Norwegian oil and gas companies DNO and OKEA have entered into swap agreement to exchange 10% interests in production licenses that contain Mistral and Horatio prospects.As part of the agreement, DNO Norge will pick up 10% interest in PL1119 containing the Mistral prospect…
Norwegian oil firm Aker BP, partly owned by BP, on Wednesday reported a bigger-than-expected decline in third-quarter operating profit, but said its full-year output would be in the upper-half of its forecast.The group's profit before interest and tax fell to $1…
AGR’s reservoir management and subsurface team has delivered technical peer review of two carbon storage licenses in the Norwegian North Sea to Aker BP.The review's main goal was to ensure the evaluation of the two CO2 storage licenses has been…
Harbour Energy has proven gas discovery in an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea, drilled with Transocean Norge semi-submersible drilling rig.The gas has been proven in an appraisal well 6507/4-5 S, in license 211 CS, located 270 kilometers north of Kristiansund…
TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, has signed a strategic partnership with Aker BP contributing to digitalize the operations of the Yggdrasil oil and gas area.This agreement builds on the ongoing collaboration between the…
Lighting solutions specialist Glamox has secured contracts to provide around 5,000 energy-efficient marine LED lights for new oil and gas platforms being built for the Yggdrasil and Valhall PWP-Fenris developments in the North Sea.The contracts include around 4…
Aker BP has proven gas in an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea, confirming also the size of previous discoveries made in 2022.The 6507/2-7 S well, located around 12 kilometers west of the Skarv field, was drilled to confirm the size of the…
Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has secured contract extension with Aker BP for its Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible drilling rig, in operation offshore Norway.The contract for Saipem’s Scarabeo 8 for has been extended until the end of 2026…
SLB and Aker BP have agreed a long-term partnership to co-develop an AI-driven digital platform for Aker BP to accelerate innovation and deliver substantial efficiency improvements across the company’s E&P operations.The new platform will leverage…
Energy firms Equinor, Aker BP and Vaar Energi have raised their crown-denominate cost estimates for major oil and gas development projects offshore Norway, the country's government said on Monday.Equinor's Johan Castberg project is now expected to cost 86 billion crowns ($8…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Barents Sea.The permit has been issued for wellbore 7122/9-2 in production license 1131, which is operated by Vår Energi with 40% working interest…
Esgian highlights that operators in Norway are preparing new wells for Odfjell Drilling, COSL and Saipem semisubs in its Week 41 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsShelf Drilling has secured new contracts for its 350-ft jackups…
Aize announced an expansion of the strategic collaboration with Aker BP to include a Software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreement for all relevant facilities.Aize and Aker BP have focused their combined development efforts on two areas: Develop…
Norway's largest oilfield Johan Sverdrup is expected to come off its production plateau early next year, operator Equinor said on Thursday.The field hit record daily output of more than 756,000 barrels of oil per day in September, equivalent to some 6%-7% of Europe's daily oil consumption…
Esgian highlights news from TotalEnergies in its Week 40 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryDrilling Activity and DiscoveriesThe Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has given Aker BP consent to use the 492-ft jackup Noble Invincible…