Norwegian Energy Company ASA today announces that a discovery has been made on the Zidane-1 well in license PL435 in Norway, which is operated by RWE Dea Norge AS. The Zidane-1 well (6507/7-14S) is still in operation and further data will have to be gathered and analyzed before an update of the reso
All of 900 million barrels of oil equivalents on Snorre confirm Statoil’s faith in another 30 years’ production on Tampen. The Statfjord, Gullfaks and Snorre fields form the backbone for production on Tampen in the North Sea. “On Statfjord we have 30 years’ oil production behind us. Snorre can give
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Total E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for wellbore 25/5-7, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Regulations. Wellbore 25/5-7 will be drilled from the Ocean Vanguard drilling facility at position 59° 39’ 43.27” north, 2° 34’ 15.37” east after a stay at th
STX Norway Offshore has signed contracts for the building of two icebreaker tugs to JSC Circle Marine Invest. The vessels will be delivered in 2011, and the total value of the two contracts amounts to approximately NOK 450 million (USD 71 million) . “We look forward to continuing the good cooperatio
Energy consultancy Xodus Group has won an open tender for the Detailed Design of the Huntington Development, the largest oil and gas discovery in the UK Central North Sea for five years. The contract worth approximately £1 million is one of the largest subsea projects the Aberdeen-based consultancy
The world’s largest subsea engineering and project management company, Wood Group Kenny, has been awarded the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and related project management support activities for the BG Norge AS, Jordbaer field development. The proposed field development, located in the North Ta
The Subsea Production Engineering Course provides an overview of all of the key processes, technologies and equipment that comprise contemporary subsea production developments. It focuses on how subsea hardware, pipelines, riser systems, and other equipment relate to design philosophies and how to e
Norway: Wartsila Signs Extensive Service Agreement with Eidesvik
Leading international oilfield service company Expro announces today that it has secured 10 subsea contracts in its Europe CIS region for work in 2010 and 2011. More than $10million worth of new subsea business has been secured in the central North Sea and Norway with companies including Premier Oil
Hurricane Exploration plc announced that it has commenced drilling its Whirlwind basement prospect in Block 205/21 a West of Shetlands. The location is approximately 12 km north of its Lancaster oil discovery well. Whirlwind is geologically similar to Lancaster sharing the same source rock and reser
The Nomination committee in Statoil is recommending to the company’s corporate assembly to elect Lady Barbara Judge and Bjørn Tore Godal as new members of Statoil’s board of directors. The Nomination committee is recommending the corporate assembly to re-elect Svein Rennemo (chair of the board), Mar
Tidewater Inc. announced today that Dean E. Taylor, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Quinn P. Fanning, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Pareto Securities’ 17th Annual Oil and Offshore Conference in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday, September 2, 2
Farstad refers to press release of 15 July 2010. The platform supply vessel (PSV) “Seabed Viking”, has yesterday, Tuesday 24 August, been delivered to Farstad Shipping Limited, a wholly owned UK subsidiary of Farstad Shipping ASA. The vessel will be renamed “Far Server”. The vessel is currently on c
The first four fast-track developments are on schedule. The portfolio is now being expanded with three new projects that may be developed even faster. “We have already gained valuable experience,” says Ståle Tungesvik, Statoil’s head of reserve replacement and business development on the Norwegian c
