Norway/NCS
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February 27, 2023
The company seeks to fill gaps in the market to help meet operator demand for high-quality services and offer clients a more streamlined, efficient approach to delivering projects under a single supplier.
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February 17, 2023
The contract – awarded under TechnipFMC’s framework agreement with Equinor – covers the complete subsea production system including subsea trees and structures, control systems, connections, tooling, and installation support for Equinor's Verande project.
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February 16, 2023
TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract for subsea production systems by Equinor for its Irpa oil and gas development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract covers the supply and installation support of subsea trees, control systems, structures, and connections, as well as tooling.
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February 14, 2023
Norway has become the continent’s largest supplier of natural gas, pumping a record 122 Bcm in 2022 through over 8,000 km of subsea pipes. Johan Sverdrup, which began oil production in late 2019, is estimated to hold 2.7 Bboe, making it the continent’s biggest oil field.
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February 14, 2023
Aibel won an EPCI contract that involves engineering, procurement, construction and installation of two new processing modules related to the onshore compression and electrification of the Melkøya plant.
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February 13, 2023
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded two contracts by Equinor for the Irpa and Verdande field developments, located in the Norwegian Sea. The two projects will be executed in a consortium between DeepOcean and Subsea7.
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February 09, 2023
The Heimdal Terrace OBN survey will span an additional 500 square kilometer area under receivers (AUR) to increase the contiguous multi-client OBN coverage in the region to 3,778 square kilometers AUR.
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February 09, 2023
According to preliminary estimates, the size of the discovery is between 17 and 47 MMboe, of which the majority is oil. The two exploration wells of the discovery were drilled by the Transocean Spitsbergen rig.
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February 09, 2023
The discovery occurred in the operated 7122/8-1S Countach well in PL229 (Goliat), north-west of Hammerfest.
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February 03, 2023
The agreements will secure the majority of the power needed for the existing manufacturing activities and also the additional power required for planned investments into electrification and hydrogen production as part of INEOS Inovyn Norway's plans to decarbonize its assets in Norway.
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February 01, 2023
The Barents Blue concept is to make ammonia from natural gas from the Barents Sea, capture the CO2 and store it under the seabed. The Polaris CO2 storage under the Barents Sea was selected as the CO2 storage solution for the Barents Blue project.
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January 20, 2023
TotalEnergies awarded the first contract- the LAPA Southwest (LAPA SW) development project- to Saipem and partner Aker Solutions do Brasil. Equinor also awarded a contract to Saipem for the Irpa pipeline project.
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January 18, 2023
The Obelix Upflank discovery was made some 23 km south of the Irpa gas discovery, and 350 km west of Sandnessjøen. This is the first discovery made on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in 2023, and the first wells in the Equinor-operated production license awarded in the APA award in 2020.
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January 11, 2023
Of the 47 drilling permits, 29 are in the North Sea, 16 are in the Norwegian Sea, and two are in the Arctic Barents Sea. This licensing round is expected to bolster and maintain activity in the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
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January 11, 2023
The new licenses are close to existing infrastructure in the Gjøa and Fram areas of the Norwegian North Sea. Neptune already has a presence here, reflecting the company’s exploration strategy to focus on key opportunities within core areas.
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January 10, 2023
The contract covers the design, engineering, manufacture, and installation of pipe for the Dvalin North field, which will be tied back to the Heidrun Platform via the existing Dvalin field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
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January 09, 2023
The government received 13 new field-development plans last year. Companies including Equinor ASA and Aker BP ASA rushed to take advantage of Covid-era tax breaks that expired at the end of December.
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December 28, 2022
Neptune Energy welcomed Equinor’s announcement of the start of production from the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea. This news follows a major upgrade of the platform and the floating storage and offloading vessel.
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December 27, 2022
The combination of multisensor broadband fidelity and dual azimuth illumination provides clients with higher-quality data for their renewed exploration interest on the Norwegian continental shelf.
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December 19, 2022
The partnership will submit a plan for development and operation to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy before the end of December. They will recommend that the Berling field be developed as a subsea tieback to the Åsgard B platform some 12.43 miles away.
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December 16, 2022
Along with several measures to increase efficiency and recovery, these development projects will enable Aker BP's oil and gas production to grow from around 400,000bpd in 2022 to around 525,000bbl in 2028.
