Johan Castberg News

 

Keeping cool, cutting costs

Oct 01, 2016

Scope reduction has been the key focus on Statoil’s Johan Castberg floating production project. Elaine Maslin reports. An illustration of the Johan Castberg field layout. Image from Statoil.  Statoil’s…

Statoil sees Castberg spin-off opportunities

Sep 13, 2016

Statoil is looking to create “a strong ripple effect” from its largest field yet, the Johan Castberg project, in the Barents Sea that will generate spin-offs, and be prepared for future electrification. Johan Castberg field illustration…

De-engineering

Aug 01, 2016

Statoil is applying new concepts and new thinking to the Johan Castberg development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. It’s a DC fiber optic future, Elaine Maslin reports. Transocean’s Polar Pioneer semisub drilled the Skrugard prospect in 2011…

Lundin launches Barents exploration campaign

Jul 21, 2016

Lundin Petroleum has started its 2016 exploration and appraisal campaign in the Loppa High area in the southern Barents Sea targeting 587-862 MMboe. The winterized Leiv Eiriksson semisubmersible drilling rig (pictured) has been contracted…

Aker picked for Johan Castberg FPSO study

Jan 26, 2016

Statoil has picked Aker Solutions to provide a concept study for a floating production, storage and offloading facility for the Johan Castberg oil field development in the Barents Sea. The announcement comes just days after Statoil said it was now moving ahead with the delayed project…

Johan Castberg costs halved

Jan 20, 2016

Statoil is to move ahead with its delayed Johan Castberg oil field in the Barents Sea after cutting estimated development costs by half. The firm is now planning a floating production, storage and offloading vessel for the development…

IKM bags Johan Castberg subsea gig

Jan 12, 2016

Statoil awarded IKM Ocean Design a contract worth an estimated US$22.5 million (NOK 200 million) for the Johan Castberg subsea integration pre-FEED and FEED project. Image of the contract signing in Oslo of Peder Hoås and Geir Paulsen…

Autronica snags Johan Sverdrup contract

Sep 08, 2015

Autronica Fire and Security has announced that Statoil has selected the Autro Safe integrated fire and gas detection system for operations in the Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea.  As part of the four-year framework agreement…

Brakes put on Johan Castberg and Snorre projects

Mar 06, 2015

The Barents Sea Johan Castberg development has been delayed yet again and the Snorre 2040 project pushed back as Statoil and its partners look to make further cost reductions on the projects. Statoil is also working with operators to develop a Barents Sea region infrastructure proposal…

Statoil comes up dry at final well

Nov 07, 2014

Statoil’s final well in its 2013-2014 drilling campaign, wildcat well 7227/10-1, has come up dry and is permanently being plugged and abandoned, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). Map from Statoil…

Statoil looks to cut Johan Castberg costs

Nov 04, 2014

Statoil aims to shed a further 15% on the capital cost for the Johan Castberg development, offshore Norway, before it can move forward, its project manager said. The up to 600MMboe Barents Sea Johan Castberg project has been delayed twice…

Statoil makes gas discovery near Johan Castberg

Oct 10, 2014

Statoil Petroleum has made a gas discovery in wildcat well 7220/2-1 on the Isfjell prospect in production licence 714. The well, the first in PL714, was drilled in about 429m water depth, using the Transocean Spitsbergen semisubmersible drilling rig (pictured)…

Pingvin deemed non-commercial

Sep 26, 2014

Statoil announced a gas discovery made in the Pingvin prospect in the Barents Sea, has been found non-commercial. Map of Pingvin prospect. From Statoil. According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD)…

Statoil resumes Pingvin

Sep 10, 2014

Statoil resumed drilling operations on 10 September at the oil-bearing strata in the exploration well 7319/12-1 Pingvin after receiving permission from the Norwegian Environment Agency. The Pingvin prospect is in production license 713 in the Norwegian Barents Sea…

Noreco/North Energy swap assets

Aug 18, 2014

North Energy and Noreco Norway have agreed to swap interests in two offshore Norway production licences (PL). North Energy will acquire 15% of PL 484 in the Norwegian Sea and transfer a 10% holding in PL 616 in the North Sea to Noreco…

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