Norway/NCS
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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July 16, 2019
Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 502, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 16/5-7.
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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.
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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.
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July 04, 2019
Equinor has, on behalf of the Oseberg partners, made a profitable oil discovery related to Oseberg Vestflanken.
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July 01, 2019
Aker BP ASA, operator of production license 340, has finalized the results after drilling wildcat well 24/9-15 S (Froskelår Nordøst) and appraisal well 24/9-15 A.
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June 26, 2019
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Capricorn Norge AS a drilling permit for well 6608/11-9 cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.
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June 26, 2019
Equinor and OMV have signed two memorandums of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on both the Wisting development in the Barents Sea and the concept development for the Hades/Iris discovery in the Norwegian Sea.
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June 24, 2019
Wood has secured two new contracts from Equinor for onshore and offshore facilities in Norway.
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June 24, 2019
Speaking after reports that ExxonMobil is preparing to put its Norwegian upstream portfolio up for sale, Neivan Boroujerdi, Wood Mackenzie, said “The move doesn’t come as a surprise.
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June 20, 2019
Aker BP selected Optime Subsea as a provider of well access system and -services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
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June 20, 2019
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Capricorn Norge AS a drilling permit for well 6508/1-3 cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.
