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PGS, DIG COLLABORATION IDENTIFIES A NEW PLAY WITH SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL IN TH...
Understanding of Barents Sea blocks 7017, 7018, 7117 and 7118 has been transformed following a re...
AKER BP GRANTED CONSENT FOR USE OF MAERSK INVINCIBLE ON THE HOD FIELD
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Aker BP consent to use the Maersk Invincible mobile ...
AIBEL AWARDED OSEBERG PORTFOLIO AGREEMENT
On behalf of the Oseberg partners, Equinor has awarded Aibel a portfolio agreement for the Oseber...
EQUINOR REPORTS GAS AND CONDENSATE DISCOVERY IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Equinor and its licence partners Source Energy AS and Wellesley Petroleum AS have discovered gas ...
DEEPSEA ATLANTIC DRILLING RIG RETURNING TO JOHAN SVERDRUP
Equinor and its partners have signed a letter of intent with Odfjell Drilling for the Deepsea Atl...
PGS STARTS ACQUISITION ON 2020 HAMMERFEST BASIN EXTENSION SURVEY
The ultra-HD3D intelligent towing configuration is designed to address the specific imaging c...
EQUINOR AWARDS FRAMEWORK CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING AND INSTALLATION SERVICES O...
Equinor has, on behalf of the licence partners, awarded Apply a framework agreement for engineeri...
NEPTUNE ENERGY AND EQUINOR GRANTED CONSENT FOR EXPLORATION DRILLING
Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has given Neptune Energy consent for exploration drilling...
SPIRIT ENERGY COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL IN THE BARENTS SEA
Spirit Energy Norway AS, operator of production licence 719, has concluded the drilling of wildca...
NEPTUNE ENERGY CONFIRMS HYDROCARBON DISCOVERY AT DUGONG
Neptune Energy and its partners today announced the discovery of hydrocarbons at the Dugong well ...
AKER BP AND WELLESLEY GRANTED CONSENT FOR EXPLORATION DRILLING IN THE NORWEGI...
Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has given Aker BP consent for exploration drilling in Blo...
SUBSEA 7 AWARDED CONTRACT OFFSHORE NORWAY
Subsea 7 today announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by Aker BP for the Hod Field Develop...
EQUINOR GRANTED CONSENT FOR EXTENDED PRODUCING LIFE OF ÅSGARD C
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Equinor Energy (Equinor) consent to extend the p...
KVAERNER AWARDED LARGE PLATFORM RECYCLING CONTRACT BY ALLSEAS
Kvaerner has been awarded by Allseas a contract to dismantle and recycle three large topsides, th...
PIPELINE OPTION FAR CHEAPER THAN LNG ALTERNATIVE FOR MOVING NORWAY’S ARCTIC G...
A Rystad Energy cost analysis of the Norwegian pipeline operator Gassco’s proposed options ...
REPSOL'S REV FIELD GRANTED CONSENT FOR LIFE EXTENSION
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norwar (NSA) have given Repsol Norge (Repsol) consent for life ext...
PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION SUBMITTED FOR HOD FIELD
Aker BP and Pandion Energy this week submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) for H...
EQUINOR SELECTS AKER SOLUTIONS FOR BREIDABLIKK PROJECT
Aker Solutions has been awarded a letter of intent from Equinor for the delivery of a subsea syst...
NPD INTRODUCES NEW SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
The six directors who will make up the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s senior management ...
LOC NORWAY AWARDED NEW SCOPE OF WORK ON JOHAN SVERDRUP FIELD BY EQUINOR
LOC Stavanger, the Norway office of LOC Group, the premier international marine and engineering c...
MDL SUPPORTS OCEAN INSTALLER ON BALDER DECOM
Maritime Developments (MDL) has completed a double decommissioning scope providing support to Oce...
DEEPOCEAN AWARDED CONTRACT BY REPSOL FOR YME BETA NORTH TIE-BACK
DeepOcean AS, (DeepOcean), has been awarded an EPCI contract for performing marine operations in ...
LLOYD’S REGISTER SELECTED AS CONSULTANT FOR DESIGN OF CONTROL ROOMS FOR HYWIN...
Specialist energy consultancy Lloyd’s Register (LR) has been awarded a contract for Human-M...
ALS AND NORSEA LAUNCH ELEVON TO FOCUS ON WIND LOGISTICS
This week marks the establishment of Elevon, a company solely focused on wind logistics. Transpor...
TECHNIPFMC AWARDED ASSIGNMENTS WORTH UP TO NOK 1.8 BILLION
On behalf of the license partners, Equinor has awarded two contracts and issued a letter of inten...
SPIRIT ENERGY GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 16/1-33 S IN PL 780
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Spirit Energy Norway AS a drilling permit f...
NORWAY LAUNCHES APA 2020 OFFSHORE LICENSING ROUND
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today announced APA 2020, encompassing the predefined areas ...
NEPTUNE ENERGY BEGINS DUGONG DRILLING CAMPAIGN
Neptune Energy today announced drilling has commenced on the Dugong exploration well in the Norwe...
SUBSTANTIAL DIVING CONTRACT AWARDED TO SUBSEAPARTNER
SubseaPartner have been awarded by Ocean Installer & Baker Hughes, a significant subcontract ...
EQUINOR GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELLS 35/11-24 S AND A IN PRODUCTION LICE...
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor Energy a drilling permit for wells ...
NEODRILL AND BAKER HUGHES PERFORM WORLD'S FIRST CUT AND RECOVER OPERATION FOR...
Cut and recover allows the rig to leave the site as soon as the cement plugs are in place. The...
NORWAY OPENS OFFSHORE AREAS FOR WIND POWER
The areas "Utsira Nord" and "Sørlige Nordsjø II" are opened for...
VÅR ENERGI KICKS OFF LIFE EXTENSION PROJECT IN THE NORTH SEA
Jotun FPSO has been producing oil from the Jotun field in the North Sea since 1999. The vessel is...
NEPTUNE ENERGY SECURES DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELLS 34/4-15 S AND 34/4-15 A IN T...
12/06/2020 The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Neptune Energy Norge AS a ...
EQUINOR AND AKER BP AGREE ON WAY FORWARD FOR KRAFLA, FULLA AND NORTH OF ALVHEIM
Equinor and Aker BP have entered into an agreement on commercial terms for a coordinated developm...
TOVE ANDERSEN JOINS EQUINOR'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tove Andersen has been elected as a new member to Equinor’s board of directors. Tove And...
KVAERNER AWARDED CONTRACT FOR HOD WELLHEAD PLATFORM
Aker BP has awarded Kvaerner the contract for delivering the topside and steel substructure for t...
SLEIPNER FIELD CENTRE TO BE PARTLY ELECTRIFIED
Equinor and partners Vår Energi, LOTOS and KUFPEC have made an investment decision to partl...
CSS ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF ISOTEK OIL & GAS
Connector Subsea Solutions (CSS) has completed the acquisition of Isotek Oil and Gas Limited. ...
PGS IMPLEMENTING FURTHER COST MEASURES
PGS implements further cost reductions to bring annual gross cash cost run-rate to approximat...
EQUINOR HAS SET THE FOLLOWING AMBITION FOR ITS MARITIME ACTIVITY:
By 2030: Halving maritime emissions in Norway compared to 2005 emissions. By 2050: Halving g...
ARCHER AWARDED DOWNHOLE SERVICES CONTRACT FOR REPSOL NORGE ON THE GYDA PLATFORM
Archer has been awarded the Fishing, Milling & Wellbore Cleaning services for Repsol Norge on...
AKER BP AND YXNEY MARITIME TO CHASE OFFSHORE EMISSION CUTS
Aker BP has signed an agreement with the Norwegian maritime tech company Yxney Maritime for the M...
COSL DRILLING EUROPE SIGNS MASTER FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH EQUINOR
COSL Drilling Europe AS (CDE) has signed a Master Framework Agreement with Equinor on the Norwegi...
OCEAN INSTALLER ANNOUNCE NEW DIRECTOR OF OFFSHORE WIND
As part of the ongoing global energy transition process, Ocean Installer is proud to announce the...
OKEA PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL UPDATE
In an effort to contribute to a faster stabilization of the oil and gas industry following the de...
NPD EXPEDITION EXPLORES MINERALS FROM THE DEEP
An expedition by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has been where no one has gone before. 3...
TGS COMMENCES ACQUISITION OF ITS ATLANTIC MARGIN 20 3D SURVEY
TGS, a leading provider of multi-client geoscience data for exploration & production (E&P...
OMV GRANTED CONSENT FOR EXPLORATION DRILLING IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted OMV Norge AS a drilling permit for well 6506/11-1...
DNO PROVIDES 2020 PRODUCTION AND EXPENDITURE GUIDANCE
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today provided production and spend guidance for the...
COMMENTARY: DEVELOPING A CLOUD STRATEGY FOR E&P COMPANIES
By Asbjørn Tonstad, CTO in Cegal Cloud computing refers to the delivery of cloud c...
CONOCOPHILLIPS GRANTED CONSENT TO USE ROWAN NORWAY FOR P&A OF WELLS AT EKOFISK
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS consent to use the...
MDL COMPLETES DOUBLE TRANSPOOLING IN NORWAY
Maritime Developments (MDL) has carried out transpooling of 64km of MEG coiled tubing for two sub...
EQUINOR ANNOUNCES EXECUTION OF DEBT CAPITAL MARKET TRANSACTIONS
On Monday May 18, 2020 Equinor ASA, guaranteed by Equinor Energy AS, executed a total of EUR 1.75...
SPIRIT ENERGY GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 7321/8-2 S IN PRODUCTION LICEN...
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Spirit Energy Norway AS a drilling permit for wel...
EQUINOR COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL NEAR THE FRAM FIELD IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 827 S, has concluded the drilling of wildcat we...
LUNDIN UPDATES 2020 OUTPUT GUIDANCE TO REFLECT PRODUCTION RESTRICTIONS
Lundin Energy announces that following the decision made by the Norwegian Government to implement...
NOTICE BOARD: SHARP RELECTIONS ANNOUNCES ANNUAL FEE FOR PRE-STACK PRO CLOUD C...
To support the wider industry’s call for cost reductions during the ongoing economic and in...
NORTHERN LIGHTS ALLIANCE SUBMITS PDO FOR THE FIRST CO2 STORAGE PROJECT ON THE...
The Northern Lights Alliance, with operator Equinor and partners Shell and Total, has submitted a...
PGS COMMENCES GEOSTREAMER X VIKING GRABEN EXTENSION
PGS seismic vessel Ramform Vanguard has begun a new multi-azimuth marine seismic survey in the No...
NEPTUNE ENERGY CONDUCTS WORLD’S FIRST FOR DUAL DRILLING SUBSEA
Neptune Energy has conducted the world’s first dual drilling operation from an integrated s...
LUNDIN ENERGY GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 7219/11-1 IN THE BARENTS SEA
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Energy Norway AS a drilling permit for wel...
EQUINOR SECURES DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 30/2-5 S IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 878
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for well 30/2-5 S, cf. ...
SCATEC SOLAR REPORTS RECORD HIGH POWER PRODUCTION
Scatec Solar’s first quarter 2020 proportionate revenues was NOK 866 million (1,528) with a...
EQUINOR REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2020 RESULTS
Equinor reports adjusted earnings of USD 2.05 billion and USD 0.56 billion after tax in the first...
DNO REPORTS 35 PERCENT CUT IN 2020 SPEND
DNO ASA has identified and implemented 2020 budget cuts of USD 350 million or 35 percent across a...
AKER BP REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2020 SUMMARY
The first quarter of 2020 was an extraordinary quarter. Aker BP delivered strong operational perf...
PGNIG COMPLETES PURCHASES OF SHARES IN GINA KROG AND ALVE NORD FIELDS
PGNiG Upstream Norway has closed a transaction of February 2020 to purchase interests in two more...
EQUINOR DIVESTS ITS MINORITY SHAREHOLDING IN LUNDIN ENERGY
Equinor ASA has divested its financial shareholding in Lundin Energy AB, comprising around 14 mil...
DNV GL AND ALPHA ORI SIGN NEW MOU TO SPUR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN SHIPPING
The maritime industry can benefit from digital technologies in a way that can have an immediate a...
NORWAY OUTLINES PLANS TO CUT OIL PRODUCTION
The Norwegian authorities' decision to cut oil production starting in June is being made in a...
EQUINOR COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL 30/6-31 S IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 053, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well...
LUNDIN REPORTS 2020 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Strong production performance of 152.4 Mboepd, above mid-point of guidance for the quart...
MAERSK INTREPID TO DRILL FOR MARTIN LINGE
The hybrid jack-up rig Maersk Intrepid has been awarded a contract for the drilling of three well...
FUGRO MAPS ARCTIC OCEAN FOR NORWAY’S MAREANO SEABED MAPPING PROGRAMME
The Norwegian Hydrographic Service has awarded Fugro another hydrographic survey contract as part...
NEPTUNE ENERGY BEGINS FENJA DRILLING CAMPAIGN
Neptune Energy today announced the drilling campaign on the Fenja field is now underway, followin...
ARCHER COMPLETES DEBT REFINANCING
Archer Limited announces that the amendment agreements in relation to the refinancing of the Comp...
MORE THAN 6.5 KILOMETRES OF HIGH-QUALITY GEOLOGY PUBLISHED BY NPD
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has recently published high resolution core images of 94 so-c...
PGNIG ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION START-UP FROM ÆRFUGL FIELD IN NORWAY
PGNiG Upstream Norway has started production from yet another field on the Norwegian Continental ...
SONARDYNE AND XOCEAN COMPLETE PIONEERING LIVE SEABED-TO-SHORE DATA DELIVERY O...
Sonardyne International Ltd. and XOCEAN have successfully completed a pioneering live seabed-to-s...
NEPTUNE ENERGY COMPLETES DRILLING OF WILDCAT WELL IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA
Neptune Energy Norge AS, operator of production licence 889, is in the process of concluding the ...
AKERBP ANNOUNCES ACCELERATED PRODUCTION START-UP FROM THE ÆRFUGL FIELD
Operator Aker BP and partners report that production has started from the first Ærfugl phas...
EQUINOR ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN EXPLORATION LEADERSHIP
Tore Løseth (left) has been appointed acting executive vice president of Exploration. ...
TEN MORE YEARS FOR TROLL B
The authorities have granted consent to operator Equinor and the other licensees for a 10-year li...
VÅR ENERGI APPOINTS NEW VP, FIELD DEVELOPMENT & PROJECTS
Bjørn Thore Ribesen is appointed VP Field Development & Projects in Vår Energi. ...
SENIOR MANAGEMENT CHANGE IN AKER BP
As a result of reduced activity and the subsequent need for organizational adjustments, Aker BP a...
LIME PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES FARM-IN TO TWO LICENCES IN NORWEGIAN SEA
Exploration drilling expected in Q4 2020 Strong Rex Virtual Drilling support for Apollonia p...
HYWIND TAMPEN APPROVED BY NORWEGIAN AUTHORITIES
The Ministry of Petroleum and Industry has approved the plans for development and operation of th...
NORWAY EXPLORATION ACTIVITY REDUCED BUT PRODUCTION IS MAINTAINED FOR NOW
Exploration activity on the Norwegian shelf has been reduced, and production will be maintained f...
NOVA MODULE READY FOR SAIL AWAY TO NEPTUNE ENERGY’S GJØA PLATFORM
Neptune Energy has announced the load out of the 740-tonne topside module for the Nova brownfield...
ALLSEAS SECURES CALL-OFF AWARD FOR REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF INSTALLATIONS IN T...
Allseas has been awarded a call-off for removal and disposal of multiple installations in the Val...
WINTERSHALL ANNOUNCES NORWEGIAN SEA DISCOVERY
Bergknapp oil discovery with resource estimate between 26–97 million boe Appraisal mea...
MINOR GAS DISCOVERY SOUTHWEST OF THE SKARV FIELD IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA
Aker BP, operator of production licence 1008, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 6506/5-1...
THE CURRENT CHALLENGES FOR THE UK AND NORWAY IN THE FACE OF COVID-19
The world has been transformed in the past month since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold. The d...
TGS ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NEW ATLANTIC MARGIN SURVEY IN SUMMER 2020
TGS, a leading provider of multi-client geoscience data for exploration & production (E&P...
NORDEX GROUP SUPPLIES 51 MW WITH ITS 5MW+ RATED POWER TURBINES IN NORWAY
The Nordex Group has received another order for its new Delta4000 turbines, with their 5MW+ rated...
WINTERSHALL DEA AWARDS GLOBAL FRAME AGREEMENT TO APT
Applied Petroleum Technology has been awarded a global frame agreement by Wintershall Dea GmbH to...
NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY LAUNCHES APA 2020
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy proposes to include 36 new blocks in this year's licensi...
EMGS INITIATES TRANSITION TO LOW COST SET-UP
Following the end of acquisition work under the two-year contract in the Americas, as announced t...
EQUINOR EXPECTING FASTER RAMP-UP TO HIGHER PLATEAU PRODUCTION ON JOHAN SVERDRUP
The North Sea Johan Sverdrup field expects to reach plateau production for the first phase in ear...
HEAD ENERGY AWARDED WELL HOOK-UPS AT THE BRAGE PLATFORM
Wintershall Dea has awarded Head Energy a contract for two well hook-ups at the Brage Platform. T...
EQUINOR LAUNCHES USD 3 BILLION ACTION PLAN TO STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL RESILIENCE...
Equinor presents updated outlook for 2020 and an around USD 3 billion action plan to strengthen t...
EQUINOR SUSPENDING BUY-BACK UNDER THE SHARE BUY-BACK PROGRAMME UNTIL FURTHER ...
Equinor is under the current market conditions suspending buy-back under the share buy-back progr...
STINGER AWARDED SUBSEA CONTRACT BY NEPTUNE ENERGY
Stinger Technology has been awarded an R&D contract with Neptune Energy, for the developm...
OKEA PROVIDES OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL UPDATE
The industry is in the midst of an unprecedented combination of a global pandemic coupled with a ...
DNO ANNOUNCES SHARP DROP IN 2020 BUDGET
DNO ASA today announced a 30 percent or USD 300 million reduction in its 2020 budget to shore up ...
EQUINOR ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CHANGES TO THE CORPORATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO R...
The Corona virus, measures to limit the spread and the significant fall in oil prices have huge i...
CAPRICORN NORGE GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WILDCAT WELL IN NORWEGIAN SEA
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Capricorn Norge AS a drilling permit for well 35/...
ONE CONFIRMED CORONA VIRUS CASE AT MARTIN LINGE, OFFSHORE NORWAY
One person at the Martin Linge field in the North Sea has tested positive on the corona virus. Th...
ARCHER’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS DAG SKINDLO AS CEO AND ESPEN JORANGER AS...
Archer Limited announces the appointment of Dag Skindlo as the Company's new Chief Executive ...
EQUINOR GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 35/10-5 IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 827 S
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 35/1...
PGS DELIVERS ON FAST TRACK PROMISE WITH GEOSTREAMER X VIKING GRABEN
An early-out PSDM multi-azimuth (MAZ) stack is now available, just 16 weeks after completion of t...
FIRST LONG-TERM SMART CONTRACT SIGNED BETWEEN AKER BP AND FRAMO
Aker BP and Framo have entered into a long-term contract for seawater lift pumps where compensati...
NORTHERN LIGHTS WELL COMPLETED
Equinor and partners Shell and Total have completed the drilling of confirmation well 31/5-7 Eos ...
EQUINOR AND SHELL COLLABORATE ON DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
Digital work process. (Photos: Ole Jørgen Bratland) The companies have signed a Mem...
DNV GL LAUNCHES VENTURE FUND INSPIRED BY “DECADE OF TRANSFORMATIONS”
DNV GL has launched a venture fund in response to the challenges of the “decade of transfor...
EQUINOR ANNOUNCES INCREASED PURCHASES FROM NORWEGIAN SUPPLIERS IN 2019
In 2019 Equinor purchased goods and services worth NOK 161.6 billion from more than 9,000 supplie...
OIL DISCOVERY NEAR THE GUDRUN FIELD IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 025, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well...
SEADRILL ANNOUNCES CHANGE TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Seadrill announces that Birgit Aagaard-Svendsen and Herman R. Flinder will be joining the board f...
WINTERSHALL'S BALDERBRÅ APPRAISAL WELL DISAPPOINTS
Wintershall Dea Norge AS, operator of production licence PL 894, is in the process of concluding ...
NORTH SEA SKOGUL FIELD GETS GREEN LIGHT
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted its consent for start-up of the Skogul field in t...
NPD PROVIDES DETAILS OF 2019 YEAR-END PETROLEUM RESOURCES
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate's estimate of total proven and unproven petroleum resourc...
PGS PARTNERS WITH COGNITE TO OPTIMIZE VESSEL EFFICIENCY
PGS has entered into an agreement with Cognite to reduce vessel operating costs and improve effic...
LUNDIN GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 7221/4-1 IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 609
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 7221/...
LATERAL LAUNCHES NEW CLEANING INNOVATION FOR SMALL ROVS
Subsea technology innovator Lateral has launched a new marine growth removal tool for use by smal...
AKER BP STRENGTHENS ITS POSITION IN THE SKARV AREA
Aker BP has entered into an agreement with PGNiG Upstream Norway AS to swap its 3.3 percent inter...
EQUINOR REPORTS INCREASED PRODUCTION FROM THE FRAM FIELD
A new gas module that was recently put on stream on the Troll C platform will accelerate and boos...
APPLIED PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY SECURES POST-DRILLING ANALYSES CONTRACT FROM PGN...
PGNiG Upstream Norway AS (PGNiG) has appointed Applied Petroleum Technology to conduct post-drill...
DNO REPORTS RECORD REVENUES AND PRODUCTION
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today reported interim 2019 revenues of USD 971 mill...
EQUINOR SETS AMBITION TO REDUCE NET CARBON INTENSITY BY AT LEAST 50% BY 2050
Equinor today launches a new climate roadmap aiming to ensure a competitive and resilient busines...
EQUINOR REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2019 AND YEAR END RESULTS
Equinor reports adjusted earnings of USD 3.55 billion and USD 1.19 billion after tax in the fourt...
PGNIG FINALISES PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL INTERESTS IN DUVA FIELD ON NORWEGIAN C...
PGNiG Upstream Norway has obtained a final administrative consent to purchase additional 10% inte...
DEVELOPMENTS ON THE SHELF – WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
The Martin Linge field in the North Sea. Photo: Equinor To what extent are development pro...
LUNDIN PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES ITS 2020 BUDGET AND PRODUCTION GUIDANCE
Lundin Petroleum announces its 2020 development, appraisal, exploration and abandonment budget wh...
FALCK RENEWABLES SIGNS A PPA FOR THE ENERGY PRODUCED BY ITS HENNØY WIND FARM ...
Falck Renewables S.p.A., through its subsidiary Falck Renewables Vind AS, announces the signing o...
LUNDIN ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF THE DECARBONISATION STRATEGY TARGETING CARBON NEUT...
Lundin Petroleum announces the launch of its Decarbonisation Strategy, which targets carbon neutr...
HOW IS YOUR COMPANY PREPARING FOR THE NEXT LICENSING ROUNDS?
By TERJE SOLBAKK, expronews.com Small E&P companies often find themselves in excess of a l...
MAERSK DRILLING AWARDED TWO-WELL CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR LOW-EMISSION RIG MAER...
Maersk Drilling has secured a two-well contract extension from Aker BP for the ultra-harsh enviro...
STATFJORD FIELD LIFE EXTENDED SIGNIFICANTLY
Spirit Energy and its partners in the Statfjord area plan to drill up to 100 new wells and extend...
NEPTUNE ENERGY AWARDED RECORD NUMBER OF LICENCES IN NORWAY
Neptune Energy has been awarded a total of 13 new licences in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA...
CHRYSAOR AWARDED 8 LICENCES IN NORWAY
On the 14 January 2020 the Norwegian APA 2019 Offshore Licensing Round (Awards in Predefined Area...
WINTERSHALL DEA SECURES NINE EXPLORATION LICENSES IN NORWAY
Wintershall Dea Norge receives nine licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (three as oper...
17 NEW NCS LICENSES AWARDED TO VÅR ENERGI
Vår Energi AS is awarded 17 new licenses (7 as operator) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf...
AKER SOLUTIONS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ELECTRIFICATION OF TROLL B AND TROLL C
On behalf of the Troll partners, Equinor has awarded Aker Solutions a front-end engineering and d...
LUNDIN AWARDED 12 LICENCES AWARDED IN THE NORWEGIAN LICENSING ROUND
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Lu...
DNO RECEIVES 10 AWARDS IN NORWAY'S APA LICENSING ROUND
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DNO...
CONOCOPHILLIPS REPORTS MINOR OIL AND GAS DISCOVERY NEAR THE BALDER FIELD IN T...
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, operator of production licence 917, has concluded the drilling of ...
LICENCE SHARES OFFERED TO 28 COMPANIES IN APA 2019
28 companies have been offered ownership interests in a total of 69 production licences on the No...
EQUINOR AWARDED 23 NEW PRODUCTION LICENCES ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
Equinor has been awarded 23 new production licences by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy durin...
KNUT GJERTSEN JOINS OKEA AS SVP PROJECT AND TECHNOLOGY
Knut Gjertsen has been appointed as SVP Project and Technology in OKEA. Knut comes from the po...
FIVE LICENSES AWARDED TO OKEA IN APA 2019
OKEA ASA has been awarded 5 new licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf by the Ministry of Pe...
OCEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY ACTION COALITION LAUNCHES TO ACCELERATE GLOBAL OFFSHOR...
An international Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition has been formed to advance sustainable d...
LUNDIN PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES INCREASED RESERVES FOR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that as at 31 December 2019, its pr...
NPD REVIEWS POSITIVE YEAR ON THE NORWEIGAN SHELF
"Value creation is the driving force behind the work we do", the Director General, ...
EQUINOR INCREASING VALUE AND EXTENDING STATFJORD
Equinor and its partners in the Statfjord area have identified and approved plans to extend produ...
NEPTUNE ENERGY GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 6507/8-10 S IN NORWEGIAN SEA
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Neptune Energy Norge AS a drilling permit for wel...
AKER BP GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 25/2-22 S IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 442
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA a drilling permit for well 25/2-22 S,...
WINTERSHALL DEA COMPLETES NORWEGIAN SEA WILDCAT WELL 6604/6-1
Wintershall Dea Norge AS, operator of production licence 894, is in the process of concluding the...
ODD STRØMSNES APPOINTED NEW CEO OF OCEAN INSTALLER
Ocean Installer announces the appointment of industry veteran as new CEO as company enters new gr...
THE NORWEGIAN PRIME MINISTER OPENING THE JOHAN SVERDRUP FIELD TODAY
Norway's prime minister Erna Solberg will perform the official opening of the Johan Sverdrup ...
EQUINOR AIMS TO CUT EMISSIONS IN NORWAY TOWARDS NEAR ZERO IN 2050
Equinor today launches new climate ambitions to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas emissions from...
SHARP REFLECTIONS ANNOUNCE PRE-STACK PRO RELEASE 5.6
The 5.6 release marks the fourth (and final) delivery milestone for the Foundation Project IV dev...
MAGSEIS FAIRFIELD AWARDED FOUR-YEAR RENEWAL OF RESERVOIR MONITORING PROGRAM
Magseis Fairfield announces that Equinor Energy AS have renewed the management and operational co...
VESTAS DEVELOPS REPOWERING SOLUTION IN NORWAY WITH 30-YEAR SERVICE CONTRACT F...
Vestas has received a 38 MW order from the utility Finnmark Kraft AS for the repowering of Hav&os...
SEADRILL ANNOUNCES CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE WEST PHOENIX
Seadrill Limited has secured a multiple well contract with Vår Energy AS for the West P...
EQUINOR INCREASES ITS OWNERSHIP IN SCATEC SOLAR
Equinor has acquired 6,500,000 shares in Scatec Solar, corresponding to 5.2 percent of the shares...
H&G ANNOUNCE FURTHER APPOINTMENTS TO THEIR STAVANGER TEAM
Gavin Robb and Chris Hyde have joined H&G as Senior Associates further expanding their capabi...
VÅR ENERGI PLANS TO EXTEND PRODUCTION FROM THE BALDER AREA IN THE NORTH SEA T...
Vår Energi AS and license partner Mime Petroleum AS plan to extend the Balder and Ringhorne...
PGS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF FIRST DATA ON TRØNDELAG PLATFORM AND DRAUGEN
PGS has fast track seismic data available from the Draugen survey. The first data from the Tr&osl...
NEW MULTI-BILLION AGREEMENTS FOR SAFETY AND AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
A new compensation format will help improve efficiency as Equinor awards new framework agreements...
DNO NORTH REPORTS MINOR OIL AND GAS DISCOVERY NEAR THE HEIDRUN FIELD IN THE ...
DNO North Sea (Norge) AS, operator of production licence 888, is in the process of concluding the...
ISLAND DRILLING AWARDED DRILLING CONTRACT WITH OMV
Island Drilling Company AS is pleased to announce that the company has been awarded a Contract wi...
ZENITH ENERGY CANCELS PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF NORWEGIAN SUBSIDIARY
Zenith Energy Ltd. has decided to discontinue its plans to acquire a Norwegian oil & gas comp...
CEGAL AID WINTERSHALL DEA IN NOVA FIELD PRODUCTION
Wintershall Dea, one of Norway’s largest oil and gas producers, turned to Cegal to improve ...
BLACK GOLD: NORWAY’S OIL STORY
By Andrew McKay Norway wouldn’t be the country it is today without oil and gas. We...
DRY APPRAISAL WELL ON THE 35/11-23 OIL AND GAS DISCOVERY NEAR THE FRAM FIELD ...
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 090, has concluded the drilling of appraisal we...
DEEPOCEAN AWARDED CONTRACT FOR IMR SERVICES BY EQUINOR IN 2020
The contract has a duration of up to 9 months work offshore, using the vessel Normand Ocean. The ...
CONOCOPHILLIPS GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 25/7-9 S
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS a drilling permit f...
BRAGE OFFSHORE WELL LONGEST IN WINTERSHALL DEA HISTORY
Wintershall Dea has drilled the longest well (A36B) ever completed by the company in Norway. Reac...
VÅR ENERGI TEAMS UP WITH CAPGEMINI
Vår Energi has signed a partnership agreement with Capgemini to accelerate digital transfor...
OMV AGREES TRANSFER OF WISTING OPERATORSHIP TO EQUINOR
Equinor and OMV have agreed on transferring the operatorship for the Wisting license and developm...
EQUINOR REPORTS SERIOUS WORK-RELATED INCIDENT AT HEIMDAL
Two Equinor employees were injured in a serious work-related incident on board the Heimdal platfo...
AKER SOLUTIONS AND APPLY AWARDED MODIFICATIONS AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS BY V...
Vår Energi has signed frame agreements with Apply Sørco and Aker Solutions for modif...
ENDÙR ENERGY SOLUTION ACQUIRES OIL & GAS PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT SOLUTIONS PRO...
Endùr Energy Solution AS has signed a Letter of Intent in regards to acquire Caltec Produc...
AKER SOLUTIONS AND LEADING OPERATORS JOIN FORCES TO QUALIFY SUBSEA GAS SEPARA...
Aker Solutions and a group of the world’s leading oil and gas operators have come together ...
DNO INCREASES NORTH SEA FINANCING FACILITIES
DNO ASA announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, DNO North Sea plc, formerly Faroe Petroleum p...
EQUINOR BUYING INSPECTION SERVICES FOR NOK 3.5 BILLION
Equinor has today chosen suppliers for inspection services on all offshore installations on the N...
TWO WINNERS OF PRESTIGIOUS NEW TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Norway’s Oil and Gas Technology Strategy for the 21st century (OG21) awarded the OG21 Techn...
OKEA COMPLETES DELINEATION OF THE DRAUGEN FIELD IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA
OKEA ASA, operator of production licence 093 D, has now completed drilling of appraisal well 6407...
CONOCOPHILLIPS ANNOUNCES OIL AND GAS DISCOVERY NEAR THE BALDER FIELD IN THE N...
ConocoPhillips Scandinavia AS, operator of production licence 782 S, has completed the drilling o...
MAERSK DRILLING AWARDED ONE-WELL EXPLORATION CONTRACT BY MOL IN NORWAY
Maersk Drilling has secured a one-well contract for the ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig Maers...
SEISMIC INDUSTRY VETERAN APPOINTED NEW CHAIR OF SHEARWATER GEOSERVICES’ BOARD
Shearwater GeoServices has appointment of seasoned marine seismic industry leader Robert Hobbs as...
PANDION ENERGY DIVESTS ITS 20 PERCENT SHARE IN THE DUVA FIELD, NORWAY
Pandion Energy has agreed to divest its 20% share in the Duva field through two transactions, one...
MAERSK DRILLING SECURES ONE-WELL EXTENSION AND LOW-EMISSION UPGRADE FOR MAERS...
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract extension offshore Norway for the ultra-harsh environment ...
EQUINOR REPORTS OIL AND GAS DISCOVERY NEAR THE FRAM FIELD IN THE NORWEGIAN NO...
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 090, is in the process of completing the drilli...
ZENITH ENERGY ANNOUNCES PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF NORWEGIAN OIL & GAS COMPANY
Zenith Energy Ltd., the international oil & gas production company, has formalised an offer t...
ONESUBSEA INTEGRATED SUBSEA COMPRESSION FRAME AGREEMENT FOR ORMEN LANGE
Schlumberger announced today an award to OneSubsea by A/S Norske Shell of a frame agreement for a...
EQUINOR AWARDING HYWIND TAMPEN CONTRACTS WORTH NOK 3.3 BILLION
On behalf of the Gullfaks and Snorre partners, Equinor today signed contracts totalling around NO...
OKEA ANNOUNCES RESULT OF DRAUGEN WELL INFILL Ø 6407/9-11
OKEA has now completed drilling of the reservoir section of the Infill Ø well (6407/9-11) ...
NORWAY’S OIL FUND NOW WORTH $1 091 750 000 000
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, popularly known as the oil fund, has grown to a record 10 t...
EQUINOR COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL 32/4-3 S IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 921, has completed the drilling of wildcat well...
NCA REJECTS MERGER BETWEEN PROSAFE AND FLOATEL
The Norwegian Competition Authority ("NCA") has today issued a Statement of rejection t...
EMGS ANNOUNCES NEW MULTI-CLIENT CONTRACT
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA has signed a USD 8 million multi-client contract with an undisclo...
OMV NORGE COMPLETES DRILLING OF APPRAISAL WELL IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA
OMV Norge AS, operator of production licence 644, is in the process of completing the drilling of...
AKER BP ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2019 RESULTS
Aker BP delivered strong operational performance and exploration success during the third qua...
EQUINOR REPORTS FIRST OIL FROM JOHAN SVERDRUP TO MONGSTAD
Apprentice Sander Kjeseth Rath (left) and Kjell-Børge Freiberg, minister of Petroleum ...
CONOCOPHILLIPS GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 25/7-8 S IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS a drilling permit f...
MDL COMPLETES NCS HAT-TRICK WITH TECHNIPFMC
Maritime Developments (MDL) has returned to the Norwegian North Sea for the third year running to...
OKEA BEGINS DRAUGEN DRILLING CAMPAIGN
OKEA ASA will today start the Draugen drilling campaign for the appraisal wells Infill Ø (...
SMALL OIL AND GAS DISCOVERY SOUTHEAST OF THE SKARV FIELD IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA
PGNiG Upstream Norway AS, operator of production licence 838, has completed the drilling of wildc...
EQUINOR GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 35/11-23
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 35/1...
EVENT: TOGETHER FOR 50 YEARS ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
50 years have passed since the first commercial discovery of oil on the Norwegian shelf. To mark ...
MOL NORGE GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR 25/8-19 S
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted MOL Norge AS a drilling permit for well 25/8-19 S...
NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE APPOINTS INGRID SØLVBERG AS NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL
Ingrid Sølvberg will take over the post of director general of the Norwegian Pet...
EQUINOR INVESTING IN HYWIND TAMPEN DEVELOPMENT
Equinor and the Snorre and Gullfaks partners have made a final investment decision for the Hywind...
DNO NORTH SEA GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 6507/7-16 IN PL 888
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted DNO North Sea (Norge) a drilling permit for appra...
EQUINOR REVIEWS COST CHANGES IN PROJECTS ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
Equinor is the operator for 21 projects in the implementation phase, with a total investment of a...
JOHAN SVERDRUP, THE NORTH SEA GIANT, IS ON STREAM
On 5 October Equinor and the Johan Sverdrup partnership consisting of Lundin Norway, Petoro, Aker...
EMGS PROVIDES VESSEL UPDATE AND ACTIVITY FOR THE THIRD QUARTER 2019
Vessel utilisation for the third quarter 2019 was 73% compared with 29% for the third quarter in ...
DOLPHIN DRILLING ANNOUNCES SHELL CONTRACT AWARD
Global contractor Dolphin Drilling has secured further work for its Borgland Dolphin semi-submers...
SAIPEM AWARDED PIONEERING WIRELESS SUBSEA DRONE CONTRACT
Equinor, on behalf of the Njord licence, has awarded Saipem a subsea service contract using a wir...
PGNIG SECURES DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 6507/5-9 A IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 838
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted PGNiG Upstream Norway AS a drilling permit for we...
NPD ANNOUNCES GO-AHEAD FOR NEW FACILITY ON VALHALL
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted consent to start up the Valhall West Flank facili...
WINTERSHALL DEA SELLS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS IN NORWAY
CapeOmega and Solveig Gas Norway to acquire Wintershall Dea’s interests in Nyhamna t...
VÅR ENERGI AWARDS BALDER X SUBSEA CONTRACT TO INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM
Vår Energi AS has awarded a contract covering engineering, procurement, construction and in...
SONARDYNE INSTRUMENTS CHOSEN BY NORSKE SHELL FOR LONG-TERM RESERVOIR MONITORING
A/S Norske Shell is launching a 10-year seabed subsidence monitoring campaign at its Ormen Lange ...
ACTIVITY REMAINS HIGH ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
Even after more than 50 years, the Norwegian shelf still holds vast opportunities. More ...
VÅR ENERGI ACQUIRES EXXONMOBIL’S UPSTREAM ASSETS IN NORWAY
Vår Energi AS, owned by Eni and HitecVision, has today signed an agreement with ExxonMobil ...
OCEAN INFINITY COMPLETES DATA EXPEDITION FOR NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE
Ocean Infinity, the next generation sub-sea technology and data company, is pleased to announce t...
AKER BP EXTENDS ARCHER PLATFORM DRILLING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES CONTRACT
Archer AS has been awarded a 15 month extension to Archer’s existing platform drilling and ...
ALLSEAS SECURES CONTRACT TO REMOVE THE REPSOL GYDA PLATFORM
Repsol Norge AS has awarded Allseas an EPRD contract for the removal, transfer, load-in to shore ...
ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY COMPLETES SUBSEA INSTALLATION MONITORING FOR OCEAN INSTALLER
Global subsea equipment solutions specialist, Ashtead Technology, has successfully completed a su...
KVAERNER OUTLINES GROWTH PLANS IN NEW BUSINESS AREAS
Kvaerner has established two new focus areas to grow its operations within both oil and gas p...
GAS DISCOVERY IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA
Equinor and its partners AkerBP and Wellesley Petroleum have found gas in the Ørn explorat...
EQUINOR REPORTS UTGARD GAS AND CONDENSATE FIELD ON STREAM
On 16 September, Equinor and its partners started production from the Utgard gas and condensate f...
VESTAS RECEIVES 34 MW ORDER IN NORWAY WITH 27-YEAR SERVICE AGREEMENT
Vestas has received a 34 MW order for the Haramsfjellet wind project on the island of Harams&osla...
TGS ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC MILESTONES TO ACCELERATE GROWTH
TGS, a leading provider of multi-client geoscience data for exploration & production (E&P...
SHEARWATER GEOSERVICES AWARDED ISOMETRIX PROJECTS BY LUNDIN NORWAY AND SPIRIT...
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS announces the award of a master services agreement by Lundin No...
NPD COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL DATA ACQUISITION EXPEDITION ON THE MOHNS RIDGE IN TH...
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has just completed a successful data acquisition expedi...
EUROPEAN COOPERATION ON CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE
Equinor has, on behalf of the partners of the Northern Lights project, signed memoranda of unders...
EQUINOR LAUNCHES A USD 5 BILLION SHARE BUY-BACK PROGRAMME
Equinor is launching a share buy-back programme of up to USD 5 billion over a period until the en...
EQUINOR ACCELERATING START-UP SCHEDULE FOR JOHAN SVERDRUP
Equinor and its partners are preparing for production start from the world class Johan Sverdrup f...
CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN EXPLORATION IN MATURE AREAS IN APA 2019
Authorities in Norway have received applications from 33 companies in the Awards in Predefined Ar...
GREEN LIGHT FOR GIANT JOHAN SVERDRUP FIELD
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted its consent for start-up of the Johan Sverdrup fi...
PGNIG DRILLING FOR THE FIRST TIME AS AN OPERATOR IN NORWAY
On August 30, PGNiG Upstream Norway, a company from the PGNiG Capital Group, began drilling the f...
WEATHERFORD SIGNS $80 MILLION LINER-HANGER FRAME AGREEMENT WITH EQUINOR
Weatherford International plc has signed an $80 million liner-hanger frame agreement with Equinor...
TEN COMPANIES SELECTED FOR EQUINOR’S TECHSTARS ENERGY ACCELERATOR 2019
Equinor today announced the second class of global start-up companies selected to participate in ...
OIL DISCOVERY AT THE GODDO PROSPECT, ON THE UTSIRA HIGH
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) h...
ENOVA SUPPORTING PIONEER HYWIND TAMPEN PROJECT
Enova has approved an application for funding of up to NOK 2.3 billion to support the Hywind Tamp...
SWIRE SEABED COMPLETES UNMANNED SUBSEA PIPELINE INSPECTION FOR EQUINOR IN THE...
Swire Seabed has successfully completed a second offshore pipeline campaign for Equinor in the No...
AKER BP COMPLETES DRILLING OF WILDCAT WELL 6608/6-1
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 762, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 6608/...
NEW LIGHT OIL DISCOVERY IN THE BARENTS SEA
Equinor and partners OMV and Petoro have made an oil discovery in the Sputnik exploration well in...
LUNDIN REPORTS SMALL OIL DISCOVERY AT THE GODDO PROSPECT ON THE UTSIRA HIGH
Lundin Petroleum reports that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway has made an oil discovery...
ROSENBERG WORLEY AWARDED MAJOR CONTRACT BY VÅR ENERGI
Vår Energi AS has awarded an EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation)...
EQUINOR RECEIVES START-UP CONSENT FOR THE UTGARD FIELD
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted its consent to start-up of the Utgard field in th...
PRODUCTION DRILLING STARTS ON THE WINTERSHALL DEA OPERATED DVALIN FIELD IN NO...
Drilling operation completes summer of intense offshore activity First gas planned for 2020 ...
SMALL GAS DISCOVERY NEAR THE BØYLA FIELD IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 869, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 24/9-...
ARCHER OILTOOLS AND DART TECHNOLOGIES SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT
Archer Oiltools and DART Technologies (DARTT) have signed a global technology cooperation agreeme...
AKER BP GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 30/12-2 IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 986
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA a drilling permit for well 30/12-2. ...
VÅR ENERGI HAS COMPLETES DIVESTMENT IN SIX LICENSES ACROSS THE BALDER AND RIN...
Vår Energi AS has finalised the divestment of 10 percent ownership interests in six Vå...
AKER BP GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 2/1-17 S
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA a drilling permit for well 2/1-17 S. ...
CONOCOPHILLIPS GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 25/7-7 IN PRODUCTION LICENCE ...
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS a drilling permit f...
EQUINOR REPORTS SMALL OIL DISCOVERY AT THE UTSIRA HIGH
Equinor and partners Lundin and Spirit Energy have made a small oil discovery in production licen...
EQUINOR REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2019 RESULTS
Equinor reports adjusted earnings of USD 3.15 billion and USD 1.13 billion after tax in the secon...
TGS AND ENERGYIQ ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION TO LAUNCH EIQ TGS DATA LOADER
TGS, a leading provider of multi-client geoscience and engineering data for Exploration & Pro...
AKER BP OIL DISCOVERY IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 442, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 25/2-...
ISURVEY ANNOUNCES LUNDIN NORWAY CONTRACT WIN
iSURVEY, a leading provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas, offshor...
ALLSEAS SELECTED TO REMOVE 48,000 T STATFJORD A PLATFORM
Equinor Energy on behalf of the Statfjord A Unit, has awarded Allseas a contract for the removal,...
TGS REACHES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE SPECTRUM
Creating a leading multi-client geophysical data provider in all major mature and frontier bas...
STATFJORD A PLATFORM WILL SHUT DOWN PRODUCTION IN 2022
The Statfjord A platform in the North Sea will shut down production in 2022, 43 years after first...
LUNDIN REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Highlights Strong production performance of 78.8 Mboepd, at the upper end of the guidan...
FUTUREON LAUNCHES FIELDTWIN FOR SMARTER OFFSHORE FIELD DEVELOPMENT AND OPERAT...
Offshore drilling sees a resurgence with billions planned for investment in new greenfield de...
OKEA TO TARGET FURTHER UPSIDE POTENTIAL WITHIN AND SURROUNDING THE DRAUGEN FIELD
OKEA has on behalf of PL093, secured the semi-submersible rig Deepsea Nordkapp to drill for upsid...
EQUINOR COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL 25/6-6 S IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 870, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well...
EQUINOR STRENGTHENS ITS COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE LEADERSHIP
In a joint statement prepared with investors participating in Climate Action 100+, Equinor announ...
HITECVISION ANNOUNCES SALE OF CAPEOMEGA
HitecVision today announces the sale of its portfolio company CapeOmega, a Norwegian oil & ga...
TECHNIPFMC AWARDED A SIGNIFICANT INTEGRATED EPCI CONTRACT FOR THE CONOCOPHILL...
TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant(1) integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction an...
EMGS SECURES SECOND GUARANTEE FACILITY
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA ("EMGS") has secured a second guarantee facility, to su...
PANDION ENERGY ACQUIRES 20 PERCENT OF PL 263 D & E FROM EQUINOR
Pandion Energy AS (Pandion Energy) has entered into an agreement with Equinor Energy AS (Equinor)...
ANGELA MERKEL AND KJELL BØRGE FREIBERG OPENED ARKONA OFFSHORE WIND FARM
Arkona offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea (Image source: Equinor) Chancellor of Ger...
LUNDIN RECEIVES CONSENT FOR EXPLORATION DRILLING IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Lundin Petroleum is the operator for production licence 815. Petroleum Safety Authurity Norw...
SHEARWATER AWARDED MULTI-PROJECT MARINE SEISMIC ACQUISITION CONTRACT BY SHELL
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS announces the award of a multi-project marine seismic 3D and 4D...
AKER SOLUTIONS AND FSUBSEA TO CREATE FASTSUBSEA TO BOOST SUBSEA OIL RECOVERY
Aker Solutions and FSubsea have agreed to create FASTSubsea to help operators increase oil recove...
SHEARWATER GEOSERVICES AWARDED BARENTS SEA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING CONTRAC...
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS announces the award of a contract for a Barents Sea seismic...
SAIPEM AWARDED NEW OFFSHORE DRILLING CONTRACTS TOTALLING OVER 200 MILLION USD
Saipem has been awarded new contracts in Offshore Drilling in Norway and Middle East totalling ov...
TECHNIPFMC AWARDED CONTRACT FOR THE NEPTUNE ENERGY DUVA AND GJØA P1 PROJECTS
TechnipFMC has been awarded a substantial integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction a...
LUNDIN PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES ROLVSNES EXTENDED WELL TEST PROJECT SANCTION
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS, as operator ...
VÅR ENERGI REPORTS STRONG 2018 RESULTS
Vår Energi AS’ annual report illustrates a strong turnover of above 29 billion NOK in...
HITECVISION ACQUIRES SOLVEIG GAS
HitecVision has, through a portfolio company, signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares i...
EQUINOR ENERGY COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL 36/1-3 IN NORTHERN NORTH SEA
Equinor Energy completes wildcat well 36/1-3 in Norwegian northern North Sea Equinor Energ...
NEW REPORT ON NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM ACTIVITY IN THE HIGH NORTH
This week the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate presented the report Petroleum Activity in the...
NEPTUNE ENERGY AWARDS EPCI-CONTRACT TO TECHNIPFMC
Neptune Energy has entered into a global Alliance Agreement with TechnipFMC for delivering subsea...
VAR ENERGY FARMS OUT INTEREST IN BALDER AND RINGHORNE FIELDS TO MIME PETROLEUM
Vår Energi has entered into an agreement with Mime Petroleum to divest 10 percent ownership...
PGNIG PREPARE TO DRILL FIRST WELL AS AN OPERATOR IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA
PGNiG Upstream Norway and Aker BP have signed a contract for the lease of a semi-submersible ...
LUNDIN GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR NORTH SEA WELL
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted MOL Norge AS a drilling permit for well 3/7-11 S ...
SHEARWATER GEOSERVICES AWARDED TROLL UNIT 4D CONTRACT BY EQUINOR.
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS announces the award of a 4D seismic survey at the Troll Unit by...
EMGS AWARDED MULTI-CLIENT SURVEY CONTRACT IN THE NORWEGIAN BARENTS SEA
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA has received a letter of intent for a fully pre-funded multi-clie...
NEPTUNE ENERGY AWARDS RIG CONTRACT TO CIMC OFFSHORE
Neptune Energy Norge AS has awarded a rig contract for six wells to CIMC Offshore AS. The contrac...
4SUBSEA ACQUIRES ASTORI
4Subsea announces the acquisition of Astori AS, a Norwegian provider of subsea control system...
ODA FIELD STARTS PRODUCTION
The Oda field started to produce oil and gas on 19 March. The field, which is located 13 kilometr...
GAS AND OIL DISCOVERY NORTHWEST OF THE BØYLA FIELD IN THE NORTH SEA
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 869, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 2...
EQUINOR TO EXTEND LIFE OF EIGHT INSTALLATIONS
Equinor has received the authorities’ approval for extending the life of eight installation...
WELLESLEY COMPLETES DRILLING OF WILDCAT WELL 25/1-13
Wellesley Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 871, is in the process of concluding the d...
SAFER BARENTS SEA ENVIRONMENT AFTER GOLIAT NETWORK UPGRADE
Vår Energi AS has entered into an agreement with Telenor Maritime to equip the Goliat field...
EQUINOR ANNOUNCES VISUND OIL DISCOVERY
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 120, has concluded the drilling of wildca...
NORTHERN DRILLING AWARDED WEST BOLLSTA CONTRACT BY LUNDIN NORWAY
Northern Drilling Ltd announces its harsh environment rig West Bollsta has secured a contract for...
EQUINOR ENHANCES PERMANENT SEISMIC MONITORING WITH SONARDYNE SENSORS
Equinor is to deploy cabled subsea instrumentation from Sonardyne International Ltd. to help incr...
SHEARWATER GEOSERVICES AWARDED THREE 4D CONTRACTS BY EQUINOR.
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS announces the award of three 4D seismic surveys by Equinor ...
LUNDIN COMPLETES EXPLORATION WELL ON THE POINTER AND SETTER PROSPECTS IN THE ...
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway A...
EMGS RECEIVES MULTI-CLIENT LETTER OF INTENT
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA ("EMGS") has received a letter of intent with an approx...
NEPTUNE ENERGY SUBMITS DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR DUVA AND GJØA P1
Neptune Energy has today submitted development plans for the Duva (PL636) and Gjøa P1 (PL1...
WOOD AWARDED EPCI CONTRACT BY EQUINOR IN NORWAY
Wood has secured a new $13 million contract with Equinor to deliver engineering, procurement,...
RES SELLS THE VARDAFJELLET WIND PROJECT TO MIROVA
RES, known locally in Scandinavia as Nordisk Vindkraft and Mirova Eurofideme 4, a fund managed by...
ACE WINCHES STRENGTHENS SCANDINAVIAN PRESENCE
ACE Winches Norge AS, the Norwegian branch of internationally recognised ACE Winches, has strengt...
WELLESLEY PETROLEUM COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL 35/4-2 IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Wellesley Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 931, has completed the drilling of wildcat...
EQUINOR COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 248 C, has completed the drilling of wildcat we...
VÅR ENERGI INVESTS IN CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE RESEARCH
Vår Energi has entered into a partnership with the Norwegian Carbon Capture & Storage R...
EXPLORATION WELL COMPLETED ON THE GJØKÅSEN SHALLOW PROSPECT IN THE SOUTHERN B...
Lundin Petroleum AB's wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has completed ...
DNO ANNOUNCES 100 PERCENT RESERVES REPLACEMENT IN 2018
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced it replaced 2018 production thro...
CGG AND TGS ANNOUNCE GREATER CASTBERG SURVEY IN BARENTS SEA
CGG and TGS announce the Greater Castberg TopSeis™ survey in the Barents Sea. The survey is...
VÅR ENERGI SELECTS OFFICE FOR THE FUTURE AT FORUS
HQ for Vår Energi (Image source: Vår Energi) Vår Energi AS has awar...
DNO REPORTS RECORD REVENUES, EXPANDS NORWAY FOOTPRINT
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has reported 2018 net profit of USD 354 million on r...
EQUINOR FOURTH QUARTER 2018 AND YEAR END RESULTS
Equinor reports adjusted earnings of USD 4.4 billion and USD 1.5 billion after tax in the fourth ...
EQUINOR AWARDS CONTRACT FOR HYWIND TAMPEN ASSEMBLY
Equinor Awards Contract For Hywind Tampen assembly Gulen Industrial Harbour in Sogn og Fjordane ...
SHEARWATER AWARDED FOUR OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMIC CONTRACTS BY AKER BP AND EQUINOR
Shearwater GeoServices announces the award of four Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) surveys by Aker BP ...
AKER BP ANNOUNCES DISCOVERY AT FROSKELÅR
Aker BP is currently drilling exploration well 24/9-14 on the Froskelår Main prospect. The ...
LUNDIN PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES 2019 BUDGET AND PRODUCTION GUIDANCE
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce its 2019 development, appraisal...
LUNDIN ANNOUNCES YEAR END 2018 RESULTS
Strong financial performance with record free cash flow generation of MUSD 663 Board of Dire...
NPD GRANTS DRILLING PERMIT FOR WILDCAT NORTHEAST OF EDVARD GRIEG
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/1-...
TECHNIPFMC AWARDED CONTRACT FOR THE LUNDIN LUNO II AND ROLVSNES DEVELOPMENT
TechnipFMC has been awarded a substantial* integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and ...
LUNDIN ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF FURTHER INTERESTS IN THE ROLVSNES DISCOVERY A...
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has entered i...
OUTLOOK FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN 2019
5 new trends are highlighted in a new report published today by DNV GL 1: Resilient, confi...
PSA INVESTIGATES WELL CONTROL INCIDENT ON WEST HERCULES
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has decided to investigate a well control incident wh...
EMGS REPORTS MULTI-CLIENT REVENUES FROM THE APA 2018 AWARDS
On 15 January 2019, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (the "MPE") announce...
PGS COVERS APA 2018 RECORD AWARDS
Modern PGS data library coverage over the 2018 APA license areas, announced this week by NPD,...
EQUINOR REDUCES CO2 EMISSIONS FROM THE SUPPLY CHAIN BY 600,000 TONNES
Since 2011, Equinor has reduced CO2 emissions from its logistical operations for the Norwegian co...
DAVID TORVIK TØNNE AND LENE LANDØY JOINS THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF AKE...
Alexander Krane, who is currently CFO of Aker BP, will move to a position as investment direc...
NPD GRANTS DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 25/1-13 IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 871
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wellesley Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well...
EQUINOR AWARDED 29 NEW LICENCES ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
The Transocean Leader drilling rig in the North Sea. (Photo: Harald Pettersen / Equinor ASA) ...
VÅR ENERGI AWARDED 4 OPERATORSHIPS AND 9 PARTNERSHIPS IN NORWEGIAN APA LICENS...
Vår Energi AS announces that the company has been awarded a total of 13 licenses in the Awa...
RECORD LICENCE AWARDS IN APA 2018
33 companies have been offered ownership interests in a total of 83 production licences on the No...
NEW PLAN WILL INCREASE RECOVERY FROM GULLFAKS
A new, amended Plan for development and operation (PDO) describes the next phase in production fr...
DNO RECEIVES 18 AWARDS IN NORWAY'S APA LICENSING ROUND
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DNO...
LUNDIN PETROLEUM AWARDED 15 LICENCES IN THE NORWEGIAN LICENSING ROUND
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Lu...
NEPTUNE ENERGY AWARDED 9 LICENCES IN NORWAY
Neptune Energy has today been awarded 9 new licenses in mature areas on the Norwegian Continental...
SHELL AND TOTAL AWARDED EXPLOITATION PERMIT FOR CO2 STORAGE
The authorities have granted Equinor a permit to exploit an area for storage of CO2 on the Norweg...
LUNDIN PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES INCREASED RESERVES AND CONTINGENT RESOURCES
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that as at 31 December 2018, it...
OMV ESTIMATES RECOVERABLE VOLUMES IN THE BARENTS SEA WISTING DISCOVERY HAVE I...
OMV has made a significant effort over the past year to get a better understanding of the sha...
NORWAY WANTS DEPOSITS IN THE ARCTIC CROSS-BORDER WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Norway will claim a share in the oil and gas fields discovered by Russia on the border of countri...
ROWAN ANNOUNCES CONTRACT WITH CONOCOPHILLIPS FOR THE ROWAN NORWAY
Rowan Companies plc announces that the Rowan Norway, an N-Class ultra-harsh environment jack-up r...
THE SHELF IN 2018 - BARELY HALFWAY THROUGH THE NORWEGIAN OIL AND GAS STORY
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s forecasts show that, after a minor decline in 2019, o...
DRY WELL NORTH OF THE ODA FIELD IN THE NORTH SEA – 8/10-7 S
Spirit Energy Norway AS, operator of production licence 405, has completed the drilling of wildca...
DRY WELL AT MANDAL HIGH IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE NORTH SEA – 2/6-6 S
MOL Norge AS, operator of production licence 860, is in the process of concluding the drilling of...
WELLESLEY PETROLEUM RECEIVES CONSENT TO DRILL EXPLORATION WELL 25/1-13 IN THE...
Wellesley is the operator for production licence 871 in the North Sea. We have now given the comp...
DIGITAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTRES HELP BOOST PRODUCTION
Kjell Børge-Freiberg (left), petroleum and energy minister, and Arne Sigve Nylund, exe...
AIBEL SECURES JOHAN SVERDRUP BRIDGE OPTION
Equinor has awarded Aibel the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract for the fi...
APPROVAL GRANTED FOR ODA START-UP IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
The authorities have approved the application for start-up of the Oda field in the North Sea. Ope...
VÅR ENERGI ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL APPRAISAL WELL IN THE GOLIAT LICENCE IN THE B...
Image source: Vår Energi The resource estimates on Goliat continues to increase...
PANDION ACQUIRES 30 PERCENT OF PL 842 FROM AKER BP
Pandion Energy AS has entered into an agreement with Aker BP ASA to acquire a 30 percent inte...
VESTAS WINS 328 MW ORDER FOR WIND PROJECTS IN NORWAY
Vestas has secured an order for several wind projects in Norway that will feature different 4...
AKER BP GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 2/11-12 S IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 033
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted AkerBP ASA a drilling permit for well 2/11-12 S.&...
IMAGING SHALLOW RESERVOIRS THROUGH INNOVATION
Image courtesy of CGG Could CGG’s cutting edge technology ‘topseis’ be t...
VÅR ENERGI AWARDS JOTUN FEED CONTRACT TO AKER SOLUTIONS
Vår Energi is progressing the redevelopment of the Balder and Ringhorne area, and a FEED co...
LUNDIN COMPLEYES EXPLORATION WELL ON THE SILFARI PROSPECT IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) h...
OMV REPORTS PRODUCTION START-UP FROM THE AASTA HANSTEEN GAS FIELD IN THE NORW...
Production started from the Aasta Hansteen gas field. The deep-water gas development is locat...
EQUINOR GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 7132/2-2 IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 857
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 7132...
DOF SUBSEA AWARDED THREE NEW NORTH SEA CONTRACTS
DOF Subsea has recently been awarded three new contracts in the North Sea. The first...
CEGAL ACQUIRES AVITO CONSULTING
Cegal Group AS, majority owned by Norvestor V, L.P., has signed an agreement to acquire all t...
CHC ANNOUNCES NEW CONTRACT WITH OMV TO SUPPORT NORWEGIAN SEA DRILLING PROGRAM
CHC Group has been awarded the contract from OMV (Norge) AS, to provide helicopter services in su...
DRY WELL AND MINOR OIL DISCOVERY SOUTHWEST OF THE VEGA FIELD IN THE NORTH SEA...
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 630, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well...
WELLESLEY PETROLEUM GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 35/4-2 IN PRODUCTION LIC...
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wellesley Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well...
DRY WELL NEAR THE NJORD FIELD IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA - 6407/11-1
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 751, is in the process of concluding the drilli...
NEPTUNE ENERGY NORGE TAKES OPERATORSHIP AND EQUITY IN FENJA FIELD
Neptune Energy today announces it has completed the integration with the former VNG Norge bus...
VÅR ENERGI ESTABLISHED AS NORWAY’S NEW, LEADING E&P COMPANY
On 10 December, after receiving appropriate approvals, the merger between Point Resources AS ...
EQUINOR GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 36/1-3 IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 885
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 36/1...
EMGS REPORTS MULTI-CLIENT REVENUE
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA ("EMGS") has entered into multi-client licensing agreem...
FIRST GEO AND AGR COMBINE TO CREATE LEADING PROVIDER OF WELL, RESERVOIR AND S...
Akastor ASA, through its wholly owned subsidiary Akastor AS, has today entered into agreements wi...
NEPTUNE ENERGY SUBMITS ‘DECISION TO CONTINUE’ REPORT FOR CARA PROJECT
Neptune Energy and its licence partners have submitted the Decision to Continue (BoV) report for ...
DNO PROVIDES STATEMENT ON FAROE/EQUINOR NORWAY ASSET SWAP
DNO notes the announcement made by Faroe Petroleum today 5th December 2018, regarding a Norwegian...
EQUINOR STRENGTHENS ITS POSITION IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA
Equinor and Faroe Petroleum have agreed a number of transactions in the Norwegian Sea and the Nor...
EQUINOR GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 7132/2-1 IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 857
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 7132...
EQUINOR AWARDS WIRED DRILL PIPE CONTRACTS TO NOV AND SCHLUMBERGER
Equinor is stepping up its use of wired drill pipe to acquire subsurface real-time data during dr...
NEW DNV GL RESEARCH SEES LONG-TERM EXPANSION OF HYDROGEN USE FOR ENERGY
Hydrogen can play a significant role in decarbonizing world energy supply to mitigate climate...
WELLESLEY GRANTED CONSENT FOR EXPLORATION DRILLING IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Petroleum Safety Authority have given Wellesley Petroleum AS (Wellesley) consent for exploration ...
TOTAL GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 6406/6-6 A IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 255 B
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Total E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for well...
DNO TO MAKE CASH OFFER FOR ALL SHARES OF FAROE PETROLEUM PLC
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced the terms of an offer to be made by ...
BARENTS SEA WILDCAT GAS DISCOVERY
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate reports that Equinor, as operator of production licence PL 61...
LUNDIN RECEIVES CONSENT FOR EXPLORATION DRILLING IN THE BARENTS SEA
Lundin is the operator for production licence 767. Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have now giv...
FAROE PETROLEUM'S BRASSE EAST WELL COMMENCES
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, apprais...
FACES OF TRANSPARENCY
Rob Pitman works as a governance officer for NRGI, where he leads organisational advocacy and...
EQUINOR IS READY TO INVEST IN TROPICAL FOREST PROTECTION
Equinor wants to help develop a robust market for private sector, ensuring responsible environmen...
AIBEL WINS GUDRUN CONTRACT
Aibel has been awarded the FEED contract for Gudrun Phase 2 Water Injection. The contract with Eq...
FAROE PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES RUNGNE EXPLORATION WELL RESULTS
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, app...
IKM SUBSEA AWARDED 400 MILLION NOK ROV CONTRACT BY AKOFS OFFSHORE
AKOFS Offshore (AKOFS) was awarded a five + three year light well intervention (LWI) services con...
PGS SELLS OPTOSEIS® TO GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES
PGS sells the fiber optic permanent reservoir monitoring solution, OptoSeis®, to Geospace Tec...
TGS ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC COLLABORATION FOR OCEAN BOTTOM NODE PROJECTS IN NORTH...
TGS announces a strategic collaboration with Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS) for multi-client ocean bot...
REACH SUBSEA SECURES STATE-OF-THE-ART NEW VESSEL CAPACITY
Reach Subsea and MMT have over the last year been awarded several important frame agreements ...
LUNDIN NORWAY AWARDS AN EPCI CONTRACT TO WORLEYPARSONS
WorleyParsons has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contrac...
SPIRIT ENERGY GIVEN GIVEN GO-AHEAD TO DRILL EXPLORATION WELLS IN THE NORWEGIA...
Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has given Spirit Energy consent to drill exploration well...
NORDIC CEOS JOIN FORCES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Nordic CEOs presented their initiative to Norwegian prime Minister Erna Solberg during the No...
TGS ANNOUNCES Q3 2018 RESULTS WITH EARNINGS PER SHARE UP 78%
TGS reported net revenues of USD 141 million in Q3 2018, compared to USD 142 million in Q3 20...
MAGSEIS TO ACQUIRE FAIRFIELD GEOTECHNOLOGIES’ SEISMIC TECHNOLOGIES BUSINESS
Magseis ASA and Fairfield Geotechnologies have entered into an agreement whereby Magseis will...
4.7 MILLION BARRELS MORE TROLL OIL WITH NEW GAS MODULE
Lifting operation at the Troll B platform in the North Sea. (Photo: Arne Kristian Dahl/Equino...
EQUINOR GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 34/8-18 S IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 120
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor ASA a drilling permit for well 34/8-18 S....
CLAXTON TO SUPPORT MOL NORGE’S FIRST WELL PROGRAMME ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINEN...
Claxton, a leading supplier of engineering and services for shallow-water, jackup-depth markets i...
EQUINOR ANNOUNCES NEW OIL DISCOVERY IN THE JOHAN CASTBERG LICENCE
The Songa Enabler drilling rig. (Jan Arne Wold / Woldcam - Equinor ASA) Equinor and partne...
WELLESLEY ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL APPRAISAL OF GROSBEAK DISCOVERY IN NORTHERN NO...
Wellesley Petroleum AS, an exploration company focused on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NC...
AGREEMENT SIGNED ON MUTUAL RIGHTS TO AQUIRE SEISMIC DATA IN THE BARENTS SEA
Today, Minister of Petroleum and Energy Mr. Kjell-Børge Freiberg and his Russian colleague...
ACHILLES JQS SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED BY EPIM JQS FOR ALL NCS OPERATORS FROM JAN...
From January 1st 2019, suppliers to the Norwegian Continental Shelf will need to use the EPIM Joi...
DNV GL FORECASTS FASTER, MORE AGILE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES AS INDU...
DNV GL predicts faster, leaner and cleaner oil and gas production techniques to emerge over t...
ROWAN AWARDED DRILLING CONTRACT FOR TWO WELLS AT THE GUDRUN FIELD
Rowan Norway Limited has been awarded a contract for drilling two wells at the Gudrun field by us...
EMGS MOBILISES VESSEL FOR POTENTIAL ACQUISITION CONTRACT
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA is currently engaged in the final stages of a contractual exchang...
SUBSEA INNOVATION ANNOUNCES MAJOR CONTRACT WIN WITH SUBSEA 7
Subsea Innovation Ltd, part of Tekmar Group plc, has announced a major contract win with Sube...
FAROE PETROLEUM COMMENCES RUNGNE EXPLORATION WELL IN NORWAY
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, app...
AKER BP COMPLETES APPRAISAL DRILLING IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 203, has completed the drilling of appraisal well...
EQUINOR REACHES AGREEMENT WITH PGNIG TO SELL ITS NON-OPERATED INTERESTS IN TH...
Tommeliten Alpha is a gas/condensate discovery that was made in 1976. Through this transactio...
ARCHER COMMENCES EQUINOR DRILLING SERVICES FIXED PLATFORMS CONTRACT
On October 1st 2018 Archer successfully transitioned over four new and nine existing operatio...
HIGH-END SEISMIC IMAGING SOLVES SHALLOW GAS CHALLENGES
The latest Q modeling, and Q-compensating imaging techniques bring greater clarity to Norther...
FAROE PETROLEUM RECEIVES CONSENT FOR EXPLORATION DRILLING IN THE NORWEGIAN NO...
Faroe Petroleum is the operator for production licence 740 in the North Sea. Petroleum Safety Aut...
EMGS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM CEO
Reference is made to the stock exchange notification published by Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA...
EQUINOR FOCUSES NCS PORTFOLIO THROUGH SALE OF NON-CORE DISCOVERY
Equinor has signed an agreement with Aker BP to sell its 77.8% operated interest in the King Lear...
PGS PLASTIC COLLECTION CONCEPT - ENCOURAGING FEASIBILITY STUDY
The PGS plastic collection concept may be valuable in certain areas and during seasons or eve...
EQUINOR ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION START AT OSEBERG VESTFLANKEN 2
On 14 October the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 field in the North Sea came on stream. Remote-operate...
EQUINOR RECEIVES CONSENT FOR EXTENDED LIFE FOR SNORRE
Equinor has received consent to continue use of the Snorre A and Snorre B facilities through 2040...
UNIQUE GROUP ENTERS INTO A STRATEGIC AGREEMENT WITH CONNECTOR SUBSEA SOLUTIONS
Unique Group, a leading integrated offshore solutions provider, has recently entered into a forma...
AGR AWARDED FRAME AGREEMENT WITH OCEANEERING
AGR Consultancy announce the signing of a Two-Year contract for hire of technical manpower wi...
APT COMPLETES STUDY ON SAND DISTRIBUTION IN MELKE FORMATION
Sand distribution in Melke Formation (Middle - Late Jurassic) along the Nordland Ridge and Halten...
EQUINOR'S ESTIMATED INVESTMENTS REDUCED BY NOK 30 BILLION FOR PROJECTS IN THE...
Margareth Øvrum, executive vice president for Technology, Projects and Drilling, visit...
ACCELERATING CLIMATE ACTION WILL CREATE NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH
Statkraft CEO Christian Rynning-Tønnesen is a member of the Global Commission on the E...
TGS WILL APPEAL TAX ASSESSMENT ACT VERDICT
In a split decision, Oslo district court concluded that TGS is guilty of aiding and abetting viol...
NEPTUNE ENERGY APPOINTS ODIN ESTENSEN AS MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR NORWAY
Neptune Energy today announces the appointment of Odin Estensen as Managing Director of its N...
EQUINOR CONCLUDING APPRAISAL DRILLING IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 128 D, is in the process of concluding the dril...
LUNDIN ACQUIRES EQUINOR'S INTEREST IN LUNO II OIL DISCOVERY
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiar...
BP AND AKER BP FORM STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY VENTURE ALLIANCE
Alliance will explore joint innovation and technology opportunities Pair will seek out...
NEPTUNE ENERGY GROUP COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF VNG NORGE
Neptune Energy Group today announces the closing of the acquisition of VNG Norge AS, as signed on...
EMGS ANNOUNCES CEO RESIGNATION
The Board of Directors of EMGS ASA announces that Christiaan Vermeijden has decided to resign fro...
WOOD AWARDED NEW ASSIGNMENT WITH WINTERSHALL IN NORWAY
Wood has secured a new call off from Wintershall to provide engineering and construction serv...
ASHTEAD DELIVERS INSTALLATION MONITORING SERVICES TO SUBSEA 7 ON UTGARD DEVEL...
Global subsea equipment specialist, Ashtead Technology, has successfully completed a subsea i...
EQUINOR STRENGTHENING SUBSEA COLLABORATION WITH AKER SOLUTIOS AND TECHNIPFMC
For several decades, the subsea segment has been central in developing Equinor and the NCS. Equin...
SUCCESSFUL APPRAISAL WELL AND EXTENDED PRODUCTION TEST ON ALTA
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiar...
RAK PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RAK Petroleum plc, the Oslo-listed oil and gas investment company, today announced that Ambassado...
TRANSOCEAN ANNOUNCES SIX-WELL CONTRACT FOR TRANSOCEAN NORGE
Transocean Ltd. announced today that the newbuild, harsh environment semisubmersible Transocean N...
AKER BP COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 028 B, has concluded the drilling of appraisal we...
AQUATIC COMPLETES RISER RECOVERY OFFSHORE NORWAY
Aquatic completed another successful project with Ocean Installer. The scope included the rec...
EQUINOR GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 7324/3-1 IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 615
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for wel...
REX INTERNATIONAL CONSIDER UNSOLICITED INTERESTED IN LIME PETROLEUM NORWEGIAN...
The Board of Directors of Rex International Holding Limited informs that the Company, based on th...
THE NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE HAS FOUND NEW DEEP SEA MINERAL DEPOSITS
Mapping area (red square) in the central part of the Mohn ridge in the Norwegian Sea. The map...
NORTHERN LIGHTS APPLIES FOR PERMISSION TO INJECT AND STORE CO2 ON THE NORWEGI...
On Friday, Equinor along with its partners Shell and Total, submitted an application for an explo...
EQUINOR GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 6407/11-1 IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 751
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 6407...
POINT RESOURCES EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH AKER SOLUTIONS
Point Resources has executed the remaining part of the option for the maintenance and modificatio...
EQUINOR'S VISUND NORD IOR PROJECT ON STREAM TWO MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
On 2 September the Visund Nord IOR (improved oil recovery) project came on stream, two months ahe...
START-UP OF EQUINOR OPERATED AASTA HANSTEEN
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted consent for start-up of the Aasta Hansteen facili...
EXPLORING THE PROSPECTS FOR OFFSHORE WIND IN NORWAY
WindEurope was at the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS 2018) event in Stavanger this week to promote t...
MAERSK DRILLING SIGNS TWO-YEAR MULTI-SERVICE JACK-UP CONTRACT WITH AKER BP
Maersk Drilling and Aker BP have agreed to a new two-year contract to reactivate and quickly ...
TRANSFORMING THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
Equinor is today presenting plans for transforming the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) for ...
AIBEL TO BUILD NEW SVERDRUP PLANT
Equinor has awarded Aibel the contract to build phase 2 of the onshore power plant at Haugsneset ...
BHGE SECURES 3-YEAR SUBSEA SERVICES CONTRACT EXTENSION FROM EQUINOR
Baker Hughes, a GE company has received a three-year extension to a subsea services frame agr...
KONGSBERG DIGITAL LAUNCHES DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGY FOR UNMANNED PRODUCTION FA...
Kongsberg Digital launches their new digital twin at ONS 2018 in Stavanger, Norway, after a s...
ONS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD TO BENTE NYLAND
Director General Bente Nyland has received the ONS Distinguished Service Award 2018 for her s...
ROYAL VISIT AT ONS
The ONS 2018 was kicked off Monday morning by a visit from His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon...
REX INTERNATIONAL REPORTS SUCCESSFUL HORIZONTAL TEST PRODUCTION WELL OF THE R...
Rex International Holding Limited announces that the drilling and production testing of well 16/1...
LUNDIN ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL APPRAISAL WELL AND PRODUCTION TEST ON ROLVSNES
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Lu...
DNO WITHDRAWS REQUEST FOR FAROE PETROLEUM SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
DNO ASA today announced the withdrawal of its request to Faroe Petroleum plc for a meeting of sha...
LUNDIN PETROLEUM PROVIDES JOHAN SVERDRUP UPDATE
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce an update on the Johan Sverdrup...
EQUINOR RECEIVES GO-AHEAD FOR OSEBERG H
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted consent for the Oseberg H facility to start produ...
MOL NORGE GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 2/6-6 S IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 860
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Mol Norge AS a drilling permit for well 2/6-6 S, ...
4SUBSEA AWARDED DIGITAL MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH EQUINOR
4Subsea has been awarded a 3-year Master Service Agreement for processing of BOP measurement data...
EQUINOR ANNOUNCES CONTRACT AWARD FOR IMPROVED RECOVERY AT JOHAN CASTBERG
Digital technology developed in Norway will help improve recovery from the Johan Castberg fie...
EQUINOR COMPLETES APPRAISAL DRILLING IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 025, has concluded the drilling of appraisal we...
PANDION ACQUIRES 10 PERCENT OF NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA LICENSE PL 820S FROM WINTE...
Pandion Energy AS has entered into an agreement with Wintershall Norge AS to acquire a 10 per...
EQUINOR GRANTED CONSENT FOR EXPLORATION DRILLING IN THE NORTH SEA
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have granted Equinor Energy AS consent for exploration drilling...
A STRENGTHENED NATIONAL POWERHOUSE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN NORWAY
Some of Norway’s largest companies are joining forces in establishing a national powerhouse...
SPIRIT ENERGY COMPLETES BARENTS SEA WILDCAT WELL
Spirit Energy Norge AS, operator of production licence 852, has concluded the drilling of wildcat...
FUGRO RESUMES ACQUISITION OF DATA FOR NORWAY’S MAREANO SEABED MAPPING PROGRAMME
Fugro has been awarded a hydrographic survey contract, valued at NOK 44.7 million (approximat...
AKER SOLUTIONS SECURES WORK ON JOHAN SVERDRUP
Aker Solutions has, in collaboration with Kvaerner, secured additional hook-up and commission...
FAROE PETROLEUM NORGE GRANTED CONSENT FOR EXPLORATION DRILLING
Faroe Petroleum is the operator for production licence 825 in the North Sea. We have given the co...
SHARP REFLECTIONS RELEASES PRE-STACK PRO VERSION 5.2
Pre-Stack Pro 5.2 features an interactive Spectral Decomposition module, with intuitive RGB b...
NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE MAPS DEEP SEA MINERAL DEPOSITS
The area where the mapping will take place is indicated by a yellow square on the map, which ...
PROSAFE ANNOUNCES TRANSFORMING AGREEMENTS WITH COSCO
Prosafe and COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co. Ltd (“COSCO”) have signed an agreeme...
AKER BP ACQUIRES LICENCE PORTFOLIO FROM TOTAL
Aker BP has entered into an agreement with Total E&P Norge to acquire its interests in a port...
EQUINOR SECOND QUARTER 2018 AND FIRST HALF RESULTS
Equinor, in its first financial report since the name change, reports adjusted earnings of US...
WELLESLEY PETROLEUM COMPLETES DRILLING OF WILDCAT WELL 35/12-7 IN THE NORTH SEA
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate reports that Wellesley Petroleum, operator of production lice...
TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW CFO
Teekay Offshore GP LLC, the general partner of Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. announced today that...
EQUINOR GRANTED CONSENT FOR NEW SUBSEA PRODUCTION FACILITY AND WELLS ON THE V...
Petroleum Safety Authority have given Equinor Energy consent for the use of a new subsea producti...
EQUINOR RECEIVES CONSENT TO USE SONGA EQUINOX AT TROLL
Equinor will be using Songa Equinox to drill and complete production well 31/2-O-21 AYH on the Tr...
NPD HIGHLIGHTS IMPRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPLORATION ACTIVITY ON THE NORWEGI...
An impressive 20 development projects are currently under way on the Norwegian Shelf, and 13 expl...
KVAERNER AWARDED ADDITIONAL SCOPE AT NJORD A
Equinor has awarded Kvaerner an additional scope at Njord A to enable the platform to receive...
WGP GROUP AWARDED PRM ACQUISITION CONTRACT FOR SVERDRUP FIELD
WGP Group Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfield Geotechnologies, is pleased to announc...
AKER BP AND AKER SOLUTIONS FORM ALLIANCE AGREEMENT
Aker BP and Aker Solutions are forming an alliance to deliver modification projects on three of A...
SEABIRD AND MULTICLIENT GEOPHYSICAL (MCG) IN MC2D JOINT PARTNERSHIP
SeaBird Exploration has signed a partnership agreement with MCG to conduct a 6,000km multi-cl...
SPIRIT ENERGY COMPLETES APPRAISAL DRILLING OPERATIONS IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA
Spirit Energy Norge AS, operator of production licence 433, has completed the drilling of apprais...
DRY WELL NEAR THE KNARR FIELD IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
A/S Norske Shell, operator of production licence 373S, has completed the drilling of wildcat well...
NEW GAS DEVELOPMENT LIKELY IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA
The Fogelberg discovery in the Norwegian Sea is shaping up to be Spirit Energy’s next o...
PDO FOR SNORRE EXPANSION PROJECT APPROVED
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved the plan for development and operation (PDO) fo...
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF EDVARD GRIEG DEVELOPMENT DRILLING PROGRAMME
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiar...
MINOR OIL DISCOVERY AND DRY APPRAISAL WELL SOUTHEAST OF OIL DISCOVERY 35/9-7 ...
Wellesley Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 925, is in the process of completing the d...
OKEA AWARDS HALLIBURTON FIELD ASSESSMENT AND WELL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AGREE...
Well Construction Services Agreement to implement a digital approach to sub-surface studies and i...
LUNDIN GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 6307/1-1 S IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 830
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 6...
NEPTUNE ENERGY GROUP AGREES TO ACQUIRE VNG NORGE
Neptune Energy Group has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of the shares...
EMGS ANNOUNCES PRE-FUNDING FOR MULTI-CLIENT SURVEY IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA has entered into an agreement for pre-funding of a non-exclusive,...
FAROE PETROLEUM REPORTS SUCCESSFUL FOGELBERG DRILL STEM TEST
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, app...
EQUINOR CHOOSES NEXANS UMBILICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR ITS ASKELADD DEVELOPMENT IN T...
Nexans has been awarded a major contract to provide complex umbilicals with power, fiber-optic an...
SEABIRD APPOINTS NEW CEO
The Board of Directors of SeaBird Exploration PLC announce that Hans Petter Klohs is appointe...
SHELL TO SELL DRAUGEN AND GJØA INTERESTS TO OKEA AS
Royal Dutch Shell plc, through its affiliate A/S Norske Shell, has reached an agreement with OKEA...
STILL PLENTY OF DISCOVERIES TO BE MADE ON THE NORWEGIAN SHELF
Today, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) will be publishing the 2018 Resource Report for ...
AKOFS OFFSHORE SIGNS CONTRACT WITH EQUINOR
AKOFS Offshore, a company owned by Akastor ASA, has signed a contract with Equinor for provision ...
EMGS EXPECTS INCREASED MULTI-CLIENT REVENUES RELATED TO THE 24TH LICENSE ROUN...
On 18 June 2018, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (the "MPE") announced t...
LUNDIN AWARDED THREE LICENCES IN THE NORWAY 24TH LICENSING ROUND
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Lu...
AKER BP AWARDED SIX LICENSES IN 24TH LICENSING ROUND
Aker BP has been offered interests in six new production licenses in Norway, of which two as ...
NPD REPORTS 12 PRODUCTION LICENCES OFFERED TO 11 COMPANIES IN THE 24TH LICENS...
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered 12 new production licences to 11 companies in th...
EQUINOR AWARDS DRILLING AND WELL SERVICE CONTRACTS WORTH NOK 30 BILLION
Equinor is awarding new service contracts to Baker Hughes Norge, Halliburton AS and Schlumberger ...
EQUINOR ANNOUNCE TO DISCLOSURE ALL VOLVE DATA ON THE NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF
For the first time all subsurface and production data from a field on the Norwegian continental s...
DISCLOSING ALL VOLVE DATA
For the first time all subsurface and production data from a field on the Norwegian continental s...
WELLESLEY RECEIVES CONSENT FOR EXPLORATION DRILLING IN THE NORTH SEA
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Wellesley Petroleum AS consent to carry out explorat...
JOHAN CASTBERG PDO APPROVED
The plan for development and operation of the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea was approve...
RAMCO AGREES USD 10 MILLION PER ANNUM CONTRACT WITH EQUINOR
RAMCO, the international specialist in the care and maintenance of oil country tubular goods (OCT...
SEADRILL ANNOUNCES TIMELINE FOR EXPECTED EMERGENCE FROM CHAPTER 11
Seadrill Limited anticipates emerging from the chapter 11 process in the first half of July 2018....
EQUINOR COMPLETES WILDCAT WELL 16/1-29 S IN THE NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 167, has completed the drilling of wildcat well...
THREE IOR PRIZE FINALISTS SELECTED AHEAD OF ONS OIL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION...
The jury has arrived at three finalists for this years IOR prize. The winner will be announced at...
AKER BP AWARDS VALHALL FLANK WEST CONTRACT TO PG FLOW SOLUTIONS
Aker BP, on behalf of the Wellhead Platform Alliance, has awarded PG Flow Solutions a contract to...
SIEMENS GAMESA TO SUPPLY 70 WIND TURBINES TO THREE PROJECTS IN NORWAY
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) will supply three onshore wind farms in Norway including 7...
NPD GRANTS DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 35/12-7 IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 925
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wellesley Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well...
EQUINOR RECOMMENDS BOARD APPOINTMENTS
The nomination committee in Equinor recommends that the company's corporate assembly elects A...
TGS AND PGS ANNOUNCE NEW NANSEN 3D MULTI-CLIENT PROJECT IN NORWAY
TGS and Petroleum Geo-Services ("PGS") announce a new multi-client project in the Baren...
EQUINOR AND ITS PARTNERS MAKE INVESTMENTS IN THE FRAM FIELD THAT WILL ALMOST ...
Last autumn the Fram licence partners decided to invest more than NOK 1 billion in a new gas modu...
NEPTUNE ENERGY AWARDS EPCIC CONTRACT FOR NOVA TIE-BACK TO GJØA
Neptune Energy has awarded, on behalf of the Gjøa license, a contract to Rosenberg WorleyP...
DEVELOPMENT PLAN SUBMITTED FOR NOVA TIE-BACK TO GJØA
The North Sea Nova field, operated by Wintershall, will be developed as a subsea tie-back connect...
AKER SOLUTIONS SECURES TROLL PHASE 3 TOPSIDE MODIFICATION CONTRACT
Aker Solutions secured a contract valued at over NOK 1 billion from Equinor to deliver a module f...
SHELL GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 34/5-2 S IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 373 S
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted A/S Norske Shell a drilling permit for well 34/5-...
STATOIL NAME CHANGE EXPECTED TO BE ADOPTED THIS WEEK
On 15 May 2018, the annual general meeting (AGM) in Statoil ASA will vote on the proposal to chan...
REACH SUBSEA SECURES NORTH SEA CONTRACT WITH STATOIL
Reach Subsea has been awarded a Frame Agreement for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) serv...
09.05.2018 DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE ÆRFUGL AND SKOGUL FIELDS APPROVED
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved the geological documentation and ...
SUBSEA 7 AWARDED CONTRACT OFFSHORE NORWAY
Subsea 7 S.A. has announced the award of a substantial(1) contract by Statoil for the provision o...
NPD ANNOUNCES AWARDS IN PREDEFINED AREAS 2018 (APA 2018)
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has 9 May 2018 announced the APA 2018, comprising the predef...
IKM SUBSEA MOBILISING ROV TO JOHAN SVERDRUP DRILLING PLATFORM.
IKM Subsea announces that Statoil has awarded IKM Subsea a services contract for ROV’s on a...
FIRST END OF WELL REPORT GENERATED FROM IQX DELIVERED TO NORWEGIAN AUTHORITIES
Aker BP recently delivered the first end of well report generated from AGR’s iQx system...
SUBSEA 7 WITHDRAWS ITS PROPOSAL TO ACQUIRE MCDERMOTT
Subsea 7 S.A. has taken note of McDermott International, Inc. shareholders' vote in favour of...
EMGS REPORTS PREFUNDING FOR MULTI-CLIENT ACQUISITION IN THE NORTH SEA
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA has entered into multi-client prefunding and various service agre...
REX’S NORWEGIAN SUBSIDIARY PARTICIPATES IN ROLVSNES DISCOVERY DRILLING OF HOR...
Rex International Holding Limited, a new-generation technology-driven oil company, announces that...
DEEPOCEAN ACQUIRES DELTA SUBSEA
DeepOcean has acquired Delta SubSea LLC and expanded its presence into the US Gulf of Mexico....
WELLESLEY PETROLEUM GRANTED DRILLING PERMIT FOR WELL 35/12-6 S IN PRODUCTION ...
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wellesley Petroleum AS a drilling permit fo...
SUBSEA 7 CONFIRMS USD 7.00 PER SHARE PROPOSAL TO ACQUIRE MCDERMOTT
Subsea 7 S.A. confirms that it made a proposal to the Board of Directors of McDermott Interna...
AIBEL WINS LARGE NJORD BRAVO CONTRACT
Statoil has awarded Aibel the contract for the refurbishment and lifetime extension of the Njord ...
KCA DEUTAG AWARDED RINGHORNE PLATFORM DRILLING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE CON...
Global drilling and engineering contractor KCA Deutag today announces that its Norwegian operati...
KCA DEUTAG AWARDED CONTRACTS WORTH UP TO $800M WITH STATOIL
Global drilling and engineering contractor KCA Deutag today announces that its offshore business...
PROSERV SECURES MULTI-MILLION REPSOL CONTRACT
Proserv has secured a contract worth over $5.5million (45million Norwegian Kroner) with Repsol to...
AKER BP PARTNERS WITH GCE SUBSEA
The GCE Subsea Cluster welcolmes Aker BP as a new industry partner. "Aker BP is one of th...
BIG STATOIL INVESTMENTS IN THE NORTH
The 500 nautical mile tow-out of the Aasta Hansteen platform is expected to take 12 days. (...
TGS ANNOUNCES FURTHER EXPANSION OF ATLANTIC MARGIN MULTI-CLIENT PROGRAM
TGS announces an expansion of its Atlantic Margin multi-client program in the Norwegian Sea. The ...
DRILLING FOR EXTENDED WELL TESTING COMMENCED ON ALTA
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Lu...
DRY WELL AND APPRAISAL WELL WEST OF THE SKARV FIELD IN THE NORWEGIAN SEA – 65...
Aker BP ASA, operator of production licence 212, has concluded the drilling of a combined explora...
STATOIL AWARDS NEW DRILLING CONTRACTS WORTH NOK 12 BILLION
Statoil has awarded drilling contracts to Archer, KCA Deutag and Odfjell Drilling for drilling, c...
SPIRIT ENERGY REPORTS SMALL OIL DISCOVERY IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
Testing the Tethys prospect in the North Sea, Spirit Energy has made a small oil discovery in...
CHRYSAOR FARMS‐IN TO GREVLING DISCOVERY IN NORWEGIAN NORTH SEA
OKEA announced that Chrysaor, the leading oil & gas independent, has through its Norwegian su...
STATOIL AWARDS ASKELADD DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS
Statoil is awarding a contract for pipelaying to Subsea 7 and for marine operations to Ocean Inst...
STATOIL BECOMES OPERATOR OF THE MARTIN LINGE FIELD AND GARANTIANA DISCOVERY
Image source: Statoil Statoil and Total have completed their previously announced transact...
SPIRIT ENERGY GRANTED CONSENT TO USE MAERSK INTERCEPTOR ON THE ODA FIELD
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway have given Spirit Energy consent to use the Maersk Intercep...
STATOIL TO CHANGE NAME TO EQUINOR
The board of directors of Statoil proposes to change the name of the company to Equinor. The name...
DNO RELEASES 2017 ANNUAL REPORT AND ANNUAL STATEMENT OF RESERVES AND RESOURCES
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, this week released its 2017 Annual Report and Accoun...
ACONA ENTERS INTO A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH THE NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE
Acona has entered into a framework agreement with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate and wil...
NEPTUNE ENERGY COMPLETES THE ACQUISITION OF ENGIE E&P INTERNATIONAL
Neptune Energy Group announces the completion of the acquisition of ENGIE E&P International S...
FAROE ANNOUNCES SALE OF 17.5% INTEREST IN PL586 (FENJA) TO SUNCOR ENERGY NORGE
Faroe Petroleum plc has executed a transaction with Suncor Energy Norge AS for the sale of a 17.5...
TGS ANNOUNCES 2018 GUIDANCE
During 2017 TGS acquired a record-high amount of 3D data at historical low cost. At the same time...
STATOIL GRANTED PERMIT FOR WELL 16/1-29 S IN PRODUCTION LICENCE 167
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for ...
OCEAN INSTALLER SECURES MAJOR CONTRACTS FROM STATOIL
Ocean Installer continues building on its strong track record on the Norwegian Continental Shelf,...
INPEX AWARDED EXPLORATION LICENSE PL950 IN WESTERN BARENTS SEA
INPEX CORPORATION announces that through its subsidiary INPEX Norge AS, it has jointly been a...
MIME PETROLEUM AND BLUE WATER ENERGY JOIN FORCES WITH BLACKSTONE ENERGY PARTNERS
Mime Petroleum AS, a new independent development and production company established earlier t...
FOUR NEW EXPLORATION LICENCES IN CORE AREA ON NORWEGIAN SECTOR
ENGIE E&P has been awarded four new licences, two operatorships and two partnerships in the A...
75 NEW PRODUCTION LICENCES IN APA 2017
34 companies will be offered a total of 75 new production licences on the Norwegian continental s...
ROCK PHYSICS TECHNOLOGY MOVES INTO NEW OFFICES AT SPACES, MEDIA CITY BERGEN
From 1. January, 2018 Rock Physics Technology will be found at Media City Bergen, a leading c...
KUFPEC DOUBLES ITS INTEREST IN THE GINA KROG FIELD, NORWAY
Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary KUF...
ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT BACKS EDGE PETROLEUM TO ACQUIRE ASSETS ON THE NORWEGIAN CO...
Elliott Management, a private investment firm founded in 1977 and its affiliates, announced a...
MOL GROUP AWARDED WITH 4 LICENCES IN THE APA LICENSING ROUND IN NORWAY
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered 56 licences to 29 companies MOL Group has re...
KUFPEC ACQUISITIONS IN NORWAY
On 21 December 2016 KUFPEC Norway AS, a wholly –owned KUFPEC subsidiary completed the...
ROSNEFT AND STATOIL START EXPLORATION OPERATIONS IN THE BARENTS SEA
Rosneft together with Norwegian company Statoil Petroleum AS started exploration operations at th...