Norwegian Continental Shelf News


Orsted Has No Plans to Merge with Equinor's Renewables Unit

Nov 05, 2025

Danish offshore wind giant Orsted said on Wednesday that it had no plans to take over the renewables business of Equinor, its second biggest shareholder, which has proposed closer ties between the companies.Norwegian oil, gas and renewables group Equinor…

NOD Issues New CCS guidelines

Nov 03, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has drawn up guidelines explaining how to fulfil the requirements in Section 26 of the regulations relating to documentation in connection with storage of CO2 on the Norwegian continental shelf.The objective…

DeepOcean Gets Onboard Western Australian Decommissioning Project

Oct 30, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured a contract to support the decommissioning of subsea infrastructure at oil and gas fields in Western Australia.DeepOcean’s scope of work includes suspension of subsea trees, removal of flowlines, riser and dynamic umbilical…

Equinor Gets Go-Ahead for Drilling Operation in Barents Sea

Oct 29, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Barents Sea.The permit is for a wellbore 7018/5-2 in production license 1236.The license is operated by Equinor with 50% stake, with partners…

Havila Shipping Gets Another Deal for Havila Borg PSV

Oct 28, 2025

Norwegian offshore support vessel owner Havila Shipping has signed a contract with Peterson Den Helder for its platform supply vessel (PSV) Havila Borg.The contract, signed on market terms, is planned to be in direct continuation of existing contract for a firm period until late fourth quarter 2026…

From Regional Champion to Global Powerhouse: Inside ADES and Shelf Drilling Fleet Merger

Oct 24, 2025

ADES is the largest jackup drilling contractor globally, with 44 rigs owned, and four under its management, and a fleet valued at $1.98 - $2.2 billion. Shelf Drilling, also among the TOP 5 jackup drilling contractors, has a modern 32-rig competitive fleet valued at $1…

Norway Issues Drilling Permit for Vår Energi’s North Sea Field

Oct 24, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea field.The permit is for wellbore 25/8-C-23 D in production license 027.Vår Energi is the operator of the license, with 90% working interest…

Equinor Grants Contracts for Offshore Crew Transportation Services

Oct 24, 2025

Equinor has awarded new contracts for crew transportation services to CHC Helikopter Service and Lufttransport RW, to serve its oil and gas installations offshore Norway.The two companies will operate a total of five helicopters, serving such as Troll…

DOF Books Contract Extensions for Two Subsea Vessels

Oct 23, 2025

Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured contract extensions for two of its subsea vessels, both operating in Guyana.The contract extensions are for Skandi Nomad and Skandi Constructor, which will remain on duty for one more year each…

Saipem Reports 29% Rise in Profit

Oct 22, 2025

Italy's Saipem said on Wednesday its third-quarter adjusted core profit rose 29% year-on-year as the energy contractor pocketed new orders in Turkey and Guyana.Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) came in at 437 million euros ($510 million)…

Offshore Industry Majors Join Forces for Next-Gen Subsea Flowline Tech

Oct 21, 2025

A consortium of offshore energy companies including TotalEnergies, Equinor, Aker BP, DeepOcean, Tenaris, and LS Cable & System has launched a joint industry project to commercialize a new subsea flowline heating technology designed to cut costs…

Vard Picks SMST to Supply Equipment for North Star’s New SOVs

Oct 21, 2025

Dutch offshore equipment supplier SMST has secured a new contract from Norwegian shipbuilder Vard for the delivery of two sets of mission equipment to be installed on an additional two of North Star’s newbuild Service Operation Vessels (SOVs)…

Norway: Gas Lags as Oil Sees Output Rise

Oct 21, 2025

Norway's oil production exceeded an official forecast by 5.4% in September while gas lagged by 1.9%, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) said on Tuesday.Norway is Europe's largest supplier of natural gas and a major producer of oil, but…

Aker BP’s Yggdrasil, Valhall-Fenris Costs Surge

Oct 16, 2025

The cost of Aker BP's major ongoing oil and gas development projects, Yggdrasil and Valhall-Fenris, has risen by 32% and 25% respectively from nominal estimates a year ago, Norway's budget proposal showed on Wednesday.The Yggdrasil project,…

Saipem Wins Three Offshore Azerbaijan Contracts

Oct 15, 2025

Saipem, in consortium with BOS Shelf LLC and BOS Shelf International FZCO, (both companies being affiliates to the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic, SOCAR) has been awarded three new offshore contracts for the Shah Deniz Compression project operated by bp in Azerbaijan…

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