341 results found for 'johan castberg'

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  • Eni Opens Operations Centre in Hammerfest

    28 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Today, Eni Norge is opening its new operations centre in Hammerfest – an event which marks a further expansion of the company’s activities in northern Norway Eni Norge consolidates its position in the Barents Sea: “Strategically, northern Norway and the Barents Sea are key areas for Eni Norge”, says Managing Director Andrea Forzoni. “We have […]

  • Subsea 7 Wins Askeladd Pipelaying Job

    22 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Statoil for pipelaying in the Askeladd field development. “The Askeladd project is being developed in a period of several key milestones for Statoil in North Norway. The Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea will come on stream at the end of the year. The Johan Castberg development […]

  • Spirit hits dust in Barents Sea well

    6 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

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

  • Norway tweaking 2025 national budget to fit Equinor offshore projects’ cost overruns

    8 October 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    Norway’s Ministry of Energy has listed the status of 13 projects, either under development or recently completed, out of 19 operated by the Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor in the country’s proposed budget for next year.

  • Equinor rethinking Rosebank plan

    15 February 2019
    Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has decided to revise the original development plan for the Rosebank project located west of Shetland.

  • Lundin spins drill bit at Hufsa prospect

    9 October 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Oil company Lundin Norway has started drilling exploration well 7219/12-2 on the Hufsa prospect in PL533 in the southern Barents Sea. The well is located in PL533, south of the Filicudi oil discovery and the large Statoil-operated Johan Castberg oil discovery. According to Lundin’s statement on Monday, the Hufsa prospect has multiple Jurassic and Triassic […]

  • Norway expects exploration record in Barents Sea this year

    25 April 2017

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), a government agency responsible for regulation of petroleum resources, is expecting a new record in the number of exploration wells in the Barents Sea this year. According to the agency, fifteen wells are slated for drilling, which is two more than in the record year 2014. “This is a significant […]

  • Norway sees ‘considerable potential’ for further oil & gas exploration in Barents Sea

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

    The Norwegian government believes that the Barents Sea contains more undiscovered hydrocarbons, thus, more exploration is encouraged.

  • GDF Suez to drill Barents Sea well with Transocean Barents rig

    14 February 2014

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for wellbore 7218/8-1, in the Barents Sea. The company will use the Transocean Barents drilling rig for the operation, following completion of the drilling of wildcat well 7222/11-1 for Det norske oljeselskap in production licence 657. GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS […]

  • Statoil Strikes Gas in Barents Sea

    20 February 2014

    Statoil said that it has together with PL532 partners made a gas discovery in the Kramsnø prospect in the Barents Sea. The well has been drilled about 11 kilometres northwest of the 7220/8-1 Johan Castberg discovery in the Barents Sea and about 247 kilometres northwest of Hammerfest. The well encountered a gross gas column of […]

  • Another North Sea project hit by cost inflation as capex estimate goes up

    19 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Vår Energi has updated its cost estimate for a field life extension project in the North Sea off Norway to reflect a tighter supplier market.

  • Norwegian authorities expect up to 40 exploration wells this year

    22 July 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Norway has recorded a high level of exploration activity in the first half of 2022, which has led to six discoveries so far.

  • Equinor and partners investing over $937 mln to develop Norwegian Sea gas project

    25 May 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Rules & Regulation

    Equinor and Halten East partners have decided to invest about NOK 9 billion in the development of the area neighbouring the Åsgard field.

  • Norway PM Solberg lays foundation stone for Kvaerner’s new Stord quay

    12 June 2019
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian engineering and construction services company Kvaerner has laid a foundation stone for its new quay at the Stord shipyard in Norway. 

  • Green light for Vår Energi to kick off drilling ops with Transocean rig

    20 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Vår Energi has received consent to use one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs on a field located in the Barents Sea.

  • North Energy, Noreco swap assets offshore Norway

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    North Energy ASA and Noreco Norway AS have entered into an agreement on swapping interests in production licences offshore Norway.

  • Ocean Installer Bags Askeladd Work

    22 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Statoil has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for marine operations on the Askeladd project in the Barents Sea. Ocean Installer said that the contract is significant in size and will further increase its operations in the Barents Sea. “The Askeladd award, together with the earlier Johan Castberg Award, will give us specific and unique experience […]

  • Sevan floater for OMV’s Barents Sea field?

    5 September 2016

    Austrian energy firm OMV is looking at options for development of its Barents Sea oil find. The company has awarded Sevan Marine a study to evaluate its cylindrical hull design for application on the Wisting field development. According to Sevan, OMV Norge AS is screening various floating alternatives for developing the Wisting discovery, located 310 kilometers north […]

  • Equinor enters subsea pact with Aker Solutions and TechnipFMC

    26 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    Equinor has signed collaboration agreements with Aker Solutions and TechnipFMC for subsea equipment and services.

  • DEA to drill Barents Sea well using Island Innovator rig

    26 July 2018
    Exploration & Production

    DEA Norge has received consent from the PSA to drill an exploration well in the Barents Sea using the Island Innovator rig.

  • Equinor granted Isflak well drilling permit

    8 February 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has been given a drilling permit to drill a new wildcat well in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway.

  • Spirit Energy gains nod for Barents Sea wildcat

    21 June 2018
    Exploration & Production

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Spirit Energy Norge a drilling permit for well 7322/7-1 located in the Barents Sea offshore Norway. 

  • Lundin Petroleum Spuds Well in Gohta Prospect, Norway

    16 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Lundin Petroleum AB announces that drilling of exploration well 7120/1-3 in PL492 has commenced. The well will target the Gohta prospect, which is located some 150 km northwest of the Norwegian coast (185 km northwest of Hammerfest) and 65 km south of the Johan Castberg discovery. The main objective of well 7120/1-3 is to prove […]

  • North Energy, Noreco in Licence Swap

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    North Energy ASA and Noreco Norway AS have entered into an agreement on swapping interests in production licences. These transactions mean that North Energy acquires 15 per cent of PL 484 in the Norwegian Sea and transfers a 10 per cent holding in PL 616 in the North Sea to Noreco. PL 484 contains several prospects, with one […]

  • Green light for Equinor to deploy well intervention vessel off Norway

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

    Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use of one of Island Offshore’s MOUs for light well intervention work in Norway.