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  • Fresh Barents Sea discovery gives Equinor option for another Castberg tie-back

    9 June 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Equinor has made a minor oil and gas discovery in the Barents Sea and will consider a tie-back to its operated Johan Castberg field.

  • New Oil Discovery in Kayak Well for Statoil

    3 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Statoil and partners Eni and Petoro have made an oil discovery in the Kayak well in the Johan Castberg licence, in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. Totaling between 25 and 50 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalents, the discovery may provide valuable additional volumes for the Johan Castberg development, Statoil said. The Kayak well has […]

  • Ashtead finishes subsea job for Ocean Installer

    17 September 2019
    Equipment

    Subsea equipment specialist Ashtead Technology has completed a subsea installation monitoring project for Ocean Installer on Equinor’s Askeladd and Johan Castberg fields.

  • Statoil Bags 7 Production Licences in the Barents Sea (Norway)

    13 June 2013

    In the 22nd licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) Statoil has been awarded interests in seven production licences in the Barents Sea. Three of the licences will be Statoil operated. “Statoil has been awarded new quality acreage in the Barents Sea. It creates a good foundation for expanding and deepening the core position […]

  • Statoil Awarded Seven Production Licences in Barents Sea

    13 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    In the 22nd licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) Statoil has been awarded interests in seven production licences in the Barents Sea. Three of the licences will be Statoil operated. “Statoil has been awarded new quality acreage in the Barents Sea. It creates a good foundation for expanding and deepening the core position […]

  • Equinor’s giant new FPSO catches fire

    11 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Safety, Vessels

    Aker Solutions has revealed that a fire was detected at Equinor’s FPSO vessel, which is currently under construction at a yard in Norway.

  • Statoil Picks Sembcorp Marine for FPSO Construction

    13 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Statoil has signed a letter of intent with Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters in Singapore for the construction of the hull and integrated living quarters for the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel that will be located on the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea. The company said that the shipbuilding contract is […]

  • World’s largest crane vessel coming to Norway for installation job on giant new FPSO

    23 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Heavy lifting, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    The world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel is en route to a yard in Norway to perform an installation job for a giant new FPSO.

  • Statoil hits gas in Barents Sea

    26 September 2014

    Norway’s Statoil has together with PL713 partners made a gas discovery in the Pingvin prospect in the Barents Sea. The discovery is a play opener in a frontier unexplored area of the Barents Sea northwest of Johan Castberg. The discovery well 7319/12-1, drilled by the drilling rig Transocean Spitsbergen, proved a 15-metre gas column in […]

  • Equinor comes up dry in Barents Sea well

    31 July 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Equinor has drilled a dry well near the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.

  • Statoil Hits Gas in Pingvin Prospect, Norway

    26 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Operator Statoil has together with PL713 partners made a gas discovery in the Pingvin prospect in the Barents Sea. The discovery is a play opener in a frontier unexplored area of the Barents Sea northwest of Johan Castberg. The discovery well 7319/12-1, drilled by the drilling rig Transocean Spitsbergen, proved a 15-metre gas column in […]

  • Statoil finds gas at Pingvin. Aimed for oil (Norway)

    26 September 2014

    Norway’s Statoil has together with PL713 partners made a gas discovery in the Pingvin prospect in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. The company has described the discovery as a play opener in a frontier unexplored area of the Barents Sea northwest of Johan Castberg. The discovery well 7319/12-1, drilled by the drilling rig Transocean Spitsbergen, proved […]

  • 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.

  • Lundin hits gas in southern Barents Sea

    22 November 2016

    Lundin Petroleum on Tuesday said its unit Lundin Norway hit gas at the Neiden exploration well 7220/6-2R.

  • Statoil: Barents sea exploration is marathon, not sprint

    7 November 2014

    Statoil has completed its 2013-2014 exploration program in the Barents Sea. According to the Norwegian oil giant, this represents an all-time high exploration activity and 10% of all exploration wells drilled in the Barents Sea since its opening in 1980.   “This is a unique exploration program. A commitment of this size and complexity requires geological, […]

  • Island Victory on Barents subsea duty

    8 April 2020
    Vessels

    Island Offshore’s deep water installation vessel Island Victory has secured more work in the Barents Sea this spring. The vessel has started a 60-90 days contract this month for Ocean Installer at Johan Castberg and Askeladd fields. “The vessel and its crew have already completed some heavy jobs in the Barents Sea this winter. Island […]

  • Eni spuds Barents Sea exploration well

    12 January 2017

    Italian oil company Eni has started drilling the Boné exploration well in the Barents Sea offshore Norway. According to Faroe Petroleum, a partner in the project the primary targets for the well are the Jurassic Stø- and Nordmela sandstones with a secondary target within the Triassic Fruholmen and Snadd sandstone formations. The well, formally named […]

  • Equinor sets its sights on Barents Sea wildcat

    15 March 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Oil and gas giant Equinor has received a drilling permit from Norwegian authorities for a wildcat well located in the Barents Sea off Norway.

  • Equinor and Petoro swap assets in Norwegian waters

    14 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Equinor has struck a value-neutral asset swap deal with Petoro, a compatriot player, to harmonize equity interests on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

  • Statoil boasts big investments in Northern Norway

    13 April 2018

    With projects like Johan Castberg, Polarled, Aasta Hansteen, Snefrid Nord, Askeladd and the offshore exploration campaign in the Barents Sea, multi-billion investments are lined up for Northern Norway. 

  • 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 […]

  • Equinor projects see delays, increased costs due to COVID, weak NOK

    7 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian energy major Equinor has seen its costs for projects under development rise due to the Covid-19 pandemic and weakened Norwegian krone, even postponing the start-up of some projects.

  • Statoil to Drill 20 to 25 Exploration Wells in Norway Next Year

    7 November 2013

    Statoil has announced “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% […]

  • Equinor gets go-ahead to drill North Sea well duo

    11 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Norwegian offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), has given Equinor consent to drill two exploration wells offshore Norway, using the West Hercules rig. The wells named 30/11-U-1 and 30/11-U-2 are located in Production licence 035 and 272 in the North Sea. The licences are operated by Equinor with Aker BP as a […]

  • Equinor all set to kick off drilling ops with Transocean rig

    26 April 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Equinor has received consent to embark on offshore drilling activities with one of Transocean’s rigs in the Barents Sea.