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Odfjell Drilling Bags Deepsea Contract from MOL Norge

Oct 31, 2018

International drilling, well service and engineering company Odfjell Drilling said it has signed a Letter of Intent for Deepsea Bergen with MOL Norge for one exploration well in direct continuation of the contract with OMV Norge, estimated to expire in Q3/Q4 2019…

Claxton to support MOL Norge’s first well programme on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

Oct 29, 2018

Claxton, a supplier of engineering and services for shallow-water, jackup-depth markets in subsea services group Acteon, has been contracted to support MOL Norge AS on its first well program on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The award is through Ross Offshore Well Management AS…

Neptune Energy Acquires VNG Norge

Oct 02, 2018

Oil and gas exploration company Neptune Energy Group announced that it has completed the acquisition of  the Norwegian and Danish offshore oil and gas assets of German gas utility VNG Norge AS.The transaction adds three producing fields, two…

Transocean Norge to Drill for Equinor

Sep 21, 2018

Equinor has awarded Transocean a contract for drilling six wells on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) by use of the Transocean Norge mobile rig. Drilling start-up is scheduled for the summer of 2019.The rig has also been awarded a contract…

TechnipFMC banks Fenja iEPCI, with longest ETH pipeline planned

Dec 20, 2017

VNG Norge has made a contract award to TechnipFMC for integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (iEPCI) on the Fenja field in the Norwegian Sea offshore Norway. The contract covers the provision of subsea equipment including umbilicals…

VNG Norge submits Fenja PDO

Dec 19, 2017

VNG Norge today (19 December) submitted the US$1.2 billion (NOK 10.2 billion) plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Fenja field in the Norwegian Sea. The company previously estimated its development plan for Fenja to cost $1.3 billion (NOK11…

New North Sea E&P firm launches

Dec 11, 2017

New North Sea-focused independent Spirit Energy, owned jointly by Centrica and Bayerngas Norge, has launched.  Spirit Energy combined Centrica’s E&P business with Bayerngas Norge, under a deal announced in July this year. Spirit…

Fewer applicants in Norway's 24th licensing round

Dec 05, 2017

Norway's latest offshore licensing round, focusing on the Barents Sea and Norwegian Sea, has drawn fewer than half the number of companies than its previous round attracted.  Just 11 companies have applied for production licenses in the 24th licensing…

West Phoenix to drill at Fenja field

Dec 05, 2017

VNG Norge, part of German group VNG, has lined up a drilling for for work on the Fenja development in the Norwegian Sea.  VNG Norge has issued a letter of intent (LOI) to North Atlantic Norway for the semisubmersible drilling rig West…

PSA issues new Goliat safety order

Nov 06, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has ordered Eni Norge to address issues related to electrical safety on the Goliat floating production storage and offloading vessel after an audit uncovered regulatory breaches. Last month, PSA…

TechnipFMC wins Fenja EPCI, SURF work

Nov 02, 2017

VNG Norge, on behalf of the PL 586 partners, has issued a letter of intent (LOI) to TechnipFMC for the Fenja field development project (formerly known as Pil and Bue). The LOI covers the EPCI (engineering, procurement, construction and…

Spirit Energy rises from Centrica, Bayerngas merger

Oct 16, 2017

A new outfit being created by the merger of Centrica's oil and gas division and Bayerngas Norge is to be called Spirit Energy, Centrica said today.  Centrica will hold 69% in the new company, while Bayerngas Norway's owners will hold the remaining 31%…

Bayerngas to drill first wildcat in PL682

Sep 28, 2017

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Bayerngas Norge a drilling permit for well 35/9-13 in the Northern North Sea. Well 35/9-13. Map from NPD. Well 35/9-13 will be…

Inpex enters Norway with Barents Sea stake

Sep 18, 2017

Japan's Inpex has made its first move into Norway by agreeing to acquire a 40% stake in PL767 in the western Barents Sea from Bayerngas Norge. Map of PL767, from Inpex. The license…

Centrica, Bayerngas Norge to combine

Jul 17, 2017

Centrica and Stadtwerke München have agreed to combine Centrica’s European oil and gas exploration and production business with Bayerngas Norge. The new joint venture company will be owned 69% by Centrica and 31% by Bayerngas Norge’s existing shareholders…

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