
Norway had a good start to the new year with oil production in January 2021 on par with forecasts made by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).

Aker Solutions has secured a letter of intent from Equinor for the topside work on the Troll B and C platforms offshore Norway to reduce the CO2 emissions.

Kværner has selected German engineering company Dominion for the design, supply, and supervision services for the slipform systems that will erect the concrete wind towers for the Hywind Tampen floating wind project. Dominion said its cylindrical and conical sets of slipform systems can be used mult

Equinor has said that there will be no strike at Mongstad refinery as the employers’ organisation and the workers’ union have managed to make a deal.

In 2020, Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor purchased goods and services worth NOK 150.8 billion (about $17.8 billion) from around 8500 suppliers globally.

UK’s petroleum regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has opened an investigation into a possible breach of reporting requirements under a licence.

Repsol Sinopec Resources has formed a partnership with TechnipFMC and Petrofac, which seeks to maximise the recovery of oil and gas from the UKCS

Transocean has secured new contracts for its fleet, bringing the total backlog to $7.8 billion, but it has also decided to retire the Leiv Eiriksson.

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has warned that possible strike action at the Mongstad refinery could affect offshore fields on the NCS.

Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), the agency responsible for safety in the petroleum sector across the Norwegian continental shelf, has awarded a framework agreement with global engineering and technology company Vysus Group.

Subsea boosting could make an immediate increase in production profitably on more than 200 oil projects globally, according to Rystad Energy’s newly launched Subsea Processing Screening Tool. The increase in recoverable reserves for the top 100 projects, out of more than 200 projects identified wher

Vantage Drilling has entered into an agreement to manage Seadrill Partners’ drilling rigs following the latter’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The revised Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) Strategy featuring a range of new net-zero obligations for the UK oil and gas industry has come into force.

Offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has won new contracts for two of its drilling rigs. One contract is with Shell and the other one is with NAM.