341 results found for 'johan castberg'

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  • Aker Solutions: Break-even cost cuts may spur project sanctions

    28 April 2016

    Aker Solutions, Norwegian provider of products and services to the international oil and gas industry, sees signs of improvement in the industry. Presenting its first quarter results on Thursday, the company acknowledged the markets were challenging, with projects being postponed across the industry, however it said that there were signs that cost-cutting efforts were having […]

  • Vår Energi preparing to spud wildcat with Transocean rig

    6 December 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Vår Energi has secured a drilling permit to spud a wildcat well in the Barents Sea, using one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs.

  • Equinor sets timeline for Rosebank FID

    4 June 2019
    Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil firm Equinor has set timeline for the Rosebank offshore project in the UK.

  • Vissim to deliver equipment for Maersk Inspirer rig

    20 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Exploration & Production

    Vissim has been awarded a contract to deliver its latest generation vessel traffic management system to Aker Solutions for the Maersk Inspirer rig.

  • New task for Transocean regarding rig working off Norway

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

    Norwegian offshore safety regulator has carried out an audit of stability and marine systems on one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs.

  • DW: There is hope for Arctic oil

    23 February 2015

    According to the United States Geological Survey, the area above the Arctic Circle holds approximately 90 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and an estimated 1,670 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable natural gas.   Nevertheless, due to it being relatively inaccessible, Arctic oil commands the highest breakeven prices, typically ranging between $70 and […]

  • Seventeen Companies Enter Barents Sea Seismic Deal

    10 December 2013

    A group comprised of 17 oil and gas companies has established a project for joint seismic acquisition in the southeastern Barents Sea. Statoil is the operator of the project. At the request of the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, the industry, via the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, has taken the initiative to jointly […]

  • Kvaerner eyes growth in new areas within oil and gas and renewable industries

    16 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian engineering and construction services company Kvaerner has established two new focus areas to grow its operations within both oil and gas projects and in renewable industries.

  • Gallery: Aibel completes first deck of Johan Sverdrup drilling platform

    29 August 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Aibel, a Norwegian service company for the oil and gas industry, has lifted into place section 512 of the Johan Sverdrup drilling platform in its yard in Haugesund, Norway. Aibel said on Monday that the 208-ton section had been moved out of the paint hall and hoisted into place in the North Sea Hall, where […]

  • Lundin bites dust at Polmak well

    17 November 2020
    Exploration & Production, Infrastructure

    Swedish oil and gas company Lundin has not been able to find any hydrocarbons at the Polmak well exploration well in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.

  • Equinor: Rosebank FID Expected by May 2022

    5 June 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Equinor and its partners have confirmed a new timeline for the Rosebank project on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), with the final investment decision planned to be taken by May 2022.   The new timeline comes after the award of a three-year extension for the Rosebank licences by the UK Oil and Gas Authority. “Together with […]

  • Norway’s Prime Minister opens Gudrun platform

    19 August 2014

    The prime minister of Norway Erna Solberg officially opened the Gudrun platform in the North Sea today, 19 August. This is the first new Statoil-operated platform on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) since Kristin in 2005. Prime minister of Norway Erna Solberg and chief executive Helge Lund were greeted by Gudrun platform manager Ole Martin […]

  • Norway: Oil field development costs almost cut by half

    29 August 2016

    The price tag for developing a field on the Norwegian shelf has declined by an average of more than 40 per cent since the autumn of 2014, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s analysis of eight planned developments that are approaching start-up. The decline is a result of a combination of simpler development concepts and […]

  • Lundin decides against standalone development for Barents Sea duo

    13 January 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Lundin Petroleum has opted against a standalone development for the Alta and nearby Gohta discoveries, located in the southern Barents Sea, in favor of a subsea tie-back. 

  • Safety audits reveal flaws in two-thirds of Equinor activities

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

    Norway’s Equinor has to account for deficiencies that the country’s offshore safety authority has found on about two-thirds of its E&P activities.

  • Westwood: Solid year for floating production systems

    10 November 2017

    Following a harrowing 2016 when not a single FPS unit was ordered, this year, 2017, has seen the FPS market return.

  • 17 Companies Join Forces in Seismic Acquisition in Southeastern Barents Sea

    10 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A group comprised of 17 oil and gas companies has established a project for joint seismic acquisition in the southeastern Barents Sea. Statoil is the operator of the project. At the request of the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE), the industry, via the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, has taken the initiative to […]

  • 17 Oil Firms to Carry Out Joint Seismic Survey in Barents Sea

    10 December 2013

    A group comprised of 17 oil and gas companies has established a project for joint seismic acquisition in the southeastern Barents Sea. Statoil is the operator of the project. At the request of the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE), the industry, via the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, has taken the initiative to […]

  • Norway plans to add 90 new blocks for offshore exploration, 48 in Barents Sea

    14 March 2019

    Norway has proposed to add 90 new blocks across the Norwegian Continental Shelf in mature areas, 48 of these being in the Barents Sea.

  • Aker BP orders Hod platform from Kvaerner

    9 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has awarded Kvaerner the contract for delivering the topside and steel substructure for the unmanned wellhead platform at the Hod field.

  • Norwegian Offshore Developments See $14.5 Bln Cost Drop

    29 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The price tag for developing a field on the Norwegian shelf has declined by an average of more than 40 per cent since the autumn of 2014, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) analysis of eight planned developments that are approaching start-up. The decline is a result of a combination of simpler development concepts […]

  • Woodmac sees Sputnik oil find developed as Wisting satellite

    20 August 2019

    Equinor’s Sputnik oil discovery in the Barents Sea might still be commercial despite being small and remote, Wood Mackenzie said Tuesday.

  • ABB inks frame agreement with Equinor

    17 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    ABB has signed a new frame agreement to deliver safety and automation systems across Equinor’s installed base and greenfield projects worldwide.

  • Oil & gas production uptick sets the scene for ‘solid’ financial performance as Equinor bolsters low-carbon shift with spike in renewables

    25 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Transition

    Equinor has maintained a stable net profit in Q2 2024, with a drop quarter on quarter but a slight increase compared to the same period 2023.

  • 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.