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Equinor Drills Two North Sea Wells Fit for CO2 Injection and Storage

May 14, 2025

Equinor Low Carbon Solutions (Equinor) has drilled two appraisal wells in the North Sea which indicate that the reservoir is suitable for injection and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2).The wells, 32/7-1 and 32/4-4, were drilled in the North Sea about 20 kilometers east of the Troll A platform…

Aker BP Secures Drilling Permit for Multiple Wildcat Wells in North Sea

May 13, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for three wildcat wells in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 25/1-14 A, 25/1-14 B and 25/1-14 C in production license 873 B.Aker BP is the operator of the license with 47…

DeepSea Bollsta Set to Spud Two Wildcat Wells in Norwegian Sea

May 09, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted OMV (Norge) a drilling permit for two wildcat wells in the Norwegian Sea, which will be drilled with Odfjell Drilling-managed DeepSea Bollsta semi-submersible rig.The permit is for wellbore 6606/4-1 S and 6606/4-1 A in production license 1194…

Equinor Sells Peregrino Field to Brazilian Oil and Gas Firm for $3.5B

May 02, 2025

Equinor Brasil Energia, a subsidiary of Equinor, has entered into agreements with Brazilian company Prio Tigris, a subsidiary of PRIO, for the sale of its 60% operated interest in the Peregrino field, offshore Brazil.PRIO, Brazil’s largest independent oil and gas company…

Equinor at Risk of Losing Billions on Trump’s Offshore Wind Power Reverse

May 01, 2025

Equinor stands to lose billions of dollars on its massive wind power project offshore the state of New York unless U.S. President Donald Trump's administration reverses a decision to halt the construction, the Norwegian group said on Wednesday…

Equinor Mulls Legal Action Against Trump’s Offshore Wind Project Block

Apr 30, 2025

Equinor on Wednesday said it believes the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to halt the construction of a multi-billion dollar offshore wind power project is unlawful and that the group may take legal action.In a blow to the nascent U…

Norway Grants Drilling Permit for Aker BP’s Wildcat Well in North Sea

Apr 29, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 25/1-14 in production license 873 B, which is operated by Aker BP, with a 47.7% working interest.Aside from Aker BP…

Equinor, Polenergia Receive Final Environmental Decision for Baltic Sea OW Farm

Apr 28, 2025

Equinor and Polenergia have secured a final environmental decision for Bałtyk 1 offshore wind farm from the Regional Director for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdańsk, Poland.This marks a milestone in the further development of what could…

Equinor’s Hammerfest LNG Plant on Maintenance Pause until July

Apr 22, 2025

Equinor's Hammerfest LNG terminal, Europe's largest liquefied natural gas export facility, has gone offline for annual maintenance as planned, transparency data showed on Tuesday.The maintenance outage at the Hammerfest plant, also known as Melkoeya LNG…

Equinor to Stop Offshore Construction of Empire Wind Project in US

Apr 17, 2025

Norway's Equinor will halt offshore construction of its Empire Wind I project in New York state, following a stop-work order from U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the company said on Thursday.The sudden order marks a major blow for the company and the nascent U…

New York Governor to Fight US Federal Decision to Halt Empire Wind Project

Apr 17, 2025

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said she would fight the federal decision to halt all construction for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project made by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI).The U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered…

US Halts Empire Wind Project

Apr 16, 2025

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered a halt to construction on Equinor's Empire Wind project off the coast of New York, saying information suggested the Biden administration approved it without enough environmental analysis.In a post on X on Wednesday…

Norway Grants Permit for Aker BP’s Drilling Ops in North Sea

Apr 15, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has issued Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The Permit is for wellbore 30/11-16 S in production license 873, operated by Aker BP with 47.7% working interest.Aker BP’s partners…

Equinor Sets Up New Business Unit to Exploit Rising Power Deman

Apr 10, 2025

Equinor has established a new business area, combining renewables with its gas-to-power and energy storage units as it aims to capitalize of rising power demand.The announcement comes in response of growing power demand from electrification of society and industry…

Equinor’s Activity in Norway Major Driver of Supplier Services Across Country

Apr 04, 2025

A new report has found that deliveries within exploration, development projects and operation of Equinor-operated fields and onshore facilities in Norway continued to grow in 2024.Equinor procured goods and services with a total value of $13…

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