Norway/NCS
News
March 19, 2019
Neptune Energy Norge AS has awarded a rig contract for six wells to CIMC Offshore AS.
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March 19, 2019
Aker BP has successfully completed the Froskelår Main exploration well in license 869 in the Alvheim area.
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March 18, 2019
With 560 beds the Johan Sverdrup living quarters topside is the largest of its kind in Norway. The fourth and last platform for the first phase of the giant project is now ready for sail-away from Kværner’s yard on Stord to the Johan Sverdrup field, where it will be installed in a single lift.
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March 18, 2019
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has decided to investigate an incident involved a dropped object on the Åsgard B facility on March 13, 2019.
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March 14, 2019
Equinor has received the authorities’ approval for extending the life of eight installations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) during the last three years.
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March 12, 2019
The oil majors are safe from divestments from the world’s largest wealth fund -- for now.
News
March 08, 2019
Big Oil dodged a bullet.
News
March 07, 2019
Norway will decide whether to let its $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund dump all its oil and gas stocks.
News
March 04, 2019
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate is giving a green light to using the C platform on the Gullfaks field in the North Sea until June 30, 2036.
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March 04, 2019
Equinor has, together with partners Petoro, ConocoPhillips and Repsol, made an oil discovery from the Visund A platform in the Telesto exploration well in the North Sea.
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March 03, 2019
Aker BP has awarded platform supply vessel agreements
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February 20, 2019
Preliminary production figures for January 2019 show an average daily production of 1,8 MMbbl of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 30 Mbp day compared to December 2018.
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February 19, 2019
Wood has secured a new $13 million contract with Equinor to deliver engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) services to the Vigdis boosting station increased oil recovery (IOR) project.
News
February 07, 2019
WellConnection Group, a leading Norwegian inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) company has acquired Peterhead-based Independent Oilfield Services (IOS) in a deal which marks their entrance into the UK market.
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February 04, 2019
Aker BP is currently drilling exploration well 24/9-14 on the Froskelår Main prospect.
News
February 03, 2019
Norway has built a reputation as one of the calmest and most predictable corners of the global oil industry, but lately it’s been full of surprises.
News
January 31, 2019
Rowan Companies plc has announced that the Rowan Viking, an N-Class ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig, has been awarded a seven-well program by Lundin Norway AS in Norway for a minimum duration of 265 days.
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January 29, 2019
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/1-31 S, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.
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January 25, 2019
For establishment politicians in Norway, discussing changes to the country’s oil policies is akin to swearing in church.
News
January 22, 2019
Preliminary production figures for December 2018 show an average daily production of 1.8 MMbbl of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease by 26 Mbpd compared to November.
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January 16, 2019
LYSAKER, Norge -- Aker BP has become the first company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to operate a staffed platform from an onshore control room. Ivar Aasen in the North Sea is now operated from Aker BP’s offices at Trondheim torg.
