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Equinor Pushes to Extend NCS Assets

Mar 14, 2019

Norway's Equinor is on a mission to give new life to more than 20 aging assets on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).Over the course of the last three years, the oil company has received the authorities’ approval for extending the life of…

NPD Extends Gullfaks C's Life for 17 Years

Mar 05, 2019

Equinor has gained approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate  (NPD) to extend the producing lifetime of its Gullfaks C platform off Norway until 2036. This corresponds to the entire period of the production license.In its application…

Shell to Boost Ormen Lange Field Output

Feb 27, 2019

Royal Dutch Shell aims to boost output and recoverable reserves from its Ormen Lange gas field off Norway by installing subsea compressors, the head of its Norwegian operations said on Wednesday.Output from Shell-operated Ormen Lange, Norway's…

Shearwater GeoServices Bags Four Contracts

Feb 06, 2019

The Norwegian seismic JV between GC Rieber and Rasmussengruppen GeoServices has won four Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) contracts by Aker BP and Equinor in Norway.Marine seismic specialist said in a press release that the contracts will fill backlog…

Contract Awarded for Hywind Tampen

Feb 05, 2019

Gulen Industrial Harbour in Sogn og Fjordane county has been awarded the contract for assembly site for the floating Hywind Tampen wind turbines before they are transported to the field in the North Sea.No work will commence prior to an investment decision for Hywind Tampen…

Seven New Wells Planned at Gullfaks

Jan 15, 2019

Norwegian energy company Equinor announced that the Gullfaks partners have decided to move forward with a NOK 2.3 billion plan to drill seven new wells at Norway’s fourth largest oil field and improve oil recovery by 17 million barrels.“Our…

Equinor Explores Floating Wind Turbines to Power N.Sea Oilfields

Aug 28, 2018

Norway's Equinor said on Tuesday it is considering whether to build a pioneering offshore wind farm with floating turbines to supply electricity to two North Sea oilfields as part of a strategy to curb greenhouse gas emissions.The project at…

Video: Statoil Cat J's head for Norway

Sep 18, 2017

Statoil is awaiting the arrival of two of its Cat J jackup rigs in the Norwegian North Sea, one destined for the Gullfaks field and the other for the Oseberg field. Category J drawing. Image from Statoil…

Statoil gets Gullfaks B platform extension

Jun 20, 2017

Statoil’s Gullfaks B platform and associated pipelines will now operate until 30 June 2036 after receiving a consent for use from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA). PSA’s existing consent for the platform – which was installed…

Statoil adds to Gullfaks area resources

Mar 24, 2017

Statoil has found oil and gas in a wildcat well, close to the Gullfaks field in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea. The well was drilled from the Gullfaks C platform to a structure east of the Gimle field, about 7km northeast of the…

PSA finds Gullfaks B safety issues

Feb 01, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA)carried out an audit of Statoil's management of operations and barriers at Gullfaks B in the North Sea that disclosed several safety issues. The audit, carried out from 21 to 29 November 2016,…

Schlumberger, Baker to provide Cat J services for Statoil

Jan 18, 2017

Baker Hughes and Schlumberger are to be awarded contracts for integrated drilling and well services on Statoil's two new Cat J jackup rigs, Askepott (translated as Cinderella) and Askeladden (a character from Norwegian folklore). The…

PSA audits Statoil's Gullfaks management

Jan 16, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has carried out an audit of Statoil's management of the subsea compression project at Gullfaks. Map of Gullfaks, from Statoil. In 2015…

Statoil hits Gullfaks 30-year mark

Dec 23, 2016

Gullfaks was Statoil’s first field where the company was both developer and operator. Since production started 30 years ago on 22 December 1986, 2.6 billion bbl have passed the loading buoys. Image of Gullfaks C on its way to the field in 1989…

Under pressure

Nov 01, 2016

Last year was a breakthrough year for subsea compression. Elaine Maslin surveys the projects that came online and discovers what became of Ormen Lange. Subsea compression at Ormen Lange. How it could have looked…

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