The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wintershall Norge a drilling permit for well 35/11-20 A, to be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin drilling facility, after completing the drilling of wildcat well 16/5-6 for Tullow Oil Norge in production license 776…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted both Total E&P Norge and Tullow Oil Norge drilling permits in the North Sea. Map of 30/4-3 S, from NPD. Total’s wildcat Total…
Sequa Petroleum is dropping out of two deals to acquire stake in the Gina Krog and Ivar Aasen projects in the North Sea due to the current market conditions. Image of Ivar Aasen, from Det Norske…
DONG Energy's flagship high-pressure, high-temperature Hejre field development is in a state of limbo after operator DONG Energy said it was terminating a contract for the topsides, despite being well into construction. Contractors Technip and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering…
Det norske oljeselskap has gained approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for a drilling permit for well 16/1-26 S, which is part of the Ivar Aasen field, in the North Sea. Well 16/1-26 S will be drilled from the Maersk…
Norway's Det norske is expecting sailaway of the Ivar Aasen devlopment topsides in late may, with installation offshore Norway expected for July 2016. In a market update, the firm said key activities for the project, on the Utsira High…
Lundin Petroleum has started drilling exploration well 16/4-10 on the Fosen prospect, offshore Norway. The well is about 27km south of the Edvard Grieg field and 11km south of the Luno II discovery. It will explore the Fosen prospect…
Swedish exploration firm Lundin Petroleum's latest exploration well 6407/10-4 on the Lorry prospect in the Norwegian Sea has been classified as dry. The well, in PL700B, on the northern part of the Frøya High in the southern Norwegian Sea has been plugged and abandoned…
The acquisition of 100% of the shares of E.ON E&P Norge by DEA Norge has been completed on the 16 December, 2015. With the deal, DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG enhances its presence in Norway and its long-term commitment to the country’s oil and gas industry…
A total of 26 oil and gas companies applied for rights to explore acreage in the Norwegian and Barents Seas in Norway’s 23rd licensing round this week. This year’s licensing round comprises of 57 announced blocks or parts of blocks, of…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin Norway a drilling permit for well 16/4-10. Well 16/4-10 will be drilled from the Island Innovator drilling facility in position 58°35’03.08’’ north 02°10’21.95’’ east. The…
Lundin Norway has commenced drilling of exploration well 6407/10-4 on the Lorry prospect, in the Norwegian Sea. Image from Lundin Petroleum. Well 6407/10-4 will explore the Lorry prospect in PL700…
Due to continued challenging market conditions, Athens, Greece-based rig provider Ocean Rig announced that if no future work is found for two of its fifth generation ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rigs – the Eirik Raude and Leiv Eiriksson – they could be scrapped…
One of the largest oil and gas topsides built this year set sail on July 23 from Burntisland Fabrication’s (BiFab) Methil yard. Cygnus manifold. Image from Engie. The 4600-tonne Cygnus accommodation module…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate granted Wintershall Norge a drilling permit for exploration well 10/4-1 in the North Sea. Well 10/4-1. From NPD. 10/4-1 is located in production license 734…
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