280 results found for 'transocean barents'

280 results found for 'transocean barents'
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  • Transocean goes beyond core business after getting carbon capture and storage gig

    18 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Transocean will drill one carbon injection well and a sidetrack in support of the Northern Lights Carbon Capture Storage Project.

  • Fresh oil discovery in Barents Sea

    9 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil and gas player Vår Energi has made a new oil discovery in the Barents Sea off Norway, using a Transocean-owned rig.

  • Lundin eyes wildcat in Barents Sea

    9 October 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Lundin Norway AS has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Arctic drilling rig. Lundin Norway AS is the operator for production licence 708 and has received consent to drill exploration well 7130/4-1 in the Barents Sea. According to the PSA, the drilling […]

  • Equinor gearing up for fresh Barents Sea well

    30 November 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety authority to drill an exploration well in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Enabler rig.

  • Transocean’s subsidiary sued over breach of bond indenture

    8 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Offshore driller Transocean is facing a lawsuit that could have an adverse effect on its liquidity. The company’s indirect subsidiary Global Marine has been sued by Wilmington Trust Company, over an alleged default under the indenture governing its $300 million of outstanding 7.00% Notes due June 2028. Wilmington Trust has retained Pryor Cashman as co-counsel […]

  • Statoil: Semi-sub Transocean Spitsbergen suspended

    6 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Statoil has decided to suspend two rigs due to overcapacity in the rig portfolio. Transocean Spitsbergen and Songa Trym will be suspended through 2014, a period which might be extended. Songa Offshore has reported today that Statoil will suspend Songa Trym contract after the current well at the Oseberg field in the North Sea. Statoil says that […]

  • All systems go for Equinor to drill two North Sea wells

    28 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea off Norway, using one of Transocean’s rigs.

  • Statoil given nod for another well in the Hoop area

    6 June 2014

    Statoil Petroleum AS has received consent for exploration drilling using the Transocean Spitsbergen rig on another well in the Barents Sea. The Norwegian oil giant will use the semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the Atlantis well (7325/1) in production licence 615, following the completion of the Apollo well in the block. The well lies in the […]

  • Statoil gets green light for Saturn well

    15 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 7227/10-1, in the production licence 230, in the Barents Sea.  The 7227/10-1 wildcat well will be drilled from the Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible drilling rig. The name of the prospect is “Saturn”. Oil company Statoil, which is actively seeking for a permanent CEO […]

  • Statoil to use Transocean Spitsbergen on Saturn well

    30 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Statoil consent for exploration drilling with the semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea. The consent includes the drilling of exploration well 7227 / 10-1 in production licence 230 in the Barents Sea. The name of the prospect is “Saturn”. The water depth at the site […]

  • Go-ahead for Spirit Energy’s Barents Sea drilling plans

    13 May 2020
    Authorities & Government, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy

    Oil and gas company Spirit Energy has been given a drilling permit to drill the 7321/8-2 S well in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway.

  • Equinor gains consent to use Transocean rig on Mist well

    12 September 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Enabler rig.

  • Norway: Lundin Gets Green Light for Drilling of Exploration Well in Barents Sea

    10 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Lundin Norway AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7120/2-3 in the Barents Sea with the Transocean Leader mobile facility. The well will be drilled in production licence 438, approx. 172 kilometres northwest of Melkøya, and approx. 30 kilometres northwest of Snøhvit. The well has the coordinates N 71° 47′ […]

  • Statoil Gets Go Ahead for Ensis Well Drilling

    9 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Statoil has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7125 4-3 Ensis in production licence 393 in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Spitsbergen mobile drilling rig. Water depth at the site is approximately 294 metres and it is around 42 kilometres to the nearest mainland at Knivskjelodden in Nordkapp municipality. Drilling is […]

  • Recent oil discovery in Barents Sea puts forward tie-back to existing FPSO

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

    Vår Energi’s oil discovery near the Goliat field in the Barents Sea has brought the possibility of a tie-back to the existing infrastructure.

  • Statoil gets approval to drill Ensis well in Barents Sea

    9 July 2014

    Norwegian oil giant Statoil has been given approval to carry out exploration drilling of the well 7125 4-3 (Ensis) in production licence 393 in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible drilling rig.

  • Lundin Wins Approval to Drill Barents Sea Well (Norway)

    11 May 2011

      Lundin Norway AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7120/2-3 in the Barents Sea with the Transocean Leader mobile facility. The well will be drilled in production licence 438, approx. 172 kilometres northwest of Melkøya, and approx. 30 kilometres northwest of Snøhvit. The well has the coordinates N 71° 47′ […]

  • Statoil Given Final Permission to Drill Apollo Prospect

    2 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Norwegian authorities have rejected an appeal from Greenpeace, thereby giving Statoil final permission to begin exploration activities on the Apollo prospect in the Barents Sea. The appeal concerned the company’s discharge permit, and the decision from the Ministry of Climate and Environment states that drilling does not violate the general guidelines for petroleum activities in […]

  • Norway: Statoil Gets Approval to Drill Appraisal Well in Barents Sea

    19 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Statoil Petroleum AS has been granted consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7220/5-1 in the Barents Sea with the Aker Barents mobile facility. The well is an appraisal well that is part of the assessment of the Skrugard field that has been discovered in the adjacent block 7220/8, production licence 532. The well […]

  • Eni to pay $185 million to Transocean after settling drillship dispute

    3 July 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Transocean and Italian oil company Eni have reached an agreement in a dispute related to a contract for the Deepwater Pathfinder drillship.

  • Statoil gets consent for Pingvin well. Has to wait for oil layer nod

    14 August 2014

    Norwegian oil giant Statoil will drill another well in the Barents sea, offshore Norway, following an unsuccessful three-well drilling campaign in the Hoop area.

  • Lundin spuds Barents Sea wildcat

    24 November 2015
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Lundin Petroleum, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, has started drilling of exploration well 7130/4-1 on the Ørnen prospect, in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway.  The well 7130/4-1 will explore the Ørnen prospect in PL708, located on the eastern parts of the Finnmark Platform in the southern Barents Sea. Lundin obtained the permit […]

  • Statoil to use Transocean Spitsbergen on Apollo well

    5 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Statoil has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7324/2-1 Apollo in production licence 615 in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Spitsbergen mobile drilling rig. Water depth at the site is approx. 430 metres. Drilling is planned to begin in May 2014, with a duration of around 31 days, depending on whether […]

  • ‘Transocean Arctic’ wins work in Norway

    30 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Transocean has secured a contract for the semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Arctic. It will be used for drilling in the Alvheim and Volund fields, offshore Norway. The news was revealed on Monday by Det norske oljeselskap, a Norwegian oil company for which the rig will be operating. According to Det norske, the contract scope for drilling […]

  • Transocean Spitsbergen to Drill Statoil’s Apollo Prospect

    5 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Statoil has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7324/2-1 Apollo in production licence 615 in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Spitsbergen mobile drilling facility. Water depth at the site is approx. 430 metres. Drilling is planned to begin in May 2014, with a duration of around 31 days, depending on whether […]