Norwegian multinational energy company Equinor Energy has made discovery containing up to 24billion cubic feet of gas in the Barents Sea. Two exploration targets were found, with the first containing between 10 and 20billion cubic feet, the other between one and four billion…
Eni announced a new oil discovery in the western Barents Sea within licence PL 532, the new discovery has been made through the exploration well 7220/5-3, drilled in a water depth of 409 m in the Skruis Prospect in License PL 532 (Equinor 50% Op…
A new web-based tool is being used for the first time offshore for collecting, systematizing and presenting safety critical information on the Goliat platform in the Barents Sea.The system, developed by Eni Norge in cooperation with Safetec and SINTEF…
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…
Eni has been ordered to shut down all production from the Goliat floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, after the Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway (PSA) gives the Italian giant a notice to improve its electrical safety…
Ocean Rig's Leiv Eiriksson Yet another Barents Sea prospect has come up dry. Lundin Petroleum confirmed today that an exploration well on the Børselv prospect in PL609 on the Loppa High in the southern Barents Sea was a duster…
Statoil and Eni have awarded Bristow the contract for one SAR (search and rescue) helicopter, and one transport helicopter, which can be converted to a SAR helicopter when needed. Both are Sikorsky S-92 helicopters. Each contract has…
The Snøhvit gas field produces back to the Hammerfest LNG plant at Melkøya. Photo from Statoil/ Harald Pettersen. With a new phase in Barents Sea developments on the way, plus strong drilling activity…
Eni will begin drilling the Goliat Eye wildcat next month in the Barents Sea, after been given the go-ahead from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA). Scarabeo 8. Image from Saipem. Eni…
Italian oil major Eni Norge has joined Siemens' Subsea Power Grid joint industry program (JIP). Siemens Subsea is developing a complete subsea power network with a group of partners, led by Chevron and including Statoil, ExxonMobil and Petrobras…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil a drilling permit for wells 6507/8-9 and 6507/8-U2 in the Norwegian Sea. The wells will be drilled with the Deepsea Bergen drilling facility, after concluding the drilling…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) on Wednesday granted Statoil Petroleum AS the exploration drilling permit for the Kayak prospect in the Barents Sea. Statoil will use the Songa Enabler to drill wildcat well 7219/9-2 in production license 532…
A project to use wind turbines to power water injection facilities on oil fields is to move into a second testing phase, says joint industry project leader DNV GL. The WIN WIN concept includes a floating wind turbine, which supplies…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum a drilling permit for well 7121/8-1, named Blåmann in the Barents Sea. Well 7121/8-1 will be drilled from the Songa Enabler drilling facility, after completing the…
Statoil has gained approval from Norwegian authorities to develop the Trestakk discovery in the Norwegian Sea. Illustration of Trestakk. From Statoil. Trestakk’s development plan is now expected to cost US$640 million (NOK 5…
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