The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/1-23 S, in the Norwegian North Sea. According to the NPD, well 16/1-23 S will be drilled from the Rowan Viking jack-up drilling rig in production licence 338. The drilling programme for well 16/1-23
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 602, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 6706/11-2 in the Norwegian Sea. The well encountered gas. The well was drilled about 20 kilometres west of the Aasta Hansteen field in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea. The objective of the wel
Maersk Drilling has received the Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway for the Maersk Integrator jack-up drilling rig, deeming the rig good for deployment in Norwegian seas. Maersk Integrator is one of the world’s largest jack-up drilling rigs, delivered by
Between 14 and 27 March 2015, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of Gassco and the removal of the B11 platform located in the North Sea. This platform stands in the German sector of the North Sea and is connected to the Norpipe gas pipeline, which runs from Ekofisk in the Nor
Karsten Moholt AS, a specialist in electro-mechanical machinery that serves energy, offshore, shipping and subsea businesses, has been awarded a framework agreement from Songa Offshore. The agreement is for inspection, monitoring, service and repair of rotating electrical equipment on all of Songa O
Norway’s Apply Leirvik has signed a contract for an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) delivery of the Johan Sverdrup Accommodation module. The company says that with a value of around NOK 2 billion ($252.1 million), this is its largest contract ever. The Accommodation module is part of
Statoil has received notification of order from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway following audits at Oseberg B and Gullfaks C, both located in the Norwegian North Sea. A notification of order is a step in the PSA’s case processing in which the regulator requests the party to assess the fa
Lundin Petroleum AB, through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 33/2-2 S, offshore Norway. The well is being plugged and abandoned as an uncommercial oil discovery. The well investigated the hydrocarbon potential of the Morkel prospect in PL579,
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for wells 15/6-13 A and B, in the North Sea. According to the NPD, the wells 25/6-13 A and B will be drilled from the Songa Trym drilling rig near the Gina Krog field in the central part of the North Sea. [&
Seadrill, one of the world’s largest drilling contractors, today said that the drillers’ market outlook remains bleak for the remainder of 2015, possibly extending throughout 2016 as well. “Despite the recovery in the oil price during the first quarter, oil companies are continuing to take a cautiou
The exploration drilling on the Zumba prospect in production licence 591 in the Norwegian Sea started yesterday, May 27, 2015. The prospect is located on the Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 14 km southeast of the Heidrun field. The well 6507/11-11 is being drilled by the Leiv Eiriks
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Det norske oljeselskap AS a drilling permit for well 16/1-22 A, in the North Sea. The area in this licence is part of block 16/1. The well will be drilled in the south-western part of the Ivar Aasen field in the central part of the North Sea. Wel
An offshore worker has been airlifted by Shetland Coastguard helicopter from a platform located in the UK North Sea. Aberdeen’s Evening Express reports that a man in his 50s, working on Shell’s Brent Delta platform, suffered an injury and he was subsequently airlifted to Gilbert Bain Hospital, in Le
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit for wellbore 2/11-11, in the North Sea, to Edison Norge AS. Wellbore 2/11-11 will be drilled from the Transocean Searcher semi-submersible drilling rig. According to the NPD, the drilling program for wellbore 2/11-11 applies to d
