for an additional two plus two years. “This is fantastic. Norske Shell is a new customer for […]

  • Shell taps Aker Solutions for work on Ormen Lange Phase 3

    21 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian engineering firm Aker Solutions has been awarded a letter of intent from oil major Shell for the Ormen Lange Phase 3 onshore project.

  • New oil & gas discovery in North Sea with tie-back on the horizon

    9 February 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has made a new commercial oil and gas discovery in the North Sea off Norway, using a Transocean-owned rig.

  • Lundin gets green light for new well in Norwegian North Sea

    23 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/4-8, in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. Well 16/4-8 S will be drilled from the Bredford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig at position in the central part of the North Sea. The drilling programme for well 16/4-8 S relates to […]

  • OMV’s drilling ops with Transocean rig lead to new gas discovery offshore Norway

    23 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    OMV has made a new gas discovery in a wildcat well off the coast of Norway with a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean.

  • Statoil reschedules Mariner start-up due to topside construction delay

    28 October 2015
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Statoil on Wednesday announced it would delay the start of production from the Mariner field, in the UK North Sea, from 2017 to the second half of 2018.  In addition, the Norwegian oil and gas giant said on Wednesday, in its 3Q 2015 results report, it would delay production start from the Aasta Hansteen project located […]

  • GDF Suez Acquires Additional Stake in Njord Field, Offshore Norway

    28 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    GDF SUEZ announced today two important milestones in the development of its portfolio of exploration & production assets. These operations are located for the one in a mature area in Norway and for the other in a promising region in Asia. Thus, the Group acquired an additional 20% share in the offshore Njord field and […]

  • Norway: Statoil Inks Environmental Monitoring Development Agreement with Kongsberg

    13 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      Statoil has awarded Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies a contract worth NOK 150 million over three years to develop the world’s first integrated environmental monitoring system (EM) for oil and gas activities. Statoil currently employs several environmental monitoring methods at its installations, mainly on the Norwegian continental shelf. However, there are no solutions available […]

  • Magseis Fairfield wins 4D OBN survey in Norwegian North Sea

    1 February 2021
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Seabed seismic player Magseis Fairfield has won a 4D ocean bottom node monitor survey in the Norwegian North Sea for an undisclosed E&P company. The survey should commence late in the first quarter 2021 and last for approximately 1 month. Magseis Fairfield CEO, Carel Hooijkaas, said: “This project is yet another confirmation that our clients […]

  • Norway: Wintershall Concludes Drilling of Appraisal Wells in Grosbeak Discovery

    18 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

      Wintershall Norge ASA, operator of production licence 378, has concluded the drilling of appraisal wells 35/12-4 S and 35/12-4 A in the 35/12-2 Grosbeak oil and gas discovery. The Grosbeak discovery was proven in 2009 in the Sognefjord formation and in the Brent Group in Upper and Middle Jurassic reservoir rock. The appraisal wells […]

  • Point Resources and Eni Norge Finalize Merger

    10 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Point Resources and Eni Norge have concluded the merger between the two companies, after receiving appropriate approvals. The two companies have joined forces to create Vår Energi, with a new organisation of about 800 employees. Vår Energi is an independent exploration and production (E&P) company, with a net production rate of more than 170 000 barrels […]

  • Norwegian oil & gas player ready to spud North Sea wildcat

    26 April 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    DNO has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway.

  • Green Light for Ærfugl Phase 2

    11 November 2019
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Partners in the Ærfugl field development in the Norwegian Sea have decided to move forward with Phase 2 of the project, three years ahead of the original plan. The Ærfugl field, which produces via Skarv FPSO, is one of the most profitable development projects on the Norwegian shelf with a break-even price of around USD […]

  • OKEA enters Neptune’s license near Draugen field

    25 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Oil and gas company OKEA has signed a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Neptune Energy for the acquisition of a 30 per cent working interest in offshore license PL938.

  • Statoil: Putting on the Pressure under Water (Norway)

    9 November 2010
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Statoil and its partners on Åsgard have opted for subsea gas compression to help recover the big remaining reserves in this Norwegian Sea field. Similar projects elsewhere are in the pipeline. Many years of development work underpin this choice. Subsea gas compression has also been assessed on Gullfaks and for the Ormen Lange field together […]

  • Talisman Gets Permission to Drill a Well in Norwegian North Sea

    13 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Talisman Energy Norge AS a drilling permit for well 16/10-5, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/10-5 will be drilled from the drilling facility Mærsk Giant at position 58°00’1.37’’ north 02°07’59.99’’ east for Talisman Energy Norge AS in production licence 568. The drilling program for well […]

  • Statoil Presents Long Term Growth Outlook (Norway)

    20 June 2011

    Today, Statoil presented its long term growth outlook. The company expects to raise production from around 1,9 million barrels in 2010 to above 2.5 million barrels of oil equivalents per day in 2020. With premium positions on a revitalised Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) and a world class project portfolio, Statoil is positioned to deliver strong […]

  • TGS Starts 3D Multi-Client Survey in Norwegian Barents Sea

    30 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    TGS has commenced acquisition of a 3D multi-client survey covering 2,400 km2 in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The survey, Finnmark Platform 2012 (FP12), covers five blocks in the Southwestern Barents Sea of which four are located in quad 7017 and one is in quad 7018. All blocks are proposed by the Ministry of Petroleum and […]

  • OKEA secures newbuild Odfjell rig for Draugen wells

    29 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    OKEA has secured Odfjell Drilling’s rig Deepsea Nordkapp to drill for upside opportunities within and surrounding the Draugen field offshore Norway.