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Norwegian Oil Firm Expands into Ivory Coast

Aug 22, 2022

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator with operations in Kurdistan and the North Sea, is now expanding to West Africa with the agreed acquisition of offshore fields in Ivory Coast. DNO said Monday that RAK Petroleum plc would transfer its ownership of Mondoil Enterprises LLC to DNO. 'The all-share transaction comprises Mondoil Enterprises’ 33.33 percent indirect interest in privately-held Foxtrot…

Equinor Secures Drilling Consent for Litago and Eggen Prospects in North Sea

Mar 28, 2023

Norwegian offshore oil and gas safety regulator the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Equinor consent for exploration drilling in block 31/2 in the North Sea.The consent is related to the well well 31/2-24 (top hole), and well…

Rem Offshore Announces New PSV Contracts

Mar 14, 2023

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Rem Offshore on Tuesday announced it has secured multiple contracts for several of its platform supply vessels (PSV).Rem Cetus, Rem Insula and Rem Server have been extended for one year with Apache North Sea Limited in the U…

Equinor Makes 'Commercially Interesting' Offshore Oil and Gas Discovery in Norway

Mar 14, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has made an oil and gas discovery near its Troll field in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The company said this was its eighth discovery in the area since 2019. According to Equinor, the volumes discovered are…

OKEA, DNO Looking at Options to Develop Brasse Discovery

Dec 29, 2022

The Norwegian oil and gas companies OKEA  and DNO Norge have signed a deal for OKEA to enter the offshore license in Norway containing the Brasse discovery, with a 50% stake effective January 1, 2023. Following the transaction, DNO  and OKEA will each hold 50% WI in the (PL740)…

DNO Buys 10% Stake in Berling Offshore Project. PDO Planned by Year End. Brasse Plans Delayed

Dec 19, 2022

The Norwegian oil and gas company DNO said Monday it had acquired an additional 10 percent stake in the Berling field development project from Sval Energi AS. DNO now owns a 30% stake in the 2018 gas and condensate discovery, previously known as Iris Hades offshore Norway…

Wintershall Dea Drills Dry Well Offshore Norway

Jul 21, 2022

Oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has found no hydrocarbons Brage South exploration well (31/4-A-13 C), offshore Norway, and will plug and abandon it. The news was shared by the Norwegian oil and gas company OKEA, which in May entered into…

Shell's Edinburgh Offshore Well Comes Up Dry

Jul 08, 2022

Shell's Edinburgh exploration well (30/14a-5) drilled in offshore UK license P255 has failed to encounter commercial quantities of hydrocarbons and is being plugged and abandoned.The news was shared by DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas company…

Equinor Gets Nod for Norwegian Sea Wildcat Drilling

Jun 27, 2022

Norwegian oil company Equinor has been granted a drilling permit to drill the exploration well 6607/12-5 in the Norwegian Sea, offshore Norway.The well site is located in the production license 943. The drilling permit was granted on June 24…

APA 2021: Norway Offers Offshore Acreage to 28 Oil Firms

Jan 18, 2022

Norway has offered 28 companies ownership interests in a total of 53 offshore oil and gas production licences on the Norwegian Shelf in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2021.Awards in predefined areas (APA) is an annual exploration round in the most mature areas on the Norwegian shelf…

Heerema Marine Contractors to Remove DNO's Ketch and Schooner Offshore Platforms

Jan 11, 2022

Dutch offshore installation and decommissioning services company Heerema Marine Contractors has won a contract to decommission DNO's Ketch and Schooner platforms in the UK Southern North Sea.Heerema Marine Contractors is responsible for the integrated engineering…

Wellesley Gets Drilling Permit for North Sea Well

Oct 21, 2021

Oil and gas company Wellesley Petroleum has received regulatory approval from Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill an exploration well in the North Sea, off Norway.The well, formally named well 36/1-4 S, will be drilled using Dolphin Drilling's Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig…

DNO Makes Minor Oil Find at Gomez Prospect, Offshore Norway

Sep 28, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has made a minor oil discovery on the Gomez prospect in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The exploration well, located 14 kilometers east of the Ekofisk field, encountered hydrocarbons in the primary target in the Våle Formation of the Paleocene Age…

Aker BP Gets Approval to Drill Mugnetind Offshore Prospect

Sep 17, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has received approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill offshore wells 7/11-14 S and A, in the North Sea, off Norway.Aker BP will use Maersk Drilling's Maersk Integrator jack-up drilling…

DOF, Aker Solutions JV Secures Decom Contract with DNO

Aug 16, 2021

KDS JV, a joint venture between offshore vessel owner DOF Subsea and offshore equipment maker and service provider Aker Solutions, has secured a subsea decommissioning contract for DNO at the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract includes engineering…

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