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Esgian Week 4 Report: Spotlight on Drilling Activities and Discoveries

Jan 26, 2024

Esgian's latest market roundup for the fourth week of 2024 brings several updates on new oil discoveries and plans for exploration drilling across the world, together with reports about new contracts and mobilization of rigs.  ContractsDragon…

Norway Offers 24 Companies Ownership Interest for Oil and Gas Licenses

Jan 16, 2024

Norwegian government has offered 24 companies ownership interests in 62 production licenses on the Norwegian shelf in pre-defined areas (APA) 2023, Norway's regulator of the petroleum resources informed.The awards, unveiled on January 16, 2024…

Offshore Energy Services Group Moreld Gets New Owner

Jan 09, 2024

Investment company McIntyre Partners has purchased the core business of Norwegian offshore energy and marine services provider Moreld Group, consisting of Moreld Apply, Moreld Ross Offshore and Moreld Global Maritime.McIntyre Partners has entered into an agreement with HitecVision…

Esgian: Rigs on the Move in Asia and Europe

Dec 17, 2023

This week Esgian’s Week 50 Rig Analytics Market Roundup notes developments in the semisub sector including that Shell has decided to exercise its option on Stena Don in the North Sea but not on Deepsea Bollsta in Namibia. Meanwhile, a new contract…

Early Production Start at Aker BP's Kobra East & Gekko Offshore Development

Oct 26, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has started production from Kobra East & Gekko (KEG) development in the Alvheim area, offshore Norway.The KEG development comprises the two discoveries Kobra East and Gekko in licence 203. The field has…

Norway's Aker BP Q3 Profit Beats Expectations

Oct 27, 2023

Norwegian oil group Aker BP on Friday reported better-than-expected third-quarter operating profit, and said the cost per barrel produced could be slightly lower this year than previously anticipated.Aker BP, which is partly owned by BP, said earnings before interest and tax declined to $2…

What to Watch in '24: Global Exploration Outlook

Dec 27, 2023

Industry continues chasing big oil, key gas targets also on the radarGlobal exploration drilling is set for a boost in 2024 – we have line of sight on over 200 wells targeting over 30 bnboe of resource (unrisked). Several gas hotspots are on the industry agenda…

Neptune Makes Gas Discovery in the North Sea

Dec 12, 2023

Neptune Energy and its partners announced a new discovery at the Kyrre prospect and confirmed the volumes for the Ofelia appraisal well, both located in the PL 929 license, close to the Gjøa field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.  Neptune has completed the Ofelia appraisal well…

'Leave No Stone Unturned' in Gas Exploration, Norway Tells Industry

Dec 06, 2023

Norway still has vast proven natural gas resources without development plans, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said on Wednesday, urging exploration companies to find ways of producing it despite technological challenges.As this year's COP28 U…

Plans in Progress for New North Sea Wells

Dec 11, 2023

Esgian has published its Week 49 Rig Market Roundup highlighting new drilling activity in the North Sea and a new licensing deal in Morocco.Drilling Activity and DiscoveriesSerica Energy is continuing with plans for its four-well drilling campaign in the UK North Sea…

Aker BP, Höegh LNG in Carbon Transport and Storage Services Pact

Sep 04, 2023

Floating LNG solutions provider Höegh LNG and the Norwegian oil and gas firm Aker BP have entered a strategic partnership to develop a 'fully comprehensive carbon transport and storage offering for industrial CO2 emitters in Northern Europe…

Unmanned Surface Vessel Set to Transform Subsea IMR & Offshore Survey Work

Oct 10, 2023

Subsea services company DeepOcean and the Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP have agreed to 'pioneer' the use of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) for subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) and survey work.The first USV is planned to be ready for offshore operations from 2025…

Environmentalists Ask Court to Block Development of Three North Sea Fields

Nov 27, 2023

Environmental groups on Tuesday will ask a Norwegian court to block the development of three North Sea oil and gas fields, citing insufficient assessment of global climate impact from future petroleum use.The lawsuit filed by Greenpeace and…

Aker BP Celebrates Steel Cutting for Yggdrasil and Valhall PWP-Fenris Developments

Sep 04, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas firm Aker BP on Monday celebrated the first official steel cut for its two major developments, Yggdrasil and Valhall PWP-Fenris on the Norwegian shelf. The event at Stord marks the start of three years of high activity…

Steel Cutting Ceremony Held in Thailand for Norway-bound Offshore Platform

Nov 02, 2023

Norwegian oil company Aker BP and construction firm Aibel on Thursday held the first steel cutting ceremony for the Munin platform in Thailand, being built for the Yggdrasil development offshore Norway.Thai monks blessed the steel in a formal ceremony…

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