Norway/NCS
News
September 10, 2019
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a master services agreement by Lundin Norway, and new Isometrix seismic acquisition projects for Lundin and Spirit Energy Norway in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea.
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September 05, 2019
The Johan Sverdrup development continues to progress well through the final stages of preparation for operations. As a result, Equinor and its partners Lundin Norway, Petoro, Aker BP and Total, are accelerating the planned schedule for production start-up.
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September 04, 2019
On September 1st, Equinor and its partners started production from the Snefrid Nord gas field, the first discovery tied back to the Norwegian Sea Aasta Hansteen field. It also sets a new depth record on the Norwegian continental shelf.
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September 04, 2019
The rise of a huge new Norwegian oil field is poised to give North Sea output one of its biggest boosts in years. The surge won’t last.
News
September 03, 2019
Fishbones has completed two reservoir stimulation jobs for Aker BP in the North Sea, increasing accessible reserves on Ivar Aasen, while matching the productivity of proppant fractured wells on Valhall.
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September 02, 2019
“The Johan Sverdrup field is a shining example of the possibilities and the values that can be achieved through exploration of mature petroleum provinces on the shelf,” said Ingrid Sølvberg, director, development and operations in the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
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August 16, 2019
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s preliminary production figures for July 2019 show an average daily production of 1,799,000 bbl oil, NGL and condensate, which is an increase of 402,000 bpd compared to June.
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August 14, 2019
Equinor estimates the expected total Utgard sales volume at 1.71 million m3 condensate, 2.73 billion m3 gas and 0.56 million tons of NGL.
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August 12, 2019
Wintershall Dea has begun drilling four production wells on the Dvalin gas field in the Norwegian Sea, getting ready for the start of production in 2020.
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August 06, 2019
After revealing it wanted to dump all oil stocks in 2017, Norway’s $1.1 trillion wealth fund’s actual divestment could now be very small.
News
August 05, 2019
Capricorn Norge AS completed drilling the first exploration well in Norway’s production license 842, about 13 kilometers northeast of the Norne field.
News
July 31, 2019
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS a wildcat drilling permit for well 25/7-7, to be drilled from the Leiv Eiriksson drilling facility.
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July 23, 2019
Aker BP ASA, operator of production license 442, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 25/2-21 (Liatårnet).
News
July 22, 2019
In-line oil and gas pipeline inspection technology company Halfwave has been awarded four contract wins for subsea inspection in the first half of 2019, seeing its ROV mounted ARTEMIS tool utilized on major oilfield projects around the world.
News
July 16, 2019
The Gudrun partners have decided to invest in a water injection plant on the Gudrun field to improve reservoir recovery. This will extend the field life by three years compared to the original plan.
News
July 16, 2019
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 502, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 16/5-7.
News
July 14, 2019
Production on the Norwegian shelf is holding steady at a high level. Many projects are in the development or planning phases.
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July 12, 2019
Aker BP is about to complete the Liatårnet exploration well in license 442 in the NOAKA area. The well has proved oil with a gross resource estimate of 80-200 MMboe.
News
July 12, 2019
Preliminary production figures for June 2019 show an average daily production of 1,409,000 bbl of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 184,000 bpd compared to May. Total gas sales were 9.4 Bscm, which is a decrease from the previous month.
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July 10, 2019
Capricorn Norge AS, operator of PL 758, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 6508/1-3.
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July 08, 2019
Equinor ASA built up its share in Norway’s giant Johan Sverdrup oil field in a deal with Lundin Petroleum AB that saw it sell its 16% stake in the Swedish producer.
