Eni's Boné exploration well in the Barents Sea is being plugged and abandoned after finding only water. The Boné well was drilled by the Scarabeo 8 semisubmersible drilling rig to a total depth of 3501m and encountered about 106m of gross water bearing reservoir…
DOF has been awarded three new contracts. The first contract, with Asco Marine Ltd., is a two-year firm contract, with options, for the vessel Skandi Aukra. The second contract, with Eni Norge, is a 13-month call-off, with minimum 60 days firm for the vessel Skandi Iceman…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Eni Norge a drilling permit for wellbore 7318/12-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 7318/12-1 will be drilled from the Scarabeo 8 drilling facility. The…
Eni Norge is planning to drill a well on the Bone-Bignorna prospects in production licence 716 in the Barents Sea. Well 7318/12-11, in blocks 7318/11 and 7318/12, is about 320km north-west of Hammerfest in about 418m water depth…
Production has resumed at the Goliat field early Tuesday morning (27 September), in the Norwegian Barents Sea, according to operator Eni Norge. Eni says full production is expected to be reached shortly, with full reinjection of gas and produced water…
Lundin Norway has been given the go-ahead to drill well 7219/12-1, or Filicudi, in the Norwegian Barents Sea, using the Leiv Eiriksson semisubmersible drilling rig. The well about 24km south of the Salina discovery, made by Eni in 2012…
Eni Norge’s management has decided to keep the Goliat field shut down until “measures are implemented and its platforms can be operated prudently.” Goliat. Image from Eni Norge. The…
Norwegian floating production firm Sevan Marine has been awarded a study to evaluate use of its cylindrical hull design for use on the Wisting field, the northernmost oil discovery offshore Norway. OMV is screening various floating alternatives…
Production was brought to a halt at the Goliat FPSO on Friday (26 August) evening after power was lost, Eni Norge said. The Goliat FPSO, from Eni. In accordance with standard procedure…
Eni is to plug and abandon its Aurelia wildcat exploration well in the Barents Sea after poor drilling results. The well, 7222/1-1, was the first exploration well in production license 226, awarded in 1997. It was drilled about 80km…
Lundin Petroleum has started its 2016 exploration and appraisal campaign in the Loppa High area in the southern Barents Sea targeting 587-862 MMboe. The winterized Leiv Eiriksson semisubmersible drilling rig (pictured) has been contracted…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Eni Norge a drilling permit for the Aurelia wildcat well, 7222/1-1, in the Barents Sea. Well 7222/1-1 will be drilled from the Scarabeo 8 drilling facility in production license 226…
A cross-industry project led by DNV GL to halt the boom in subsea documentation shows that implementing a standardized approach can significantly reduce engineering hours. The two-year collaboration led by Norway-based DNV GL has resulted…
Philip Hemmens has been appointed the new managing director at Eni Norge. Hemmens is a British citizen and has for the past five years been Managing Director of Eni UK. Hemmens replaces Ruggero Gheller, who was appointed in 2014…
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Eni Norge consent to drill an exploration well in Block 7222 in the Barents Sea. Eni Norge is the operator for production license 226 in the Barents Sea. The well is to be drilled in a prospect named Aurelia…
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