
Equinor has hired two semi-submersible rigs from COSL Offshore Management for drilling operations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

While Westwood believes that a newbuilding cycle will not happen anytime soon, any new rig orders are likely to be for jack-ups.

Nauticus Robotics has been hired – together with its partner, Stinger Technology – for a pilot project by Norway’s Equinor.

Solstad Offshore is experiencing a prolonged spell of success, demonstrated by the latest batch of contracts for six vessels in its fleet.

Aker BP, Aker Solutions, and Subsea 7 have started the work on the first of three seabed installations for huge oil & gas projects.

MAN Energy Solutions has been hired to provide seven compressor units for three new offshore oil and gas production platforms.

Remota has been contracted by USV to operate and manage remotely controlled offshore operations for its first newbuild USV.

Norway received offers for production licences from 25 companies for further exploration activity on the NCS, as part of the APA 2023 round.

BW Offshore has signed a new $200 million facility, refinancing its existing senior secured credit facility for an FPSO working in the UK.

When it comes to tweaking existing industrial processes to curb carbon emissions, numerous steps are being taken.

Equinor has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator to use rigs owned by Shelf Drilling and Transocean for drilling activities in the North Sea off Norway.

Neptune Energy has secured a drilling permit from the Norwegian authorities for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway.

Equinor has started production from a project, which is expected to boost production by 26 million barrels of oil equivalents from a field in the North Sea off Norway.

Scottish wave energy specialist Mocean Energy and Norway-based offshore energy services provider Aker Solutions Subsea have teamed up to explore how locally generated wave energy can extend the lifetime of existing oil and gas hubs by accessing stranded reserves. To this end, the two companies signe